DC Public Library Podcast: Recent Episodes

Labs at DC Public Library

Hear book talks, conversations, special presentations, stories about the happenings in the library, the Labs, and Washington, DC, and much more! This show is recorded from the Labs Recording Studio at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, D.C. This podcast was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Episode transcripts may be requested by emailing labs.dcpl@dc.gov, please include the episode name and date in your request.

In this episode, we’re getting ready to go Back to School!

In our newest segment, Stacks in the City, Donna Arrendell sits down with Damian Carroll and Ramiro Hernandez fromVision to Learn, an organization that provides free eye exams and glasses to students in grades four through twelve.

In our Get Lit segment, host Chris Stevenson chats with Elaine Pelton, Assistant Manager at the Northeast Library and a children’s literacy expert. She shares her top reading recommendations for kids and their families.

And finally, in All Things Local, Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Dr. Amber N. Wiley about her book Model Schools in the Model City: Race, Planning, and Education in the Nation’s Capital, which explores the history and evolution of education in Washington, DC, and how architecture and urban planning have been used in efforts to fight racism.

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Elaine's picks:

We Don't Eat Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins

School's First Day of School by Adam Rex

Teacher's Pet by Anica Mrose Rissi

Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina

Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

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Credits:

All music is from Pixabay and is used in their content license.

LoFi Relax by Kulakovka

https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-lofi-relax-570489/

Upbeat Morning Café by sleepvolume

https://pixabay.com/music/bossa-nova-upbeat-morning-caf%C3%A9-233023/

Chillhop lofi beats by lofidreams

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-chillhop-lofi-beats-400375/

静かな希望の響き by Lin_Hoyasi

Lofi Jazz - Study Music by alex-morgan

https://pixabay.com/music/modern-jazz-lofi-jazz-study-music-564256/

Lofi Jazz Hip Hop by VibeHorn

https://pixabay.com/music/lofi-lofi-jazz-hip-hop-479218/

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In this episode celebrating 250 years of America, we explore how the nation’s identity has been shaped locally and nationally. First, Olubunmi Bakare talks with Monica Miller about the DC Public Library’s new exhibition, “District Vibes: American Pride – How DC Changed American Culture.” Then, Chris Stevenson interviews David McKean and Todd Bennett about their book “The Flag Was Still There,” examining how the U.S. has lived up to its founding ideals across five major anniversaries.

Music used in this episode

"Smooth Chill Jazzy Music" by AllWorldMusic

https://pixabay.com/music/smooth-jazz-smooth-chill-jazzy-music-275395/

"The Washington Post" Music by John Philip Sousa performed by the "The Presidents Own" United States Marine Band

https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/The-Washington-Post-March/

"Summer Lounge In The City" by myshoun

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-summer-lounge-in-the-city-223397/

"The Star Spangled Banner" performed by Jake Shimabukuro

https://dn720308.ca.archive.org/0/items/js2006-06-09/js2006-06-09d1t13.mp3

Jazzy Lofi - Calm background Loop by Sonican

https://pixabay.com/music/smooth-jazz-jazzy-lofi-calm-background-loop-541849/

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This Month we talk to Emily Mitchell about her new book The Divine Church of Electricity (UW Press) and to Tyler Dempsey, host of Another F@cking Podcast.

Credits:

All music is from Pixabay and is used in their content license.

Chill Trip Hop (Short Version) by BoDleasons https://pixabay.com/music/beats-chill-trip-hop-short-version-401932/

Velvet Silence (Ambient Pop) by 9JackJack8

https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-velvet-silence-ambient-pop-419531/

Debussy - Clair de Lune - L. 75 - Arranged for Music Box (Version 2) by Debussy performed by GregorQuendel

https://pixabay.com/music/lullabies-debussy-clair-de-lune-l-75-arranged-for-music-box-version-2-228857/

For Her Chill Upbeat Summel Travel Vlog and IG Music Royalty Free Use by Anonymous

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-for-her-chill-upbeat-summel-travel-vlog-and-ig-music-royalty-free-use-202298/#/

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In this episode, Chris Stevenson talks to four writers with emphasis on why they write and what to do about it. We also get to hear excerpts from Tracy Cross’s A Gathering of Weapons and Lacey N. Dunham’s The Belles.

Credits:

Tracy Cross

Melissa Flores Anderson

Lacey Dunham

Spencer Fleury

Music:

All music is from Pixabay and is used in their content license.

Psychedelic Chilled Trip Hop Full by catch22music

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-psychedelic-chilled-trip-hop-full-366217/

Debussy - Clair de Lune - L. 75 - Arranged for Music Box (Version 2) by Debussy performed by GregorQuendel

https://pixabay.com/music/lullabies-debussy-clair-de-lune-l-75-arranged-for-music-box-version-2-228857/

Halloween Piano~Nightmare Friday by pianocafe_Kumi

https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-halloween-pianonightmare-friday-366032/

Chill Trip Hop (Short Version) by BoDleasons

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-chill-trip-hop-short-version-401932/#/

For Her Chill Upbeat Summel Travel Vlog and IG Music Royalty Free Use by Anonymous

https://pixabay.com/music/beats-for-her-chill-upbeat-summel-travel-vlog-and-ig-music-royalty-free-use-202298/#/

Vampiric Heritage - Victorian Gothic Piano by Joel Fazhari https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-vampiric-heritage-victorian-gothic-piano-music-241158/

Dreadful Darlings (horror trailer) by MYCATWROTETHIS

https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-dreadful-darlings-horror-trailer-285546/

Je vais trouver by olleaugust

https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-je-vais-trouver-441385/#/

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Please be advised that this episode contains explicit language.

