Neill Public Library Podcast: Recent Episodes
Neill Public Library
The official podcast from Neill Public Library, proudly located on the Palouse in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington, USA. Check us out on the web at www.neill-lib.org.
We talk library events and programs, books, movies, and all things Neill Public Library. And just a little bit about Pullman generally, too.
And we're back! Today we have a conversation with Dr. Ryan Booth about the 1858 Battle of Pine Creek. Famously, this battle was lost by then-Major Edward Steptoe, who was defeated by the Native American tribes on the Palouse. We discuss the state of relations between Native Americans, white settlers, and the US Army during the 1850s, the Battle of Pine Creek, and the ensuing campaign of retribution by Colonel George Wright.
We also discuss how the history of this conflict was viewed in the decades following the Indian wars of the mid-19th century, and how those views have changed in the recent past.
Mentioned: Hang Them All: George Wright and the Plateau Indian War by Donald Cutler
A good overview of Hang Them All in Washington State magazine
Also strongly recommended:
Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane : The World of the Schitsu'umsh
The first two chapters of: Plowed Under: Agriculture and Environment in the Palouse The whole book is very good, but the first two chapters in particular deal with the geology and geography of the Palouse, and the history of Native American tribes in the area.
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
For this episode of the podcast, we're chatting with Alexandra Teague, University of Idaho professor and author of Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir. She recently did a program at the library, which I was not able to attend, so I was very pleased when she agreed to have a discussion about her book. We discuss the importance of place, geography, migration, and the stories we tell ourselves and our families. I hope you enjoy the talk- I certainly did.
Also mentioned in this podcast:
The Welsh band Adwaith
Vinyl Leaves: Walt Disney World and America
Spinning Tea Cups at Neill Public Library
A brief (sanctioned) history of Holiday World
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
Hello everyone! We're excited to be back with JoAnne Tompkins, the author of What Comes After, the 2023 Everybody Reads book selection.
What Comes After offers an unforgettable story of loss and anger, but also of kindness and hope, courage and forgiveness. It is a deeply moving account of strangers and friends not only helping each other forward after tragedy but inspiring a new kind of family.
JoAnne is not just a wonderful podcast guest, she's also visiting local libraries across the Palouse the week of November 7-10! Be sure to check out her schedule of appearances on the Everybody Reads website.
Here's some pieces referenced in the podcast:
Reflections on Oscar, JoAnne's shelter dog, at LitHub.
JoAnne writes about her wolverine experience in High Country News.
Another podcast with JoAnne, with book recommendations and more.
Hello everyone! We've been on hiatus for a bit but we're really excited to be back with a new episode- a discussion of the new book Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry. We're joined by Cascadia editors and contributors CMarie Fuhrman and Derek Sheffield.
Join us at Neill Public Library Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00pm to celebrate their new book! You'll be able to meet CMarie and Derek, along with poets Alexandra Teague, Stacy Boe Miller, and Michael McGriff; and artist Cori Dantini. All will read from and sign their new books. This event is an opportunity to build community and express joy for the natural beauty in which we live. Books will be available for purchase, thanks to BookPeople of Moscow.
We're also planning a social event with the the editors and contributors to start at 4:30pm on Wednesday the 10th, prior to the book event. Keep an eye on our event calendar for details!
Derek also mentioned another title he co-edited, Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance
Last, be sure to check out CMarie's very cool podcast- Terra Firma
Hi everyone! We've got a year-end episode on tap for you this time around, as Jesica and Minh join the pod to discuss their favorite books, movies, and TV of 2022- plus a little downtown Pullman review thrown in at the end. We go through many things, so here's links to the library catalog for many of the things discussed in this episode:
Dan picks:
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold
- Cheap Land Colorado
- After Life (movie, coming soon!)
