Best DC Public Library Podcasts (2025)

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DC Public Library Presents: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail 50:29

25d ago50:29

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In this episode, we revisit the reading of Reverend Martin Luther King’s 1963 "Letter From A Birmingham Jail". It was performed annually as a staged reading in the Great Hall of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library prior to the library's renovation. Today, we continue that tradition in virtual form, blending voices familiar and new, includin…

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Episode 154: A cynical brand of altruism drives US government spending and corruption. MAGA, not conservatism, is bringing transparency to Washington’s bipartisan rot. 18:04

1d ago18:04

18:04

A sneering version of charity fuels rampant US government spending and corruption, while MAGA, not traditional conservatism, exposes Washington's bipartisan Rot, bringing transparency.

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Whats Your Favorite Book? 7:57

2d ago7:57

7:57

We polled readers at the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire about their favorite books. (By the way, Book Club for Kids will be taping more book suggestion interviews at this year's event on Saturday, April 12th at Exposition Park in Los Angeles.) Kitty Felde is host. FAVORITE BOOKS FROM THE CITY OF STEM/LA MAKER FAIRE: Orphan, Monster, Spy - Matt Killeen…

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Episode 153: USAID funded research to impeach Trump. CBS video exposes Kamala Harris’ idiocy. Trump revokes Biden's security briefings, enlists Elon Musk as America’s new Eliot Ness. 15:49

5d ago15:49

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USAID funded opposition research used to impeach President Trump. CBS video reveals Kamala Harris to be an idiot. Trump strips Biden of his security briefings and unleashes his Eliot Ness, Elon Musk.

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Episode 152: USAID funded illegal migration, transgender projects, and risky medial research. Democrats demand an end to Musk’s audit of congressional spending. 15:17

7d ago15:17

15:17

USAID allocated billions of dollars to fund illegal migration, controversial projects, and risky research, and major news outlets. Democrats demand an end to Elon Musk’s audit into wasteful government spending.

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A Conversation with Ofir Lobel 5:44

9d ago5:44

5:44

We speak to Israeli writer Ofir Lobel, author of "101 Ways to Lose Your Homework: the Snotty Snail" about the difference between writing in graphic novels and writing a screenplay for a movie. He also talks about writing in a country at war. Kitty Felde is host.By Kitty Felde

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Episode 151: Trump’s return prompts media shake-ups as new media rises. Trump strikes ISIS in Somalia, defends US border. Guantanamo to host criminal aliens. 12:52

10d ago12:52

12:52

The Trump effect and the new media takeover. Trump orders precision airstrikes on ISIS terrorists in Somalia. Guantanamo Bay to be illegal alien Alcatraz.

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Episode 156 - 101 Reasons Why I Lost My Homework Again The Snotty Snail 21:48

16d ago21:48

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This week, it’s a graphic novel with evil twins, lost homework, and a giant snail. Oh, and a talking frog. The book is "101 Reasons Why I Lost My Homework Again: The Snotty Snail" by Ofir Lobel. Our readers are from Valley Beth Shalom Day School in Encino, California. Sportswriter Keith Thursby is celebrity reader. Kitty Felde is host. Favorite Boo…

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Episode 150: Ex-POLITICO reporters expose media's bias in covering Biden family scandals. POLITICO’s John Harris breaks from anti-Trump narrative, calls Trump an historic political force. 11:23

18d ago11:23

11:23

Former POLITICO reporters Marc Caputo and Tara Palmeri reveal how mainstream media hid Scandals to Protect Joe Biden’s 2020 Campaign. POLITICO founder John Harris breaks away from legacy media’s anti-Trump bias, declares Trump the greatest American figure of his era.

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Episode 149: Biden pardon everyone but Nancy Pelosi. Media/entertainment complex compares Elon Musk to Hitler. 18:58

21d ago18:58

18:58

Biden pardons half of official Washington and forgets Nancy Pelosi. Media pushes clunky narrative that Elon Musk gave a Nazi salute.

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Even More Favorite Books from the City of Stem 6:08

23d ago6:08

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Looking for your next favorite read? We've got it, courtesy of kids at the City of Stem/LA Maker Faire. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo Magic Treehouse - Mary Pope Osborne Bunny vs Monkey -Jamie Smart A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett Fart Quest - Aaron Reynolds Hilo - Judd Winick Masterminds - Gordon Korman The M…

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Episode 148: Trump's inaugural address: a Festivus for the rest of us. Waning Trump derangement syndrome sucks the air out of DC anti-Trump protest. 10:27

24d ago10:27

10:27

Donald J. Trump's inaugural address: a litany of disappointments for Biden, Obama, and the Clintons. Washington’s anti-Trump protestors give off defeatist vibe signaling a waning resistance.

