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Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast
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Bringing you conversations with library workers, authors, community superstars and other neighbors around the Ocean State and beyond about their current favorite books, TV and movies, and all the big things they are doing in our little state!
Overdueing It is funded in part by the RI Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book.
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36 - Vanessa Lillie, Author of THE BONE THIEF
Nov 400:37:24Tap to summarizeHost Lauren chats with bestselling author Vanessa Lillie to discuss her latest book, The Bone Thief. They talk about the book, repatriating historic Indigenous artifacts, Vanessa's writing process, and the importance of self-care when writing about traumatic events. In the Last Chapter they discuss the seasonally appropriate topic: If you could have a custom candle to burn while you cozy up with a good book, what would the scent be and why? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing it to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing podcast cannot be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice Sold by Patricia McCormick The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie There There by Tommy Orange The Removed by Brandon Hobson Little Voices by Vanessa Lillie Media Interview With The Vampire (TV series, 2022 - ) Interview With The Vampire (film, 1994) Bob's Burgers (TV series, 2011 - ) The X Files (TV series, 1993-2018)
Transcribe →35 - F*cked Up Fairy Tales the Book! With Liz and Jade Gotauco
Oct 2100:50:27Tap to summarizeHost Dave is joined by Liz and Jade Gotauco to learn about F*cked Up Fairy Tales, Liz's debut book based on her wildly popular TikTok series by the same name and illustrated by Jade. They also get into their respective efforts using their art to shine a light on neglected stories, Jade's work as a scrimshander, and gentle television competition shows. In the Last Chapter they discuss: what's a favorite book from your childhood that didn't stand the test of time? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books F*cked Up Fairy Tales by Liz Gotauco, illustrated by Jade Gotauco The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill Serafina by Rachel Hartman Damsel by Elana K. Arnold Tales From Beyond the Rainbow by Pete Jordi Wood Lilith's Cave by Howard Schwartz The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper The Winter Prince by Elizabeth Wein Media Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest (podcast) Lost (2004-2010) A Man On the Inside (2024- ) Platonic (2023- ) The Great British Baking Show (2010- ) Josh Gondelman: Positive Reinforcement (YouTube) You Are Good (podcast) Wayne's World (1992) Blues Brothers (1980) Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Other Cosbrarian (Liz Gotauco) Gotauco Scrimshaw
Transcribe →20 - Community and Food, That's All You Need
Feb 25, 202501:00:56Tap to summarizeEmily chats with Chris and Cherai from PechaKuchaPVD, Providence’s free monthly adult show and tell community building and storytelling event. It’s the 2nd longest running PechaKucha in the world! Hear about how they are building community throughout Providence and how you can get involved, in the audience or on stage! Visit PechaKuchaPVD on the web at pechakuchapvd.org or on Instagram at @PechaKuchaPVD. Want something even more special? PechaKuchaPVD will host a show on May 28th at the Knight Memorial Library in Providence as the library celebrates their 100th anniversary! Mark your calendars and celebrate libraries, community, storytelling, and creativity with a great group of people. -- Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. In Today's Episode: Books Thanks For Everything (Now Get Out) by Joseph Margulies The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall The Pairing by Casey McQuiston The Flavor Bible by Karen Page Media Baldur’s Gate 3 Sailor Moon Juror #2 Sonic 3 Eddie Murphy Movies: Norbit The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Coming to America Trading Places Vampire in Brooklyn Other PVD GCal
Transcribe →19 - Philip Eil, Author of PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN
Feb 11, 202500:44:14Tap to summarizeHost Tayla talks with the author of Prescription for Pain, Philip Eli, about his debut book. Prescription for Pain explores the career of Dr. Paul Volkman and its culmination in 4 life sentences for prescription drug dealing. They also get into the true crime Philip is reading, space tourism, and sitcoms set in schools. In the Last Chapter they discuss: Would you rather have the ability to understand another language but only when reading or be able to transport to the location you are reading about? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books Prescription for Pain by Philip Eil The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin Let Me Take You Down by Jack Jones Why We Did It by Tim Miller Under Alien Skies by Philip Plait Persepolis Rising (The Expanse #7) by James S. A. Corey In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Painkiller by Will Staeger Dopesick by Beth Macy Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Dreamland by Sam Quinones Media The Great British Baking Show (2010- ) English Teacher (2024- ) Abbott Elementary (2021- ) Last Call (2023) Baldur’s Gate III (videogame) Vibe Check (podcast) The Jinx (2015-2024) Painkiller (2023) Dopesick (2021) Other Philip Eil (website) Narcan Resources Heartleaf Books, Providence, RI Stillwater Books, West Warwick, RI
Transcribe →18 - Exploring TV Herstory with Cynthia Bemis-Abrams
Jan 28, 202500:48:24Tap to summarizeLauren chats with Cynthia Bemis-Abrams of the Advanced TV Herstory podcast. They talk about memoirs, inspiring women, and what it’s like to view television history with a feminist lens. In the Last Chapter they discuss good book-to-TV adaptations. Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing it to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books Eleanor Roosevelt on Screen: The First Lady’s Appearances in Film & Television, 1932-1962 by Angela S. Beauchamp Connie: A Memoir by Connie Chung The Younger Girl by Georgia Jeffries When Women Invented Television by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Not Your China Doll by Katie Gee Salisbury I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir by Lee Grant My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks Media The Diplomat (TV series, 2023 - ) Madam Secretary (TV series, 2014 – 2019) Love, Gilda (film, 2019) Julia (documentary film, 2022) Murder, She Wrote (TV series, 1984 – 1996) Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film, 1982) The Harvey Girls (film, 1946) All-American Girl (TV series, 1994 – 1995) The Facts of Life (TV series, 1979-1988) The Judy Garland Show (TV series, 1963 – 1964) Diana Ross Live from Central Park (TV special, 1983) My So Called Life (TV series, 1995) Police Woman (TV series, 1974-1978) Station Eleven (TV series, 2022) Winds of War (TV mini-series, 1983) Backstairs at the White House (TV mini-series, 1979) Other Cabot Cove Gazette – a Murder, She Wrote podcast Hey Rhody Podcast Let’s Chat with Chris Revill Advanced TV Herstory – June and Pepper: Early 70s LGBTQ+ Allyship Advanced TV Herstory – Diana Ross’ 1983 Concert in Central Park
