This week we’re talking with Young Adult author and children’s librarian Hal to talk about hir new book, vampires, monstrosity, the Old Internet, and the publishing landscape. Pre-order Fawn’s Blood here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4753-fawn-s-blood halschrieve.com Media mentioned https://www.tumblr.com/librarycards https://www.tumblr.com/gatheringbones Books/Literature Small changes over long periods of time https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/small-changes-long-periods-time/ Failur...
Sep 02, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 156
This week we’re talking about workers’ inquiry with the Blue Bottle Independent Union for cafe workers! Learn about workers’ inquiry, organization, and how you can do it too! Media mentioned Part 1 (on what cafe workers think and do while at work): https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-composition-in-the-cafe-sector-part-1 Part 2 (exploring how cafe workers are organizing at work): https://notesfrombelow.org/article/class-composition-in-the-cafe-sector-part-2 Marx 101 questions Enquête Ouvriè...
Aug 14, 2025•55 min•Ep. 155
Recording of our first ever live show! Guests Alison and Jennie talk with us about organizing, contracts, AI nonsense, updates, and more! You don’t want to miss the audience participation either! info@libraryfreedom.org Email for LFP mailing list. Media mentioned SPARC contracts library: https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-knowledge-base/contracts-library/ Data Cartels , Sarah Lamdan - https://www.sup.org/books/law/data-cartels https://commonslibrary.org/organizing-people-power-and-change-th...
Jul 03, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 154
We have David Demchuk on to talk about his new book The Butcher's Daughter. We also talk about more Canada updates, including how the backlash against queer and Black literature is evolving in the Canadian landscape with US backing. Media mentioned https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/19/youtube-apparently-unsure-if-shakespeare-is-in-the-public-domain/ Get the book here: https://sohopress.com/books/the-butchers-daughter-the-hitherto-untold-story-of-mrs-lovett/ Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/ik2f...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 153
We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout. Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social Literary Activism Newsletter: https://bookriot.com/newsletter/literary-activism/ Media mentioned https://mn.gov/mmb/budget/federal-investments/data-and-reporting/ https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-beach-moca-museum-of-contemporary-art-federal-grant-terminated/291-bbbaeb6f-6954-4f3a-ab6d-96d63b962619 May 11 IMLS stories https://sto...
May 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 152
We're doing a commentary track for Party Girl! Download this and manually sync up while you listen. You can also download a version with the Party Girl audio ducked while we talk here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/krw8v6bq8hh5d6b2svmif/149final.mp3?rlkey=925eywxqlana90acil7eeaqsd&st=hbgjxs3n&dl=0 You can also join the discord to see other ways to enjoy this track! Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript download: https://pastecode.io/s/wxnjkfox...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 151
This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional risks, and reacting to the latest administration’s onslaught against queer people. Order Censorship is a Drag here: https://litwinbooks.com/books/censorship-is-a-drag/ Media mentioned The Joy of Gay Sex: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-joy-of-gay-sex-charles-silversteinfelice-picano Sara Ahmed’s works The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: https:...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 150
We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and censorship of LGTBQ materials. https://www.worstpossible.world/ https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench TWOAPW Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd Media Mentioned Segment: https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances/ Why it’s called the Patmos library: https://hudsedfound.org/what-w...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 149
We’re talking with Nicole of Brave Co-op about their overdose sensors, and Samantha of Guelph Public Library. Trigger warning: death by overdose is mentioned several times Media mentioned https://www.brave.coop/about Welcoming Streets Guelph: https://guelphchc.ca/welcoming-streets/ Hope House Guelph: https://www.hopehouseguelph.ca/ Facts on Narcan and fent test strips in Texas: https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/healthcare-news-202301_Fentanyl_Facts.aspx Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9Q...