Join us this month as we talk to Sarah Gray, who has a memoir out with Simon and Schuster titled, An Everlasting Life. She’s also a member of the DC Library Writers Workshop and she’ll read her piece The Lacemaker (read here) and we’ll talk about expectations and publishing a memoir.

We also have the director of my old Alma Mater, the Jimenez Porter Writers House at the University of Maryland. Ross Angelella. He is an award winning novelist and screenwriter.

Then we talk with the prolific (over 200 books written) Best-Selling and self-published author Valerie Lennox. We talk to her about work and writing and the work of writing.

Then we finish up with indie favorite Kyle Seibel, whose latest book Hey You Assholes (from Clash Books)! Is catching buzz everywhere. We talk to him about work, working and writing, and the work of writing.

Credits 8/12/2025

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

$x4 (MicroSong) by sthm is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/x4_MicroSong/

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/

Radiate Instrumental (GLASS).mp3 by Nuisance is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/nuisance/glass-instrumental/radiate-instrumental-glassmp3/

zate it with a spork by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/zate_it_with_a_spork_1516/

Join us this month as we talk with author Denise S. Robbins who has a new book out called The Unmapping; the Washington Writers Publishing House co-president Caroline Bock and Jona Colson, who are celebrating WWPH’s 50th anniversary; author Rion Amilcar Scott who reads from his book, The World Does Not Require You; and indie lit legend Brian Allen Carr, author of Bad Foundations, Opioid, Indiana, Short Bus, and others.

Denise S. Robbins is from Madison, Wisconsin, the city where she grew up and to which she returned after sixteen years of living and working in climate activism on the East Coast. In Madison, she lives with her husband in a yellow house circled by oaks and pines and two owls, and works as a consultant for several climate advocacy groups. She is a Pushcart Prize–nominated author whose stories have been published in literary journals including The Barcelona Review, Gulf Coast, and many more. Her debut novel, The Unmapping, was published in June 2025 from Mareas at Bindery Books. It is number 2 on People Magazine’s top reads for the summer. The Unmapping is on order at DCPL. You can place a hold for when it arrives.

Caroline Bock’s short story collection, Carry Her Home, received the 2018 WWPH Fiction Prize. She is the author of two critically acclaimed young adult novels, LIE and Before My Eyes, from St. Martin’s Press. In addition to her role as co-president, she is the prose editor at WWPH Writes, our bi-weekly literary journal, and the co-editor of our 2021 anthology This Is What America Looks Like Fiction and Poetry from D.C. Maryland, and Virginia. Her new novel, THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. (Regal House Publishing) will be published on June 2, 2026.

Jona Colson’s poetry collection, Said Through Glass, won the 2018 Jean Feldman Poetry Prize from WWPH. He teaches English at Montgomery College. Notably, in addition to his role as co-president, he is the poetry editor of WWPH Writes, our bi-weekly literary journal, and the co-editor of This Is What America Looks Like: Poetry and Fiction from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. He is also the translator for Aguas/Waters by Miguel Avero, our first work in translation, published in May 2024.

Rion Amilcar Scott was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. His parents are from Trinidad and came to the United States to study at Howard University. He graduated from George Mason University and teaches at The University of Maryland, College Park. His book Insurrections: Stories isavailable from DCPL

2019:The World Doesn't Require You is available from DCPL

Brian Allen Carr is an Aspen Words Finalist and two time Wonderland Book Award winner.

His books include Opioid, Indiana, Bad Foundations and several others.

He is from Texas and lives in Indiana.

His novel Sip is available through DCPL.

His novel Opioid, Indiana is available through DCPL.

Credits

Dream Pop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/only-in-the-milky-way-part-3/dream-pop/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity

is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

kalas by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/kalas_1886/

Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_07_-_Function/

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/

Tipping Point by Ellennerv is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/Tipping_Point/

Pasty Cline “I’m Gonna Walk Some Dog” is in the public domain and is an official record of the United States Army. Armed Forces Radio Service.

Arkansas Traveler by ecfike is licensed under a CC0 license

https://freesound.org/people/ecfike/sounds/135127/

All audio comments are consented to by the The Labs Consent and Release form.

Chorale by Andrew Christopher Smith is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

Palimpseste by Iliaque is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.

Times square 1700.m4a by olofguf is licensed under CC0.

https://freesound.org/people/olofgud/sounds/639703/

Join us as we celebrate the publication of Grit and Gravity, volume 11 of the Grace and Gravity series, a series dedicated to women writers in the DC area. Christina Tudor and Cynthia Via are two of the excellent writers in the series. (and are both alums of the DC Public Library writers workshops). We chat briefly with Melissa Scholes Young, the editor of the series. As part of a new spot on writers and their jobs and the business of writing, we talk to OF Cieri.

Credits

Dream Pop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/only-in-the-milky-way-part-3/dream-pop/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) byTheBoseDeity

is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

Inside the Crystal Cave by Kate Kody is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/kate-kody/single/inside-the-crystal-cave/

$x4 (MicroSong) by sthm is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/x4_MicroSong/

kalas by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/kalas_1886/

Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_07_-_Function/

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/

Tipping Point by Ellennerv is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/Tipping_Point/

Pasty Cline “I’m Gonna Walk Some Dog” is in the public domain and is an official record of the United States Army. Armed Forces Radio Service.

