Episode 69: True Crime TV with @kmmaher

For this show we pulled in author (and secret famous librarian) Kelly Maher to talk about her TV true crime experience.

Links
Kathy Reichs
The New Detectives
FBI Files
Discovery
Investigation Discovery

American Greed
48 Hours
Dateline
20/20

Bill Kurtis
Cold Case Files
Pat Kiernan
The Blotter Presents podcast
American Greed Episode 70: The Prisoner of Wall Street
Flavorwire: “The Case for Reenactment in Documentary Cinema”
Stacy Keach

Deadly Women
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Trey Gowdy
Solved: Extreme Forensics
Episode 18: Serial Killers with @loather
Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege, and Justice

Wives With Knives
M. William Phelps
truTV
Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: “Reframing History, Crime, and Women – Exploring True Crime Stories with Elyse and Amanda”
My Favorite Murder podcast
You Must Remember This: Charles Manson’s Hollywood series (part one)
The Bridesmaid and the Hurricane

Musical Obsessions
Kelly: “Warriors” by Imagine Dragons and “America’s Sweetheart” by Elle King
Anna: “Learn to Let Go” by Kesha
Alene: “Hymn” by Kesha
NPR: Kesha Walks Us Through Her ‘Rainbow,’ Track By Track

Obsessions
Kelly: Black Death Shawl, QVC
Anna: rainbows, cats, organizing books, Seekers Notes, rainbows
Alene: Costco

Worst Bestsellers crossover event: Worst Best Friends! Plus astrological compatibility!

Episode 47: Audiobooks with @Nerdista

 

 

We talked with our friend Paula (aka @Nerdista) to talk about a variety of hot topics and burning questions related to audiobooks. Anna had some trouble managing with twice the normal number of Alenes.

Links
Bangs
“And the Audie Goes To…” Library Journal article
More from Anna (2010)
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
As Far As Your Brain Is Concerned, Audiobooks Are Not ‘Cheating’ New York Magazine article
13 Audiobooks That Make Every Drive Worth It
36 Best Audiobooks For Your Road Trip

Breakthrough Audiobooks
Alene: Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling read by Jim Dale
Anna: Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich read by Lorelei King (and others)
Paula: Agatha Raisin mysteries by M. C. Beaton read by Penelope Keith

Favorite Narrators
Jim Dale
Bronson Pinchot
George Newbern
Simon Vance: Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
Kate Reading: Bellwether by Connie Willis
Stephanie Daniel: Phryne Fisher mysteries by Kerry Greenwood
Wil Wheaton: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Redshirts by John Scalzi
Jeremy Irons: Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Steven Weber: Myron Bolitar books by Harlan Coben, It by Stephen King
Davina Porter: Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Katherine Kellgren: Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place by Maryrose Wood

Full Cast Productions
Tamora Pierce
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
As You Wish by Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes finds Alene fascinating

Read by the Author
Bossypants by Tina Fey
Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Krakatoa, The Men Who United the States by Simon Winchester
The Clancys of Queens by Tara Clancy

Best Experience/Recommendations
Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, read by Simon Slater
Temeraire books by Naomi Novik, read by Simon Vance
Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold, read by Grover Gardner
Dublin Murder Squad books by Tana French, read by various
SPQR by Mary Beard, read by Phyllida Nash
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, read by the author
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, read by Dan O’Grady
The Passage by Justin Cronin

Musical Obsessions
Anna: “We Used To Be Friends” by The Dandy Warhols
Paula: “Tilted” by Christine and the Queens
Alene: “#1 Spice” by Young Cardamom & HAB

Obsessions
Paula: My Favorite Murder podcast, Wallander
Anna: Goldie Vance , Crossover Appeal podcast*
Alene: Law & Order mothership , bacon cheeseburgers

*Anna has now listened to all of this, and it’s great!

Episode 32: Podcast Meta and Slash (the Game)

For this episode, we brought in Podcast Expert (according to Bellwether Friends) Amy to give us some tips, tricks, and recommendations for other podcasts. Yes! There are other podcasts–we were also surprised. Then we played a rousing round of Slash for your entertainment.

Links

Extra Hot Great
Valentin & The Widow
Call Your Girlfriend
Judge John Hodgman
TBTL
99% Invisible
The Archers
Appointment Television!
All The Books!
Secret Stacks
The Worst Bestsellers
Withdrawn
Where’s That Sound Coming From
Super Secret Base

Slash

Musical Obsessions
Amy: “Let ‘Em Say” by Lizzo and Caroline Smith
Anna: “Adventure of a Lifetime” by Coldplay
Alene: “Your Love is My Drug” by Kesha

Obsessions
Amy: Morning Yoga
Anna: Hellcat, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Faith
Alene: Looking stuff up on Archive of Our Own (Law and Order fic, for example)