San Antonio Public Library Podcast — Tuned In
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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 you have to say, or in any ideas you may have for the podcast. Thank you.
Episodes
- The Perils of Making Helium Balloon Animals
Episode 54: Don your fry suit and get your pit viper anti-venom ready because the crew is going on a deep dive into the world of Red Rising. Imagine a school where your first assignment is to kill one of your classmates, where you are divi…
- Shannon's Revenge and a Single Man Tear
Episode 53: Forget about evil AI for awhile and start watching out for evil data analysts. Plus, what does evil HR at the evil corporation do all day? Dream up ways to punish staff for upsetting the equilibrium of the boss's pet iguana? An…
- The Defining Characteristics of a Good Death
Episode 52: Our landing party is in trouble. Why? You ask. Because we're all wearing red shirts. It's a sure sign that somebody is about to die a horrible and pointless death for dramatic effect. Set your phasers to kill but don't shoot th…
- Big Bird's Big Ego
Episode 51: Imagine a world where technology rules every aspect of our lives from cradle to the grave. Each moment recorded, watched, and rated by the world. Wouldn't it be nice to get away from everything and get some "me" time with your…
- Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
Episode 50: It's time to dive into some classic Sci-Fi. Wait, did you say Sci-Fi? But there are dragons, right? Doesn't that make it Fantasy? Join the debate as the crew goes between and back to the land of Pern with Anne McCaffrey's Drago…
- Frenro or Frenfoe?
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 interst…
- The Smurfette Phenomenon
Episode 48: Feruchemy or Allomancy? Which is better and which is right for you? And what in the world is a kandra anyway? Learn all this and more by joining us on an exciting romp through the Cosmere. This month we're talking about Brandon…
- Murderous Valets, Wonks, and Feral Accountants! Oh My!
Episode 47: Come along with the Crew as they explore the world as it could be. From stately manors to experimental farms, all the way through the wastelands and beyond. We're talking about Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model! Join the discu…
- No Time for Love, Dr. Jones
Episode 46: The last remnants of humanity consist of violent extremists or small numbers of settlers living under the control of the Majoda, an alien race that destroyed Earth because their supercomputer predicted it to be the course of ac…
- Why Do I Keep Egging in Other Places?
Episode 45: Grab your dearest pig, bottle up your blue lightning and gear up to do some black ops in the world of BRZRKR! Join the crew as they explore the world created by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville. It's dark and philosophical fanta…
- Just the Right Level of Pretentious
Episode 44: Meeting "the one." Something most feeling, sentient creatures long for. We all want to be able to tell a great story about how we met our life partners. Even if they are time travelling assassins attempting to undo your entire…
- Mansplaining Toxic Masculinity
Episode 43: Throw on some Talking Heads or adorn yourself in doll heads and meet the crew in Tabula Rasa, a futuristic Las Vegas on steroids as we team up with Zoey Ashe to both demean and defeat a roid raging ultra-male named Molech. Join…
- Film Virtuosity - Say What? Say Si!
On this episode, we take a deep dive into a local nonprofit educational organization, SAY SI. This program is designed exclusively to cater to young students interested in the arts, mostly film and media related. Join us as Jared sits down…
- Songs to put Your Kraken to Sleep
Episode 42: It's time for a showdown. Join the Crew as they discuss the thrilling conclusion to Rebecca Roanhorse's Between Earth and Sky Trilogy. Thank goodness the ship isn't powered by shadow magic, or is it? Join the discussion with Es…
- Author Shot: Jinwoo Chong
Episode 39.5: Join Crewmembers Tim and Elissa as they sit down with Jinwoo Chong the author of Flux to discuss the book, culture and influences, writing, and the importance of having a community. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth:…
- There's Gonna Be Bursting
Episode 41: Get your rigs ready to do some hacking! What would you do with a key that could unlock anything? Follow along as the crew discusses their favorite parts of Sancia Grado's misadventures in the city Tevanne, run by cutthroat merc…
- The Butterfly Effect of Eating Beans
Episode 40: Gear up crewmates as we're taking a trip down the rabbit hole to learn all about diverging realities. In the aftermath of World War II, the United States is divided up with Germany controlling the east coast and Japan in contro…
- His Drugs Are in the Milk
Episode 39: This month the Escape the Earth crew discusses Jinwoo Chong’s elegantly written time travel novel “Flux.” We liked it, but it left us with a lot of questions. Join us in our own state of flux as we unravel the timeline of this…
- Eternity and the Single Vampire Mama
Episode 38: Join the crew as they search for Chernobog with a 200-year-old vampire who runs a ritzy preschool in upstate New York. From the vomit sloshing hold of a ship to the French Alps during World War II to Alexandria, everywhere Cole…
- A Complex Tale of Dragons Destroying the World
Episode 37: Join the crew as they explore the world of the Priory in Samantha Shannon's, A Day of Fallen Night, where dragons, Queendoms, and intrigue shape the fate of all. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheea…
- Film Virtuosity Halloween Special: "The Horror, The Horror..."