Arkansas Traveler by ecfike us licenssed under a CC0 license

https://freesound.org/people/ecfike/sounds/135127/

All audio comments are consented to by the The Labs Consent and Release form.

This month we have local writers Austin Ross and Joey Hedger, both with books out with Malarkey Books. We also have Alan Good, editor of Malarkey Books, who has published a slew of DC writers.

Credits

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

Always Faithful by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/cc-by-free-to-use-for-anything/always-faithful/

Bantu by Sneaky Club is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/sneaky-club/single/bantu/

Cellar Door by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/lo-fi-and-chill/cellar-door/

zate it with a spork by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/zate_it_with_a_spork_1516/

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/

CHASIN' IT by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/CHASIN_IT_________________________1-14/

BACK TO THE WOODS by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/BACK_TO_THE_WOODS____1-03/

SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/SOLO_ACOUSTIC_GUITAR_3-11/

From 2019

In this episode, host Victor Benitez interviews Jean Badalamenti, Health & Human Services Coordinator for the DC Public Library and Peer Outreach Specialists Jerome and Renee to talk about about the library's role in assisting DC's most vulnerable and at-risk residents.

Join as Margaret Roberts Drucker returns with another scary story, Chris makes a soothing song for these troubling times, and Ivy Grimes reads her piece about someone swallowing a glass piano.

Credits

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Life’s Small Pleasures by Christopher Stevenson:

DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is licensed under CC0

https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/219233/

Baby Girl 1 year old - Coos, Gurgles, Drops Toys by Sauron974 is licensed under CC0

https://freesound.org/people/Sauron974/sounds/244237/

Soothing Serenade by Universfield is licensed under Attribution 4.0

https://freesound.org/people/Universfield/sounds/719269/

Mockingbird by AlucardsBride is licensed under CC0

https://freesound.org/people/AlucardsBride/sounds/179928/

Goog rain and thunder by Soundman9826 is licended under CC0

https://freesound.org/people/soundman9826/sounds/193331/

Kingston NY late summer midnight crickets - some mic and freeway noise from middle.wav by samwd is licensed under CC0

https://freesound.org/people/samwd/sounds/402734/

Brazilian_Waterfall_River .wav by SuperStudioBR is licensed under Attribution 4.0

https://freesound.org/people/SuperStudioBR/sounds/669180/

Jamesport Wind Chimes.wav by acclivity is licensed under Attribution 4.0 NonCommercial

https://freesound.org/people/acclivity/sounds/30606/

Improvisation on Lydian Scale - Saxophone (2) by emirdemiral is licensed under Attribution 4.0

https://freesound.org/people/emirdemirel/sounds/424911/

Tokyo - Drum Circle in Yoyogi Park by Manuke is licensed under CCO

https://freesound.org/people/manuke/sounds/315885/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity
is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Flower Dance by Serge Quadrado is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Hoba by JAYUS JAZZ is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

In this episode Carla Wills and Negest Rucker joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss their family connections to slavery in Maryland and the Catholic Church.

Recommended books related to this episode:
The 272 : the families who were enslaved and sold to build the American Catholic Church / Rachel L. Swarns.
The ledger and the chain : how domestic slave traders shaped America / Joshua D. Rothman
Slavery and freedom on the middle ground : Maryland during the nineteenth century / Barbara Jeanne Fields.
Facing Georgetown's history : a reader on slavery, memory, and reconciliation / edited by Adam Rothman and Elsa Barraza Mendoza.
The half has never been told : slavery and the making of American capitalism / Edward E. Baptist.
Tobacco and slaves : the development of southern cultures in the Chesapeake, 1680-1800 / Allan Kulikoff.
Gleanings of freedom : free and slave labor along the Mason-Dixon Line, 1790-1860 / Max Grivno.

Music used in this episode
Title: Good Kids Inst
Author: HoliznaRAPS/https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznaraps/good-kids/good-kids-inst/
Source: Free Music Archive / https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznaraps/good-kids/good-kids-inst/
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we revisit the reading of Reverend Martin Luther King’s 1963 "Letter From A Birmingham Jail". It was performed annually as a staged reading in the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library prior to the library's renovation. Today, we continue that tradition in virtual form, blending voices familiar and new, including DC Public Library staff and community members.

Join us with the opening episode of the year as we join local writers Hannah Grieco and Rose Solari as we discuss writing, teaching, and running a small press in Washington, DC.

Credits:
Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity
is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Dream Pop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/only-in-the-milky-way-part-3/dream-pop/

2 hour Delay by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/only-in-the-milky-way-part-3/dream-pop/

zate it with a spork by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/zate_it_with_a_spork_1516/

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

In celebration of Go Go preservation week at the DC Public Library, Montu Mitchell joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his Love DC Go Go clothing campaign and its connection to the culture of Washington, DC.

Music by BOPD
elevator by BOPD is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

In this episode DC based writer Kristi Ferguson discusses writing, growing up in Brazil and the DC writing scene. Also joining the podcast is Baltimore based writer Stephanie Parent. She talks about sex work and her memoir My Dungeon Love Affair.

