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Completely Booked - Official Podcast of the Jacksonville Public Library

Jacksonville Public Library

Listen to stories from local Jacksonville residents, learn something new, and get updates about events happening at the Jacksonville Public Library.

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32:31

#1 The Riverdale Inn - Mary Mychael and Eric Waln

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2019/06/03

Mary Mychael and Eric Waln, owners of The Riverdale Inn, join us on our show today to talk about the Riverside mansion's unique history, what it takes to be successful innkeepers, and the importance of preserving our city's past. You'll also meet the new Completely Booked Podcast hosts, Amanda and Gabby!

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31:49

#51 Professional Musician - Kate Caliendo

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2019/05/27

Kate Caliendo, one of the talented horn musicians with the Jacksonville Symphony, joins us on our show today to talk about her trajectory into classical music, her all-time favorite symphonic pieces, as well as the future of classical music.

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34:29

#50 Every Kid Should Build a Robot - Mark McCombs

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2019/05/20

Mark McCombs believes that every kid should build a robot. He's the founder of Renaissance Jax, a nonprofit organization providing STEM education and robotics competition to North Florida. He's out to make Jacksonville a better, smarter place!

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37:48

#49 Human Cheetah - Kelsey Beckman

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2019/05/13

Kelsey Beckmann is here to tell you that good food can make you faster, stronger and healthier. She's a registered dietician and owner of Meteor Nutrition, where she offers customized meal plans for clients, particularly athletes. Kelsey is also a qualifier for the 2020 Olympic marathon trials (no big deal). In fact, the first race she ever ran was 50 kilometers—that's 31 miles.

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37:19

#48 Yes And - Robert Reid

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2019/05/06

This week on our show, former Second City improviser Robert Reid catches us up on his current improvising with his troupe Spotlight Giant and discusses the importance of "yes and" in every part of life.

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52:21

#47 Downtown Jax - Jake Gordon

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2019/04/29

Jake Gordon is the CEO of Downtown Vision, Inc., a not-for-profit 501(c)6 organization whose mission is to create and support a vibrant Downtown and to promote Downtown as an exciting place to live, work, visit and invest. Jake tells us all about what Downtown Vision is currently working on, and what the goals are for the future. He gives us some updates on big projects like the future of the Jacksonville Landing and the Laura Street Trio renovation. We also get some stellar book recommendations

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23:00

#46 State Attorney - Melissa Nelson

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2019/04/22

Melissa Nelson is the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, serving Clay, Duval and Nassau Counties ... she explains what that means, don't worry! We talk with her about her path from law school to running for a public office. She tells us about the difficulties of this position and how she maintains work-life effectiveness. Follow State Attorney Melissa Nelson's journey on Twitter and Facebook.

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43:11

#45 Stumbling Into Sobriety - Tracy "Dot Com" Collins

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2019/04/15

Tracy Collins, aka Tracy Dot Com, is on the show today to discuss her new book, Stumbling Into Sobriety. We discuss what it's like to live a sober life as a media personality, as well as her biggest challenges writing her book.

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31:19

#44 Short Box Podcast - Badr Milligan

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2019/04/08

Badr Milligan is one of the founders and co-hosts of The Shortbox Podcast, Jacksonville's premier comic book and pop culture podcast! Hurley and Jenna were featured on their show in February 2019 to talk Goosebumps and Jax Book Fest. Badr discusses his show and love of comic books. Jenna and Producer Bryan give you an overview of our upcoming Comic Con events!

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31:53

#43 Stronger Than Stigma - Gabrielle Magid

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2019/04/01

Gabrielle Magid is Stronger Than Stigma. The nonprofit organization founder started focusing on millennial mental health advocacy back in 2013 when she was a student at the University of Florida. During our conversation, Gabrielle shares the challenges of running a nonprofit from a young age, the mission behind her Nobody's Happy comedy tour, as well as the reasons why we should stop throwing around words like "crazy" and "depressing."

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46:05

#42 Curious Music - Keith Marks

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2019/03/25

Keith Marks wants us all to get curious. He's the founder of Avant, a nonprofit organization bringing musical acts to the Jacksonville area—many of which the people of Jacksonville have never heard of. He's also the donor of the Jacksonville Public Library's Radical Jewish Music collection, which he tells us all about during our engaging conversation.

