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We are joined by Annie Ewbank of Gastro Obscura — a foodie centric offshoot of Atlas Obscura. Annie chats with us about food experiences, strange eats, and how the pandemic has shifted the landscape of food tourism.
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Episode Ninety Four – Freedomland U.S.A. Part 1 – The Creation and Celebration
Did you know that New York once had a Disneyland scale amusement park in THE BRONX? It’s true! conceived by one of Disney’s closest colleagues (until they parted ways) Freedomland U.S.A. opened on June 19, 1960 — but it only lasted five seasons. Syosset Resident and Freedomland expert Mike Virgintino joins us for Part 1 of two episodes celebrating this lesser known part of NYC history.
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Linda Maria Frank, author of the Annie Tillery series joins us once again to discuss women who have risked it all to become spies! From the Revolutionary War, to BOTH World Wars! Some names will be new, but others will surprise you (Julia Child was a SPY?).
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Episode Ninety One – Hillary Huber Your Brilliant Audio Book Narrator!
Hillary Huber has given voice to over 500 audio books INCLUDING Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Quartet! We got a chance to chat with her (while in Quarantine) to discuss how she went from commercial voice overs to becoming an award winning audiobook narrator.
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Libraries are used to changing their services on a dime, but with Covid-19 knocking on our doors we’ve had to pivot like never before. Today we are joined by a group of Long Island Librarians both in Suffolk and Nassau to discuss how we’ve mobilized our maker spaces to create PPE for healthcare workers on the frontline, and what it means for the future of our makerspaces. (This interview Features James Hutter, Port Washington Public Library and NCLA President, Chris DeChristofaro of Sachem Library and The Library Pros Podcast, and David Ecker of Stony Brook University.)
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Hello Indie Authors! Are you writing during your time in quarantine? Today we are joined by Emily Gooding of the Indie Author Project! Emily tells us all about this initiative which ends on May 31, and how librarians and authors can work together in this project which is co-sponsored by Library Journal.