Credits:

Start to Finish by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_03_Start_to_Finish1/

Afrikaans by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_02_Afrikaans1/

Humphrey by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_07_Humphrey1/

Flagstaff by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_16_Flagstaff1/

Zuegma by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_14_Zuegma1/

Calming Piano Tune for Serene Moments by UNIVERSFIELD is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/universfield/calm-music/calming-piano-tune-for-serene-moments/

My Dreams by UNIVERSFIELD is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/universfield/calm-music/my-dreams/

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

Original air date: January 29, 2020.Paul Coates is owner and operator of Black Classic Press, one of the oldest Black publishing companies in the U.S. He joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his life, publishing company and how books shaped his life.

Join us for our August episode, featuring interviews with George Mason Professor Michael Don and DC Library worker and poet Jessica Harris. Also, the bulk of the music on this episode comes from C. Scott's album Beats Vol. 3, a trip hop album in CCO, often used in tween games.

Credits

What A Beautiful Sunset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
https://soundcloud.com/user-659340737/what-a-beautiful-sunset

Steak Fingers by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_17_Steak_Fingers1/

Humphrey by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_07_Humphrey1/

Belview by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_06_Belview1/

Knuckle Uo by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_13_Knuckle_Up1/

Power Glove by C. Scott is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/C_Scott/Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3/CScott_-_Stage_Theory_Beats_vol_3_-_01_Power_Glove1/

Gentle Landscapes by Vira Miller is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freesound.org/people/ViraMiller/sounds/743842/

Calm Wilderness by Vira Miller is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freesound.org/people/ViraMiller/sounds/743841/

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity
is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Every path but your own is the path of fate [Instrumental] by Robert Farmer is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Robert_Farmer/solo-guitar-instrumentals-2015/every-path-but-your-own-is-the-path-of-fate-instrumental/

Credits:

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity
is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is license under CC0
https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/219233/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

Parallel by Beat Mekanik is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.

relaxation music #54.mp3 by ZHR0 is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
https://freesound.org/people/ZHR%C3%98/sounds/572358/

Amicus Meus by Anonymous Choir is licensed under a Public Domain License.

apex chappelle by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Camille Saint Saens - Carnaval des animaux - I La Marche Royale du Lion by Aitua is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License.

BWV 769a: Canonic Variations - 2. Canone alla quinta by James Kibbie is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License. Song is untouched in full play.

Mushrooms by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Join us as we explore what librarians and libraries do. Did you know for example that you can read The Paris Review on PressReader if you have a library card? Also, keeping in theme, we hear from Takoma Park librarians, Writer and Adult Librarian George Koors about his novel Always the Wanderer, and writer LJ Pemberton, whose acclaimed novel Still Alive is in our digital collection.

Credits

Dream Pop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/only-in-the-milky-way-part-3/dream-pop/

Cello Classical instrumental | Sky by Alex-Productions is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/alex-productions/single/cello-classical-instrumental-sky/

Bucket Drummer by Logan Circle2 is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
https://freesound.org/s/454637/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.
https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is license under CC0
https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/219233/

Settouna Show 1 by Cyweb is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License
https://freesound.org/people/CyWeb/sounds/256183/

Re-Function! by junior85 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/junior85_-_08_-_Re-Function/zate it with a spork by Uncle Milk is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/microSong_Challenge/2015021275957958/zate_it_with_a_spork_1516/
Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Spires_That_in_the_Sunset_Rise/Curse_the_Traced_Bird/Java_Pop/

Washington, DC by The Nighttime Adventure Society is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society/Chapter_One_The_First_Chapter/The_Nighttime_Adventure_Society_-_Chapter_One-_The_First_Chapter_-_01_Washington_DC/

In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is a Board of Directors member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to resurrecting the stories of shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through maritime archaeology. They discuss his mission to find and document vessels of enslavement.

"DESCENDANT" a must-see documentary about the Clotilda descendants now streaming on Netflix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8ESS9hSAQ

Diving With A Purpose
https://divingwithapurpose.org/

Slave Wrecks Project
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/slave-wrecks-project

"Whatever" by HoliznaCC0 was used in this episode. Whatever by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

In this epsiode, we tackle Cryptocurrency with guest Adam Zarazinski. Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital, a local Veteran-owned and run company that helps businesses understand and use Cryptocurrency and related technologies.

In our interview, Adam breaks down cryptocurrency- what it is, how it works, how to avoid crypto scams, and more.
Have you been the victim of a crypto scam? Inca Digital is collecting data on crypto scams and wants to hear from you- email info@inca.digital to connect.

credits:

swirling winter wind gusty grains sand.flac by Kyles is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license.

https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/454213/

Arctic by Sonically Sound is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/sonically_sound/sounds/612871/

Hand Bells, Low-C, Single.wav by Inspector J is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.
https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339815/

ALS_AG.wav by CaveAnu is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 license
https://freesound.org/people/CaveAnu/sounds/561044/

Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. Performed by Joseph Finkberg. Public Domain.

https://librivox.org/auld-lang-syne-by-robert-burns/

Join us as we explore the winter holiday season. We hear from writers Kim Renay Anderson and Rev. Veronica Graves, listen to the ending of The Dead by James Joyce and ruminate over what it is that’s so important about these days. Is it just the food? Is it the religious aspects? Is it family? What is it?

Credits
The Lass of Aughrim. Traditional. Performed by Christopher Stevenson. Performance is in the Public Domain.

The Dead by James Joyce. Public Domain. Performed by Christopher Stevenson.

Humpty Dumpty was Framed by Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.

Where are My Keys? By Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.

