librarypunk is a leftist library worker podcast.
160 episodes transcribedThis week we’re talking with John Fink about open standards (a little bit) and open source (a lot) in libraries. Also libertarians. John’s Twitter: h...
We’re talking buildings! Are you ready for some Brutalism? Learn about the trauma room at SPL, the joys of concrete, and Jay’s ideas for hate scissori...
Movie night! We’re watching The Name of the Rose (1986) about a mystery in an abbey that has scriptoriums, lost books, and twinks. Missing Eco: On Re...
We’re talking about surveillance, ubiquitous computing, AI, printer problems, and labor with this week’s guest Callan (eminencefont). https://twitter....
This week we’re talking about the history of the MLS degree, why do we do it, and how does it exacerbate all those pesky contradictions that keep dial...
This week we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Sokal Affair by talking about academic hoaxes. What are they? What qualifies as a hoax? Will t...
This week we’re talking with Matthew Murray, co-host of the Book Club for Masochists podcast, about manga in libraries! We covered a lot of ground so...
This week we’re joined by Mark Matienzo to talk about archives access, mousework, digitization gig economics, and skin suits. Mark’s Sourcery post: ht...
We’re finally at the porn episode! Bri Watson is here to talk about all things libraries and porn: metadata, collections, web filtering, Mormons, and...
This week we’re joined by Mitchell Zemil from the documentary series Preserving Worlds on Means.tv! We talk about the series, gender online, preservin...
This week we’re talking disinformation and misinformation. Also we feature a new segment! Diary of a wimpy kid getting arrested Santa Monica Library...
This week we talk about library worker representation in media! Movies, webcomics, TV, and more! Study Finds Librarian Saying "Shh" Directly to Camer...
This week we’re joined by temporary replacement Jay, Peter Woods, to talk about makerspaces, Maker (™) movements, gender, and education. We also get i...
CONTENT WARNING: We briefly mention events at Charlottesville during Unite the Right. We are joined by Dave @saggiotipo to talk about so-called trans...
This episode we are joined by Sam Popowich to talk about ideology, specifically the liberal kind, and how it permeates libraries and library workers....
CONTENT WARNING: We discuss stories of people involved in 9/11 and its aftermath. We’re joined by anthropologist Luisa Díez to talk about labor in m...
It's Fair Use Week! We talk about copyright, music, movies, and gay porn. Find out what AFAB really means, how to behave in Kmart, and why library wor...
We're joined by Dorothea Salo to talk about learning analytics! Learn more about the Data Doubles project at https://datadoubles.org Add your pay: htt...
This episode we talk about butts, boob windows, and open access.
Welcome to the premiere of the top rated library worker podcast! We talk about privacy, vendor agreements, and fascism.
