Guest: Dr. Mike Filler of Georgia Tech.
First broadcast July 28 2017.
“Let’s start with the good news first.”
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 352: More Publishing, More Problems
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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Supercontext: Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom
Hellboy’s a charming, working class hero, despite being a demon’s spawn. We look at how creator Mike Mignola taps into the mythic simplicity of folk tales and how Hellboy itself has become a commodified franchise.
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 351: Trust But Verify
Guest: Matt Spitzer of The Center for Open Science.
First broadcast July 21 2017.
“Repetition is reassuring because it implies that there is a recognizable something.”
Supercontext: RuPaul’s Drag Race (All-Stars Season 2)
For our first coverage of a reality television show we go from beauty to camp, to joy and grief. This show simultaneously sells branded content that somehow doesn’t feel sleazy, while also providing an extraordinary platform for LGBTQ culture.
Lost in the Stacks, Episode 350: Disrupting Mainstream History
Guests: Itza Carbajal (UT Austin School of Information), Sine Hwang Jensen (UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library), Irina Rogova (U Richmond library) & Jessea Young (Loyola Marymount U library).
First broadcast July 14 2017
“Librarianship and archivy should be radical.”
Supercontext: Stephen King’s The Gunslinger
A novel that took Stephen King 12.5 years to write is now a major franchise. But what was it like when fans (and retailers) were rabid for more? Did King have a “responsibility” to them? And why didn’t he plot his fantasy world… instead of writing it by the seat of his pants?
Lost in the Stacks, ENCORE Episode 179: A Personal Guide To Open Access
Part 1 of OPEN ACCESS
Guest: Michael Chang of the Brook Byers Institute
First broadcast on October 11th, 2013
Supercontext: All My Friends Are Funeral Singers
All My Friends Are Funeral Singers is a film (and record) by Tim Rutili of the band Califone. We interview Tim about his experience creating a project like this in multiple media and how that changed his process going forward.