167 - librarypunk live: Critical AI research too hot for ALA
Episode Date: July 1, 2026Our second live show! Only Justin could make it to ALA but we’ve got THREE great guests plus very good audience questions. We talk about AI through di...
librarypunk is a leftist library worker podcast.
168 episodes transcribedOur second live show! Only Justin could make it to ALA but we’ve got THREE great guests plus very good audience questions. We talk about AI through di...
Media mentioned Radical Infrastructure | University of California Press https://luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1525/luminos.261 (Open Access) Radical Infra...
We’re back after a break! We’re talking about our backburner episodes. Episodes we haven’t gotten to yet, guests we’d like to have on. Also: the AI bo...
We’re talking with Abby and Hal about NYC Public Library Action Network (PLAN)! Learn about what they’re doing, how you can help, how you can copy the...
We’re joined by the authors of Organize Your Library to talk about library labor, the future, the ALA union drive, and more! Media mentioned Organiz...
This week we’re joined by Steph to talk about fashion and librarianship: how it works, how they intersect, and how fashion is interdisciplinary. We al...
Part 2 of our discussion with Jonny and Jez about SciOp, a torrent-focused data preservation project that encourages academics to help with the act of...
We’re talking with Jonny and Jez about SciOp, a torrent-focused data preservation project that encourages academics to help with the act of making dat...
This week we’re joined by Hagen to talk about their new book on AI and labor/power/knowledge/eugenics. We also discuss some library Reddit development...
It’s a fun one! We’re talking with Jessamyn about the public domain, new and old technology, blogging at the DNC, and lots of inside baseball. Media m...
We’re back! We’re talking about weeding and library collections as government speech. Media mentioned https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/25/is-includin...
We’re talking with Kevin again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947. Twitter: h...
This week we have Kay back on to talk about AI and what the refusal of AI means in terms of library practice and theory. Bsky: @kslater.bsky.social M...
This week we’re talking with Young Adult author and children’s librarian Hal to talk about hir new book, vampires, monstrosity, the Old Internet, and...
This week we’re talking about workers’ inquiry with the Blue Bottle Independent Union for cafe workers! Learn about workers’ inquiry, organization, an...
Recording of our first ever live show! Guests Alison and Jennie talk with us about organizing, contracts, AI nonsense, updates, and more! You don’t wa...
We have David Demchuk on to talk about his new book The Butcher's Daughter. We also talk about more Canada updates, including how the backlash against...
We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout. Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social Literar...
We're doing a commentary track for Party Girl! Download this and manually sync up while you listen. You can also download a version with the Party Gir...
This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional r...