Why Holidays are Important by Reverend Veronica Graves by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert by author.

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Angela, Angela. Irish Christmas Song is licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

https://freesound.org/people/annabloom/sounds/321250/

Irish Whistle.mp3 by Nigelnix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License https://freesound.org/people/nigelnix/sounds/130108/

St. John Cathedral female choir 0012.wav by klanbeeld is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/169039/

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Dutoit) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit. Public Domain

https://archive.org/details/NutcrackerSuiteOp.71adutoit/03Tchaikovsky_TheNutcrackerOp.71-Overture.mp3

Moaus Zur by The Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings. Public Domain.

https://archive.org/details/moaus-zur

Sleigh Bells, Long, A.wav by InspectorJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/402521/

Ambient Wave Marker 33.flac by Erokia is licensed under Attribution 4.0 Noncommercial

https://freesound.org/people/Erokia/sounds/586380/

Christmas Bells by tripjazZ is licensed under CC0 Public Domain. https://freesound.org/people/tripjazz/sounds/664697/

The Kendal Revellers 2015 ~.mp3 by TitusL108 licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

In this episode Erin Garnaas-Holmes lead climate adaptation planner with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment's Urban Sustainability Administration joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss climate change and the effects it will have on the District.

Bus Stop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

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Social
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Get Lit with Halloween this year as we take a look at why people like scary stories, then hear an eerie story from local writer Margaret Roberts Drucker and listen to a poems from Adelaide Crapsey and Anne Boleyn.

Credits

Halloween Episode

Horror Background Atmosphere For Suspenseful Moments by UNIVERSFIELDIs licensed under 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International

https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/

Howling by PhonosUPF is licensed under

CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/people/PhonosUPF/sounds/499699/

Evil Laugh Wav by Nanaksian Is licensed under licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/Nanakisan/sounds/132746/

01385 witch cackle 3 natural.wav by Robinhood76 is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/84746/

Organ Ambience, Calm, A.wavBy inspectorJ is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/411991/

Reception Background Chatter is licensed under NC 3.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported

https://freesound.org/people/MorneDelport/sounds/326404/

Piano Improvisation by Betabeats is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/betabeats./sounds/666981/

The Door Creaks-Your Not Alone is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/704612/

Owl Hoot by Breviceps is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/465697/

Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Danse_Macabre/

Horror Music Box 2 by UNIVERSFIELDIs licensed under 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International

https://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/695621/

Somber Music by Speedenze is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/Speedenza/sounds/209643/

Smokescreen by Margaret Roberts Drucker is licensed by DCPL Labs Recording Contract

A Dirge by Anne Boleyn

Read by Newgatenovelist for Librivox is in the Public Domain

https://ia802302.us.archive.org/32/items/spc220_2110_librivox/spc220_dirge_el_128kb.mp3

To the Dead In the Graveyard Under my Window by Adelaide Crapsey

Read by Olivereading for Libribox is in the Public domain

https://ia800501.us.archive.org/12/items/short_ghost_and_horror_collection_023_1312_librivox/ghohor023_todeadingravetardunderwindow_adelaidecrapsey_la_128kb.mp3

In our third episode of "What the Tech", we learn about Extended Reality (which includes Virtual and Augmented Reality) from local expert Joseph Cathey of Capitol Interactive. We discuss what it is, some examples of how it's being used locally for education and art, and where it might be going in the future.

Credits:

Ambience, Nightlife by Inspector J is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352514/

Blind Haitian singer on Place Boyer (Petillon Ville, Port au Prince) by Felix.Blumeis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/396104/

Bucket Drummer by Logan Circle2 is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/s/454637/

Dark Scary Castle, Hall is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/657538/

Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) byTheBoseDeity

is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 2 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 3 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

Heavy Rain bylebaston100is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/lebaston100/sounds/243629/

J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License.

News Report Music byehohnke is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/people/ehohnke/sounds/376306/

No Good byQleq islicensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/677698/

S32-02 Fog horn with echo.wav by Craig Smith is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

https://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675697/

Thunder - Thunder Cracks Like Wind byPNMCarrieRailfanis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.

https://freesound.org/people/PNMCarrieRailfan/sounds/681613/

Pasty Cline “I’m Gonna Walk Some Dog” is in the public domain and is an official record of the United States Army. Armed Forces Radio Service.

“Jumbie See, Jumbie Do” by Siobhan Pascal is read by the author . All rights retained by S. Pascal.

The Swans at Coole by WB Yeats, When You are Old by WB Yeats, Autumn Movement by Carl Sandberg, and Fall Leaves Fall by Emily Bronte are in the public domain.

In our second episode of "What the Tech", we talk about Chat GPT, the Artificial Intelligence-powered chat service. We learn a bit about what it is, how to use it, what to use it for, and some of its pros and cons.

In the Real World History program, DC high school students study the Great Migration by reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and conducting oral history interviews with people who came to the DC region as part of the Migration. Listen to a series of clips from the 2022-2023 cohort of Real World History curated by two of the student oral historians, Maya Schindler and Naomi Fraser-Jones.

Music credit – “No One is Perfect.” By HoliznaCC0

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/be-happy-with-who-you-are/no-one-is-perfect/

Sound – “Wind Chimes – rough.wav.” By Anthosai

https://freesound.org/people/Anthousai/sounds/398495/

This episode was produced by Naomi Fraser-Jones and Maya Schindler

In our first episode of “What the Tech”, we’re starting with the basics, passwords. They’re something that we all have to use and often forget, so we’ll get into why we have to use them, how to make good ones that you won’t forget, and what’s next in the world of passwords.