Minh picks:
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (movie)
- Spinning Silver
- Daughter of the Moon Goddess
- Heart of the Sun Warrior
Jesica picks:
- The Durrells in Corfu (TV Series)
- The Handmaid's Tale (book and TV series)
- Bibliophile: Diverse Spines
- The Forest Feast Road Trip
- The Mountains Sing
- It's Always Freezer Season
- Eight Dates
- The Love Prescription
- The Wok
- The Woks of Life
- Big Friendship
- Abbot Elementary
- Bodies Bodies Bodies
"From all time, for all time- these are our ancestral homelands..."
This month it's an absolute privilege to have Beth Piatote join us for a special podcast episode. Beth is the author of The Beadworkers, the 2022 Everybody Reads selection. Please visit http://www.everybody-reads.org for a full schedule of events, discussion questions and read-alikes.
Beth Piatote's story collection The Beadworkers grounds its stories in the landscapes and lifeworlds of Native Idaho and the Northwest, exploring the inventive and unforgettable pattern of Native American life in the contemporary world. Told with humor, subtlety, and spareness, the mixed-genre works of this short story collection find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the pulse of longing, and the language of return.
Everybody Reads encourages residents from across the Palouse and Lewiston-Clarkston Valley to read the featured title, discuss it with others and attend an event in their community. This year’s events will be held from November 1 – 4. You can find a full calendar of events on the Everybody Reads website.
Residents can pick up their copy of The Beadworkers at local libraries and bookstores!
Below is a list of authors that Beth recommends, with links to Neill Public Library's catalog. We are working on getting books from more of these authors as soon as we can!
- Louise Erdrich
- James Welch
- Leslie Silko
- Sherman Alexie
- Zitkala-Sa
- Pauline Johnson
- Charles Eastman
- Luther Standing Bear
- D’Arcy McNickle
- Morning Dove
- Haruki Murakami
- Miriam Toews
- Danielle Evans
- Isabel Allende
- Sameer Pandya
- Viet Nguyen
Many thanks to Washington State University and the Nez Perce National Historical Park Archives and Research Center for making the music for this episode available online.
Hi everyone! This month we have Rachael talking about all the many events we have coming up for the Pullman community, then Jesica comes on and discusses some books that have stuck with her over the years. Then I talk about a great foreign film, and wrap it up with a little preview of our Everybody Reads program happening November 1.
Some links:
Check out the library's online calendar of events for all the cool stuff
October's Beanstack reading challenge can be found here
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
Mama Day by Gloria Naylor
Single, Carefree, Mellow by Katherine Heiny
Hot Little Hands by Abigail Ulman
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
The Family Fang and other books by Kevin Wilson
Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss
The Lunchbox (foreign film) written and directed by Ritesh Batra
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
This month we're pleased to welcome Donna Potts to the podcast to discuss the history of the library- and specifically the amazing group of women who founded the library.
Listeners will know that we had local historian John Anderson on the podcast in June to discuss the history of Neill Public Library, but he did not have nearly as much information on the library's founders as he would have liked. Donna has found such a wealth of information and we're so happy she was able to write her article and come on the podcast.
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
For this special podcast episode, we're joined by Holly Greystone, Excecutive Director of the Downtown Pullman Association. We talk upcoming downtown projects, what the DPA is up to, and a little bit about trees.
Be sure to check out the excellent Project Downtown Pullman website
Here's a (pdf) link to the City of Pullman 2020 Downtown Master Plan
And here is the Project Downtown Pullman Storybook
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
Hello everyone! This month Minh joins the pod to discuss first generation immigrant memoirs written by Asian-Americans, and the indie film The Farewell (2:40). Then Dan talks about the most recent book club selection Tracks Louise Erdrich (23:10). Last, Dan provides his foreign film recommendation for the month, the excellent Wadjda (30:25).
As always, check out our online calendar for all of our upcoming programs and events. Thanks for listening!
