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The Free Bin

Toledo Public Library

Join the staff of the Toledo Public Library as they dive deep into history, culture, and the arts! That"s Toledo, Oregon, USA, by the way--not the bigger one in Ohio or the original one in Spain. But a public library serves everyone, so if you are someone, The Free Bin has something for you. Whether it"s cult movies, cultural history, stories, games, or (of course) books, you never know what you"ll find in here, so reach on in! The Free Bin is a production of the Toledo Public Library, which is

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30:24

The Good Ice

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2024/08/09

Denyse and Harrison share some road trip memories for American Adventures Month. Denyse feeds a notable hippo and visits a "treesort." Harrison eats a notable hot dog and encounters oversized bovine anatomy among the redwoods. In this episode: "Beekle" by Dan Santat "Campground Kids" series by C.R. Fulton "Oregon Ghost Towns" by Lambert Florin "Oregon Off the Beaten Path" by Myrna Oakley "Tommy Boy" dir. by Peter Segal

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24:17

Minus the Stilts

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2024/08/02

Denyse and Harrison celebrate International Clown Week 2024 with some clown, comedy, and circus-related titles. Denyse shares her family connection to clowning. Clown-shaped gaps in the library collection are identified. The Man in the Yellow Hat continues to confound. Denyse describes a mechanical corndog. Music used during topic introduction: "Circus Tent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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34:23

Self-Publishing in Another Toledo (with Vinnie Grewal)

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2024/07/27

Thanks to a fortuitous geographical mix-up, Harrison has a chat with self-published author and medical student Vinnie Grewal from Toledo, Ohio. Vinnie's current project is a series of novels with overlapping events and characters. Here, he shares details of his inspirations, philosophy, and writing process. In this episode: "Bruised and Bemused" by Vinnie Grewal "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green "The Final Catharsis" by Vinnie Grewal "The Missing Sapphire of Zangrabar" by Steve Higgs

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34:02

You Can't Ride on That Yoshi

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2024/07/05

Denyse and Harrison share some books about fish, the sea, and related topics. Denyse becomes a puffin. Harrison gets carried away with fish stuff. In this episode: "Eyewitness Handbooks: Aquarium Fish" by Dick Mills "Goldfish: A Complete Introduction" by Robert Mertlich "Life on the Rocks" by Juli Berwald "My Pet Goldfish" by Catherine Rayner "Odder" by Katherine Applegate "Puffins" by Colleen Sexton "Salmon" by Mark Kurlansky "Sea Change" by Sylvia A. Earle "The Soul of an Octopus" by Sy

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13:55

Readers' Advisory: Historical Fiction

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2024/06/28

Harrison shares some historical fiction selections, struggles with his microphone levels, and drinks nothing. In this episode: "The Armor of Light" by Ken Follett "Berlin" by Jason Lutes "Bone Walker" by Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear "His Majesty's Dragon" by Naomi Novik "The Glutton" by A.K. Blakemore "The Memoirs of Cleopatra" by Margaret George "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett "Shogun" by James Clavell "What the River Knows" by Isabel Ibanez "Wolf Hall" by Hilary Mantel

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21:14

Juneteenth 2024

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2024/06/14

Denyse brings some titles to celebrate Juneteenth, and Harrison brings a red beverage! In this episode: "An American Story" by Kwame Alexander "Box" by Carole Boston Weatherford "How Do You Spell Unfair?" by Carole Boston Weatherford "Indigo Dreaming" by Dinah Johnson "Moses" by Carole Boston Weatherford "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia "The Real History of Juneteenth" by Elliott Smith "The Undefeated" by Kwame Alexander

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Readers' Advisory: 80 Years From D-Day

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2024/06/07

Harrison quickly shares some nonfiction recommendations to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. In this episode: "The Allies" by Winston Groom "Citizen Soldiers" by Stephen E. Ambrose "D-Day" by Stephen E. Ambrose "Easy Company Soldier" by Sgt. Don Malarkey with Bob Welch "June 6, 1944: The Longest Day" by Cornelius Ryan "Smithsonian World War II Map By Map" edited by Rupa Rao "X Troop" by Leah Garrett

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38:30

Genealogy with Muriel King

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2024/05/31

Muriel King from the Lincoln County Genealogical Society (LCGS) stops by to talk about her work and share some events and resources! In this episode: Lincoln County Genealogical Society

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08:31

"The Dog and His Girl" by Ricky Dyson

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2024/05/17

Local author Ricky Dyson shares an original short story about a very special dog.

