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Oct 14 2024 139 ep. 67 mins 170

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138 - Hiring Librarians feat. Emily Weak

Oct 14 2024 64 mins

This week we’re talking with Emily Weak from Hiring Librarians and answering listener questions about getting the MLS, job hunting, and more! https://x.com/HiringLib https://emilyweak.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/hiringlibrarians.com https://livingwage.mit.edu/ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/rakyczca

137 - Copyright Mythology

Sep 27 2024 63 mins

We’re getting into our favorite copyright myths and some copyright related news. Media mentioned Tattoo copyright news: https://apnews.com/article/kat-von-d-tattoo-trial-miles-davis-388d1831c0a065b096fe4f69fe8a224e Wiley news, sells rights to AI https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-set-to-earn-44m-from-ai-rights-deals-confirms-no-opt-out-for-authors https://fanlore.org/wiki/

136 - The New Flesh feat. Adam Jones

Sep 16 2024 68 mins

We’re joined by Adam Jones from Acid Horizon to talk about cybernetics and systems of control. We talk about how systems of control impact libraries, and how cybernetics can help us see the connections between different systems. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Media Mentioned Acid Horizon podcast: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Anti-Oculus https://www.peng

135 - The Once and Future Linked Open Data feat. Dorothea and Jonny

Aug 28 2024 116 mins

The gang talks about linked open data. What did we learn in library school? What’s the future? Where does it fall off a cliff? Media mentioned https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/graph-types/ The Ethics of Sustaining Linked Data Infrastructure https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/430f30bf-e029-483d-b1c8-d7e9bb430a8e Aaron Swartz unfinished book https://web.archive.org/web/20220

134 - Museum Ethics feat. Brigit

Aug 20 2024 80 mins

This week we’re talking about museums, ethics, and taxonomy. Probably other stuff too! Media mentioned https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/geocurator/vol7/geocurator_7_6.pdf#page=14 "FRONTIERS TO SCIENCE: FREE TRADE AND MUSEUM ETHICS" by Tristram P. Besterman, 2001 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69005527 "US curator denies smuggling scorpions and spiders from Is

133 - Pentiment feat. All Gamers Are Bastards

Jul 08 2024 68 mins

We’re joined by All Gamers Are Bastards to talk about Pentiment, a mystery game with an opening similar to the novel/film Name of the Rose (1986) in many ways. Time for the history boys to drop some historiography. https://soundcloud.com/agabpod https://x.com/agabpod https://x.com/kayandskittles https://x.com/laborkyle Kay’s other podcast and YouTube show https://x.com/vgatwtoe

132 - Death Glitch feat. Tamara Kneese

Jul 03 2024 45 mins

This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? Should you be planning now? Mormon transhumanists! All this and more! Death Glitch: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/ Media mentioned Tamara’s presentation at the Mormon Transhumanist Association: https://w

131 - Close-Up (1990)

Jun 24 2024 43 mins

Movie night again! We’re talking about the film Close-Up about a strange case of fraud in Iran surrounding a film director, made by a film director who was part of the events because he wanted to make a movie about it. The layers! Media Mentioned https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165628/http://www.projectorhead.in/one/closeup.html https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1492-cl

130 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 4

May 13 2024 53 mins

This week we’re doing a news roundup on book bans. We also cover Gaza protests and radical literature as police propaganda, and what library workers can do to archive and support the current protests. Media mentioned https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/16/library-legislation-restrictions-protections/ https://x.com/librarypunk/status/1786563891893342537 LFP Vendor Sc

129 - Tumblr, Vtubers, and Ana Valens

May 03 2024 73 mins

We’re talking with Ana Valens! Internet culture, learning about yourself, and vtubing. https://twitter.com/acvalens Readings Tumblr Porn by Ana Valens (Remember the Internet, Vol. 1): https://instarbooks.itch.io/tumblr-porn-by-ana-valens-remember-the-internet-vol-1 Trans Women and Smut: The 4 Worst Tropes From Porn Artists | [Sex Ed Video Essay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?