DC Public Library Podcast

In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare speaks with Kamau Sadiki. Kamau is a Board of Directors member and Lead Instructor with Diving With A Purpose (DWP), an organization committed to resurrecting the stories of shipwrecks involved in the Transatlantic Era of African Enslavement (TEAE) through maritime archaeology. They discuss his mission to find and document vessels of enslavement."DESCENDANT" a must-see documentary about the Clotilda descendants now streaming on Netflixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M8ESS9hSAQDiving With A Purposehttps://divingwithapurpose.org/Slave Wrecks Projecthttps://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/initiatives/slave-wrecks-project"Whatever" by HoliznaCC0 was used in this episode. Whatever by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

In this epsiode, we tackle Cryptocurrency with guest Adam Zarazinski. Adam is the CEO of Inca Digital, a local Veteran-owned and run company that helps businesses understand and use Cryptocurrency and related technologies.In our interview, Adam breaks down cryptocurrency- what it is, how it works, how to avoid crypto scams, and more.Have you been the victim of a crypto scam? Inca Digital is collecting data on crypto scams and wants to hear from you- email info@inca.digital to connect.

credits:swirling winter wind gusty grains sand.flac by Kyles is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication license.https://freesound.org/people/kyles/sounds/454213/Arctic by Sonically Sound is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License. https://freesound.org/people/sonically_sound/sounds/612871/Hand Bells, Low-C, Single.wav by Inspector J is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/339815/ALS_AG.wav by CaveAnu is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 licensehttps://freesound.org/people/CaveAnu/sounds/561044/Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. Performed by Joseph Finkberg. Public Domain. https://librivox.org/auld-lang-syne-by-robert-burns/

Join us as we explore the winter holiday season. We hear from writers Kim Renay Anderson and Rev. Veronica Graves, listen to the ending of The Dead by James Joyce and ruminate over what it is that’s so important about these days. Is it just the food? Is it the religious aspects? Is it family? What is it? CreditsThe Lass of Aughrim. Traditional. Performed by Christopher Stevenson. Performance is in the Public Domain. The Dead by James Joyce. Public Domain. Performed by Christopher Stevenson.Humpty Dumpty was Framed by Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.Where are My Keys? By Kim Renay Anderson by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert to author.Why Holidays are Important by Reverend Veronica Graves by DCPL Labs Contract. All rights revert by author.Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/Angela, Angela. Irish Christmas Song is licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 https://freesound.org/people/annabloom/sounds/321250/Irish Whistle.mp3 by Nigelnix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License https://freesound.org/people/nigelnix/sounds/130108/St. John Cathedral female choir 0012.wav by klanbeeld is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/169039/P. I. Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (Dutoit) Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit. Public Domain https://archive.org/details/NutcrackerSuiteOp.71adutoit/03Tchaikovsky_TheNutcrackerOp.71-Overture.mp3Moaus Zur by The Max and Frieda Weinstein Archive of YIVO Sound Recordings. Public Domain. https://archive.org/details/moaus-zurSleigh Bells, Long, A.wav by InspectorJ is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licensehttps://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/402521/ Ambient Wave Marker 33.flac by Erokia is licensed under Attribution 4.0 Noncommercialhttps://freesound.org/people/Erokia/sounds/586380/Christmas Bells by tripjazZ is licensed under CC0 Public Domain. https://freesound.org/people/tripjazz/sounds/664697/The Kendal Revellers 2015 ~.mp3 by TitusL108 licensed under Attribution NonCommercial 3.0

In this episode Erin Garnaas-Holmes lead climate adaptation planner with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment's Urban Sustainability Administration joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss climate change and the effects it will have on the District. Bus Stop by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Websitedclibrary.orgSocial@dcpubliclibrary on Instagram@dcpl on X

