Miner Recs
A roundtable review and discussion of recommended media from the Des Plaines Public Library.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 96
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Episode 96: The Canvas
On this episode, Angelo, Sarah, Pico, and Amy talk about The Canvas, DPPL's new makerspace, discussing the equipment and resources that are now available to patrons.
00:51:47 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Episode 95: Tails and Tales
On this episode, Angelo, Lynne, Ariana, and Quinn talk about DPPL's 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, detailing the events the library will be hosting for kids, teens and adults alike. (Find out more in…
00:48:12 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Episode 94: 97th Academy Awards
On this episode, Angelo, Amy, Ariana, and Quinn preview the 2025 Oscars, sharing their predictions and opinions on the films nominated.
00:55:36 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Episode 93: Board Games
On this episode, Angelo, Amy, Annie, and Quinn discuss board games, with an emphasis on games that can be checked out here at the Des Plaines Public Library.
00:30:31 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Episode 92: Zines
On this episode, Quinn, Amy, Alicia, and Tia discuss zines, the small-circulation handmade booklets that provide an easy and fun way for anyone to self-publish and circulate their art and ideas.
00:33:54 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Episode 91: Episode 91: Bad Movies
On this episode, Angelo, Amy, Charlie, and Quinn discuss movies that are so bad they're good, including Troll 2, Vampire's Kiss, Clifford, The Master Of Disguise, Madame Web and more.
01:01:35 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Episode 90: Banned Books Week
On this episode, Angelo, Alicia, Ariana and Sarah discuss Banned Books Week, an annual event seeking to promote and celebrate open and easy access to information and the freedom to read what you want…
00:57:23 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Episode 89: Hugo Awards 2024
On this episode, Angelo, Christa, Sarah, Quinn, and Cameron discuss works nominated at the 2024 Hugo Awards, science fiction and fantasy's most prestigious awards ceremony.
00:56:01 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Episode 88: Comic Books and Comic Conventions
On this episode, Angelo, Sarah, Michelle, and Annie discuss comic books, graphic novels, and the conventions that celebrate them.
00:37:46 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Episode 87: 96th Academy Awards
On this episode, Angelo, Ariana, Quinn and Charlie discuss the 2024 Oscars, including their own picks and predictions of movies nominated, opinions about actors and films that have been unfairly snub…
01:05:17 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
Episode 86: Episode 86: Dungeons & Dragons
On this episode, Angelo, Amy, Quinn and Sarah talk about the fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
00:56:15 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Episode 85: Episode 85: 2023 In Movies
On this episode, Angelo, Maureen, Michelle and Charlie and Lynne talk about some of their favorite film experiences of 2023, from Barbenheimer to Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
00:40:10 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
Episode 84: Star Trek
On this episode, Angelo, Sarah, Charlie and Lynne will go boldly where this podcast has never gone before with a discussion of Star Trek, from the original series to the movies, all the way through t…
00:41:32 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 83: Craftivism (with Shannon Downey)
On this episode, Annie, Maureen, Alicia and Elizabeth talk with Shannon Downey, a Chicago-based crafter and activist and founder of Badass Cross Stitch.
00:53:05 |
Tue 17 Oct 2023
Episode 82: Music
On this episode, Charlie, Maureen, Tia, Angelo, and Christa talk about music, from the new albums and concerts they're excited about, to their recommendations of books and documentaries about popular…
00:43:47 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Episode 81: Disney
On this episode, Charlie, Alicia, Maureen and Michelle talk about Disney: the classic animated films, the recent live-action remakes, the TV shows, the parks, the video games, the toys and everything…
00:54:57 |
Tue 15 Aug 2023
Episode 80: Colleen Hoover / BookTok
On this episode, Charlie, Angie, Nina and Maureen talk about Colleen Hoover, the popular fiction author and BookTok, an online community of book enthusiasts on the social media platform TikTok.
00:38:42 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
Episode 79: Read Roar Repeat! Summer Reading 2023
On this episode, Sarah, David, Maureen and Jessica talk about this year's summer reading programming at the Des Plaines Public Library, as well as the theme of the challenge: dinosaurs!
00:32:43 |
Tue 06 Jun 2023
Episode 78: The Menu / Celebrity Chefs
On this episode, Charlie, Ariana, Angelo, and David discuss The Menu, a dark comedy/horror film released in 2022, and the celebrity chef/foodie culture that the film satirizes.
00:48:03 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Episode 77: I'm Glad My Mom Died
On this episode, Charlie, Angelo, Nina and Maureen talk about Jennette McCurdy's bestselling memoir, I'm Glad My Mom Died, as well as some other recently-released and revelatory celebrity autobiograp…
00:40:37 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
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