
Part of the Story: Red Deer Public Library's Official Podcast
By Red Deer Public Library

Part of the Story: Red Deer Public Library's Official PodcastMay 18, 2023

Rinse & Repeat...
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) for discussion on all the things that keep bringing them back -- favourite repeats! Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Dear MAG: Part II
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) as she welcomes Kirsten Lowe, and Nicole Leidl from the MAG (@RedDeerMuseum) for the second in a series of three special episodes focusing on Red Deer and Canadian history as told through the eyes of Jean Little's Dear Canada series. Connect with Red Deer Public Library on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Hot Takes!
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) for some of their hottest takes! From the petty to the serious, and everything in between -- enjoy a fun conversation getting to know a little bit more about your host. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

REEL STORIES: Films of Our Youth
Join hosts Claire Brown (@whatcsees) and Lee Weselak for a walk down memory lane discussing Films of Our Youth! Be a part of the conversation of iconic films and actors of the '80s and 90's! Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Early Literacy with Deb!
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) as she welcomes Deb Isbister to the podcast for a conversation about the specialty and importance of early literacy. Connect with Red Deer Public Library on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Dear MAG
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) as she welcomes Kirsten Lowe, and Nicole Leidl from the MAG (@RedDeerMuseum) for the first in a series of three special episodes focusing on Red Deer and Canadian history as told through the eyes of Jean Little's Dear Canada series. Connect with Red Deer Public Library on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Pop Culture Time Capsule: 1986
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) for a conversation reminiscing on all things 1986! Journey from Chernobyl to gas tank indicators, with a detour on popular culture of the age. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

REEL STORIES: Episode 3: Rom Coms
Join hosts Claire Brown (@whatcsees) and Lee Weselak for a conversation and celebration of Rom Coms! There are some deep dives, and each host has one repeat actor on their lists. Let us know your favourite romantic comedies! Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Fantasy Fun with Claire & Jenn!
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) as she welcomes Jenn McIver for a recommendations of fantasy and sci-fi. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

What We Liked This Year...(You know Nicolas Cage made the list!)
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) for a conversation on the different media they enjoyed this year! Journey this expanded reading, watching and listening of 2022. See you in the New Year! Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

REEL STORIES: Episode the second: Christmas
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) and Jason Hlady for a conversation and celebration on Christmas films! Get a list of seasonal favourites, some surprising choices, and an argument for Sound of Music. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

A Pod on Podcasts Cuz We Be Meta
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) for a conversation about podcasts! As is their usual style we go on detours, and break rules of top five lists. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

REEL STORIES: Episode the first: Horror
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) and Lee Weselak for a conversation and celebration on Horror films! Get a list of favourites with a few surprises to round out your Halloween viewing. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

BookTok, Bookstagram, & Book Clubs...Oh My!
Join host Claire Brown (@whatcsees) as she welcomes Alyssa Braun (@catsandbookstacks) for a conversation about online book communities! Get the latest on upcoming book club titles at the library, and a peek into online book content creation. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Pop Culture Time Capsule: 1999
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) for a conversation reminiscing on all things 1999! Journey down memory lane, and follow along on with tangents, and Keanu Reeves detours. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Pick or Pass: Summer Reading @ RDPL
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) to chat Summer Reading! Play along with the hosts for their new favourite game "Pick or Pass", and find the entire list on Red Deer Public Library's catalogue. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Reading YA with *adults* Sarah & Claire!
Sarah Spurr, and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) make the case that EVERYONE should be reading Young Adult books. Primarily discussing two articles (and offering recommendations of their own), join Claire and Sarah to feel better about your "guilty pleasure" reading. Connect with the hosts on Twitter (@rdpl), visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Spring Forward!
Join hosts Sage Black (@sblackrdpl) and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) to chat all things exciting for Spring! Take a a listening journey from the opening of a pop-up branch at Bower Mall to a discussion of Nicolas Cage (as they do). Spring forward into the season of renewing possibilities! Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

International Women's Day, Authors, & More...
Join hosts Shannon Lirondelle (@shanliron), and Claire Brown (@whatcsees) as they discuss women authors in celebration of Women's History Month AND International Women's Day (March 8, 2022). Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

Choosing Books with Sarah & Claire
Listen to tips from Sarah Spurr (@sspurr_nerdgirl), Claire Brown (@whatcsees), and some internet articles about how they choose books. Discussions on library suggestion services, and covers are a must. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, visit our Facebook page, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

New Year; New Us? Resolutions, Intentions, Challenges, and Reading
Join hosts Claire Brown (@whatcsees) and Shannon Lirondelle (@shanliron) as they talk about the difference between resolutions and intentions. What it means to set reading goals, and the challenge of going outside your comfort zone. Connect with the hosts on Twitter, or visit our Facebook, or website (rdpl.org) for more information.

What We Loved in 2021!
Join hosts Sage Black, Claire Brown, and Sarah Spurr as they share their favourites from 2021 (and a couple of honourable mentions)!

Reading Slumps Tips, Tricks & Thoughts
Join hosts Sage Black and Claire Brown to talk reading slumps. Who has 'em, and how to solve them. Claire and Sage bring research, and oh so many thoughts on reading, slumps, and fixes.

Welcome to Season Three!
Join Claire Brown, and a new regular host, Sarah Spurr, as they chat upcoming programming at Red Deer Public Library. (And stick around for their latest recommendations!)

Season 2: Episode 16: Season Finale
The Tri-pod returns for their final podcast of season two! They talk summer, tease next season, and share their recommendations for what you should be reading, watching, and listening.

Season 2: Episode 15: The Return of Red Deer Reads!
Join hosts Claire Brown and Shannon Lirondelle for a discussion about all things Red Deer Reads 2021! Hear about our three short listed titles, and the plans to celebrate this community wide book club.

