Popmatic Podcast
The Popmatic Podcast is where you can find reviews and recommendations of the best books, movies and music available for check out and download from Nashville Public Library.
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Popmatic Podcast for April 22nd, 2015: Hip Hop Falcon Crest aka the Musical Episode
Empire is a media phenomenon that topped both tv ratings ...
Empire is a media phenomenon that topped both tv ratings and Billboard charts. Mike begged not to do a hip hop show. Bill begged to do a hip hop show. A compromise was reached and we decided on a musicals episode. Discussion of Empire (and QVC) comes at t
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Popmatic Podcast for April 15th, 2015: Buy Me Some Peanuts
The Nashville Sounds’ first home game in the brand spanking ...
The Nashville Sounds’ first home game in the brand spanking new First Tennessee Stadium is this week. Special guest Sarah joins the Popmatic crew to pass the time with books and movies about America’s favorite pastime. Keep an ear out too for
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Popmatic Podcast for April 8th, 2015: Sesquicentennials and Such
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the end of ...
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War so we get our North and South on. We mostly steer clear heavy history hitters but stock up on local authors and gender bent Union soldiers. Sort of. Obligatory Gone with the Wind fight brea
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Popmatic Podcast for April 1st, 2015: FOOLS
Get your fool on full-on this week with double doses ...
Get your fool on full-on this week with double doses of Gaffigan and Evanovich. Plus satrirical takes on the army, aristocracy, vampires and STDs. ST… just listen already. FOOLS Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan the works
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Popmatic Podcast for March 25th, 2015: Crime Wave
Real life crime is down but crime books are as ...
Real life crime is down but crime books are as popular as ever. The Popmatic crew clues you onto sure bets ranging from the darkest true crime to the funniest parody novels. Plus – Mike’s tribute to the late, great Terry Pratchett. CRIMES &
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Popmatic Podcast for March 18th, 2015: Ides of March
Three days after the Ides of March – it’s our ...
Three days after the Ides of March – it’s our Ides of March episode! We pack three days worth of Roman factoids, book recommendations and snarky barbs into one little podcast. And what is tickling our fancy this week. Listen to the end to hear
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Popmatic Podcast for March 11th, 2015: A Robot By Any Other Name
Hollywood is banking on robots. So is this episode. Plus ...
Hollywood is banking on robots. So is this episode. Plus what is tickling our fancy this week. ROBOTS Cybermen in Doctor Who: 1-4 The Doctors Revisited Forbidden Planet Cult Movies: the Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird, and the Wonderful by Danny Peary T
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Popmatic Podcast March 4th, 2015: Severe Weather (Un)Preparedness Week
In Tennessee, Severe Weather Preparedness Week was two weeks ago, ...
In Tennessee, Severe Weather Preparedness Week was two weeks ago, the week of the ice storm, so we thought we would lick our wounds. This episode is all about weather: the hot and cold, the wet and dry, the books and movies. WEATHER Isaac’s Storm: A
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Popmatic Podcast February 25th, 2015: Salute Your Sci Fi Shorts
February is the shortest month so we were going to ...
February is the shortest month so we were going to talk about short things, but, appropriately enough, we were short staffed due to #SnObama aka the 2015 President’s Day ice storm. With only Bryan, Jeremy and Mike in the studio, this episode slipped
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Popmatic Podcast February 18th, 2015: Rutherford B. Hayes was a Werewolf
The library is an educational institution; therefore, we spend most ...
The library is an educational institution; therefore, we spend most of our President’s Day episode talking about conspiracy theories and werewolves. Duh. Our post-Grammys discussion devolves to shouting. PRESIDENT’S DAY ALL YEAR The Hypo: The
