Rhonda's Last Episode! Ep 188
The Librarian Is In
The New York Public Library
4.7 • 595 Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Happy New Episode Day! You know how we can tell things are slowly (so slowly!) returning to normal? New York construction! So much construction!
Frank and Rhonda come together for Rhonda's last episode and discuss what they read this week. And New York construction makes an appearance. Over and over and over!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the librarian is in the New York Public Libraryaries podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm under construction. |
| 0:28.1 | Okay. |
| 0:29.6 | I'm Frank and I'm under construction. |
| 0:31.4 | I'm at the library and as many people know, we're under renovation and we'll be open probably by late summer, but I am in my office |
| 0:42.7 | and they are doing some drilling and that's what they have to do, the construction dudes. |
| 0:47.7 | And if there's any interruption, I hope it's not too annoying to anyone listening. |
| 0:53.2 | Hi, Rhonda. |
| 0:54.9 | Hi, Frank. |
| 0:58.7 | When you said you're under construction, it almost sounds like you're a work in progress. |
| 1:00.7 | Well, I am here. |
| 1:02.6 | Yes, we are all works in progress. |
| 1:06.3 | All right, so after today, you're abandoning me, which is fine. |
| 1:08.2 | I'm not abandoning me. It's okay, I can handle it. |
| 1:10.0 | I know you can, Frank. You are adaptable. You are the heart of the podcast. You are 100% refusing to get emotional and you are pushing it on me and I know your game. So I'm not even going to, I'm not even going to go there because I respect your boundaries, I think. Oh, you're not emotional because this isn't goodbye. |
| 1:31.3 | This is just, see you later. |
| 1:33.3 | That's true. |
| 1:34.3 | You are still New York Public Library, so that's great. |
| 1:37.3 | Absolutely, yes. |
| 1:38.3 | I'm thrilled about that. |
| 1:40.3 | Right. |
| 1:41.3 | And I look forward to great things from you, so no pressure. Oh, no pressure. |
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