Hello, hello, hello!
If you haven’t heard yet, the Durham Tech Library has started a podcast! It’s called Out Loud in the Library. You can listen and subscribe through Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and more.
I’m a big podcast listener myself so I thought I would share some of my favorites with you today. Obviously, my podcast is the best one. But once you finish listening to mine I’m sure you’ll want more podcast content. So, listen to episode 2 of Out Loud in the Library below and then continue scrolling for my top three favorite podcasts!
The Ologies podcast is hosted by Alie Ward and is absolutely delightful. She interviews a new ‘Ologist’ every episode, someone who is an expert in their field, and the topics range from clouds (nephology) to bats (chiropterology) to atlatls (experimental archaeology). You learn new and super interesting things every time you press play on an Ologies episode and I can’t recommend this podcast highly enough. There are occasional swear words, but if you’d like to listen with your kiddo without those you can find bleeped versions of the episodes, along with transcripts, on the Ologies website.
Episodes I particularly liked: Gastroegyptology (Bread Baking), Phonology (Linguistics), and Medusology (Jellyfish).
Code Switch is an NPR podcast hosted by Gene Demby and Shereen Marisol Meraji. The podcast covers all kinds of topics relating to the intersection of race and culture. No matter who you are or how much you have studied racial and social justice you will find new perspectives and information in these episodes. Highly recommended as an easy entry point (or continuing education) on your antiracist journey.
Episodes I particularly liked: Puerto Rico, Island of Racial Harmony?, Is it Time To Say R.I.P. to ‘POC’?, and Keep Your Friends Closer.
Do you like terrible movies? Do you like making fun of terrible movies? Then this podcast is for you. Hosted by Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas, this podcast picks apart bad movies while making you laugh your socks off in the process. When I listen to this podcast I feel like I’m listening to friends which has been a balm in these quarantined times. (It should be noted that these friends do swear so this podcast is not recommended for family listening.) You don’t need to watch the movie to enjoy the show, though it does help. The best episodes, in my opinion, are ones where they have a live audience. If they ever stop in Durham on their tour I’m getting tickets!
Episodes I particularly liked: The Peanut Butter Solution, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, and Hobbs & Shaw.
Have your own favorite podcasts? Send them to me! I’m always looking for more.