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42:31

Enchanted Forest with Susan Vaslev

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2024/05/10

Denyse and Harrison are joined by Susan Vaslev from Enchanted Forest theme park in Salem, Oregon. As the eldest daughter of park creator Roger Tofte, Susan has tended the family business from its very first day through the challenges of COVID and beyond. In this casual chat, Susan shares details of the park's early days, her process for creating all the stage shows and music for the park, the role of the public domain, and more! In this episode: The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi Grimms'

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05:33

Short Episode: Smokey Bear Quiz

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2024/04/26

Harrison shares a five-question true-or-false quiz about Smokey Bear, who turns 80 this year! In this episode: "Decades" Smokey Bear PSA

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24:25

People Like Them Dunes

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2024/04/12

April is National Poetry Month! Denyse and Harrison share a few favorite poems and poets. Denyse serves an opaque, brown liquid. In this episode: "Beneath a Blue Umbrella" by Jack Prelutsky "8 Mile" dir. by Curtis Hanson "The Essential Rumi" by Jelaluddin Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks with John Moyne) "Follow the Recipe" by Marilyn Singer "A Maze Me" by Naomi Shihab Nye "Smoke From This Altar" by Louis L'Amour "Trees" by Harry Behn "The Wizard" by Jack Prelutsky

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11:07

The Eyes Have It

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2024/04/06

Harrison reads the humorous short story, "The Eyes Have It," by Philip K. Dick.

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09:30

The Bee-Man

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2024/03/29

Harrison reads "The Bee-Man," by Alice Dunbar Nelson (née Alice Ruth Moore).

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29:46

Work of the Week: A Swift Kick

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2024/03/07

Denyse and Harrison share the cultural works that held their attention this week. Denyse dissects a pop star's corpus. Harrison loses an old game. Swifties affect the bead economy, and also the regular economy. A werewolf falls repeatedly. Bus drivers hit the jackpot. Danny's mysterious condition worsens. In this episode: Killer Instinct (1994) Metalocalypse Taylor Swift

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39:49

Women's History Month 2024

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2024/03/01

Denyse and Harrison celebrate Women's History Month with a selection of books for readers of all ages! In this episode: "Agent Sonya" by Ben MacIntyre "Amerlia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator" by Shelley Tanaka "Amazons of Black Sparta" by Stanley B. Alpern "Dangerous Jane" by Suzanne Slade "Daniela and History's Women Pirates" Susanna Isern "Finish the Fight!" by Veronica Chambers "Empress of the Nile" by Lynne Olson "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies" by Joyce Sidman "The Gutsy Girl" by

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21:07

Chemirocha

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2024/02/22

Denyse and Harrison discuss one of the 20th century's most fascinating cases of cultural exchange. No spoilers! In this episode: "Chemirocha (I)" by Cherwo Arap Korogorem and Bekyibei Arap Mosonick "Chemirocha (II)" by Charondet Arap Ng'asura and Kipsigis men "Chemirocha (III)" by Chemutoi Ketienya with Kipsigis girls "In a Kenyan Village, A 65-Year-Old Recording Comes Home" (June 28, 2015) by Ryan Kailath, from NPR International Library of African Music "Konon (100%)" by Kipsang (Kalenjin afropop

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30:15

This is the Fancy One!

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2024/02/15

Harrison regales Denyse with the story of the Antiqua-Fraktur dispute. A dog wears a crown. Hitler gets mad. Due consideration is given to Comic Sans, mechanical typewriters and Frumpy Tuba Guys. The Library has one fish. In this episode: Antiqua (Wikipedia) Fraktur (Wikipedia) Gothic Textualis (HMML School)

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33:15

Black History Month 2024

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2024/02/03

Denyse and Harrison share some books celebrating Black history and bid Deb a fond farewell. In this episode: "African Samurai" by Thomas Lockley and Geoffrey Girard "Afrofuturism" by Ytasha L. Womack "The Black Count" by Tom Reiss "Black is a Rainbow Color" by Angela Joy "Black Boy" by Richard Wright "Brother Robert" by Annye C. Anderson "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson "Carter Reads the Newspaper" by Deborah Hopkinson "Devotion" by Adam Makos "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds "How to Write About

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11:33

Might Be a One-Timer

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2024/01/27

In this short episode, Deb and Harrison introduce the phenomenon of clandestine "bone music" in the Soviet Union, and also learn what "CoQ10" is. In this episode: X-Ray Audio - by the Bureau of Lost Culture

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