Short Stories

Oscar Review Crew

Marianne and Alex share their thoughts, snubs and surprises from the 98th Academy Awards. 01:12 - Our year at the movies / Best Picture thoughts 08:22 - Best Actor / Actress 15:46 - Highlights (and lowlights) from the night 25:39 - Surprises and snubs 38:02 - Best Casting and closing thoughts ~~~~~ For our complete show notes and links to items we mention in this episode, visit sayvillelibrary.org/podcast. Have a question, comment or topic idea? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org! If you liked the show, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review!

30 Years of Pokémon!

Kristina, Tory, Evan and first-timer Maddy join the pod to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pokémon! We discuss our first memories of Pokémon, the explosive growth of the trading card game, its rise to becoming the most profitable franchise of all time, and much more. Plus, a special bonus Pokémon Start Bracket! 00:01:37 - Our Pokémon origin stories 00:15:07 - Trading Cards 00:23:49 - Anime & Staying Power 00:30:10 - There's a Pokémon game for everyone 00:40:34 - Pokémon Co. & Spin-Offs 00:46:40 - Pokémon Starter Bracket! 01:07:58 - Favorite new starters & closing thoughts ~~~~~ For our complete show notes and links to items we mention in this episode, visit sayvillelibrary.org/podcast. Have a question, comment or topic idea? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org! If you liked the show, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review!

Short Stories

In honor of the shortest month of the year, we talk all things short stories! Marianne, Head of Teen Services, drops by to discuss the elements of a great short story and share some of her personal favorite collections. 00:28 - What's so great about short stories? 12:03 - The Story and its Writer 20:27 - The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck 27:42 - "The Classics" 31:27 - Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana 36:23 - George Saunders 43:30 - Where Are You Really From by Elaine Hsieh Chou 48:30 - Contemporary short story authors 54:13 - Closing thoughts ~~~~~ For our complete show notes and links to items we mention in this episode, visit sayvillelibrary.org/podcast [https://www.sayvillelibrary.org/podcast]. Have a question, comment or topic idea? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org! If you liked the show, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review!

Weird Little Guys

We celebrate the shortest month of the year by honoring some of pop culture's greatest "weird little guys" by pitting them against each other in our (first?) Weird Little Guy Tournament! 00:37 - Introduction ~~ ROUND OF 16 ~~ 03:37 - Furby vs. Worm 06:00 - Babu Frik vs. Rizzo the Rat 09:21 - Lord Farquaad vs. Tim Conway 12:51 - Donnie Thornberry vs. Smeagol 16:41 - George Costanza vs. Danny Devito 20:07 - Ralph Wiggum vs. Fidget 23:18 - Mike Wazowski vs. Michigan J. Frog 27:14 - Yoda vs. Pizza Planet Alien 31:50 - QUARTERFINALS 34:57 - SEMI-FINALS 43:31 - FINALS 51:49 - Final Thoughts ~~~~~ For our complete show notes and links to items we mention in this episode, visit https://www.sayvillelibrary.org/podcastsayvillelibrary.org/podcast [https://www.sayvillelibrary.org/podcast]. Have a question, comment or topic idea? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org! If you liked the show, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review!

Puzzle Day

Steph and Evan join the pod to celebrate National Puzzle Day! To celebrate, we discuss the key elements of a good puzzle and share some of our personal favorite puzzles and puzzle games. 0:00:26 - Introduction (? → !) 0:10:23 - The Room 0:14:28 - Jigsaw puzzles 0:24:51 - Unpacking & Shape Escape 0:26:27 - Strange Jigsaws 0:32:31 - Mahjongg Solitaire & Minesweeper 0:37:19 - Rebuses 0:40:39 - Crosswords 0:45:56 - Hexic HD & Tetris 0:54:47 - The Witness 1:03:37 - Wrap-Up ~~~~~ For our complete show notes and links to items we mention in this episode, visit sayvillelibrary.org/podcast [https://www.sayvillelibrary.org/podcast]. Have a question, comment or topic idea? Let us know at alex@sayvillelibrary.org [alex@sayvillelibrary.org]! If you liked the show, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review!