Steph and Tory join the pod to discuss this year's Tony Awards, Broadway and all things musical!

0:00:49 - "Broadway Aficionadas" Intro

0:08:03 - Tony Opening Number & Ariana DeBose Hosting

0:14:29 - Hell's Kitchen

0:20:00 - Tommy

0:26:13 - Merrily We Roll Along

0:31:33 - Water for Elephants

0:34:57 - Featured Actor/Actress Awards

0:39:05 - Illinoise

0:43:20 - Stereophonic

0:45:54 - Best Score

0:47:07 - Cabaret at the Kit-Kat Club

0:50:46 - Gutenberg! The Musical

0:55:47 - Suffs

0:58:38 - The Outsiders

1:01:28 - In Memoriam & Final Awards

1:05:40 - Closing Thoughts

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June is Audiobook Appreciation Month. To celebrate, guest host Tim is joined by fellow audiobook enthusiasts Tory, Meg and Lizzie to chat about their favorite narrators and what makes a good audiobook.

00:50 - Awesome, Cool Facts

08:34 - What got you into audiobooks?

13:51 - Preferred audiobook genre?

19:25 - Multitasking

23:42 - What makes a good audiobook narrator?

37:41 - Favorite audiobook narrators

47:54 - Audiobooks with multiple narrators

53:31 - Audiobook recommendations

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Keith, Kristina and Tory join the pod to share more LGBTQ+ books, graphic novels and musicals for Pride Month!

02:34 - Go Tell It On the Mountain by James Baldwin

07:26 - Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

10:50 - The Helios Syndrome by Vivian Shaw

14:00 - Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas

18:06 - My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris

24:00 - The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older

27:53 - Titanique

32:45 - Bingo Love by Tee Franklin

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Sam and Sean join Alex to share some of their favorite LGBTQ+ books, movies and graphic novels for Pride Month!

01:34 - Gods of Want by K-Ming Chang

06:16 - Mari Costa

10:07 - Red, White & Royal Blue

15:20 - Pain & Glory

21:01 - ND Stevenson

25:41 - Giant Little Ones

30:22 - Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

37:08 - Molly Knox Ostertag

43:25 - Love, Simon

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Alex, Kristina and Tory chat about what they're into.

00:38 - 35th Anniversary of Gameboy

16:15 - The Warehouse by Rob Hart

19:50 - A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvia Cathrall

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Every AniMay, Between the Shelves celebrates all things anime. This year, Alex, Kristina and Tory focus on the popular anime subgenre Magical Girls!

0:00:34 - What is a Magical Girl?

0:11:49 - History of Magical Girl Anime

0:27:48 - Anime: Then & Now

0:31:10 - Sailor Moon

0:49:09 - Cardcaptor Sakura

0:58:16 - Fairy Princess Minky Momo

1:09:08 - Puella Magi Madoka Magica

1:21:26 - Shake Off the Shadow and Dance! (an Alex original)

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Alex, Kristina and Tory celebrate the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode 1: The Phantom Menace with the deepest of dives into the film's development, controversies and legacy.

0:01:42 - Marketing and Hype

0:13:44 - Opening Crawl & Failed Negotiations

0:21:40 - Welcome to Naboo

0:29:45 - Introducing Anakin

0:39:53 - Podracing

0:48:28 - The Senate & Jedi Council

1:02:12 - Return to Naboo & The Finale

1:13:28 - Controversies

1:23:40 - Darth Jar Jar

1:32:04 - Closing Thoughts

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In this "What Are You Into?" episode of the pod, Kristina, Peter & Alex discuss:

00:43 - The Jinx

03:20 - Fallout

09:13 - Deadloch

11:07 - X-Men '97

15:48 - The Teachers' Lounge

18:26 - Dissolve by Closedown

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In our very first Book Club discussion episode, Peter, Kristina and Alex discuss the new book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture by Kyle Chayka.

00:00 - Introduction

06:04 - Personal recommendations?