Get Lit with Halloween this year as we take a look at why people like scary stories, then hear an eerie story from local writer Margaret Roberts Drucker and listen to a poems from Adelaide Crapsey and Anne Boleyn. Credits Halloween EpisodeHorror Background Atmosphere For Suspenseful Moments by UNIVERSFIELDIs licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/702870/ Howling by PhonosUPF is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/PhonosUPF/sounds/499699/ Evil Laugh Wav by Nanaksian Is licensed under licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/Nanakisan/sounds/132746/ 01385 witch cackle 3 natural.wav by Robinhood76 is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/84746/Organ Ambience, Calm, A.wavBy inspectorJ is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/411991/ Reception Background Chatter is licensed under NC 3.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unportedhttps://freesound.org/people/MorneDelport/sounds/326404/ Piano Improvisation by Betabeats is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/betabeats./sounds/666981/ The Door Creaks-Your Not Alone is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/704612/ Owl Hoot by Breviceps is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/Breviceps/sounds/465697/ Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/Classical_Sampler/Danse_Macabre/ Horror Music Box 2  by UNIVERSFIELDIs licensed under  4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttps://freesound.org/people/UNIVERSFIELD/sounds/695621/ Somber Music by Speedenze is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/Speedenza/sounds/209643/ Smokescreen by Margaret Roberts Drucker is licensed by DCPL Labs Recording Contract A Dirge by Anne Boleyn Read by Newgatenovelist for Librivox is in the Public Domainhttps://ia802302.us.archive.org/32/items/spc220_2110_librivox/spc220_dirge_el_128kb.mp3 To the Dead In the Graveyard Under my Window by Adelaide Crapsey Read by Olivereading for Libribox is in the Public domainhttps://ia800501.us.archive.org/12/items/short_ghost_and_horror_collection_023_1312_librivox/ghohor023_todeadingravetardunderwindow_adelaidecrapsey_la_128kb.mp3

In our third episode of "What the Tech", we learn about Extended Reality (which includes Virtual and Augmented Reality) from local expert Joseph Cathey of Capitol Interactive. We discuss what it is, some examples of how it's being used locally for education and art, and where it might be going in the future. 

Credits:Ambience, Nightlife by Inspector J  is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/352514/ Blind Haitian singer on Place Boyer (Petillon Ville, Port au Prince) by Felix.Blumeis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/396104/ Bucket Drummer by Logan Circle2 is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/s/454637/ Dark Scary Castle, Hall is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/MATRIXXX_/sounds/657538/ Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) byTheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/ Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 1 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License. Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 2 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License. Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No 3 byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License. Heavy Rain bylebaston100is licensed under the Attribution 4.0 License. https://freesound.org/people/lebaston100/sounds/243629/ J. S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor byKevin MacLeod is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution License. News Report Music byehohnke  is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/ehohnke/sounds/376306/ No Good byQleq islicensed under the Attribution 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/Qleq/sounds/677698/ S32-02 Fog horn with echo.wav by Craig Smith is licensed underCC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedicationhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/675697/ Thunder - Thunder Cracks Like Wind byPNMCarrieRailfanis licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 License.https://freesound.org/people/PNMCarrieRailfan/sounds/681613/ Pasty Cline “I’m Gonna Walk Some Dog” is in the public domain and is an official record of the United States Army. Armed Forces Radio Service.   “Jumbie See, Jumbie Do” by Siobhan Pascal is read by the author . All rights retained by S. Pascal.  The Swans at Coole by WB Yeats, When You are Old by WB Yeats, Autumn Movement by Carl Sandberg, and Fall Leaves Fall by Emily Bronte are in the public domain. 

In our second episode of "What the Tech", we talk about Chat GPT, the Artificial Intelligence-powered chat service. We learn a bit about what it is, how to use it, what to use it for, and some of its pros and cons.

