Miner Recs show

Miner Recs

Summary: A roundtable review and discussion of recommended media from the Des Plaines Public Library.

Podcasts:

 Episode 27: The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Difficult Women, News Of The World, Jughead, Logan | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2610

On this episode, Dave and Tony along with newcomers Kristyn and Joel discuss the video game The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Roxane Gay's collection of short stories Difficult Women, a novel by Paulette Jiles called News Of The World, the first volume of the rebooted Jughead comic series written by Chip Zdarsky, and the latest installment of the X-Men film series Logan.

 Episode 26: 89th Academy Awards (Hell Or High Water, Arrival, Hidden Figures, La La Land) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1992

On this episode, Dave, Jami and Tony discuss four films nominated for Best Picture at this year's Academy Awards: Hell Or High Water, Arrival, Hidden Figures and La La Land.

 Episode 25: The Young Pope, Confessions, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2318

On this episode, Dave, Jami and Tony discuss the HBO original series The Young Pope, the novel Confessions, the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, and the new film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

 Episode 24: Do Not Recommend! (Kindle Fire, Extended Harry Potter Universe, The Dark Knight Rises, Terminator Genisys) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1805

On this episode, Dave, Tony and Jami vent some of their disappointments and frustrations about the Kindle Fire tablet, the extended Harry Potter universe (essentially, any supplemental material outside of the original seven novels), and the films The Dark Knight Rises and Terminator Genisys.

 Episode 23: Game Night (Codenames, Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne, Super Mario Maker, Board Game Arena / Tabletopia / Tabletop Simulator) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1980

Dave, Jami and Tony discuss some of the most fun games for a group of friends or a family get-together, including the board games Codename and Game Of Thrones: The Iron Throne, the video game Super Mario Maker, and the virtual board game simulators Board Game Arena, Tabletopia and Tabletop Simulator.

 Episode 22: Strange (HarmonQuest, As She Climbed Across The Table, The Manhattan Projects, Dr. Strange) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1857

Dave, Jami and Tony talk about some of their favorite odd, quirky or offbeat media, including the animated/live-action television series HarmonQuest, the Jonathan Lethem novel As She Climbed Across The Table, the comic book series The Manhattan Projects by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Pitarra, and the film adaptation of Dr. Strange.

 Episode 21: Paper Girls, 10% Happier, Wellness Apps (Habitica, Life RPG, SuperBetter), Luke Cage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2106

Dave, Jami and Tony talk about the first volume of the graphic novel series Paper Girls, the self-help/memoir 10% Happier by Dan Harris, the wellness apps Habitica, Life RPG and SuperBetter, and the Netflix series Luke Cage.

 Episode 20: Japanese Media (Mother, 13 Assassins, The Faceless Ghost, R100) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1961

Dave, Jami and Tony explore some of their favorite examples of media from in Japan, including the Mother series of video games, the film 13 Assassins, the graphic novel Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan, and the movie R100.

 Episode 19: Horror Films (Hausu, The Boy, The VVitch) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1701

Tony with special guests Charlie, Fernando and Steven celebrate Halloween by discussing horror films, including Hausu (1977), The Boy (2016) and The VVitch (2015), as well as some of the more general tropes of the genre.

 Episode 18: Meta (The Garden Of Forking Paths, Breakfast Of Champions, American Movie, House Of Leaves) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1993

Dave, Tony, and Jami discuss meta media (that is, self-referential works of art) such as Jorge Luis Borges' short story The Garden Of Forking Paths, Kurt Vonnegut's novel Breakfast Of Champions, the documentary film American Movie, and the novel House Of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

 Episode 17: Mobile Technology (Phones, Streaming Services, Fitness Trackers) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1912

Dave, Tony, Jami and special guest Charlie discuss the latest in mobile technology, including phones (including Nexus Phones and the forthcoming iPhone 7), streaming services (such as Spotify and Netflix) and fitness trackers (like Fitbit and Charge 2).

 Episode 16: Kingdom Come, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman: The Killing Joke, Suicide Squad | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1828

Dave, Tony and Jami talk about the DC graphic novels Kingdom Come; Injustice: Gods Among Us; Batman: The Killing Joke and the new film adaptation of Suicide Squad.

 Episode 15: The Art Of Learning, FiveThirtyEight, Captain Sonar, Stranger Things | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2366

Dave, Tony, Jami and special guest Charlie discuss the book The Art Of Learning by Josh Waitzkin, the website FiveThirtyEight.com, the board game Captain Sonar, and the Netflix original series Stranger Things.

 Episode 14: Tom Skilling, The Night Of, Overwatch, But What If We're Wrong | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2404

Dave, Tony and special guests Jo and Charlie discuss meteorologist Tom Skilling, the HBO series The Night Of, the video game Overwatch, and the book But What If We're Wrong by Chuck Klosterman.

 Episode 13: Tigerman, Book TV, Pokémon GO, Theeb | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2306

Dave, Tony and special guest Gwen talk about the Nick Harkaway book Tigerman, the C-SPAN show Book TV, the mobile game Pokémon GO and the film Theeb.

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