Middle Country Public Library Podcast

This month is both Women's History Month AND Irish-American Heritage Month. Nicole and Sara have some suggestions to celebrate both. Nicole's Book list: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ReadingList-Schools Music of Ella Fitzgerald Take and Make: https://youtu.be/JKz8FTaeNDY. Sara's Irish Movie Picks: In America http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1400962 Brooklyn http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1721531 Far and Away http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1584346 Angela’s Ashes http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1358733 Top 10 Reasons To Visit Ireland In 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziszt1UZSPI Plus: Sara thinks that Anakin Skywalker in Attack of the Clones was using his Jedi powers on Padme to make her fall for him. Agree? Send us a comment!

Nicole, Sara, and Sal try to make sense of the 2011 suspense flick, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy starring Gary Oldman. Here's a well done YouTube video explaining the ending: https://youtu.be/TBo6yJmSwHI Maybe you have another opinion? Let us know! Reserve your copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1573777    

Sara has exciting news about the upcoming renovations happening in Centereach. Nicole has some podcast recommendations for Black History Month. Stephanie is here to give us an update on what's new with our Library of Things collection. Take a look at renderings of the renovations here. Here's where you can listen to and subscribe to the podcasts Nicole discussed: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/02/black-history-month-podcasts-race-social-justice-history https://www.forbes.com/sites/courtstroud/2021/02/11/12-podcasts-to-download-during-black-history-month-and-beyond/?sh=701923d43db0 Take a look at our Library of Things collection.

Jim Ward is back to discuss our YouTube series, History Bites. In honor of Black History Month, we present a listen to the History Bites episode celebrating the rise of civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr., narrated by our very own Sara. To watch this episode of History Bites on YouTube, visit https://youtu.be/IszM2ig4dgs Browse other History Bites episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtHm7OODwmnZOdhMYzxTdkMU6Q-BzFIvZ    

Happy Valentine's Day...and Happy President's Day! It's that time of year again... Nicole is soooo happy to talk about romance novels and romantic movies. Plus our own in-house history buff Jim Ward is tested on his knowledge of Presidential trivia by Sara. Will he prevail? Listen to find out.

This week we are kicking off this year's Black History Month with some suggestions of movies, books, and music highlighting African-American authors, actors, musicians, and more. Here are links to what we discussed in this episode: Kevin Hart's guide to black history [DVD-videorecording] / directed by Tom Stern I am not your Negro [DVD-videorecording] / Magnolia Pictures presents ; directed by Raoul Peck. And still I rise : black America since MLK : an illustrated chronology / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Kevin M. Burke Bartlett's familiar black quotations : [5,000 years of literature, lyrics, poems, passages, phrases and proverbs from voices around the world] / Retha Powers, general editor ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Black Gotham : a family history of African Americans in nineteenth-century New York City / Carla L. Peterson. Black roots in Smithtown : a short history of the Black community / by Bradley Harris The music of black Americans: a history Julian Bond's time to teach : a history of t

After our Little Women movie chat, Sal got to thinking what the original was like so he watched... and loved it. Even moreso than the remake. So this week we talk about movies that should not have been remade. (Plus we will throw a book or two that should not have been made into a movie in there for good measure)

With the inauguration of our new president and vice president, Nicole has some great book selections for kids about the White House, Presidents of the United States, and more. Plus Sara has a sneak peak of next month's new DVDs.

Sara spins the Wheel of Movies and lands on 2019's Little Women. Prepare yourself for a lively discussion on this unique version of the classic story. Little Women stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Louis Garrel, Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper. Here's the IMDb listing: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3281548/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 MCPL cardholders can reserve a copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2013899  

Sara and Nicole have some ideas to support your New Year Resolutions for 2021! Lose weight like crazy even if you have a crazy life! : life lessons and a breakthrough 30-day nutrition and fitness solution! / Autumn Calabrese https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2029682 Stay positive : encouraging quotes and messages to fuel your life with positive energy / Jon Gordon, Daniel Decker https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1976843 How to say no without feeling guilty : and say yes to more time, more joy, and what matters most to you / Patti Breitman and Connie Hatch https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1343865 Don't panic! : how to manage your finances and Financial anxieties during and after Coronavirus : tips, tricks, and guaranteed ways to secure your future / Christine Ibbotson https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2012834 The 30-day money cleanse : take control of your finances, manage your spending, and de-stress your money for good / Ashley Feinstein Gerstley https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b18

There's lots to look forward to in 2021 right? Let's see what the podcast team is looking forward to in terms of movies, music and more.

