Part 4 of JUST GOOGLE IT
A discussion of Dave Egger’s THE CIRCLE (McSweeneys 2013).
First broadcast May 2 2014.
Playlist available at http://bit.ly/1rNn9Rr
Part 4 of JUST GOOGLE IT
A discussion of Dave Egger’s THE CIRCLE (McSweeneys 2013).
First broadcast May 2 2014.
Playlist available at http://bit.ly/1rNn9Rr
Fed up with humanity? Does it seem like everyone is an asshole lately? Macon Blair’s I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore may be just the film you need to watch. But… does Netflix’s distribution make it less likely that a movie like this will be seen?
“When our service stops being hidden, it means that we are not doing something well.”
Guests: Alexis Linoski and Sonya Slutskaya of the Georgia Tech Library.
First broadcast MAY 19, 2017.
Playlist at https://www.wrek.org/2017/05/playlist-for-lost-in-the-stacks-from-friday-may-19th-engineering-the-hidden-library-episode-344/
David Lapham’s crime comic Stray Bullets demonstrates the challenges of working independently on creative art. Why did it take almost 20 years for this book to get the attention it deserves? We look into the economics of the comics industry to find out.
Guest: Matt Zumwalt of Protocol Labs.
First broadcast May 12 2017.
“I feel like there should be an echo effect.”
Guest: David James Hudson of the University of Guelph.
First broadcast May 5 2017.
“I had to look at how library and information studies talk about race.”
With the many changes to the music industry, it doesn’t seem possible for a band to rise to success after their first studio album like R.E.M. did with Murmur. We look at what made this artsy, floppy, jangle rock band tick and how The Police and MTV supported their rise to popularity.