In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare is joined by Ana Ka'ahanui and Stella Tarnay, founders of Capital Nature and Forest Health and Community Outreach Specialist, Kasey Yturralde of the DC Department of Transportation's Urban Forestry Division. They discuss exploring and learning about the natural environment in Washington, DC and the surrounding area.

Links to programs and events discussed in the podcast

Urban Forestry Division, all topics in DC Urban Forestry, maintenance, tree preservation, history, forest health, urban wood reuse: https://trees.dc.gov/

Urban Wood Reuse: https://urban-wood-reuse-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/

Forest invasive species: https://trees.dc.gov/pages/forest-health#spot

DC Open Streets: https://open-streets-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/

Where to go if you have an issue with a tree, call 311 or try https://311.dc.gov/

Here are some of the links we mentioned:
Capital Nature

City Nature Challenge

Ana leading City Nature Challenge observation events for DPR and Friends of Oxon Run on Saturday, April 29 at Pope Branch Park and Oxon Run Park

Download the free citizen science app iNaturalist

DC Street Tree Map

UDC's DC Master Naturalist program

Green Spaces for DC

NCR PRISM

City Wildlife

Bug Guide.net

DOEEE - Urban Agriculture

Washington is has the #1 ParkScore in the country

Casey Trees

One of our favorite books: City of Trees by local naturalist and forest bathing guide Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Pulitzer Prize winning fiction book about trees: The Overstory by Richard Powers

Earth by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

In honor of Women's History Month, author, professional archivist and historian Dr Ida Jones joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss her work , Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, DC : Activism and Education in Logan Circle. Jones also discusses her role as a part of the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation .

For more information on the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation , please visit www.womensmonument.org.

Save Yourself by Makaih Beats is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

From 2018On this episode of DCPL Presents, we sit down with Carolyn Becker, digital communications manager of Goodwill Greater Washington and founder of the popular Instagram account, DC Vegan Life. With a passion for sustainable living and tasty vegan treats, Caroyln explores how she uses social media to create community, promote sustainability, and ways you can, too!

In this episode Janet Sims-Wood, author of Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History, joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the life and legacy of Dorothy Porter Wesley.

Chilling by Alex-Productions was used in this episode.

Lo-Fi Chill Hip Hop | Chilling by Alex-Productions |
https://youtu.be/y_ShwSq40G8
Music promoted by http://onsound.eu/
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

In this episode Olubunmi Bakare is joined by by activists Nadine Seiler, Karen Irwin, Aliza Leventhal and Laura Farley to discuss their mission to preserve artifacts from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC.

Link to Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection https://www.dclibrary.org/node/69429

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Chills by HoliznaCC0 used in this episode. For more information visit the link below.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/sad-beats

In this episode Olubunmi Bakare interviews Adebayo "De' De' " Folarin . De' De' is a comedian, DC Public Library Technician and vocalist for the Washington, DC based Go-Go band, Rare Essence. He discuses his life growing up in Washington, DC and how he became a multi-talented entertainer.

Link to wild turkey attacking woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7VZECeVKJw

Celebrations by Ketsa was used in this episode. For more information visit the link below.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/1000/celebrations/

Celebrations by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

For Native American Heritage Month, we discuss the archaeological artifacts archived at the MLK Library with State Archaeologist Ruth Tricolli, Chief Jesse James Swann of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe, and Armand Lione of the DC Native History Project. We reveal what these artifacts tell us about the Indigenous peoples who made a home and livelihood in for thousands of years. We’ll also connect the neighborhoods of Washington DC, their roots to Native American History and Culture, and the need for increased education of Native Americans in the District.

In celebration of DC Public Library's Go Go Preservation Week, we are revisiting a previously aired podcast. Host Olubunmi Bakare talks with author Natalie Hopkinson to discuss her book Go-Go Live. For more information, please visit https://www.dclibrary.org/gogo

On this episode of All Things Local, host Natalie Campbell is joined by playwright Ifa Bayeza and Mosaic Theater's artistic director Reginald Douglas to discuss The Till Trilogy, playing through November 20th at Mosaic Theater. DC Public Library's Adult Services Coordinator David Quick also joins the conversation talk about the Library's ongoing partnership with Mosaic. Listen to learn more.

On this episode host Olubunmi Bakare interviews Supervisory Librarian of the Chevy Chase Library and paranormal investigator Tracy Myers. They discuss ghosts and paranormal activity.

This podcast is in Spanish in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Rafael Ulloa, vicepresidente ejecutivo de contenido para El Tiempo Latino DC, entrevista a Hugo Medrano, fundador del Teatro Gala en Columbia Heights, Washington, DC para el mes de la Herencia Hispana.

On this episode, Washington, DC native, author, filmmaker, and performer Ronald "Smokey" Stevens sits down with host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his life and work as a performer.

Treasure by Ketsa was used in the introduction and ending of this episode. For more information visit the link below.

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/mini-lp/treasure/

Original air date: November 6, 2018. On this episode, A Peter Bailey joins host host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the aftermath of Malcolm X's assassination, his career as a journalist working for Ebony and Jet magazines and in Black theatre. This is part two of their conversation.

