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Completely Booked - Official Podcast of the Jacksonville Public Library
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Listen to stories from local Jacksonville residents, learn something new, and get updates about events happening at the Jacksonville Public Library.
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Puyallup Library’s very own outreach champion, Debi, interviews local personalities, offers reading recommendations, and shares enlightening tidbits of knowledge.
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Floyd Whiting sits down with local movers, shakers, and newsmakers in Sheridan. Monday-Thursday and features open line Fridays. Call-in: 674-4443 9:10am-10:00am.
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EconTalk: Conversations for the Curious is an award-winning weekly podcast hosted by Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford's Hoover Institution. The eclectic guest list includes authors, doctors, psychologists, historians, philosophers, economists, and more. Learn how the health care system really works, the serenity that comes from humility, the challenge of interpreting data, how potato chips are made, what it's like to run an upscale Manhattan restaurant, what caused th ...
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Join the librarians of Middle Country as they chat about upcoming programs and events, hear entertaining discussions on what to read, what to watch, and what to do at Middle Country Public Library!
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Stories of Lexington, Kentucky’s history and people.
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Master Gardener experts discuss ways we can cultivate better gardens and better lifestyles through local gardening and Limestone County extension programs.
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Librarians from Oak Creek Public Library discuss their latest reads and give their favorite reading, watching, and listening recommendations each month! Visit https://oakcreeklibrary.org/podcast for complete transcripts of every episode.
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Athens-Limestone Public Library's podcast series highlights conversations with guest speakers that come into the library to talk about cultural, educational, and community programs. Between the Stacks also features discussions of ongoing library programs and special exhibits.
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Publiclibrariesonline.org is the companion website to the bi-monthly print publication “Public Libraries,” the official magazine of the Public Library Association.
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Your Family, Your Library is a podcast produced by Skokie Public Library. Staff from around the library and special guests discuss topics that matter to our community.
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A Podcast from Syosset Public Library on Long Island, New York.
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Host Natalie Draper brings you a monthly update of what's happening at the Northfield Public Library, as well as stories and in-depth conversations about all things library.
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Based in Edinburgh, the Library of Mistakes is a free public library designed to improve understanding of finance, one mistake at a time. In this podcast series the Library's Keeper, Professor Russell Napier, speaks to leading financial history authors around the world, with Fraser Allen & Leila Johnston presenting an additional thread of episodes called Shelf Life. Series produced by Fraser Allen.
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A podcast for the Jackson County Public Library in Ripley, WV. Keep up to date with the library events, librarian thoughts, and a splash of guests for taste.
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A bookish podcast that hopes to encourage readers and listeners to delve deeper into their local libraries and bookshops to find treasures among the shelves that go beyond the new releases. Produced by Marmora & Lake Public Library
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The Bloomfield Township Public Library presents the Distracted Librarians Podcast. We are your friendly neighborhood bookworms who can’t resist the siren call of movies, video games, music and everything else in the pop culture universe. Sit back, relax, and prepare to get delightfully distracted with us!
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A service of the Allen County Public Library specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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The weekly grocery ads from Kroger, Meijer, Aldi, and more brought to you every Thursday for your weekend shopping plans. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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Gaston Speaks is produced by the Gaston County Public Library for the Gaston County community and beyond. We cover upcoming releases, local history, library events, and more! This is a podcast for your community, from your library.
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Medium Lady Reads is a podcast about reading as self-care, a passionate love for the public library, and plenty of thoughts and opinions about book culture having its moment.
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A wide variety of articles from several local Fort Wayne magazines brought to you every Friday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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Nic and Ally like similar things, but have very little crossover in books, movies, music, shows and more. Now they are introducing each other to the stuff they are into! Will they find a new favorite? Let’s do this!
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Welcome to Pages & Voices, a podcast by the Allen County Public Library! This podcast is dedicated to featuring the works of talented authors within our community and highlighting their unique voices and perspectives. As a public library, we believe in the power of literature to connect people and communities and to encourage lifelong learning and discovery. We are excited to share the incredible talent that exists in our midst, and to provide a platform for local authors to share their stor ...