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Episode 147: CNN found guilty of defamation. CNN’s Jim Acosta is the media ass hat that keeps giving. 11:04

27d ago11:04

11:04

The mainstream media loses another defamation lawsuit. CNN’s Jim Acosta gives farewell address to his timeslot and displays a cherished memento.

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Episode 146: Biden bids angry farewell to Elon Musk and free speech on X. California burns as wokeism and incompetence fuel LA’s unchecked crisis. 11:03

28d ago11:03

11:03

Farewell, Mr. President: Biden's parting shot at the Tech Industrial Complex and Elon Musk. California’s wildfires expose the failures of woke leadership.

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Episode 145: Columnist Jennifer Rubin leaves Washington Post, citing Bezos' demand for political neutrality. The Biden Presidential Library: a monument to the failure of American elitism. 10:14

30d ago10:14

10:14

Jennifer Rubin resigns in protest over Bezos' political neutrality push at Washington Post. A monument to failed American elitism: the Biden Presidential Library.

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Get Lit: Hannah Grieco and Rose Solari 56:00

1M ago56:00

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Join us with the opening episode of the year as we join local writers Hannah Grieco and Rose Solari as we discuss writing, teaching, and running a small press in Washington, DC. Credits: Java Pop by Spires That in the Sunset Rise is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/…

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Episode 144: Mark Zuckerberg tilts toward free speech. Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass face a growing firestorm of criticism. 11:50

1M ago11:50

11:50

Zuckerberg shifts toward free speech. but not without deflection. California wildfires rage as Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass face growing backlash for failures in crisis management.

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Episode 143: L.A. wildfire threatens to burn down big blue state progressivism. This January 6 presidential certification makes up for the bogus one of 2020. 14:56

1M ago14:56

14:56

California’s environmental policies backfire on Golden State’s fire victims. Vice President Kamala Harris certifies Trump’s victory, undoing a counterfeit Biden presidency.

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Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine 27:31

1M ago27:31

27:31

2025 is a very special year for Book Club for Kids as we celebrate our 10th anniversary! But a different version of the show aired on a local cable channel, LA36, taping episodes at the downtown LA public library. This year, we’ll be sharing those conversations once a month and we start with readers from St. Mark’s Lutheran School in Hacienda Heigh…

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Episode 142: FBI's New Orleans ISIS attack cover-up. Trump's Panama Canal reclamation. Canadian statehood proposal stirs controversy. 14:18

1M ago14:18

14:18

FBI's attempted cover-up of New Orleans ISIS attack exposed amid Biden legacy cleanups. Trump eyes Panama Canal reclamation amid rising China influence and Biden family ties. Trump proposes Canada as 51st state, sparks nationalist backlash north of the border.

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Losing is Democratic 29:00

1M ago29:00

29:00

We end the year with a special episode from our other podcast THE FINA MENDOZA MYSTERIES. Fina is the 10-year-old daughter of a congressman who solves mysteries in the U.S. Capitol with the help of a big orange dog named Senator Something. This episode takes place January 6th, 2021 and is designed to help adults talk to kids about the events of tha…

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Most Popular Episode of 2024 22:09

2M ago22:09

22:09

Everybody wants to go to Paris…especially Nikki Maxwell! Readers from Hollingworth Elementary School discuss the latest entry in Rachel Renée Russell’s series. It’s Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure. Rachel and daughter Nikki Russell, who illustrates the books, answer questions from the kids. Our celebrity reader is actress/scr…

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Episode 141: How Venezuelan dictator Maduro turned a prison gang into a weapon against America. Liz Cheney: from January 6 crusader to the Deep State’s preemptive pardon candidate. 13:01

2M ago13:01

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Dictator Maduro exports chaos: how a Venezuelan gang exploited Biden’s open border policies. Liz Cheney’s fall from grace: witness tampering, weaponization, and a Deep State pardon in the Making.

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Episode 140: Biden’s bad days: how aides and media shielded a declining president. Musk and Trump’s X factor: how one tweet torched Washington’s pork-filled spending bill. 10:50

2M ago10:50

10:50

Propping up the fake presidency: leaks reveal the effort to mask Biden’s decline. Elon Musk and the Tweet that brought Washington’s pork to a screeching halt.