It’s spooky season at the San Antonio Public Library! Jared Thompson sits down today and interviews 2 horror film buffs: Mark Anthony Ramos, a local social media sensation and podcaster, who operates his own Instagram page dedicated entire…
- Death by Jimmy
Episode 36: Join the crew as they explore a snowman's chance of survival in the apocalypse. Grab your chickie nobs and your favorite rakunk for a deep dive into the world of Oryx and Crake. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email:…
- Angry Crochet and Secret Pet Mals
Episode 35: Join the crew as they venture into the void and explore all the dark corridors of the Scholomance while discussing Naomi Novik's Deadly Education. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com g…
- ETE Finna Author Shot
Episode 34.5: The crew speak with Nino Cipri about writing inspirations and cults. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guid…
- We Blame Derek
Episode 34: Ever have one of those days where you’re called into work on your day off and nothing seems to go as expected? Yeah. Welcome to the world of Nino Cipri’s Finna. In this episode the Crew tracks the adventures of two retail emplo…
- Film Virtuosity
On this episode we welcome 3 local independent filmmakers from right here in San Antonio, whose films were showcased at the library this year as part of a new SAPL film program entitled Film Virtuosity. Filmmakers Kerry Valderrama, Justin…
- Naked Mole Rats on the Self-Awareness Train
Episode 33: This month the crew ventures off to the Verdant planet of Sask-E where we'll discuss the appropriate punishment for eating poached meat, define personhood, explore life in a city under a volcano, and ponder the virtue of copyri…
- The Prologue Is the Epilogue
Episode 32: Brew up a cup of your favorite hot beverage and join the crew for this month’s discussion of Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes. We’ll discuss potential jobs for retired orcs, technological inventions we’d introduce to fantasy w…
- National Poetry Month
Episode 24-01: Edward and Raquel (San Antonio Public Library) sit down with Dr. Reggie Scott Young and special guests: Natalia Treviño and Octavio Quintanilla to talk about the origins and impact of National Poetry Month; as well as how po…
- Dinosaurs, Deep Topics, and the Metaphorical Meaning of Cheese
Episode 31: Superheroes and supervillains, don your masks and capes and join the Escape the Earth crew as we discuss Brenna Raney’s The Meister of Decimen City. In this episode we’ll cover the trials and tribulations of raising your own ge…
- Starships and sweet lips
Episode 30: Strap in with the crew as we head into our next adventure where we try to figure out what a soul is, who can we trust, and what would it be like to live in a pearl, as we discuss Emery Robin's, The Stars Undying. Join the discu…
- Dungeons and Dirty Comics
Episode 29: Get your favorite goth face paint ready and join the crew for an in-depth discussion on how to keep it from running while you train or getting in your mouth when you eat. We also spend some time analyzing Tamsyn Muir's debut no…
- Behold the Metaverse! (circa 1992)
Episode 28: In this month’s episode the Escape the Earth crew discuss the book that named the Metaverse—Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash. We’ll struggle to explain Stephenson's complex and groundbreaking cyberpunk work, delight in all its craz…
- You can’t spell Aliens without AI
Episode 27: Would you upload your consciousness? Are aliens the answer to world peace? Is Bob Ross’s hair space worthy? All these questions and more are explored when the crew of Escape the Earth meet the crew of the Rosebud during our dis…
- Roaring Softly + The Importance of Pink
Episode 8: Are you looking for an author/artist who explores big feelings, feminism, pop culture, inclusion, mental health, and all things pink? If so, you may be enamored by Tyler Feder (she/her)! Tyler is the brilliance behind Dancing at…
- Rolling Up to the Twice Lucky in a White Duchesse
Episode 26: An island full fast cars and Kung-Fu gangsters with magical powers? Sounds like a premise Tim might have dreamed up. But no—this is Fonda Lee’s Jade City, book one of The Green Bone Saga. Reading this book left us hungry for bo…
- Is he, you know...a designer?