Feb 28, 2025•56 min•Ep. 148
We're talking with QLL about who they are and what they do! Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/queerliblib Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queerliblib/?hl=en Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/queerliblib.bsky.social Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@queerliblib Media mentioned https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/queer-liberation-library-offers-free-lgbtq-books-response-wave-school-rcna156463 https://xtramagazine.com/culture/books/queer-libraries-book-bans-acti...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 147
It’s in the title. Media mentioned BIBFRAME Must Die,Jeff Edmunds https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/fc19faee-70b9-44b3-9346-18e40a2cd990 BIBFRAME Must Die, Part II: the Official RDA Toolkit, JEFF EDMUNDS https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/40be29ce-4342-475f-b380-d8ed065b3643 BIBFRAME Must Die, Part III: A Brief History of the Future of Cataloging https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/6100de9a-5f6f-400f-90ea-fe517d16152d “Missing the MARC: Utilization of MARC fields in the search pro...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 146
We’re talking with Rachel about peer mentoring, networking, friend groups, and how we’re navigating the online social space. What experiences do we have with peers, how is engagement changing after COVID? Media mentioned “They didn’t teach this in Library School” Against The Grain 30, no. 6 (2019) https://issuu.com/against-the-grain/docs/atg_v30-6 https://pemento.org/ Descriptive presentation at Charleston 2022 https://youtu.be/_mkHudh_LAg?si=gSril-1fQa9Ue344 ) Amplifying Historically Marginaliz...
Jan 27, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 145
This week we have Mike Nason on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core. https://bsky.app/profile/ahemnason.bsky.social Media referenced Better Practices in Journal Metadata https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/metadata-practices/en/ (NISO) JAV Revision + Draft https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/jav-revision PIDs and Open Infrastructure Deck https://slides.com/ahemnason/pids-osi-2024 Identifying ...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 144
We’re talking about Library Futures! All of them! All at once! CDL, ebook contracts, opera, genAI, and some surprisingly deep Jennie-lore. https://www.libraryfutures.net/who-we-are https://bsky.app/profile/littlewow.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/libraryfutures.bsky.social Media mentioned The End of Ownership https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/ UC AI-generated course: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/comparative-literature-zrinka-stahuljak-artificial-intelligence?...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 143
This week we’re interviewing Brandon and Katherine on metadata related to indigenous issues, but we of course stray into many other topics. Katherine: https://linktr.ee/katwitzig Brandon: bcastle [at] umass [dot] edu Media mentioned https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZtaU2XZlPEhmIW1OV7k8O PCC Task Group Charge: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/Metadata-Related-to-Indigenous-Peoples-Americas-TG-charge.pdf Preliminary Report (PCC Task Group for Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americ...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 142
What can library workers actually do within their institutional limitations? Media mentioned https://www.404media.co/leaked-documents-show-what-phones-secretive-tech-graykey-can-unlock-2/ https://www.blackrosefed.org/anarchists-in-the-labor-movement-4/ https://github.com/rechelon/zine_library https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/ https://ssd.eff.org/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/3h472fne...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 141
This week we’re talking with Emily Weak from Hiring Librarians and answering listener questions about getting the MLS, job hunting, and more! https://x.com/HiringLib https://emilyweak.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/hiringlibrarians.com https://livingwage.mit.edu/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/rakyczca...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 140
We’re getting into our favorite copyright myths and some copyright related news. Media mentioned Tattoo copyright news: https://apnews.com/article/kat-von-d-tattoo-trial-miles-davis-388d1831c0a065b096fe4f69fe8a224e Wiley news, sells rights to AI https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-set-to-earn-44m-from-ai-rights-deals-confirms-no-opt-out-for-authors https://fanlore.org/wiki/Disclaimer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_fan_fiction https://fanlore.org/wiki/Disclaimer https://www....
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 139
We’re joined by Adam Jones from Acid Horizon to talk about cybernetics and systems of control. We talk about how systems of control impact libraries, and how cybernetics can help us see the connections between different systems. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Media Mentioned Acid Horizon podcast: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Anti-Oculus https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734147/anti-oculus-by-acid-horizon/ "Queer Animality", Animacies: Biopolitics, Racial Mattering,...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 138
The gang talks about linked open data. What did we learn in library school? What’s the future? Where does it fall off a cliff? Media mentioned https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/graph-types/ The Ethics of Sustaining Linked Data Infrastructure https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/430f30bf-e029-483d-b1c8-d7e9bb430a8e Aaron Swartz unfinished book https://web.archive.org/web/20220512132144/https://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00481ED1V01Y201302WBE005 Tim Berners Lee https://www.w3.org/De...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 137
This week we’re talking about museums, ethics, and taxonomy. Probably other stuff too! Media mentioned https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/geocurator/vol7/geocurator_7_6.pdf#page=14 "FRONTIERS TO SCIENCE: FREE TRADE AND MUSEUM ETHICS" by Tristram P. Besterman, 2001 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69005527 "US curator denies smuggling scorpions and spiders from Istanbul" BBC News, 2024 https://webarchive.unesco.org/web/20230926050719/https://en.unesco.org/cultnatlaws/list The web...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 136
We’re joined by All Gamers Are Bastards to talk about Pentiment, a mystery game with an opening similar to the novel/film Name of the Rose (1986) in many ways. Time for the history boys to drop some historiography. https://soundcloud.com/agabpod https://x.com/agabpod https://x.com/kayandskittles https://x.com/laborkyle Kay’s other podcast and YouTube show https://x.com/vgatwtoe https://www.youtube.com/@KayAndSkittles Kyle’s other podcasts https://x.com/horrorvanguard https://x.com/profaneshow Me...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 135
This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? Should you be planning now? Mormon transhumanists! All this and more! Death Glitch: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/ Media mentioned Tamara’s presentation at the Mormon Transhumanist Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfjjwmJ1Hc Anya Bernstein Russian immortalists in the 19th century https://anthropology.fas.harva...
