Episodes

Monday Jul 08, 2024
133 - Pentiment feat. All Gamers Are Bastards
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
We’re joined by All Gamers Are Bastards to talk about Pentiment, a mystery game with an opening similar to the novel/film Name of the Rose (1986) in many ways. Time for the history boys to drop some historiography.
https://soundcloud.com/agabpod
Kay’s other podcast and YouTube show
https://www.youtube.com/@KayAndSkittles
Kyle’s other podcasts
Media mentioned
Kay’s video: Two Games About History (And Why You Should Care) https://youtu.be/A1ibaKebZjo?si=wY_gStTszO9a_Uz3
https://forgottencitygame.com/
Episode transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/xiawczu3

Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
132 - Death Glitch feat. Tamara Kneese
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? Should you be planning now? Mormon transhumanists! All this and more!
Death Glitch: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/
Media mentioned
Tamara’s presentation at the Mormon Transhumanist Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfjjwmJ1Hc
Anya Bernstein Russian immortalists in the 19th century https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/people/anya-bernstein
Jacob Boss https://aiandfaith.org/featured-interview-jacob-boss
Episode transcript: https://pastebin.com/0RWi1j5R

Monday Jun 24, 2024
131 - Close-Up (1990)
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Movie night again! We’re talking about the film Close-Up about a strange case of fraud in Iran surrounding a film director, made by a film director who was part of the events because he wanted to make a movie about it. The layers!
Media Mentioned
https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165628/http://www.projectorhead.in/one/closeup.html
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1492-close-up-prison-and-escape

Monday May 13, 2024
130 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 4
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
This week we’re doing a news roundup on book bans. We also cover Gaza protests and radical literature as police propaganda, and what library workers can do to archive and support the current protests.
Media mentioned
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/16/library-legislation-restrictions-protections/
https://x.com/librarypunk/status/1786563891893342537
LFP Vendor Scorecard: https://github.com/alisonLFP/libraryfreedominstitute/blob/master/LFI2/finalprojects/Library%20Freedom-%20Vendor%20Scorecard-%20110719.pdf
https://litwinbooks.com/books/feminist-pedagogy-for-library-instruction/
VandeBurgt, M. M., Rodgers, B. M., & Brown, K. (2021). Testimonies: The rewards and challenges of letting their voices be heard. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 47(5), 102420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102420
Journal of Radical Librarianship https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/issue/view/12
Related: http://radicalreference.info/
Baltimore Uprising: A Teen Epistolary: https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/59859/
Youtube Video Downloader Justin Recommends: https://www.4kdownload.com/-54
https://github.com/iipc/awesome-web-archiving
https://soundcloud.com/poddamnamerica/the-problem-with-spotify-w-steve-albini
Zines and Distros
https://haters.noblogs.org/zines/
https://www.sproutdistro.com/catalog/zines/
https://www.autistici.org/fugitivedistro/

Friday May 03, 2024
129 - Tumblr, Vtubers, and Ana Valens
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
We’re talking with Ana Valens! Internet culture, learning about yourself, and vtubing.
Readings
Tumblr Porn by Ana Valens (Remember the Internet, Vol. 1): https://instarbooks.itch.io/tumblr-porn-by-ana-valens-remember-the-internet-vol-1
Trans Women and Smut: The 4 Worst Tropes From Porn Artists | [Sex Ed Video Essay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jf_aLAuCtE
Why Don't Games Journalists Cover Adult Games? It's Complicated. And Getting Worse.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m8C_gkvXGA
Public sex is at the center of a queer culture war: https://cashmeremag.com/public-sex-lgbtq-845525/
Pixiv's NSFW Ban In The US & UK, Explained — And Why DLSite Still Doesn't Have MasterCard & Visa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMdpWC-ReIA
Media mentioned
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-kill-the-couple-in-your-head
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/trans-bodies-trans-selves-9780199325351

Monday Apr 22, 2024
128 - Invest in Open Infrastructure
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
In an ep to coincide with the release of Infra Finder, we’re joined by Chrys and Lauren from Invest in Open Infrastructure to talk about the release, open source challenges, IT supply chains, and more!
https://infrafinder.investinopen.org
https://investinopen.org/blog/blog-introducing-infra-finder/
Reasonable Costs projects: https://investinopen.org/blog/the-cost-and-price-of-public-access-to-research-data/
Media mentioned
UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science: https://www.unesco.org/en/open-science/about?hub=686
Nelson Memo: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/08-2022-OSTP-Public-access-Memo.pdf
Holden Memo: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf
Gates Foundation Open Access Policy: https://openaccess.gatesfoundation.org/
https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/ending-profiteering-from-publicly-funded-research/

