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Organizing Ideas

Because libraries and archives are never neutral. Taking a closer look at the relationships between organizing information and community organizing. We talk to information professionals, activists, an... Read more

Ranked #1

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Ep 10 - TPL and Transphobia (round 2) with Niko Stratis

Ep 10 - TPL and Transphobia (round 2) with Niko Stratis

Allison chats with Niko Stratis, who has been heavily involved in responding to Meghan Murphy’s event at Toronto Public ... Read more

22 Nov 2019

30mins

Ranked #2

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Ep 9 - Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 2019 Conference

Ep 9 - Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 2019 Conference

Karen Ng shares a letter written after the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section “Response and Responsibility: Special Coll... Read more

15 Nov 2019

25mins

Ranked #3

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Ep 6 - Toronto Public Library and Transphobia

Ep 6 - Toronto Public Library and Transphobia

In the wake of Toronto Public Library’s room booking to Meghan Murphy, we sit down to talk with Alicia Elliott, an incre... Read more

25 Oct 2019

47mins

Ranked #4

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Ep 3 - Precarious Work with Ean Henninger and Ted Lee

Ep 3 - Precarious Work with Ean Henninger and Ted Lee

In this episode we got to sit down with Ean Henninger and Ted Lee to talk about precarity in the library, archival, and ... Read more

11 Oct 2019

58mins

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Ep 14 - Navigation, Resistance, and Rebellion with Sarah Dupont and Amy Perreault

Ep 14 - Navigation, Resistance, and Rebellion with Sarah Dupont and Amy Perreault

In this episode we sit down with two amazing Métis librarians and information professionals at the University of British... Read more

3 Jan 2020

46mins

Ranked #6

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Ep 13 - Recap and Looking Forward to 2020 (ft. voice messages)

Ep 13 - Recap and Looking Forward to 2020 (ft. voice messages)

This pod is winding down for the end of 2019! In this episode we reflect on what we’ve learned over the past few months,... Read more

13 Dec 2019

34mins

Ranked #7

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Ep 15 - Catalyzing a Community Led Future at the Free Library of Philadelphia with Andrea Lemoins

Ep 15 - Catalyzing a Community Led Future at the Free Library of Philadelphia with Andrea Lemoins

Andrea Lemoins, Community Organizer at the Free Library of Philadelphia, talks about her work with community, profession... Read more

10 Jan 2020

51mins

Ranked #8

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Ep 16 - Archival Theory Through Participation, Solidarity, and Social Justice with Lara Maestro

Ep 16 - Archival Theory Through Participation, Solidarity, and Social Justice with Lara Maestro

Lara Maestro talks about knowledge-keeping practices and living archives in the Philippines from her thesis, “Alternativ... Read more

17 Jan 2020

58mins

Ranked #9

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Ep 11 - Trans Inclusivity in Libraries and Research with Shelby Miller

Ep 11 - Trans Inclusivity in Libraries and Research with Shelby Miller

Shelby Miller, a student in the MLIS program at UBC’s iSchool and an employee at Vancouver Public Library, joins us for ... Read more

29 Nov 2019

34mins

Ranked #10

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Ep 18 - Public History with Krista McCracken

Ep 18 - Public History with Krista McCracken

We chat with Krista McCracken about public history, colonialism and archives, how slooooowww archives are to change (and... Read more

31 Jan 2020

34mins

Ranked #11

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Ep 19 - (Web) Archives and Black Culture with Zakiya Collier

Ep 19 - (Web) Archives and Black Culture with Zakiya Collier

We hop on Skype to chat with Zakiya Collier from the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture about her work web a... Read more

18 Feb 2020

54mins

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Ep 17 - Digital Privacy, Information Literacy, and the Library Freedom Institute with Symphony Bruce

Ep 17 - Digital Privacy, Information Literacy, and the Library Freedom Institute with Symphony Bruce

Symphony Bruce, Resident Librarian at American University Library, shares her experience with the Library Freedom Instit... Read more

25 Jan 2020

46mins

Ranked #13

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Ep 8 - Queer and Radical Knowledge Organization with Avi Grundner

Ep 8 - Queer and Radical Knowledge Organization with Avi Grundner

This episode we got to sit down with Avi Grundner, a MLIS/MAS student at UBC who is working on a Queer Subject Heading T... Read more

8 Nov 2019

46mins

Ranked #14

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Ep 12 - 2019 Reading Highlights with Allison and Karen

Ep 12 - 2019 Reading Highlights with Allison and Karen

Allison and Karen get together to discuss their reading highlights as our home planet completes another arbitrary circui... Read more

6 Dec 2019

39mins

Ranked #15

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Ep 5 - Community-Led Libraries with Jorge Cardenas

Ep 5 - Community-Led Libraries with Jorge Cardenas

What is community-led work in and for libraries? We got to sit down with Jorge Cardenas in Allison’s home to talk about ... Read more

21 Oct 2019

53mins

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