The podcast team picks their "favorite" things of 2020. It's a strange episode. Stick with us. Here are pictures of Sara's "interesting animal facts": Wombats Parrot Fish Sloth Okapi This is not a snake Venezuelan Poodle Moth Tenrec Panda Ants Nicole's Favorite Things: Love Island The Undoing Megan Thee Stallion Sal's Favorite Things: Onward Over the Moon Hamilton Star Trek: Picard The Mandalorian The Magic of the Animal Kingdom Izzy's Koala World Bluey Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith Dear Happy - Gabrielle Alpin Pacific Blue - Nicholas Gunn Life on the Flipside - Jimmy Buffett Weather - Huey Lewis and the News  

In this very seasonal movie chat, we discuss 1989's holiday classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! MCPL cardholders can reserve their copy here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1366526  

Sara and Nicole have some book recommendations to wrap up your 2020. Sara's picks: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2016627 Little bookshop of murder / Maggie Blackburn https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2005930 The last story of Mina Lee / Nancy Jooyoun Lee https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1998246 Earthlings / Sayaka Murata ; translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2022308 The cold millions / Jess Walter https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1998399 Anxious people / Fredrik Backman ; translated by Neil Smith https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1986156 Nicole's Picks (via BookRiot): Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins / written by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1344522 Leave me alone / Vera Brosgol https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1762820 Grandma's gift / Eric Velasquez https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1547499 Li'l Rabbit's Kw

It's that time of year when you may feel like watching a holiday or winter-themed flick...this is the episode to hear Sara and Nicole's picks! Holiday DVDs are now available to browse and check out for MCPL cardholders. Ask a librarian for details. Nicole's picks came from Common Sense Media. For those lists, go to https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-holiday-movies-for-kids or https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-winter-break-movies-for-kids Sara's picks are: Jack Frost http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1359538 Four Christmases http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1526112 Radio City Christmas Spectacular http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1480622 Disney’s A Christmas Carol http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1541140 The Christmas Bunny http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1706956 Scrooged http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1368579 Plus... Elizabeth is here to talk about this year's Virtual Women's EXPO 2020! If you want to register to attend this virtual event and shop to supp

What's become a bit of a tradition here at the podcast...Sal asking Nicole and Sara silly questions about food and such. Listen to our other Thanksgiving episodes, including the infamous first trivia episode where Sara questions the veracity of our data and the true cost of a Thanksgiving Day meal. Episode 41 (2018) Episode 94 (2019) Happy Thanksgiving!  

Nicole's turn to pick a flick! This week it's our first "documentary," 2001's Winged Migration. It's about birds. And migration. But is this your typical documentary? Listen to find out. Reserve your copy here with your MCPL library card: https://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b1393767 IMDb listing here : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301727/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 A fantastic article about making the film by Patricia Thomson: https://www.patriciathomson.net/home/winged-migration  

Imagine this. You are stuck on a desert island. Not because you are banished. Being banished is bad... Maybe a plane crash? We don't know. What book, music, movie, thing would you hope to have with you? The podcast team tells us what they would want.  

Want another fun trivia episode? Sure, why not! And this time we are talking cell phones. It's that time of year when Apple introduces a new line of phones...but are they the most popular? Do you know what the average cost is for the alternative, and Android phone? Listen and find out. As usual, Sal's questions come from one of our fabulous resources here at the Miller Business Center, Statista! You can access a plethora of information from this amazing database by visiting one of our branches. Ask a librarian for assistance in logging in!

We wrap up this special series of podcasts highlighting the library's 31 Days of October with a few suggestions from Sara and Nicole to satisfy your Spooky Movie cravings! Sara's Picks are listed here, along with links to reserve for MCPL cardholders: Crazies: The Strangers- 2008 Scream- 1996 Wes Craven Summer of 84- 2018 Pyscho- 1960 Alfred Hitchcock Ghosts: The Shining- Stanley Kubrick 1980 Beetlejuice- 1988 Tim Burton The Ring- Gore Verbinski Poltergeist- 1982 Vampires: Bram Stoker’s Dracula- 1992 Francis Ford Coppola Blade 1998 Lost Boys 1987 Joel Schumacher Interview With a Vampire- 1994 (Anne Rice) Zombies: Dawn of the Dead- 1978 George Romero Re-Animator- 1985 Stuart Gordon Shaun of the Dead- 2004 Edgar Wright Train to Busan- 2016 Yeon Sang Ho   Nicole recommends flicks from Common Sense Media here.