Friday Apr 19, 2024
127 - Book Bans at FVRL and Gary Wilson
Friday Apr 19, 2024
Friday Apr 19, 2024
We’re talking with Quill and RiotDad about the community side of the response to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and local school board issues surrounding transmisia, book bans in school and public libraries, and how to push back. Salary petition, board email/phone, and template email are in the notes.
Email trustees@fvrl.org (Template email below)
Trustees phone contact: 360-906-5011
Attend meetings through FVRL website fvrl.org/board/trustees
Sign petition for FVRL staff salaries: https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=34850778&algorithm=promoted&grid_position=5&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbwMe%2FqWz6hhNDJhOWQwNw%3D%3D
Readings
https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/dec/06/opposition-to-drag-queen-story-hours-roils-fvrlibraries/
FVRL Board Meeting 2/20/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_r6NqOlEi0
- FVRL employees testimony
https://keepthelibrarysafeforchildren.com/author/keepthelibrary/
Librarian Calls Police On Mom (Olga Hodges) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqqg-TBqPw0
2023 voters pamphlet (page 50)
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Email template for FVRL Board of Trustees
Dear Board of Trustees,
I am writing to express my ongoing support for the Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) and its commitment to inclusivity for queer and trans community members. Members of the community have inspired me by attending Board meetings to counter misinformation regarding the Drag Queen Story Hour and other LGBTQ+ materials. I applaud their dedication and now wish to add my voice in their support.
Also, during a recent meeting, dedicated FVRL employees and WPEA union members shared their struggles with low wages and an unsustainable workload due to high staff turnover. Starting salaries at minimum wage and capped wages force many to live in poverty. Employees are burdened with performing duties outside their job descriptions simply to keep branches functioning.
I stand with these employees and the WPEA. I urge the Board to take immediate action to:
- Address the wage disparity by offering fair compensation commensurate with the cost of living.
- Invest in staff retention by providing competitive wages and benefits.
- Maintain the dedicated workforce required to keep libraries as vital community hubs.
Furthermore, I encourage the Board to:
- Uphold the freedom of information by ensuring diverse materials representing all communities are readily available.
- Counter misinformation by providing accurate resources about LGBTQ+ topics and inclusivity efforts.
- Prioritize both the well-being of its staff and the needs of all members of the community.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
[Your Name/Group Name]

Monday Apr 15, 2024
126 - Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Movie night. We’re learning about the cutting edge of postmodernist impact from the Internet in 2016.
Media mentioned
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5275828/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_and_Behold,_Reveries_of_the_Connected_World
https://walkerart.org/magazine/minnesota-declaration-truth-documentary-cinema-1999/
https://walkerart.org/magazine/werner-herzog-minnesota-declaration-2017-addendum
https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/
https://www.reddit.com/r/ElectroBOOM/comments/1772skr/server_room_goals/
https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/24/the-ecstatic-truth

Sunday Apr 07, 2024
125 - FVRL and WPEA Union
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
This week we’re joined by Derya of the WPEA to talk about the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and the library staff represented by the union fighting for a living wage. Check the notes to see how you can help support them!
https://nwlaborpress.org/2024/03/low-paid-librarians-fed-up-in-vancouver/
https://www.thestand.org/2024/02/take-action-raises-for-sw-washington-librarians-overdue/ (article #1)
FVRL Board: Pay your library workers livable wages! (thestand.org) (article #2-following the action)
Media mentioned
Joe Clement did this piece on the Old Mole Radio Variety Hour, and it contains research resources as well as public testimony audio captured from Nerissa, Carmen, Abbie, and Derya from the latest Board meeting on March 18.
https://twitter.com/wylie_alan
FVRL Board Meeting 2/20/2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_r6NqOlEi0
Old Mole Variety Hour on libraries upcoming April 8 https://kboo.fm/media/120834-old-mole-variety-hour-april-8-2024
Contact the FVRL Board
The problem and the solution are simple: Fort Vancouver Regional Library workers are grossly underpaid, and they must be paid a living wage.
We are asking the community at large to speak up for libraries by telling the FVRL Board to approve the allocation of funds to ensure the dignity of a living wage for all FVRL workers.
- Sign petition https://www.change.org/p/it-s-time-fvrlibraries-pay-your-staff-a-living-wage?original_footer_petition_id=34850778&algorithm=promoted&grid_position=5&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uABhQQQIAAAAAZbwMe%2FqWz6hhNDJhOWQwNw%3D%3D
- Email board of trustees of FVRL trustees@fvrl.org
- Attend meetings through FVRL website fvrl.org/board/trustees
- Trustees phone contact: 360-906-5011
More information
Flyer https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GQRWWVlrgZURJXOtSagHEcVoE0H-5j6f/view?usp=sharing
Infographic https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MO9qZroV4NVwWnz7MTQfY4ElBg5nnzX-/view?usp=sharing
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

Sunday Mar 24, 2024
124 - Bloch and Utopia feat. Jon
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
We’re talking about Jon’s upcoming book on Bloch and how libraries are or are not models of utopia.
Pre-order Jon's book: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-bloch
Horror Vanguard: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500
Media mentioned
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/
https://www.akpress.org/resist-everything-except-temptation.html
https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/wilde-oscar/soul-man/index.htm
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