Season 2: Episode 14: Summer Reading Club!
Join Shannon Lirondelle as she welcomes Red Deer Public Library's 2021 Summer Reading Club Coordinators Claire Stange, and Ainsley Lirondelle. They chat a bit about how they found this opportunity, philosophies on what summer reading club means to them, and why neither listen to podcasts.

Season 2: Episode 13: Claire & Sage Always Recommend
Join hosts Sage Black and Claire Brown for their latest top five adventure. The hosts give their always recommended from Nicolas Cage to Anime, and of course honourable mentions.

Season 2: Episode 12: Another Story Told
Join hosts Claire Brown and Shannon Lirondelle to celebrate the inaugural issue of Red Deer Public Library's magazine "Another Story". The hosts are in conversation with Emil John Aquino, Leah Martinoski, and Catherine Butcher about their creative processes, day jobs, and being published for the first time.

Season 2: Episode 11: The Fitness Adventures of Sage & Shannon
Join hosts Sage Black, and Shannon Lirondelle as they discuss their fitness journeys (including the open and closing of the gyms), becoming experts on their bodies, and finding out what works for them.

Season 2: Episode 10: The Tri-Pod has a Check-in
Join hosts Sage Black, Shannon Lirondelle, and Claire Brown for a chat about how their 2021 goals are progressing, and some unique new offerings at the library.

Season 2: Episode 9: Sage & Claire Talk Joys of 2021
Join hosts Sage Black, and Claire Brown as they talk about what's giving them joy so far in 2021. From the big things to the small, join the hosts as they reflect on joys and hopeful feelings.

Season 2: Episode 8: Quarantine Adventures: Shannon, Claire & The Romance Genre
The Quarantine Adventures of Part of the Story continue as hosts Shannon Lirondelle, and Claire Brown dive into the genre of romance. How they define it, where it does a disservice to itself, bodice-rippers, and whether it is inherently feminist.

Season 2: Episode 7: The First of the Quarantine Tri-Pod

Season 2: Episode 6: The Return of Quarantine Pod with Sarah Spurr & a 2020 Top Five

Season 2: Episode 5: Good Things of 2020 Aka The First Top Three of the Tri-Pod
Join hosts Sage Black, Shannon Lirondelle, and Claire Brown for their first top three list as a tri-pod. The hosts discuss things that were good despite COVID, being acquaintances after eight years, the joys of pet parenthood, and getting physical (exercise that is).

Season 2: Episode 4: Trish Klein, Library History, and Being a Maker
Hosts Claire Brown, and Shannon Lirondelle welcome Adult Services Coordinator Trish Klein. Trish tells us a little library history as we discuss the changing preferences of the public, and how being a maker influences her library programs.

Season 2: Episode 3: Season Two REBOOT, and Intro to the Tri-Pod
Host Claire Brown welcomes NEW co-host Shannon Lirondelle, and welcomes back original co-host Sage Black. The three catch up on the happenings in lives, at the library, and what the future of this podcast might look like. Get ready to tri-pod.

Season 2: Episode 2: Karen Drok, Canadian Library Month, Outreach, & Audio Issues
Host Claire Brown welcomes Youth Outreach & School Services Manager Karen Drok to celebrate Canadian Library Month. Karen tells us about library memories, serving community, and what outreach means to her all while battling audio issues!

Season 2: Episode 1: Kareena Fulton, the chaos of COVID, considerations vs challenges, and why she still loves change
Claire Brown welcomes you back to season two of Red Deer Public Library's official podcast with a visit from former guest, and newly minted Public Services Manager Kareena Fulton to talk about the chaos of upheaval, finding small happinesses, being anchored, and staying tethered to your community.

Episode 14: Season 1.5: Series! Aka ‘A list in no particular order’

Episode 13: Season 1.5, Steven Kwasny, and Learning in the Age of Quarantine

Episode 12: The Last Quarantine Adventure of Sage & Claire Aka The Season One Finale

Episode 11: Top 5 Films to Rewatch (During Quarantine or Anytime)

Episode 10: Favourite Characters (A Loose Top Five Adventure)

Episode 9: Long Distance Tri-Podcasting & Quarantine...(it’s a thing)

Episode 8: Public Domain in the Time of Quarantine

Episode 7: Claire & Sage in Quarantine aka The Long Distance Podcast

Episode 6: Let's Talk Change (but with our bosses)...
Sage Black, and Claire Brown welcome their managers Kareena Fulton, and Candice Putnam to talk about change. It's a discussion about personal changes, how libraries change over time, and the very real changes of the physical space at the Downtown Branch.

Episode 5: What's Coming in 2020?
Sage Black, and Claire Brown chat about what they are looking forward to in 2020 -- exciting new library initiatives, books, and way too many films. Join Sage, and Claire talk about what they are most anticipating for 2020!

Episode 4: Sara Girardin: Raising Readers, Book Clubs, and Reading Challenges
Sage Black, and Claire Brown welcome Sara Girardin to talk about raising readers, how the library fits into modern life, and yearly reading goals.

Episode 3: 2019 Highlights, and wrap-ups
Sage Black, and Claire Brown discuss 2019 highlights at Red Deer Public Library, professionally, and their favourite reads, watches, and listens from the past year!

Episode 2: Shannon Lirondelle: Turning Passion into Programs

Episode 1: Red Deer Reads
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Part of the Story! Here Sage Black, and Claire Brown give a quick history of Red Deer Reads, and discuss the 2019 winner.

Part of the Story: Red Deer Public Library's Official Podcast Trailer
Welcome! We are so excited to announce Red Deer Public Library's new podcast - Part of the Story. Join us as we celebrate Red Deer, libraries, books, and pop culture!