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Thoughtful, enlightening, and informative community affairs programming from KAFM 88.1 in Grand Junction, Colorado.
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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News from Northeast Indiana brought to you Monday through Friday from a variety of news sources. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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Bringing you this week’s Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly, welcome to business news with a local flare. Updated every Wednesday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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A weekly roundup of sports news articles from the Journal Gazette. Updates every Sunday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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Nic Gunning hosts the official podcast and radio show of the David A. Howe Public Library. Listen for book news, great segments and library events! Listen in Wednesday at 9 pm on 92.7 WRAQ Angelica. The All the Books Show (2015-2020) Howe's Things (2020-Present)
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Libraries Lead! is a provocative podcast about all things information & library hosted by Beth Patin (Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse U), Dave Lankes (Professor, iSchool, U of Texas), and Mike Eisenberg (Dean/Professor Emeritus, iSchool, U of Washington). Information age opportunities and challenges affect every aspect of human existence. We wrestle with such topics as social justice, political unrest, mis- and dis-information, kids, family and adult living; educ ...
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Rethinking the System Reclaiming Our Future Why is life harder than it should be? We navigate rising costs, endless work, and communities shifting beyond control. Public Purview uncovers the systems behind these struggles—and how people are redesigning them. From worker-owned businesses to towns reviving neighborhoods through collaboration, we find practical solutions in plain sight. No jargon or blame—just fresh ways to rethink work, housing, healthcare, and build lives that serve us. Subsc ...
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Ask questions, vote and discover answers about Chicago, the region and its people. From WBEZ.
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The official podcast of the Des Moines Public Library, featuring hosts Jes and Sarah!
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The Journal Gazette, updated Monday through Saturday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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Providing you with the latest in Indiana business new every Friday from Inside Indiana Business. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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A weekly recap of news you might have missed from the Journal Gazette. Updates on Saturday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning or language challenges to reading normal printed materials.
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This podcast is the online book club you always wanted to be apart of! Hear from your favorite authors about books you love, their best writing and publishing advice, and so much more!
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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The San Antonio Public Library changes lives through information, imagination, and ideas… and podcasts! Join the San Antonio Public Library Tuned In crew as they share and reveal some of the inner workings of the library, highlight the many features and programs on offer, and discuss topics which are important in the library world… like eReaders, public services, books, tacos, and more. We want your feedback. Feel free to contact us at the email address below. We're always interested in what ...
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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ ...
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Episode 49: Maya Hoshimoto is enjoying the quiet life of a doctoral candidate at one of the best universities on Earth. Maybe enjoying is a strong word, tolerating might be better. That changes when reports start coming in that the interstellar nodules that enable space travel have randomly started collapsing, cutting people off from their home wor…
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Public Pulse 11-26-25: University of Wyoming / Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library
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Happy Thanksgiving from the MCPL Podcast crew! Keeping our annual ritual alive, we're gearing up to launch the holiday festivities with a fresh batch of captivating trivia—drawn straight from a fascinating Reader's Digest feature you can check out here: https://www.rd.com/article/thanksgiving-trivia/ and a little help from our A.I. friends...…
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Lit Chat with National Book Award Winner Tiya Miles
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59:59Exploring and Collecting African American History Harriet Tubman is, if surveys are to be trusted, one of the ten most famous Americans ever born. Yet often she's a figure more out of myth than history, often rightly celebrated but seldom understood. Tiya Miles's Night Flyer changes all that, probing the ecological reality of Tubman's surroundings …
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Navigating Difficult Situations in Public Libraries
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16:26In this episode, Dr. Margaret Ann Paauw shares insights from her new book, "Navigating Difficult Situations in Public Libraries," which offers straightforward de-escalation and crisis navigation tools that any library worker can use.By Public Libraries Online
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Pick of the Week: Palaver by Bryan Washington
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3:25This week Hannah recommends Bryan Washington's Palaver, the story of an expat who faces a surprise visit from his estranged mother. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Tokyo during the holiday season, this tender novel explores fractured family ties, found connections, and the quiet longing to be known and loved. Check out Bryan Washington's "Palav…
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Dr. Tom Frieden with Chelsea Clinton: The Formula for Better Health
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58:42In this episode of Library Talks, the former director of the CDC Dr. Tom Frieden, joins Library Talks to discuss his new book The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives – Including Your Own. He's joined in conversation by Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation. Dr. Tom Frieden led New York's health department after …
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Want to buy the vacant lot next door? It might take awhile
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6:51Buying a city-owned lot seems like a simple process, but buying one might take longer than expected. The city puts a limited number of parcels up for sale each year.
