Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast

This week we're bringing you an ITEM RENEWAL from our archives. In this episode of Rhody Radio first released on December 19, 2023, Liz Gotauco AKA Cosbrarian dispenses with the merry and instead wishes you a Very Scary Christmas, sharing some macabre yuletide folk tales to accompany a dark winter night. If you love this episode and haven't yet, be sure to read Liz's book and listen to our episode with her and her sister Jade Gotauco all about folktales, illustrating the book, and their respective efforts to shine a light on neglected stories: F*cked Up Fairy Tales by Liz Gotauco, illustrated by Jade Gotauco Overdueing It Episode 35 - F*cked Up Fairy Tales the Book! With Liz and Jade Gotauco Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Story sources and further reading "Frau Perchta, the Belly-Slitter" by Bone and Sickle "Meet the Thirteen Yule Lads, Iceland's Own Mischievous Santa Clauses" by Smithsonian Mag "Why Iceland's Christmas Witch Is Much Cooler (and Scarier) Than Krampus" via Smithsonian Mag "Hans Von Trotha" via Wikipedia "The Evil Butcher" via the St. Nicholas Center Ginevra, or, The old oak chest, a Christmas story by Susan Wallace (1894) "The Legend of the Mistletoe Bough" via Wikipedia "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" by Henry James (1868) "Secrets of the Old Oak Trunk" is an original short story by Liz Gotauco, November 2023 Music "The Demons Dance on Christmas Eve" by melodyayresgriffiths, via Pixabay "Coventry Carol" by Chillmore from Pixabay "A Christmas Tale" by lena_orsa via FreeSound.org "Our Love is Here to Stay" performed by Gracenotes in 2011, featuring Charles Wizon on violin, Lou Messana on guitar and Al Cardillo on bass "Grey Cuckoo Christmas Background Music" by Oleksii Kaplunskyi from Pixabay "In the Bleak Midwinter" by Julius H. from Pixabay

Civic engagement correspondent Meg Hamlin-Black talks to Rebecca Davis, co-director and producer of the 2023 documentary Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club, and why the fate of America depends on it. The doc follows the story of America's civic unraveling through the journey of Robert Putnam, whose legendary "Bowling Alone" research into American community decline may hold the answers to our democracy's present crisis. They also discuss the joy of re-reading a book and the physicality of objects. During the Last Chapter they discuss: what is a book that you hated? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam Camera Lucida by Roland Barthes Woodworking by Emily St. James The Memory Palace by Nate DiMeo Media Join or Die (2023) Sentimental Value (2025) Other Join or Die (website) Join 101 (newsletter)

Host Zach talks to authors Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw about their book Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War. They also talk about the glut of viewing options available and reading humor as escape. In the Last Chapter: If you could go back in time for research, where would you go and why? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is byNeura-Flow. Books Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War by Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw Disturbing the Peace by Václav Havel Browse titles by P. G. Wodehouse The Picnic by Matthew Longo Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter We Live In Water by Jess Walter Following the Equator by Mark Twain Media The Avengers (1961-1969) The Diplomat (2023- ) Portrait Artist of the Year (2013- ) Fabric of War: Why Wool? (Vimeo) Other Madelyn Shaw (LinkedIn) Trish FitzSimons (LinkedIn) Dalby Pioneer Park Museum Fabric of War Web Exhibition

Host Emily chats romance (what else?!) with, and learns a cricket joke from, international comedian, writer, podcaster, and all-around super cool human, Alice Fraser, author of A Passion for Passion. Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the Ocean State. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing It to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing It podcast can not be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books A Passion for Passion by Alice Fraser Queen Demon by Martha Wells Browse the Flavia Albia Mysteries by Lindsey Davis Jack Reacher series Fourth Consort by Edward Ashton Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Happy Place by Emily Henry Lord Peter Wimsey Series by Dorothy L Sayers - The first: Whose body? Candace Camp Media Realms Unknown Arcane Resident Alien Michelle Wolf standup The Bugle Other Alice Fraser (Patreon)

Host Lauren chats with bestselling author Vanessa Lillie to discuss her latest book, The Bone Thief. They talk about the book, repatriating historic Indigenous artifacts, Vanessa's writing process, and the importance of self-care when writing about traumatic events. In the Last Chapter they discuss the seasonally appropriate topic: If you could have a custom candle to burn while you cozy up with a good book, what would the scent be and why? Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing it to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing podcast cannot be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow. Books To the Moon and Back by Eliana Ramage Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice Sold by Patricia McCormick The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie There There by Tommy Orange The Removed by Brandon Hobson Little Voices by Vanessa Lillie Media Interview With The Vampire (TV series, 2022 - ) Interview With The Vampire (film, 1994) Bob's Burgers (TV series, 2011 - ) The X Files (TV series, 1993-2018)