Sapl Podcast-tuned In

Episode 14: Join the ETE crew at the San Antonio Public Library’s Pop Madness Festival. Seriously, where else can you talk to the Ghostbusters and Vikings in the same place? Don’t answer that. Join us and get the scoop on San Japan, The USS Bexar, the San Antonio Ghostbusters, and the Vinland Texas Vikings. Play some Sci-Fi and Fantasy trivia too. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 13: Join the crew as we find out what exactly does happen when a Crow god, a siren, and a sun priestess walk into a bar. Or maybe not. We do have a great time exploring the world of Meridian which is the setting for Rebecca Roanhorse’s rich fantasy novel Black Sun. Participate in our auditory scavenger hunt by listening for the mysterious bump, the angry bird, our high tech sound effects, and the second Back to the Future reference. Listen and find out why we love this book! Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 12: The ETE Crew goes on a ride through the multiverse while exploring alternative reality games and conspiracy theories as they relate to Terry Miles’s book Rabbits. “You play and never tell” is the first rule of the alternate reality game known as Rabbits. The game may be as old as society and was once only referred to in numbered iterations. The game also may very well hold the fabric of reality in place. . . It is dark and dangerous in the rabbit hole. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 11: Join the Escape the Earth crew as they discuss The Mother Code by Carole Stivers. How would you raise a child with zero human contact? What if there were no people around to raise them? What would it take to actually code someone’s personality? Mother Code takes the reader on a ride through a worldwide pandemic with a group of scientists who are both pursuing a cure and planning the next stage of human evolution should their cure fail. Through the course of the discussion you’ll get our thoughts on the important topics like what it would be like to have an app that could ping your kids or how best to keep secrets from your family. Also, learn how Siri almost made Elissa late for the dentist. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 10: Glitter Explosions and a Gem at the End Join the crew as Elissa, Mary Elizabeth, and Tim as they discuss T. L. Huchu’s book Library of the Dead. Find out how a bowel movement ends up likened to a World War II air raid, hear ruminations about how having magical powers might be a bad thing, an most importantly, the role of cake in the afterlife. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 9: One Me Burger, Poop Potato Fries, and a Coma Slurry Shake to Go Join us as the crew discusses Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. Warning: there is ample complaining about math and at least one comparison to Charlotte’s Web. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 21-10: The YWCA Olga Madrid Center's Coda Rayo-Garza, Director of Racial Justice and Gender Equity, and Mayra Juarez-Denis, Racial Justice and Gender Equity Manager, discuss racial issues with Dan and Edward and provide strategies for opening discussions on this sensitive topic. Additionally, they offer a preface for future discussions on racial justice and equality.

Episode 8.5: Queen vs. Toto vs. War Bagpipes? The ETE crew discuss the book Dune, the 1984 Dune movie, and the new Dune! You don’t need to be a selectively-bred mentat to enjoy this episode (though it may help). If you love Dune, you’re bound to gain something from this discussion. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Jennifer Milton (Clinical Assistant Professor and the Chief Administrative Officer at the University Health Transplant Institute and the University of Texas Health San Antonio) and Mario Cano (transplant recipient) join Edward for a conversation on the importance of being an organ donor. To learn more about organ donation, visit: Registerme.org and donatelife.net

Episode 8: Lovely Rita Murdermaid Tim and Liz narrowly avoid mentioning Starbucks as they embark on a lively discussion about killer mermaids, PT Barnum, and how it feels to be the guy killed by a shrimp. All this while they discuss Mira Grant’s Into the Drowning Deep. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Coda Rayo-Garza, Director of Racial Justice and Gender Equity with the YWCA Olga Madrid Center joins, Raquel, Dan and Edward discuss the wage gap in San Antonio. Coda explains that women are still making less than their male counterparts and women of color are further down the scale. Please visit www.ywcasa.org , https://www.ywcasa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/Equal-Pay-Fact-Sheet-YWCA-SA-1-4.pdf , https://www.ywcasa.org/what-were-doing/racial-justice-gender-equity/wage-gap/,https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/05/25/gender-pay-gap-facts/#:~:text=As%20has%20been%20the%20case,age%20group%20earned%20on%20average.

Episode 7: Unleash The Minotaur Tim and Liz discuss Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, a strange little book about the sole inhabitant of a mysterious house with thousands of rooms, its own weather and oceans, and a unique effect on memory. It’s a labyrinth and not even Piranesi knows everything about it. . . Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 6.5: SB Divya Tim and Liz get deep in conversation with Machinehood author SB Divya. What’s the breakthrough technology of the next 100 years? What will it be like to have Siri implanted in your brain? Why are people so hyped about the gig economy? Who will win at next year’s Golden Globes? Okay, maybe not that last one. Join us as we find out what’s next for this Hugo-nominated author! Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

City of San Antonio Assistant City Manager, David McCary sits down for a conversation with Haley and J.D. regarding his career, his inspiration, his mentors, his love of libraries, his favorite book, and more.

Episode 6: Machinehood The year is 2095, and it looks really cool (no flying cars yet, sadly), but also there’s a machine rights terrorists group killing people?? Have to take the pros with the cons, amiright? Join Liz and Tim as they talk about, “Machinehood,” by S.B. Divya! DISCLAIMER: there is going to be discussion of more “adult” topics in this episode. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 5 - Shrinkwrapped with a Cherry On Top Join Tim and Liz as they welcome their first guest, SAPL Teen Librarian, Laura! The book being discussed is “Catfishing on the Catnet” by Naomi Kritzer! The hosts and their guest will be chatting about teens not understanding adults and vice versa, AI’s that just want to be good, the beauty of online friendships, and cats. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 04 - Fun Fact: There is such a thing as Cow Punk! Did you know there was more to the punk sub-genre of Sci-fi/Fantasy than just cyber-punk? Move aside Blade Runner, God punk is here! Join Tim & Liz as they revel over the many types of “punk” out there and talk about “Black God’s Drum” by P. Djèlí Clark. Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE

Episode 21-06: Kimberly Berry, Teen Dating Violence Prevention Manager with the YWCA Olga Madrid Center joins Raquel, Edward, and Dan for another discussion of an important relationship matter: consent. Kim and the Tuned In crew talk about the importance of open communication, asking permission, listening, expressing intent; and we order a "buddy" pizza. Please visit www.ywcasa.org and www.sanantonio.gov/Health/ViolencePrevention for more information about the programs offered by the YWCA.

Episode 21-05: Meet San Antonio Poet Laurette Andrea "Vocab "Sanderson - Vocab talks with JD and Rebecca about life, love, death, hope, and other elements that go into her poetry and creative process.

Episode 03 - Lies and the Lying Liars Who Lie - One loved it, one hated it. Listen to Tim and Liz discuss this month’s pick, “The Lies of Locke Lamora” by Scott Lynch. Swashbuckling shenanigans, a truly astounding amount of cursing, and a layered plot lead Tim to love this book, and Liz to ... extremely dislike it. Listen in to find out why! Join the discussion with Escape the Earth: email: saplescapetheearth@gmail.com goodreads: www.goodreads.com/group/show/10939…escape-the-earth libguide: guides.mysapl.org/ETE