Items mentioned in this month's pod:
House of Sticks by Ly Tran
Dear Girls by Ali Wong
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
The Farewell directed by Lulu Wang
Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang
Wadjda directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
This week marks the 100th anniversary of Neill Public Library, and we're celebrating all week. For this special podcast episode we're honored to have local historian John Anderson join us to discuss his article, The Little Library That Could: The History of Neill Public Library.
In addition to this podcast, we have a variety of displays and exhibits in the library detailing our history. And on Saturday, June 25th we're having a special centennial open house with refreshments and more! Join us for this wonderful celebration of Pullman's library and the Pullman community. As always, check out our online calendar for all of our upcoming programs and events. Thanks for listening!
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
Hi everyone! This month we lead off with Lori Lewis discussing the 100th anniversary of Neill Public Library (2:20), Rachael provides a summer reading update and previews upcoming programs (7:45), and Jesica joins to talk books (11:20). Last, I recommend The Leopard, a fantastic foreign film (25:30).
As always, if you have ideas or positive feedback or negative feedback or people you’d like to hear on the podcast, just let me know. Email me at dan.owens@neill-lib.org – you can also find contact information on our website- or just come down to the library to say hello.
Stay tuned for a special podcast episode next week, featuring local historian John Anderson discussing his article The Little Library that Could: The History of Neill Public Library.
Things mentioned on the pod this month:
- Oceans of Possibilities: Summer Reading at Neill Public Library
- Register on Beanstack to track your summer reading progress and be entered to win cool prizes
- For all of our upcoming programs, including summer reading and our centennial week celebration, see our event calendar
- About Your Library on our website- including a history of Neill Public Library
- The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
- Books by Rabbi Steve Leder
- Uncommon Carriers and Draft No. 4 and other books by John McPhee
- The great Italian film The Leopard, directed by Luchino Visconti
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
Thanks so much for all the support and kind words after our first podcast episode. It means so much to us. And if you have ideas or positive feedback or negative feedback or people you’d like to hear on the podcast, just let me know. Email me at dan.owens@neill-lib.org – you can also find contact information on our website- or just come down to the library to say hello.
This month we lead off with more book talking with myself and Jesica DeHart (1:45). Rachael Ritter joins again to talk books for kids and also has a special Summer Reading sneak preview (25:15). And we have a new guest on the pod! Minh Elan joins to discuss some downtown Pullman coffee shops (32:45). And of course I have my foreign film recommendation for the month (39:37).
Thanks as always to the Friend of Neill Public Library for supporting this podcast!
Books, movies, and other things mentioned in this podcast:
Books by Emma Straub - including This Time Tomorrow, All Adults Here, Modern Lovers, etc.
Books by Gabrielle Zevin including The Storied Life of AJ Fikry and Young Jane Young.
New From Here by Kelly Yang and the Front Desk series too.
Kingdom of Characters by Jing Tsu and books by Peter Hessler, including River Town.
The Upper Hand / Rififi in Paris (DVD)
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!
It's our new podcast! For April, Jesica and Dan talk books and programs (starting at 1:50), Rachael, Amy, and Dan get into events and books for kids with a special sneak preview of a May program for teens (starting at 22:25), and Dan highlights a unique foreign film (38:30). Thank you so much for listening. You can always check out the latest happenings at Neill Public Library on our online calendar and check out our newest items on the home page of our online catalog. Check out the Friends of Neill Public Library! Many thanks to them for supporting the creation of this podcast.
And to keep up with all things Neill Public Library, sign up for our e-newsletter here.
Books and movies we discuss on this episode, with links to Neill Public Library’s catalog:
Bittersweet and Quiet by Susan Cain
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
The Wild One by Nicholas Petrie (and the entire Peter Ash series)
Atlantis (Ukrainian film)
Find books by Richard Powers here
And the many, many Lee Child books featuring Jack Reacher can be found here
Best Day Ever by Marilyn Singer (illustrated by Leah Nixon)
Board books by Michael Dahl and books by Todd Parr (social-emotional learning for kids)
Music by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au - used under a CC BY 4.0 license. Thank you Scott!