12:03 - Developing "taste"

18:10 - Effect on creators

26:23 - The flattening of culture

33:11 - Criticism & post-algorithms

39:27 - Libraries in the Age of Algorithms

43:02 - Closing thoughts

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Kristina, Rachel, Tim and Alex chat about what they're into right now, including:

00:57 - Jill Lepore books

07:48 - Ghosts

12:52 - Late Night with the Devil

16:04 - Shōgun

19:05 - Police Story

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Kristina, Rachel, Tim and Alex celebrate National Board Game Day (April 11th) by discussing their lasting appeal, why they're a perfect fit for libraries and making some recommendations.

00:00 - What Makes Board Games Great?

04:12 - Our Introduction to Board Gaming

05:56 - Board Gaming's Growing Popularity

11:41 - Where to Start?

19:20 - Libraries & Board Games

23:14 - Facts & Trivia

38:25 - Recommendations

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Tory, Kristina and Alex chat about what they're into!

00:50 - Dark Souls

16:43 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

24:21 - The films of William Castle

35:22 - Mommy

39:33 - Decoder Ring

43:46 - Love & Pies

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April is National Humor Month! To celebrate, Alex, Marianna and Melissa talk about some of their favorite comedy books, shows and movies. Plus comedy recommendations for every sense of humor! Which one are you? Take this quiz the find out!

00:21 - Intro & Comedy Memoirs

12:37 - Stand-Up

15:10 - Has Your Sense of Humor Changed?

26:11 - TV & Film Recs

36:42 - Martin's Four Humor Styles + More Recs

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To coincide with the release of the hit new game Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, our resident Final Fantasy "amateur experts" explore the history of the iconic franchise and why it remains the king of RPGs 37 years later.

01:26 - Why celebrate Final Fantasy?

03:07 - What makes a Final Fantasy game so unique?

09:54 - History of Final Fantasy (1987-1994)

17:35 - Final Fantasy VII, the game that changed everything

33:33 - History of Final Fantasy (1999-2024)

44:09 - Our Perfect Final Fantasy

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Kristina and Alex chat about what they're currently into!

00:46 - Monster

04:29 - Dredge

08:19 - Fargo: Season 5

12:36 - Fantasy High

15:54 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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The Oscar Review Crew shares their post-Oscar thoughts and designs their perfect Academy Awards show.

01:04 - Introduction & Oscar Picks Winner

04:34 - Opening Monologue & Hosting

09:04 - Favorite Presenters

23:20 - Winners, Losers and Surprises

40:56 - Designing the Perfect Oscars

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Between the Shelves' Oscar Review Crew reunites to celebrate the 96th Academy Awards! Alex, Sean, Rachel and Maria discuss this year's biggest snubs and surprises and share their personal Best Picture nominees.

02:16 - Best Picture category

21:14 - Snubs

44:43 - 2023 Movie Disappointments

52:22 - 2023 Movie Surprises

59:55 - Personal Best Picture Nominees

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To celebrate International Pokémon Day, Alex and Kristina discuss how the niche Game Boy game grew into the world's biggest franchise and share their personal journey's to becoming Pokémon Masters.

00:53 - Introduction

03:18 - History of Pokémon

15:11 - Cultural Impact

19:54 - First Experiences

33:09 - Pokémon Concierge review

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Tory, Kristina and Meg chat about what they're into!

00:46 - The Traitors (Peacock)

04:45 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

07:32 - Bride by Ali Hazelwood

10:27 - RuPaul's Drag Race

12:14 - Independent Bookstores

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Special guest host Tory chats with Kristina and Meg about romance books and it's many alluring subgenres!

01:04 - Hallmarks of romance

03:23 - First flings

10:34 - Romantasy

17:04 - Urban Fantasy

21:44 - Romance Manga

28:12 - Sports Romance

34:25 - Historical Romance

43:42 - Contemporary Romance & Fan Fiction

53:50 - AI does romance

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