Episode 7: In this episode, we chat with designer Dax DeCristofaro! We quiz Dax on terrible design choices, get judged for our own design choices, and talk about horses. We may also go over how we mark our places in books and how we organi…
- Hello, Hallowoods!
Episode 6: Join us this time for a discussion of horror as catharsis for queer folks, librarian stereotypes and how true some may be, and the weird things we were influenced by as kids. Also what not to do as someone running a podcast! Mee…
- The Sacrifice of the Unsung Hero Kinda Sums Up Everything
Episode 25: Chosen Ones, get your companions together and set out on a quest to explore the world of Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death with the Escape the Earth crew. Along the way we’ll meet a magical Caucasian, defy the patriarchy, and di…
- Inqueeries: Born out of BookTok
Episode 5: If BookTok hasn’t yet gifted you with knowing Nina Haines and Sapph-lit, allow us to introduce you! Join us as we discuss all things books, women loving women, and living out loud! There is some discussion of adult topics and ad…
- InQueeries: Queerstory of San Antonio
Episode 4: This time we're talking with assistant archivist Melissa Gohlke about her work with the queer history of San Antonio and rural Texas. She shares stories of female impersonators of the 1900s, introducing students to the queer lan…
- Good Day R2: SAPL's Pop Madness 2023
Episode 24: Join the ETE crew at the San Antonio Public Library’s Pop Madness event. We asked—and you told us— about your favorite science fiction and fantasy characters, books, movies, and franchises. In this episode… Find out R2D2’s favo…
- Reggie Scott Young Part 2
Episode 23-03: Dr. Reggie Scott Young returns for another conversation with Edward and Raquel this time to discuss the origins of his Bluesville poems, share his thoughts on poet laureates, illuminate the Prudence L. Curry Writer's Series…
- Do Lab-Grown Mammoths Have Souls?
Episode 23: Join the Escape the Earth crew as we explore futuristic Thailand—a sweltering place with gene-spliced pineapples and creche-grown humans, where money is measured in Joules. In this month’s discussion of Paolo Bacigalupi’s The W…
- InQueeries: Queer As All Get Out
Episode 3: Join us as we chat with Shelby Criswell, comics creator and banjo player extraordinaire! There's discussion of the publishing process, the joy of zines, being queer in Texas, and much laughter. Meet the InQueeries team and learn…
- A Conversation en Probaditas
Episode 2: We're chatting with Anel Flores about Empanada, Cortinas de Lluvia, and her creative journey. Along the way we'll also talk about gratitude, abuelas, and what queer family and queer love looks like. There may be some tears. Note…
- Dr. Reggie Scott Young
Episode 23-02: Poet/Author/Professor, Dr. Reggie Scott Young, sits down to discuss his work and life with Edward and Raquel. The conversation takes us from Dr. Young's youth in Chicago, to his time in Lousiana; adjusting from life up North…
- Kaaro's Amazing Mycelium-Laced Technicolor Xenosphere
Episode 22: Get your anti-fungal cream ready as the crew explores the world of alien fungal infections. Sometimes, they make you psychic, sometimes they cure your sickness, sometimes they create zombies. Everyone in Tade Thompson's Rosewat…
- InQueeries: We're Everywhere! Queering Librarianship
Episode 1: Welcome to Inqueeries! In our first episode, we chat with fellow queer librarian (and artist) Chris Castillo about the queer librarian life, where this podcast may be going, and a bit about ourselves so you can get to know your…
- Tuned In Presents: Inqueeries - San Antonio's Proud Present
Episode 2: Edward, Michael, Shannan, and Dacari discuss library services to the Queer community of San Antonio with Erica Alcocer from the Pride Center of San Antonio. For more information about the Pride Center of San Antonio and the serv…