Episode 02: Gender Blender vs. Culture Shock vs. Fishing Rights - Join Tim and Liz as they talk about the classic Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie! They can’t agree on the pronunciation of names but they can agree this is was one super interesting book to talk about! Join the discussion with Escape the Earth:
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Escape the Earth

Tuned In Presents - Escape the Earth podcast - Gender Blender vs. Culture Shock vs. Fishing Rights

Episode 21-04: Meet Tim and Liz from the new podcast Escape the Earth. JD and Raquel interview the podcasters from SAPL’s new Sci Fi / Fantasy podcast.
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Escape The Earth

Episode 5 - Shrinkwrapped with a Cherry On Top
Join Tim and Liz as they welcome their first guest, SAPL Teen Librarian, Laura! The book being discussed is “Catfishing on the Catnet” by Naomi Kritzer! The hosts and their guest will be chatting about teens not understanding adults and vice versa, AI’s that just want to be good, the beauty of online friendships, and cats.
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Tuned In Presents: Escape the Earth

Escape the Earth - Shrinkwrapped with a Cherry On Top

Episode 6: Machinehood
The year is 2095, and it looks really cool (no flying cars yet, sadly), but also there’s a machine rights terrorists group killing people?? Have to take the pros with the cons, amiright? Join Liz and Tim as they talk about, “Machinehood,” by S.B. Divya! DISCLAIMER: there is going to be discussion of more “adult” topics in this episode.

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Do Robot Dogs Dream of Self-Loathing in the Gig Economy

City of San Antonio Assistant City Manager, David McCary sits down for a conversation with Haley and J.D. regarding his career, his inspiration, his mentors, his love of libraries, his favorite book, and more.

Interview with Assistant City Manager David McCary

Episode 6.5: SB Divya
Tim and Liz get deep in conversation with Machinehood author SB Divya. What’s the breakthrough technology of the next 100 years? What will it be like to have Siri implanted in your brain? Why are people so hyped about the gig economy? Who will win at next year’s Golden Globes? Okay, maybe not that last one. Join us as we find out what’s next for this Hugo-nominated author!
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ETE Interview with SB Divya

Episode 7: Unleash The Minotaur
Tim and Liz discuss Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, a strange little book about the sole inhabitant of a mysterious house with thousands of rooms, its own weather and oceans, and a unique effect on memory. It’s a labyrinth and not even Piranesi knows everything about it. . .
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Unleash The Minotaur

Episode 8: Lovely Rita Murdermaid
Tim and Liz narrowly avoid mentioning Starbucks as they embark on a lively discussion about killer mermaids, PT Barnum, and how it feels to be the guy killed by a shrimp. All this while they discuss Mira Grant’s Into the Drowning Deep.
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Lovely Rita Murdermaid

Episode 9: One Me Burger, Poop Potato Fries, and a Coma Slurry Shake to Go

Join us as the crew discusses Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. Warning: there is ample complaining about math and at least one comparison to Charlotte’s Web.

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One Me Burger, Poop Potato Fries, and a Coma Slurry Shake to Go

Episode 12: The ETE Crew goes on a ride through the multiverse while exploring alternative reality games and conspiracy theories as they relate to Terry Miles’s book Rabbits. “You play and never tell” is the first rule of the alternate reality game known as Rabbits. The game may be as old as society and was once only referred to in numbered iterations. The game also may very well hold the fabric of reality in place. . . It is dark and dangerous in the rabbit hole.

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Fake Paul in the Bathroom with a Freaking Crossbow

Episode 1: Welcome to Inqueeries! In our first episode, we chat with fellow queer librarian (and artist) Chris Castillo about the queer librarian life, where this podcast may be going, and a bit about ourselves so you can get to know your hosts.

Meet the InQueeries team and learn more about the topics discussed by visiting: https://guides.mysapl.org/inqueeries

InQueeries: We're Everywhere! Queering Librarianship

Episode 3: Join us as we chat with Shelby Criswell, comics creator and banjo player extraordinaire! There's discussion of the publishing process, the joy of zines, being queer in Texas, and much laughter.