Transcribe →17 - Supporting First Generation College Students
Jan 14, 202500:41:22Tap to summarizeHost Tayla talks with Alicia from the University of Rhode Island, Dymond from Bryant University, and Olivia from Salve Regina University about the services and resources that their libraries offer to first generation college students to help them succeed in higher education. They also get into queer picture books for children and the joys of action movies. In the Last Chapter they discuss: would you rather only be able to read books written before the 20th century or after? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Brooklyn by Tracy Brown The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny The Rivals by Jane Pek Grandad's Camper by Harry Woodgate When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff Call Me Max by Kyle Lukoff Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan Wild Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi The Measure by Nikki Erlick Emma by Jane Austen Media Abbott Elementary (2021- ) Hellbound (2021-2024) Wicked (2024) Ghosts (2021- ) Matlock (2024- ) The Equalizer (2014) Gladiator II (2024) Clueless (1995) Other The University of Rhode Island Bryant University Salve Regina University
Transcribe →ITEM RENEWAL - The Providence Children's Museum ⛲ (Down Time #101, March 29, 2022)
Jan 7, 202500:29:03Tap to summarizeBefore we launched Overdueing It, our team collectively produced over three hundred episodes of both Down Time with Cranston Public Library and Rhody Radio podcasts. This week, we’re bringing you the first ITEM RENEWAL, where we share an excerpt from these archives. In this bonus episode, we’re taking you back to the Providence Children’s Museum with an episode of Down Time first published in March of 2022. Host Tayla talks with Shayna and Caroline from PCM about how there’s no wrong way to visit the Children’s Museum. You’ll also hear our Last Chapter segment, wherein we discuss: What is a book from your childhood that stands the test of time? Browse our team's full back catalog at overdueingit.org/archive. Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow.
Transcribe →16 - Getting Playful at the Children's Museum
Dec 30, 202400:58:47Tap to summarizeEmily speaks with Victoria and Andrew of the Providence Children’s Museum about infusing play in our lives. From young to old, play is an essential part of the human experience in how we create memories and learn. Plus, listen along for pop culture references, great recommendations, and to learn whether Andrew is Team Logan or Team Jess. Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books ADHD Is Awesome by Penn Holderness Feminist Guide to ADHD: How Women can Thrive and Find Focus in a World Built for Men by Janina Maschke The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides Discoverers by Daniel Boorstin Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal Rainbow Crow: A Lenape Tale by Nancy Van Laan Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder Press Here by Herve Tullet Media Great British Baking Show Heartstopper The Hollow (Netflix) Taskmaster Gilmore Girls Bob’s Burgers Other Cave Exploration and more with New England Explorer Michael Girard Providence Children’s Museum Sign up for the newsletter and visit them on Instagram and Youtube!
Transcribe →15 - The Community Is the Center of the Library at the Community Libraries of Providence
Dec 17, 202400:55:52Tap to summarizeHost Cheryl, library director at the Community Libraries of Providence, talks with her colleagues Dhana, Michelle, Lee, and Khamry about the variety of ways CLPVD is building library services that respond to the unique communities they serve. They also get into re-learning how to read for pleasure after school, book club titles, and Hot Frosty. In the Last Chapter, Cheryl asks: What books do you like to give as gifts? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum by Antonia Hylton The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza Dominicana by Angie Cruz You Like It Darker by Stephen King The Mist by Stephen King The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris Are You Nobody Too? by Tina Cane The Wedding People by Alison Espach The Connected Community by Cormac Russell Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss A Beginner’s Guide to Rug Tufting by Kristen Pozorski Best of Both Worlds by Matt Price and Aaron Brown Media It’s What’s Inside (2024) Oddity (2024) Lost In Space (2018-2021) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013-2021) Hot Frosty (2024) The Trunk (2024) The Story of The Pearl Girl (2024- ) The Madness (2024) Other Community Libraries of Providence
Transcribe →14 - Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli, Authors of THE CONCEIVABLE FUTURE
Dec 3, 202400:43:49Tap to summarizeHost Tayla is joined by Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli, co-authors of The Conceivable Future. They talk about escapist fiction, shows about people who are good at their jobs, and how the friendship gap affects wedding planning. In the second half of the show they dive into why Meghan and Josephine wrote a book about reproductive rights and climate change. In the Last Chapter they discuss: What is a quote or line from a book that’s always stuck with you? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers’ own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books The Conceivable Future by Meghan Elizabeth Kallman & Josephine Ferorelli All Fours by Miranda July The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S. A. Chakroborty The Book of Delights by Ross Gay The Mourner’s Bestiary by Eiren Caffall Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman Leviathan Wakes (Expanse #1) by James S. A. Corey To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue Kid Gloves by Lucy Knisley Media The Diplomat (2023- ) The Law According to Lidia Poët (2023- ) The Wedding Ringer (2015) The Breaker Upperers (2018) I Love You, Man (2009) Other Conceivable Future
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