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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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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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29:42

I Don't Know if There's Tea

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2024/01/20

Deb and Harrison share their favorite "cozy" titles. In this episode: "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman "A Common Life" by Jan Karon "Crooked House" by Agatha Christie "Death of a Green-Eyed Monster" by M.C. Beaton "Espresso Tales" by Alexander McCall Smith "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling "The Haunt of Fear Vol. 1" edited by Daniel Chabon "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien "The Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy "The Last Bookshop in London" by Madeline Martin "Light a Penny

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42:36

Outsider Art pt. 3: He Still Cannot be Stopped

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2024/01/12

The Free Bin concludes its outsider art series with a lively discussion of a few notable outsider musicians. Discussed in this episode: "Cousin Mosquito #1" by Congress-Woman Malinda Jackson Parker "Demon Angel: A Day and Night with Roky Erickson" (1984) "El Touchy" by Luie Luie "If You Have Ghosts" by Roky Erickson "Paralyzed" by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy "Rock N Roll McDonald's" by Wesley Willis "Roky Erickson With Will Sheff of Okkervil River" (2010) "Wesley Willis: Artist of the Streets"

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39:19

Outsider Art pt. 2: Year of the Dragon

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2024/01/05

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of hate crime and physical injuries. Happy New Year! Deb, Denyse and Harrison drink some cordyceps and explore the world(s) of outsider visual artists. In this episode: Hawkins Bolden Ferdinand Cheval's Palais Ideal (from Atlas Obscura) Mark Hogancamp Vivian Maier Joe Minter

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27:44

Outsider Art pt. 1: Outsider Writers

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2023/12/16

Deb and Harrison introduce a new series on outsider art with a discussion of outsider literature. Along the way, they touch on psychobilly pioneers The Cramps, science fiction luminary Philip K. Dick, former United States Poet Laureate Kay Ryan, and the loaded implications of the term "outsider art" itself. In this episode: Henry Darger (from Down the Rabbit Hole) Philip K. Dick Friedrich Nagler "Naked Girl Falling Down the Stairs" by The Cramps "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" by Marcel Duchamp

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20:05

Remembering John Nichols

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2023/12/08

Deb and Harrison discuss the work of recently-departed author John Nichols, focusing on his novels "The Sterile Cuckoo" and "The Milagro Beanfield War," as well as their film adaptations. In this episode: "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols "The Milagro Beanfield War" (1988) directed by Robert Redford "The Sterile Cuckoo" by John Nichols "The Sterile Cuckoo" (1969) directed by Alan J. Pacula

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55:21

Poetaster Area

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2023/12/02

Deb and Harrison discuss and debate The awkward poetry most do hate And other flawful arts in turn That public ridicule did earn Deb holds the line for formal writing standards as Harrison condemns laughing at bad writing (while also, kind of, totally doing it). Deb plays devil's advocate, and Harrison plays super-devil's advocate. What is bad writing? What are the consequences of putting down art that doesn't conform to accepted norms and standards? These and other questions go vigorously

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21:46

Contiguously Frosted

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2023/11/21

Denyse and Harrison share some useful and informative books about cooking and culinary heritage. In this episode: "The Cooking Gene" by Michael W. Twitty "Fry Bread" by Kevin Noble Maillard "Hello, Cupcake!" by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson "Honest Pretzels" by Mollie Katzen "Jubilee" by Toni Tipton-Martin "Meet the Latkes" by Alan Silberberg "100 Recipes from Japanese Cooking" by Hata Koichiro and Kondo Kazuki "Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat" by Samin Nosrat "Salt, Smoke, Time" by Will Horowitz "The

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25:51

They Were Often on a Log

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2023/11/17

Deb and Harrison talk about Robin Hood ballads, from the traditional to Bryan Adams. Along the way, they encounter talking animals, a fraudulent decapitation, the Red Scare, Tex Cobb, and more! "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) directed by Michael Curtiz "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads" (5 volumes) by Francis James Child "A Gest of Robyn Hode" "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" by Howard Pyle "Raising Arizona" (1987) directed by

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