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Mark Griffiths, "Checkpoint 300: Colonial Space in Palestine" (U Minnesota Press, 2025)
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47:04Checkpoint 300, the highly securitized border facility between occupied Bethlehem and Jerusalem, is a central feature of Israeli control of Palestinian land and life. An apparatus of turnstiles, overcrowded corridors, and invasive inspections, the checkpoint regulates the movement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, granting access to some wh…
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Journal Gazette - December 02. 2025
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1:52:58The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette from December 2, 2025. Read aloud by Mary and Anita for the Audio Reading Service. 00:33 News 53:18 Break 01:02:13 Obituaries 01:13:54 Living Section 01:28:33Perspective 01:43:35 TV Listings & Sports 01:52:02 Conclusion This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, I…
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Today's Area News read aloud by John. Updated Monday through Friday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning, or language challenges to reading normal printed materials. 00:01 Introduction 00:36 Ar…
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Today's Journal Gazette. Updated Monday through Saturday. Segment 1: NEWS https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jgsegment1-1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3 Segment 2: FEATURES, EDITORIALS, TV LISTINGS, SPORTS https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jgsegment2-1202.mp3R…
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Today's Journal Gazette Obituaries. Updated Monday through Saturday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jgobits1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Mark
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Today's Area News. Updated Monday through Friday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/areanews251202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Mark
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Reclaiming Our Neighbourhoods: The Rise of Tenant Power
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36:30Olivia and James shift focus from the crises facing Britain’s housing market to a beacon of hope: tenant power. With rising costs, displacement, and the soul-sapping effects of gentrification, they explore how communities are fighting back. The Hackney Community Lettings Agency in East London emerges as a powerful example of grassroots action, prov…
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Public Pulse 12-02-25: Shriners Christmas Party / SAGE Community Arts
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This week's Money Talk. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/moneytalk1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Healthy Life. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/healthylife1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Able Living. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ableliving1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Reader's Digest. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/readersdigest1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Guideposts. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/guideposts1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's AARP Report. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/aarp1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Smithsonian. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/smithsonian1202.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Indiana Business News. Updated every Tuesday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/indbun251128.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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New Title Drop “Favorites” | December 2025
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35:10This week on The Book Drop’s monthly mini episode called New Title Drop, Angela and Melanie discuss their favorite picks from the past year and how we decide which books make the cut. Check out this month's titles and place holds here or visit omahalibrary.org/podcast. Check in with us on the first Tuesday of every month to hear about books we thin…
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Matt Houlbrook, "Songs of Seven Dials: An Intimate History of 1920s and 1930s London" (Manchester UP, 2025)
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53:22How has central London changed in the last 100 years? In Songs of Seven Dials An Intimate History of 1920s and 1930s London (Manchester UP, 2025), Matt Houlbrook, a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Birmingham, tells the story of a part of London that was the site for major contests over urban development, race, and the future of t…
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Episode 115 - Where The Flu Makes You See Ghosts (Broken Girls - Simone St. James Pt. 2)
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38:13Send us a text Hello all it's part 2 of our discussion of Broken Girls by Simone St. James. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.c…
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Journal Gazette - December 01, 2025
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1:52:56The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette from December 01, 2025. Read aloud by Nancy and Shelly for the Audio Reading Service. 00:33 News 52:50 Break 01:01:13 Obituaries 01:09:05 Living Section 01:26:36 Perspective 01:42:30 TV Listings & Sports 01:51:58 Conclusion This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayn…
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Today's Area News read aloud by Jennifer. Updated Monday through Friday. This Audio Reading Service podcast is a service of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It is specifically designed for and directed to people who have visual, physical, learning, or language challenges to reading normal printed materials. 00:01 Introduction 00:3…