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InQueeries: Queer As All Get Out

Episode 23: Join the Escape the Earth crew as we explore futuristic Thailand—a sweltering place with gene-spliced pineapples and creche-grown humans, where money is measured in Joules. In this month’s discussion of Paolo Bacigalupi’s The Windup Girl, the crew ponders the deep questions about impermanence, humanity’s infernal tinkering, and whether or not genetically-engineered beings have souls. We also discuss some lab-grown culinary delights. Mammoth meatballs, anyone?

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Windup Girl

Do Lab-Grown Mammoths Have Souls?

Episode 23-03: Dr. Reggie Scott Young returns for another conversation with Edward and Raquel this time to discuss the origins of his Bluesville poems, share his thoughts on poet laureates, illuminate the Prudence L. Curry Writer's Series at the Carver branch library, and talk about the differences between academic poets and community poets. Spoiler alert: 2Pac and Eminem are poets.

For more information about Dr. Young and his work, please visit: reggiescottyoung.com/ and rybluesville.net/

Reggie Scott Young Part 2

Episode 24: Join the ETE crew at the San Antonio Public Library’s Pop Madness event. We asked—and you told us— about your favorite science fiction and fantasy characters, books, movies, and franchises. In this episode… Find out R2D2’s favorite Star Wars character. Meet the Ghostbusters of San Antonio and the crew of the USS Bexar—two local fan communities doing good. And get inspired by local creatives from Random Insanity Network and cosplayer Calico Cacti. We sure did.

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Good Day R2: SAPL's Pop Madness 2023

Episode 4: This time we're talking with assistant archivist Melissa Gohlke about her work with the queer history of San Antonio and rural Texas. She shares stories of female impersonators of the 1900s, introducing students to the queer landmarks of the city, and how queer spaces have changed over time. Also, bonus guest Anel Flores!

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InQueeries: Queerstory of San Antonio

Episode 5: If BookTok hasn’t yet gifted you with knowing Nina Haines and Sapph-lit, allow us to introduce you!  Join us as we discuss all things books, women loving women, and living out loud!

There is some discussion of adult topics and adult language in this episode, so keep that in mind when and where you choose to listen, and enjoy!

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Inqueeries: Born out of BookTok

Episode 25: Chosen Ones, get your companions together and set out on a quest to explore the world of Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death with the Escape the Earth crew. Along the way we’ll meet a magical Caucasian, defy the patriarchy, and discuss why Frodo should have died. Do you have a choice about listening to this podcast or is it fate?

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The Sacrifice of the Unsung Hero Kinda Sums Up Everything

Episode 6: Join us this time for a discussion of horror as catharsis for queer folks, librarian stereotypes and how true some may be, and the weird things we were influenced by as kids. Also what not to do as someone running a podcast!

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Hello, Hallowoods!

Episode 7: In this episode, we chat with designer Dax DeCristofaro! We quiz Dax on terrible design choices, get judged for our own design choices, and talk about horses. We may also go over how we mark our places in books and how we organize our books at home.

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Is he, you know...a designer?

Episode 26: An island full fast cars and Kung-Fu gangsters with magical powers? Sounds like a premise Tim might have dreamed up. But no—this is Fonda Lee’s Jade City, book one of The Green Bone Saga. Reading this book left us hungry for book two… and some crispy squid balls. Roll up to the Twice Lucky in your white Duchesse and check out this episode before your luck runs out.

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Rolling Up to the Twice Lucky in a White Duchesse

Episode 8: Are you looking for an author/artist who explores big feelings, feminism, pop culture, inclusion, mental health, and all things pink? If so, you may be enamored by Tyler Feder (she/her)! Tyler is the brilliance behind Dancing at the Pity Party, a graphic memoir about the premature death of her super cool mom, Bodies Are Cool, a love-your-body picture book for kids, and Are You Mad At Me?, a picture book about Opal the nervous (and super cute) ostrich who suffers from “the noodles” when she’s anxious. Tyler’s art can be found in varying publications, through social media activism: #drawmetyler, and on her website.

