Middle Country Public Library Podcast

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Episode 284 - Are You Socially Awkward? Jul 20, 2023

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The team chats about how they handle social situations after Nicole's been listening to a podcast from the Atlantic. To check out that article, head over here : https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2023/05/how-to-make-small-talk/674049/

Plus Sara is in the market for a dishwasher and she's looking for reviews...and the best place to get those are Consumer's Reports...which is available for free with a MCPL library card. Want to know which one they say is the best? Listen to find out.

Episode 283 - Movie Chat : Mission Impossible II Jul 13, 2023

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Tom Cruise could very well have the biggest movie of this summer premiering this week with the newest Mission: Impossible film...the team takes a look at the second in the series on this Movie Chat. The film stars Mr. Cruise plus returning cast member Ving Rhames, Dougray Scott, Richard Roxburgh, Brenden Glesson, John Polson, and "she-looks-way-too-young-and-pretty" Thandie Newton.

You can check out the details of this 2000 film here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120755/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 and if you'd like to watch along and have an MCPL card, reserve your copy here: https://tinyurl.com/pod71323

Did you know we've have over 35 movie chats? You can browse our list of episodes here: https://www.mcplpodcast.com/?s=movie%20chat

Episode 282 - Hot Wings for your Movie Night Jul 06, 2023

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Nicole's talking hot wings and one of her favorite interview shows. Are you interested in making your own wings? Check out Tailgreat : How to Crush it at Tailgating by John Currence, which has a number of hot wing recipes for your next movie night. And speaking of movies...Sara discusses some great books that serve as guides for the movie lover...from horror movies, war movies, and even movies from the 90s. Listen as we randomly pick our next movie chat from Movies of the 90s, edited by Jürgen Müller, another great resource we have here at MCPL!

Episode 281 - This Week in History : Custer’s Last Stand + Battle of Gettysburg Jun 29, 2023

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For this edition of This Week in History, Jim discusses such events as Custer's Last Stand, the building of the Hoover Dam, the introduction of the barcode, the founding of Atari, and of course because this is Civil War buff Jim Ward joining us... the Battle of Gettysburg!

Want to get into more history? Check out our History Bites series on YouTube here: https://tinyurl.com/mcpl-historybites

Episode 280 - Summer Reading Clubs 2023 Jun 22, 2023

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It's time to DIG DEEPER and READ this summer: Join the Summer Reading Club! In this special episode, Sal chats with librarians from the Youth, Teen, and Adult departments to give you the details on how to sign up for this year's clubs, how it works, and all about the great events you can attend and prizes you can win! For more information or to sign up, visit https://www.mcplibrary.org/summer-reading-club/

Episode 279 - 2023 Summer Programming Jun 15, 2023

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Summer is here, and so is our amazing programming that we offer throughout the season. Join Nicole and Sara as they highlight some of the wonderful things MCPL has to offer. If you want to browse our Quarterly online, visit https://www.mcplibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/MCPL_Quarterly.pdf

Episode 278 - Coffee Talk (and Trivia) Jun 08, 2023

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Next month, our brand new Cafe will open at the Centereach building! Join the podcast team as they chat about all things coffee, plus Sal has a little trivia for Nicole and Sara to drink up.

Episode 277 - Pride Month Books + Famous Icons Jun 01, 2023

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Sara has some book recommendations for Pride Month that everyone can relate to; Nicole wants to see if you can guess which famous people are actually "real" or "fake" : Mary from Mary Had a Little Lamb...real or made up? What about the Quaker Oats guy? Listen to find out!

Episode 276 - May Book Horoscopes + June DVD List May 25, 2023

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Nicole is testing her book horoscopes this month...as we wrap up the month, did your horoscope ring true? Check them out here along with some great book recommendations: https://bookriot.com/may-2023-horoscopes-and-book-recommendations/

Plus, Sara discusses the new DVD list format...there's lots to look forward to next month!

Episode 275 - Movie Chat : Cocaine Bear May 18, 2023

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Sal's pick for this Movie Chat is this year's crazy dark comedy/horror flick, Cocaine Bear...a film loosely based on a true story. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Brooklynn Prince, Christian Convery and the late Ray Liotta.

Find out what happens when a bear gets its nose into many bags of cocaine. Does hilarity ensue? Listen to find out. Have a library card? Reserve a your copy of Cocaine Bear here: http://mcpac.mcpl.lib.ny.us/record=b2111785

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