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Today's Journal Gazette. Updated Monday through Saturday. Segment 1: NEWS https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jgsegment1-1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3 Segment 2: FEATURES, EDITORIALS, TV LISTINGS, SPORTS https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jgsegment2-1201.mp3R…
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Today's Journal Gazette Obituaries. Updated Monday through Saturday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jgobits1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Mark
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Today's Area News. Updated Monday through Friday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/areanews251201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Mark
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This week's Sunday Ads. Updated every Monday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sundayads251201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Mark
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Ally and Nic settle in to discuss what is on their current reading a watching list. Heads up, we had to use our backup audio for this and it's bad!By The David A. Howe Public Library
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Public Pulse 12-01-25: The Hub on Smith / Ucross
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A short podcast detailing some of the upcoming book and DVD releases in December 2025. Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com Episode Transcript.By Gaston County Public Library
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I Would Not Sacrifice My Bacon (A Book's Journey Through the Library)
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27:59For the people who just don't know what to do with that last strip of bacon, may we suggest NOT using it as a bookmark?? Join Nicole, Killian, and Drew as they discuss the journey of a book as it gets added to the library's collection and enjoyed by patrons, as well as some of the weirdest things that sometimes get found in a returned book. The Dis…
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This week's Biographies and Memoirs. Updated every Monday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/biomemoirs1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Spotlight on Sports. Updated every Monday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/spotlight1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Entertainment Weekly. Updated every Monday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/entertainment1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Consumer Reports. Updated every Monday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/consumer1201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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This week's Hoosier History. Updated every Monday. https://audioreadingservicepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hoosierhistory251201.mp3RIGHT CLICK HERE > SAVE LINK AS to download the MP3By Jessica Durnwald
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EP 48: Shelf Life #9 (with Jonathan Ford & Neil Collins)
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50:23There's a festive feeling in the air for the last Shelf Life episode of the year, in which our guests are Jonathan Ford and Neil Collins. The pair are co-presenters of A Long Time In Finance, a history of finance podcast, which is now part of the Library of Mistakes family. Jonathan and Neil talked to us about their background as financial journali…
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The Perfect Tuba: How Band, Grit, and Community Build a Better Life (with Sam Quinones)
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1:00:43Journalist and author Sam Quinones talks about his newest book, The Perfect Tuba: Forging Fulfillment from the Brass Horn, Band, and Hard Work with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Known for his reporting on the opioid crisis, Quinones turns to a more uplifting subject--the world of tuba players and high school marching bands. What begins as curiosity abou…
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Join me as I speak with local author Tamika Ford about her powerful memoir, Moore to Lyfe. Not only do we discuss her writing techniques, but we talk about her childhood, why she felt it was important to share her story so authentically, and what’s next in her writing journey.By Allen County Public Library
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John Kieschnick, "Buddhist Historiography in China" (Columbia UP, 2022)
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49:10Since the early days of Buddhism in China, monastics and laity alike have expressed a profound concern with the past. In voluminous historical works, they attempted to determine as precisely as possible the dates of events in the Buddha's life, seeking to iron out discrepancies in varying accounts and pinpoint when he delivered which sermons. Buddh…
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Philip Pettit, "The State" (Princeton UP, 2023)
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43:12In The State (Princeton University Press, 2023), the prominent political philosopher Philip Pettit embarks on a massive undertaking, offering a major new account of the foundations of the state and the nature of justice. In doing so, Pettit builds a new theory of what the state is and what it ought to be, addresses the normative question of how jus…
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Oliver Davis and Tim Dean, "Hatred of Sex" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)
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49:20How well do we understand our relationship to sex? According to Oliver Davis and Tim Dean, authors of the new book Hatred of Sex (University of Nebraska Press, 2022), we tend to overlook the “unpleasurable pleasures” that are integral to sex. Sex undoes us, destabilizes us, takes us out of ourselves. Many of our 21st century cultural products—Queer…
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