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Roaring Softly + The Importance of Pink

Episode 27: Would you upload your consciousness? Are aliens the answer to world peace? Is Bob Ross’s hair space worthy? All these questions and more are explored when the crew of Escape the Earth meet the crew of the Rosebud during our discussion of Paul Cornell’s Rosebud. Although opinions were split on the book, we did enjoy pondering the fate of AI’s involvement with humanity, humanity’s destructive nature, and whether humanity can save themselves or if we’ll have to rely on aliens to do it.

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You can’t spell Aliens without AI

Episode 28: In this month’s episode the Escape the Earth crew discuss the book that named the Metaverse—Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash. We’ll struggle to explain Stephenson's complex and groundbreaking cyberpunk work, delight in all its crazy worldbuilding elements, and hold it up to the light of Elissa and Mary Elizabeth’s feminist critique—all the while trying to figure out whether or not Hiro Protagonist, the book’s samurai sword wielding pizza Deliverator, is a “good guy.”

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Behold the Metaverse! (circa 1992)

Episode 29: Get your favorite goth face paint ready and join the crew for an in-depth discussion on how to keep it from running while you train or getting in your mouth when you eat. We also spend some time analyzing Tamsyn Muir's debut novel Gideon the Ninth.

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Dungeons and Dirty Comics

Episode 30: Strap in with the crew as we head into our next adventure where we try to figure out what a soul is, who can we trust, and what would it be like to live in a pearl, as we discuss Emery Robin's, The Stars Undying.

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Starships and sweet lips

Episode 31: Superheroes and supervillains, don your masks and capes and join the Escape the Earth crew as we discuss Brenna Raney’s The Meister of Decimen City. In this episode we’ll cover the trials and tribulations of raising your own genetically enhanced pack of dinosaurs, where cats go when they disappear, and some deep topics like recovering from trauma and family dysfunction. Please forgive us when it gets cheesy along the way.

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Dinosaurs, Deep Topics, and the Metaphorical Meaning of Cheese

Episode 24-01: Edward and Raquel (San Antonio Public Library) sit down with Dr. Reggie Scott Young and special guests: Natalia Treviño and Octavio Quintanilla to talk about the origins and impact of National Poetry Month; as well as how poetry became a part of their lives; and how they came to teach, write, and present poetry.

To learn more about National Poetry Month, please visit: https://guides.mysapl.org/poetry/PoetryForAdults

To learn more about Reggie Scott Young, visit: https://reggiescottyoung.com/

To learn more about Natalia Treviño, visit: https://www.nataliatrevino.com/

To learn more about Octavio Quintanilla, visit: https://www.octavioquintanilla.com/

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Thank you for listening.

National Poetry Month

Episode 32: Brew up a cup of your favorite hot beverage and join the crew for this month’s discussion of Travis Baldree’s Legends & Lattes. We’ll discuss potential jobs for retired orcs, technological inventions we’d introduce to fantasy worlds, and names for our alternate universe coffee shop fan fiction. Bonus topics include the Durias’s racial identity, Pendry’s creation of Norwegian death metal, and Mary Elizabeth’s desire for her very own Amity the dire cat.

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The Prologue Is the Epilogue

Episode 21-02: Gina (Bazan), Briana (Mission) and Edward talk about SAPL’s upcoming Mario Day event. Mario Day is celebrated each year on March 10 (Mar10) in honor of all things Mario (and the whole Mario crew). SAPL has a number of activities (cosplay, Mario Kart and Smash Bros competition) planned this year to get you in the Mario spirit. For more information about Mar10 Day, and to register go to: https://guides.mysapl.org/esports/mario10info

Mario Day 2021

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