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27:30

#41 Jumbo Shrimp - Ken Babby

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2019/03/18

In this episode of Completely Booked, Ken explains the vision and process of the name change and what he hopes to bring to the Jacksonville community. He discusses his career at the Washington Post; starting as an intern and rising to the position of Vice President of Advertising, and most recently, Chief Revenue Officer of Washington Post Media and General Manager of Washington Post Digital. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Baseball 2019 season starts April 4, and you can purchase tickets on their

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34:54

#40 Down the Hatch - Jessica Hatch

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2019/03/11

Ever wondered what it takes to take a book from manuscript to publication? Literary editor Jessica Hatch of Hatch Editorial Services is here to walk us through the process. How does a book get picked up for trade publishing? What does it take for a book to become a bestseller? Find out on this episode! Jessica also tells us some of her favorite books: Tonight I'm Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

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22:08

#39 Goosebumps - R.L. Stine

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2019/03/04

This is it! R.L. Stine is on Completely Booked this week. We fainted just before we recorded this so hopefully you can't tell. Bob (he let us call him Bob) was one of the nicest and most jovial people ever. He told us about his start writing for a comedy magazine, and how he tried to resist writing the Goosebumps books at first. He also tells us why he thinks Jack Black did such a poor job portraying him in the first Goosebumps movie.

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32:23

#38 Duval Folx - DJ Geexella

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2019/02/25

DJ, rapper and queer-identifying social justice warrior GeeXella is on our show today. We discuss Duval Folx, an inclusive dance party they established in 2018, as well as the tragic car accident that shaped their life. Follow GeeXella on Instagram.

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09:48

BONUS: Meet R.L. Stine at Jax Book Fest!

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2019/02/20

Jax Book Fest is this Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019! Goosebumps author R.L. Stine and author of the Black Lagoon series, Mike Thaler will be there to meet you and sign your books. Hurley and Jenna are giving you the inside scoop on how to guarantee you have a spot in line for R.L. Stine's presentation and book signing. Don't miss this incredible event! More details and full event schedule can be found at jaxbookfest.org.

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51:55

#37 Civil Rights in Jacksonville - Rodney L. Hurst

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2019/02/18

Rodney Hurst is a civil rights activist, a black historian, and the author of two award-winning books. He joins Hurley and Jenna on Completely Booked to tell the real history of the bloody events of August 27, 1960, when 200 whites with ax handles and baseball bats attacked members of the Jacksonville, Florida Youth Council NAACP who were demonstrating peaceably at White lunch counters in downtown Jacksonville. This event is now known as Axe Handle Saturday.

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43:27

#36 WWE Diva - Alicia Fox

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2019/02/11

Jacksonville native, Victoria Crawford or Alicia Fox as she's known in the ring, is on the show today! Alicia is the longest contracted WWE Diva, or female WWE wrestler. She tells us about her career in the ring, and what she has coming in her life beyond WWE.

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40:24

#35 NEW BOOKS 2019! - Alison McCarty + Jill Haile

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2019/02/04

We love books around here, especially new and exciting books. Our resident Librarian Ninjas are telling us what's hot in 2019, and how the library decides which books to buy. Books Jenna and Hurley are reading: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Nick Offerman + Megan Mullally And We're Off by Dana Schwartz Inevitable Bestsellers in 2019: I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella Connections in Death by J.D. Robb A Justified Murder by Jude Deveraux Silent Night by Danielle Steel Run Away by Harlan Coben

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38:08

#34 Grow Your Groceries - Man in Overalls

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2019/01/28

Nathan Ballentine aka the Man in Overalls is here to save the day and your dead plants. Nathan is a huge advocate for growing your own groceries, and he offers lots of free resources to help you do it. He also lends his expertise (for a fee) getting your personal garden started. Hurley and Jenna also start a new segment called "Renew or Return" where Producer Bryan asks if they would renew (keep it) or return (didn't like it) different stuff. Check the new theme music too! Learn more about the Man

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