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 16: Kingdom Come, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman: The Killing Joke, Suicide Squad
Dave, Tony and Jami talk about the DC graphic novels Kingdom Come; Injustice: Gods Among Us; Batman: The Killing Joke and the new film adaptation of Suicide Squad.
00:30:28 |
Mon 12 Sep 2016
Episode 15: The Art Of Learning, FiveThirtyEight, Captain Sonar, Stranger Things
Dave, Tony, Jami and special guest Charlie discuss the book The Art Of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, the website FiveThirtyEight.com, the board game Captain Sonar, and the Netflix original series Strang…
00:39:26 |
Mon 29 Aug 2016
Episode 14: Tom Skilling, The Night Of, Overwatch, But What If We're Wrong
Dave, Tony and special guests Jo and Charlie discuss meteorologist Tom Skilling, the HBO series The Night Of, the video game Overwatch, and the book But What If We're Wrong by Chuck Klosterman.
00:40:04 |
Mon 15 Aug 2016
Episode 13: Tigerman, Book TV, Pokémon GO, Theeb
Dave, Tony and special guest Gwen talk about the Nick Harkaway book Tigerman, the C-SPAN show Book TV, the mobile game Pokémon GO and the film Theeb.
00:38:26 |
Mon 01 Aug 2016
Episode 12: Virtual Reality (Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR, Gear VR)
Dave, Tony and special guest Simon explore the various VR platforms currently available: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR and Gear VR.
00:29:53 |
Mon 18 Jul 2016
Episode 11: Shrill, Good Times (The Monkees), Moon, The Lord Of The Rings
Jami, Tony and special guest Charlie talk about the Lindy West book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, the Monkees' album Good Times, the Duncan Jones-directed movie Moon, and Peter Jackson's trilogy o…
00:24:04 |
Tue 05 Jul 2016
Episode 10: DOOM, Harley Quinn, Neil Gaiman Audiobooks, Captain America: Civil War
Dave, Jami and special guest Roberta talk about the new edition of the video game DOOM, the comic book series Harley Quinn by Amanda Conner, assorted audiobooks written by Neil Gaiman, and the film C…
00:29:02 |
Sun 19 Jun 2016
Episode 9: Hearthstone, American Gods, Originals, Game Of Thrones
Dave, Tony, Jami and our special guest Joanne talk about the online card game Hearthstone, the 10th anniversary audiobook edition of American Gods, the non-fiction book Originals: How Non-Conformists…
00:43:27 |
Mon 06 Jun 2016
Episode 8: Steven Universe, Galaxy Trucker, How To Win Friends And Influence People, Black Mirror
Dave, Tony and Jami talk about the animated series Steven Universe, the board game Galaxy Trucker, the classic self-help book How To Win Friends And Influence People and the drama series Black Mirror…
00:31:03 |
Mon 23 May 2016
Episode 7: The Private Eye, Clash Royale, The Past, Ready Player One
Dave, Tony and Jami discuss the graphic novel The Private Eye, the mobile game Clash Royale, the novel The Past, and the novel Ready Player One.
00:36:20 |
Mon 09 May 2016
Episode 6: The Walking Dead (season 6), 2666, Cliq and Fast & Furious
Dave, Jami and Tony talk about the sixth season of The Walking Dead, the book 2666 by Roberto Bolaño and the play adaptation at The Goodman Theater, the social app Cliq, and the film franchise The Fa…
00:30:34 |
Mon 25 Apr 2016
Episode 5: WrestleMania 32
Dave, Jami and Tony have an extended round table discussion about their viewing of WrestleMania 32 and the finer points of professional wrestling in general.
00:33:33 |
Sun 10 Apr 2016
Episode 4: I Am Chris Farley, It's Such A Beautiful Day, The Witness & Deadpool
Dave, Tony and Jackie discuss the documentary I Am Chris Farley, the animated feature It's Such A Beautiful Day, the game The Witness and the film Deadpool.
00:29:04 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
Episode 3: Rocket League, Mr. Splitfoot, The Revenant & The Martian
Dave, Jami and Tony discuss the game Rocket League, the book Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt, the movie The Revenant, and the book and film adaptation of The Martian.
00:26:22 |
Tue 22 Mar 2016
Episode 2: Punch Club, Making A Murderer, The Magicians & Jessica Jones
Dave, Jami and Tony discuss the game Punch Club, the Netflix series Making A Murderer, the book series and TV adaptation of The Magicians by Lev Grossman, and the Netflix series Jessica Jones.
00:34:21 |
Fri 04 Mar 2016
Episode 1: Neko Atsume, Superbetter, Darth Vader & The Force Awakens
In our inaugural episode, Dave, Jami and Tony discuss the game Neko Atsume: Kitty Collector, the book SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient--Po…
00:30:00 |
Mon 15 Feb 2016
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