Jul 03, 2024•46 min•Ep. 134
Movie night again! We’re talking about the film Close-Up about a strange case of fraud in Iran surrounding a film director, made by a film director who was part of the events because he wanted to make a movie about it. The layers! Media Mentioned https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165628/http://www.projectorhead.in/one/closeup.html https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1492-close-up-prison-and-escape https://sabzian.be/text/%E2%80%9Cambient-genocide%E2%80%9D...
Jun 24, 2024•44 min•Ep. 133
This week we’re doing a news roundup on book bans. We also cover Gaza protests and radical literature as police propaganda, and what library workers can do to archive and support the current protests. Media mentioned https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/16/library-legislation-restrictions-protections/ https://x.com/librarypunk/status/1786563891893342537 LFP Vendor Scorecard: https://github.com/alisonLFP/libraryfreedominstitute/blob/master/LFI2/finalprojects/Library%20Freedom-%20Vendo...
May 13, 2024•53 min•Ep. 132
We’re talking with Ana Valens! Internet culture, learning about yourself, and vtubing. https://twitter.com/acvalens Readings Tumblr Porn by Ana Valens (Remember the Internet, Vol. 1): https://instarbooks.itch.io/tumblr-porn-by-ana-valens-remember-the-internet-vol-1 Trans Women and Smut: The 4 Worst Tropes From Porn Artists | [Sex Ed Video Essay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf_aLAuCtE Why Don't Games Journalists Cover Adult Games? It's Complicated. And Getting Worse.: https://www.youtube.co...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 131
In an ep to coincide with the release of Infra Finder, we’re joined by Chrys and Lauren from Invest in Open Infrastructure to talk about the release, open source challenges, IT supply chains, and more! https://investinopen.org/ https://infrafinder.investinopen.org https://investinopen.org/blog/blog-introducing-infra-finder/ Reasonable Costs projects: https://investinopen.org/blog/the-cost-and-price-of-public-access-to-research-data/ http://investinopen.org/blog/infra-finder-your-hub-for-finding-...
Apr 22, 2024•59 min•Ep. 130
We’re talking with Quill and RiotDad about the community side of the response to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and local school board issues surrounding transmisia, book bans in school and public libraries, and how to push back. Salary petition, board email/phone, and template email are in the notes. Email trustees@fvrl.org (Template email below) Trustees phone contact: 360-906-5011 Attend meetings through FVRL website fvrl.org/board/trustees Sign petition for FVRL staff salaries: https://...
Apr 19, 2024•50 min•Ep. 129
Movie night. We’re learning about the cutting edge of postmodernist impact from the Internet in 2016. Media mentioned https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275828/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_and_Behold,_Reveries_of_the_Connected_World https://walkerart.org/magazine/minnesota-declaration-truth-documentary-cinema-1999/ https://walkerart.org/magazine/werner-herzog-minnesota-declaration-2017-addendum https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/ https://qz.com...
Apr 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 128
This week we’re joined by Derya of the WPEA to talk about the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and the library staff represented by the union fighting for a living wage. Check the notes to see how you can help support them! https://nwlaborpress.org/2024/03/low-paid-librarians-fed-up-in-vancouver/ https://www.thestand.org/2024/02/take-action-raises-for-sw-washington-librarians-overdue/ (article #1) FVRL Board: Pay your library workers livable wages! (thestand.org) (article #2-following the action)...
Apr 08, 2024•54 min•Ep. 127
