The Librarian Is ALL IN
The Librarian Is In
The New York Public Library
4.7 • 595 Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2019
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Gwen's quest to learn more about Carol Channing took both her and Frank to a place where divas and dames truly reign- Broadway! Plus: Frank's book taps into the cultural obsession with visiting the past (repeatedly) to figure out the future, leading us into the arms of "Russian Doll" creator Natasha Lyonne.Â
Book RecommendationsÂ
Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater by Eddie Shapiro
The Heavens by Sandra Newman
Non-Book RecommendationsÂ
Check out the new Netflix series "Russian Doll," and you'll obsess over it too!
And watch "Happy Death Day"Â for more time loops, laughs and life on other planes.
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| 0:00.0 | We're going to be Frank tonight. We're going to be Frank tonight. Let's frankly Frank. |
| 0:08.2 | I did this to myself. |
| 0:09.9 | I said Frank could be a very naughty verb. |
| 0:27.9 | Welcome to the librarian is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. |
| 0:28.7 | I'm Gwen. |
| 0:29.3 | I'm Frank. |
| 0:31.6 | We're in a very special emotional space today. |
| 0:36.1 | But before we start talking about it, we have a reminder for you about poetry. Well, wait, we're going to be doing an episode based on poetry and the poetry we're reading. |
| 0:42.1 | And as ever, and as we've already heard, we want to hear from you guys, the poems that you like. |
| 0:50.8 | So you can email us at podcasts, plural, at nypll.org, or call 507 NYPL-L-I-B. |
| 1:02.7 | NYPL-L-I-B, 507 NYPL-LIB. |
| 1:07.1 | And read your favorite poem or a poem or a poem or a poem on your mind or a poem you wrote to us. |
| 1:14.2 | And we want to play them on this very special poetry episode and talk about poems that we've been reading. |
| 1:20.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:21.1 | It's really nice. |
| 1:22.2 | So far we've gotten a bunch. |
| 1:23.6 | And I love hearing people read. |
| 1:25.1 | Yes. |
| 1:25.5 | A lot of the ones we've gotten so far are so great, too. |
| 1:28.5 | Some of them are funny. Some of them are really meaningful and beautiful. |
| 1:31.6 | So thanks to everybody who already sent them. |
| 1:34.1 | And yes, please send us more. |
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