DC Public Library Podcast

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 licensehttps://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. CreditsRe-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 CC0https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/219233/Baby Girl 1 year old - Coos, Gurgles, Drops Toys by Sauron974 is licensed under CC0https://freesound.org/people/Sauron974/sounds/244237/Soothing Serenade by Universfield is licensed under Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/Universfield/sounds/719269/Mockingbird by AlucardsBride is licensed under CC0https://freesound.org/people/AlucardsBride/sounds/179928/Goog rain and thunder by Soundman9826 is licended under CC0https://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 CC0https://freesound.org/people/samwd/sounds/402734/Brazilian_Waterfall_River .wav by SuperStudioBR is licensed under Attribution 4.0https://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 CCOhttps://freesound.org/people/manuke/sounds/315885/ Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeityis 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. RothmanSlavery 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 episodeTitle: Good Kids InstAuthor: 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 TheBoseDeityis 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 BOPDelevator 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.CreditsWhat A Beautiful Sunset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0https://soundcloud.com/user-659340737/what-a-beautiful-sunsetSteak 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 TheBoseDeityis 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 CC0https://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.CreditsDream 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 Dedicationhttps://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 CC0https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/219233/Settouna Show 1 by Cyweb is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://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 Netflixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8ESS9hSAQDiving With A Purposehttps://divingwithapurpose.org/Slave Wrecks Projecthttps://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 licensehttps://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/

In our fifth episode of "What the Tech", we discuss a report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the top social media scams from the first half of 2023 with friend of the pod Diamond Newman, a DC-based Digital Communication Professional and Content Creator. Reference: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/data-visualizations/data-spotlight/2023/10/social-media-golden-goose-scammers

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? CreditsThe 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.mp3Moaus Zur by The Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings. Public Domain. https://archive.org/details/moaus-zurSleigh Bells, Long, A.wav by InspectorJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licensehttps://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/402521/ Ambient Wave Marker 33.flac by Erokia is licensed under Attribution 4.0 Noncommercialhttps://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 our fourth episode of "What the Tech", we discuss social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/ X, and TikTok) and self-care with friend of the pod Diamond Newman, a DC-based Digital Communication Professional and Content Creator. Social media is known to be overwhelming and at times negative for some people, but Diamond breaks down here ideas for productive, positive ways it can be used.References:US Surgeon General's "Social Media and Youth Mental Health" advisoryParham, Jason. “First-Gen Social Media Users Have Nowhere to Go.” Wired, 6 Nov. 2023.

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/Websitedclibrary.orgSocial@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpl on X

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 EpisodeHorror Background Atmosphere For Suspenseful Moments by UNIVERSFIELDIs licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/ Howling by PhonosUPF is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://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 Unportedhttps://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 Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/704612/ Owl Hoot by Breviceps is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://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 Internationalhttps://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 Domainhttps://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 domainhttps://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 Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/s/454637/ Dark Scary Castle, Hall is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://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 Dedicationhttps://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 Dedicationhttps://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 HoliznaCC0https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/be-happy-with-who-you-are/no-one-is-perfect/Sound – “Wind Chimes – rough.wav.” By Anthosaihttps://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 podcastUrban 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#spotDC 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 NatureCity 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 ParkDownload the free citizen science app iNaturalistDC Street Tree MapUDC's DC Master Naturalist programGreen Spaces for DCNCR PRISMCity WildlifeBug Guide.netDOEEE - Urban AgricultureWashington is has the #1 ParkScore in the countryCasey TreesOne of our favorite books: City of Trees by local naturalist and forest bathing guide Melanie Choukas-BradleyPulitzer 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 2018**On 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_ShwSq40G8Music promoted by http://onsound.eu/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US 

In this episode Olubunmi Bakare is joined by by activists Nadine Seiler and Karen Irwin along with archivists 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 ****************************************************************************************************************************************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=M7VZECeVKJwCelebrations 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 Luis Reyes, restaurantero, de Laurel Plaza para el mes de la Herencia Hispana.

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 ArchiveBlack Studies digital resourcesBuses are a comin' : memoir of a freedom rider by Charles Person, with Richard RookerThe Griots' cookbook : rare and well-done by Alice McGill, Mary Carter Smith & Elmira WashingtonWhere is My Place? Experimental Arts Community Building and Re-Building in Washington, D.C. in Dig DCPastor Angeloyd Fenrick interview in the Center for Inspired Teaching ‘Real World History' Oral History Project in Dig DCApril 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.