Guesses by Ketsa was used in the introduction of this episode. For more information visit the link below. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/collective-consciousness/guesses/

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the John Newbery Medal, children's staff at the DC Public Library discuss their favorite books that have won the prize, one of the two most prestigious awards for children's literature in the United States.

From 2019. On this episode, author, photographer and filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham joins DC Public Library's Olubunmi Bakare to discuss photography, filmmaking, and her current project I Am More Than My Hair: My Outward Appearance Does Not Define Me. In 2022 I Am More than My Hair was nominated as an official selection for the 30th Anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival.

A discussion with Washington Mystics Player, Alysha Clark about her love for reading, National Library week, and her appreciation for library staff.

In this episode of NINTH & G, DC Public Library Adult Services Coordinator, David Quick speaks with an outgoing Urban Libraries Council President and CEO, Susan Benton and DC Public Library Executive Director, Richard Reyes-Gavilan.

The music used in the introduction is titled High Definition (makaih.com) by Makaih Beats

Deborah and Dr. Dea Boster discuss the themes from the historian's book African American Slavery and Disability: Bodies, Property and Power in the Antebellum South, 1800-1860

Black Studies Collection at The People’s Archive

Black Studies digital resources

Buses are a comin' : memoir of a freedom rider by Charles Person, with Richard Rooker

The Griots' cookbook : rare and well-done by Alice McGill, Mary Carter Smith & Elmira Washington

Where is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. in Dig DC

Pastor Angeloyd Fenrick interview in the Center for Inspired Teaching ‘Real World History’ Oral History Project in Dig DC

April 28, 1968 recording of the Friday Morning Music Club in Dig DC

Linda Crichlow White, President of the DC Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS), joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the origin of AAHGS and shares tips for those who are beginning their genealogical research. This episode originally aired in February of 2020 on Full Service Radio.

Music in this episode is adapted from DCPL's American Song database. A complete list of the library's music streaming databases can be found here.

On this month's episode of All Things Local, guest Lamont Carey discusses his life growing up in Washington, being incarcerated as a juvenile and re-entering society as an adult. We also discuss his life's work. NOTE: This episode originally aired on February 20, 2018 on DCPL Radio in partnership with Full Service Radio.

Tora and Tara will focus on STEM in storytelling, including its seeming absence in pourquoi tales and STEM teachings in Native American stories.

Part 2 in a series of conversations on a just D.C., featuring fellows from the Public Interest Design Lab, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the DC Public Library. This episode pairs two DC based fellows—Jenn Low, an integrative designer, educator and landscape architect, and Anna McCorvey, an architect and city planner, with guest expert Rosten Woo, a designer, writer and educator living in Los Angeles.

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Washington Community Video Center Collection in Dig DC

Seng Luangrath’s oral history in Dig DC

Transgender Histories of D.C. in Dig DC.

Robert LaRose speaks with Emily Wagner about her extensive collection of written family history and photographs dating back to the mid-19th century, as well as how to preserve important family memories.

Jenny chats with The Labs' own Allie Genia about how they make library programs more accessible, navigating an invisible disability, and dream projects they'd love to do with The Labs.

Part 1 in a series of conversations on a just D.C., featuring fellows from the Public Interest Design Lab, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the DC Public Library. This episode pairs fellow Josef Palermo, an artist, producer, and arts organizer, with guest experts Bryan C. Lee, Architect and Design Justice Advocate, and the Founder/Director of Colloqate Design in New Orleans, and Dr. Roneva Keel, a historian and fellow with the American Council of Learned Societies partnered with the National Parks Service National Capital Region.

Author and founder of YouNeek Studios discusses his comic book series, Afrofuturism and the blockbuster hit Black Panther. This episode originally aired in March 2018.

In this episode of Secret Passage, we celebrate the mystery, horror, and suspense of spooky stories. Listeners will be on the edge of their seats as theatrical retellings of a monster story, a classic English folktale, and the urban legend the Babysitter come to life.

Joanna & Amanda discuss the first novel in the VillanElle trilogy by Luke Jennings, touching on the realities of the female assassin and remark on the LGBTQ+ lens that is prominent in the Killing Eve TV series (based on the books) and how that escalates the narrative.

Introduction to Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Interview with Edith Crutchfield, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Interview with Reverend Irene Pierce, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Interview with Deacon Clarence Haywood, Center for Inspired Teaching 'Real World History' Oral History Project
Chip Py Go-Go Collection
Friday Morning Music Club
Emergency Committee on the Transportation Crisis Posters
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Secret Passage is your podcast portal to stories and storytelling from around the world. Episodes feature reader’s theatre performances that are sure to delight listeners, including children of all ages and their families. In this episode, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with oral storytelling from Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba.

Jenny learns about the new DC Office for the Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing (ODBH) from activists Brianne Berger and Robb Dooling in honor of the International Week of the Deaf, taking place September 20-26, 2021.

Joanna & Amanda discuss NVK by Temple Drake.

Labs Library Associate Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Adult Education Specialist Toni White-Richardson about growing up in Washington, DC and her life's mission.

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Lisa and Laura talk about how the People's Archive preserves and amplifies local stories. In this episode, they explore the Washingtoniana periodicals collections and celebrate Washington City Paper’s 40th birthday with a look back at DC in the 1980s.

As part of a month-long celebration of the ADA, Jenny chats with co-creator of the Oscar-nominated Documentary "Crip Camp," Jim LeBrecht, along with activist and author Judy Heumann.