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A Conversation with Alina Chau 7:24

2M ago7:24

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For a writer who both illustrates and creates the story for a book, which comes first? We ask writer/illustrator Alina Chau who created "Marshmallow & Jordan."By Kitty Felde

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Episode 139: Trump triumphs as ABC and Stephanopoulos pay $15M in defamation settlement. The rape hoax ripple effect: when media scandals meet campus absurdities. 14:33

2M ago14:33

14:33

ABC News and Stephanopoulos settle $15M defamation suit as Trump exposes legacy media's decline. The rape culture con: media scandals, campus contradictions, and the death of reason.

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Episode 138: IG report exposes FBI’s use of informants during January 6 Capitol breach. Unanswered questions soar as mystery drones hover over New Jersey. 12:53

2M ago12:53

12:53

FBI’s secret role in January 6: Inspector General’s report sparks new controversy. New Jersey’s mystery drones: high-tech whodunit or sky-high hysteria?

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Episode 137: The bizarre saga of Luigi Mangione: Manifesto-Writing, alleged gunman with a grudge against healthcare execs. 14:20

2M ago14:20

14:20

Privileged Ivy League grad allegedly caught at McDonald’s with ghost gun and manifesto targeting healthcare execs.

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Episode 136: Barack Obama: the founding father of weaponized government. Will Biden pardon half the country? Subway hero Daniel Penny acquitted. 11:08

2M ago11:08

11:08

Weaponized government has a father. Biden ponders blanket pardons for the paranoid. Americans won’t give Black Lives Matter a Penny for their thoughts.

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Episode 155 - Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau 18:41

2M ago18:41

18:41

Did you ever wish that you had a pet elephant? Well, Jordan was lucky enough to find one. That unusual relationship is at the heart of our book Jordan and Marshmallow by Alina Chau. Readers from Atwater Elementary School in Los Angeles discuss disabilities, sports, and Indonesia with host Kitty Felde. Our celebrity reader is NPR’s host of “All Thin…

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Episode 135: Joe Biden pardons Hunter, hands Trump the moral high ground (yes, really). 11:46

2M ago11:46

11:46

Biden lies, pardons crack-addicted, gun-toting son, undermining his own weaponized DOJ and any pretense of holding the moral high ground.

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Banned and Challenged Books The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo 24:07

2M ago24:07

24:07

We continue our series of episodes highlighting banned books. This week, it’s Elizabeth Acevedo’s novel The Poet X. The novel in verse was challenged in 2020 by parents in North Carolina who argued that the book was unconstitutionally hostile to religion. The challenge was turned down by the courts. It was again challenged in 2023 in Wisconsin beca…

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All Things Local: Love DC GO-GO 37:41

3M ago37:41

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In celebration of Go Go preservation week at the DC Public Library, Montu Mitchell joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss his Love DC Go Go clothing campaign and its connection to the culture of Washington, DC. Music by BOPD elevator by BOPD is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/…

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Black Friday Bonus Episode 6:29

3M ago6:29

6:29

Are you that aunt or uncle – the one who only gives books for birthdays and holidays? I hope so. But if it’s been a few years since you’ve picked up a middle grade novel, we have help from some experts – kids who visited us at the City of Stem LA Maker Faire to tell us about their favorite books. Start making your list and checking it twice… Favori…

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Episode 134: Trump defeats DOJ’s lawfare. Party of “the little guy” kicks union workers to the curb. Celebrities say goodbye to Trumplandia. 10:59

3M ago10:59

10:59

Donald Trump emerges victorious against the Department of Justice’s election interference. The Democratic Party, champion of the downtrodden, finds itself at odds with its own union workers. As the America readies itself for a new Trump age, celebrities flee the land of the free and home of the brave.…

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Episode 133: Elon Musk eyes MSNBC? The media’s trust crisis: why truth is the only answer. From fringe to mainstream: the public endorses Trump’s vision. 11:27

3M ago11:27

11:27

Elon Musk eyes MSNBC: what could this mean for the media? Why telling the truth is the media’s last lifeline. Trump’s “extremism” isn’t so extreme to voters, according to poll.

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Episode 132: Jussie Smollett conviction overturned but MAGA won in the end. 9:24

3M ago9:24

9:24

Illinois Supreme Court nixes Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax conviction, but MAGA has the last laugh.

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Episode 131: Demands rise for Biden’s resignation. Pennsylvania election commissioners openly defy election law. People power deposes the media. 13:01

3M ago13:01

13:01

Supporters of Kamala Harris and those fearing nuclear war demand Joe Biden resign. What the Pennsylvania election commission says about law and election integrity. We the People overthrow the media.