Joanna & Amanda discuss George Orwell's Animal Farm, discuss Putin's attempts to reunify the Soviet Union, the influence Russian Lit can have in ones life.

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In this very special episode of NINTH & G, Ryan Williams speaks with DC Public Library Teen Coordinator Joanna Harris and Mellanie Lassiter of PEPCO about the second annual KNOW YOUR POWER civic engagement arts contest for Teens with Siobhan O’Brien, a 2020 Know Your Power winner.

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Nadine Seiler Oral History, part of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Oral History

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Jenny speaks with Center for Accessibility Manager Julia Wolhandler about her experience as a member of the disability community, some of her favorite bits of disability media, and how the Center for Accessibility makes the library an even more welcoming place.

Click here for more information about the Tour de DCPL, the library's city-wide bike tour of Washington, DC.

Joanna and Amanda discuss “The Binding” by Bridget Collins, make cultural allegories, and historical-pop culture references

This is a throwback episode that originally aired in January 2018 on https://dcpl.simplecast.com/episodes/6e15903d-931f5fb8.

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Guests: Jamie Sandel & Luke Stewart of CapitalBop, Aaron Myers & Herb Scott of the Capitol Hill Jazz Foundation, and Chris Naoum of Listen Local First.

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In this episode, we discuss the motion picture award season with Gil Robertson, president and founder of the African American Film Critics Association. An entertainment journalist and author, Gil gives his take on this year's top films, actors and writers, and the honors being awarded by his organization. We also discuss the role libraries play in celebrating filmmakers and film making.

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Women in the Life, Winter 2002

Washington Free Press, April 26, 1967

City Paper, April 15, 1988

The Washington Blade, April 22, 1994

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Guest co-host Joanna Harris takes on millennial women living boldly with Oprah Magazine Digital Director Arianna Davis, who examines the life, loves and activism of Frida Kahlo in her latest book.

Robert LaRose discusses photography, memory, machine learning, and more with Esfandyar Poozesh, who used the Memory Lab to digitize his collection of 35mm negatives.

Jenny talks about braille literacy, beep baseball, and the importance of mentorship with Daniel Martinez and Richie Flores from METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching All Students), a non-profit working in Mexico to empower and encourage equal access to education for blind and low vision students. You can follow their work on METAS' Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/metasllc/

NINTH & G brings together two extraordinary women with a passion for the printed word and how they've used their passions separately to inspire and create change: Rochelle Riley, Director of Arts & Culture for the City of Detroit, and author of “That They Lived, African Americans Who Changed the World,” in how she is giving closure to those who lost loved ones due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Mocha Ochoa, a former book publicist-turned-publisher and host of the new MLK Library series, “The Literary Lounge with Mocha.”

Aja Clark leads a conversation with Darlene Taylor, Tara Campbell, and Ahmad Wright from the INKPEN community of writers.

In this special episode, we recognize the one hundred, twenty-fifth anniversary of the DC Public Library system with newly-elected Board Chair Monte Monash, and DC Public Library Executive Director Richard Reyes-Gavilan. A native Washingtonian, we discuss Monte's personal connection to the library, her vision as the new board chair and role the city, community partners and everyday citizens play in its success.

For more information about the Memory Lab and personal digital archiving, see our Memory Lab Libguide.

For information about preserving movie film, check out the Center for Home Movies.

View the "Washington, DC: City of Interest, City of Change" virtual exhibition.

In celebration of Black History Month, we premiere the NINTH&G podcast in conversation with local architect Peter Cook. With a portfolio that includes the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Watha T. Daniels/Shaw Library, and the embassy of South Africa, Peter shares his roots in the District and the field of design, his experience designing in the city, and what lesson his family and mentors carry with him today in his work. Joining us is our guest co-host, Kerrie Cotten Williams, Manager of The People's Archive at DC Public Library.

NINTH&G celebrates those in and around the nation's capital doing the extraordinary. Hosted by Ryan L. Williams of DC Public Library, look for new episodes every two weeks. Be sure to subscribe to the DC Public Library podcasts for our array of programming.

Music in this episode is adapted from DCPL's American Song database. A complete list of the library's music streaming databases can be found here.

Robert LaRose interviews Scott Price about his collection of 35mm slides and digital photos, his efforts to preserve them, and some of the unexpected outcomes of his work.

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A special episode of DC Public Library Presents for Native American Heritage Month: join Allie as she speaks with Renee Gokey of the National Museum of the American Indian. Allie and Renee Gokey discuss food sovereignty, what it means, and how it ties into Indigenous history and culture.

This is a throwback episode that originally aired in November 2019 on https://soundcloud.com/dc-public-library.

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This episode uses music by Casey Danielson and sound clips from the following:

Storm Coverage. (2004, June 9). Hurricane Katrina Coverage: Larry King Live (8/30/2005) - CNN [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=EEcZBNfVa_Y&feature=youtu.be&t=360

Amanda and Robert interview Maryann James-Daley and Ryan Williams on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library opening ceremony, their impressions of the pre- and post-renovation and visions for the library's future.

Kerrie Cotten Williams, People's Archive Manager, in conversation with Xenobia Bailey, artist, the 'aesthetic of funk', on her mural for the Grand Reading Room at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

Join Casey, Jervey, Olubunmi and Will as they discuss their quarantine projects, MLK's reopening, first impressions of the Labs, and the launch of 'DCPL Podcast' recorded from the Recording Studio at the historic, modernized, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.