In the Real World History program, DC high school students study the Great Migration by reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson and conducting oral history interviews with people who came to the DC region as part of the Migration. Listen to a series of clips from the 2022-2023 cohort of Real World History curated by two of the student oral historians, Maya Schindler and Naomi Fraser-Jones.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Music credit – “No One is Perfect.” By HoliznaCC0https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/be-happy-with-who-you-are/no-one-is-perfect/Sound – “Wind Chimes – rough.wav.” By Anthosaihttps://freesound.org/people/Anthousai/sounds/398495/This episode was produced by Naomi Fraser-Jones and Maya Schindler

In our first episode of “What the Tech”, we’re starting with the basics, passwords. They’re something that we all have to use and often forget, so we’ll get into why we have to use them, how to make good ones that you won’t forget, and what’s next in the world of passwords.

In this episode, host Olubunmi Bakare is joined by Ana Ka'ahanui and Stella Tarnay,  founders of Capital Nature  and Forest Health and Community Outreach Specialist, Kasey  Yturralde of the DC  Department of Transportation's Urban Forestry Division. They discuss exploring and learning about the natural environment in Washington, DC and the surrounding area.************************************************************************************************************************************Links to  programs and events discussed in the podcastUrban Forestry Division, all topics in DC Urban Forestry, maintenance, tree preservation, history, forest health, urban wood reuse: https://trees.dc.gov/Urban Wood Reuse: https://urban-wood-reuse-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/Forest invasive species: https://trees.dc.gov/pages/forest-health#spotDC Open Streets: https://open-streets-dcgis.hub.arcgis.com/Where to go if you have an issue with a tree, call 311 or try https://311.dc.gov/Here are some of the links we mentioned:Capital NatureCity Nature Challenge  Ana leading City Nature Challenge observation events for DPR and Friends of Oxon Run on Saturday, April 29 at Pope Branch Park and Oxon Run ParkDownload the free citizen science app iNaturalistDC Street Tree MapUDC's DC Master Naturalist programGreen Spaces for DCNCR PRISMCity WildlifeBug Guide.netDOEEE - Urban AgricultureWashington is has the #1 ParkScore in the countryCasey TreesOne of our favorite books: City of Trees by local naturalist and forest bathing guide Melanie Choukas-BradleyPulitzer Prize winning fiction book about trees: The Overstory by Richard Powers ***********************************************************************************************************************************Earth by HoliznaCC0 is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

In honor of Women's History Month, author, professional archivist and historian Dr Ida Jones joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss her work , Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington, DC : Activism and Education in Logan Circle. Jones also discusses her role as a part of the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation .----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For more information on the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation , please visit  www.womensmonument.org.Save Yourself by Makaih Beats is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

**From 2018**On this episode of DCPL Presents, we sit down with Carolyn Becker, digital communications manager of Goodwill Greater Washington and founder of the popular Instagram account, DC Vegan Life. With a passion for sustainable living and tasty vegan treats, Caroyln explores how she uses social media to create community, promote sustainability, and ways you can, too!

In this episode Janet Sims-Wood, author of Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a Legacy of Black History, joins host Olubunmi Bakare to discuss the life and legacy of Dorothy Porter Wesley.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chilling by Alex-Productions was used in this episode.Lo-Fi Chill Hip Hop | Chilling by Alex-Productions |https://youtu.be/y_ShwSq40G8Music promoted by http://onsound.eu/Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US 

In this episode Olubunmi Bakare is joined by by activists Nadine Seiler and Karen Irwin along with archivists Aliza Leventhal and Laura Farley to discuss their mission to preserve artifacts from the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests in Washington, DC.Link to Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection  https://www.dclibrary.org/node/69429 ****************************************************************************************************************************************Chills  by  HoliznaCC0 used in this episode. For more information visit the link below.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/sad-beats

In this episode Olubunmi Bakare  interviews Adebayo "De' De' " Folarin . De' De' is a comedian, DC Public Library Technician and vocalist for the Washington, DC based Go-Go band, Rare Essence.  He discuses  his life growing up in Washington, DC and how he became a multi-talented entertainer. **************************************************************************************************************************************Link to wild turkey attacking woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7VZECeVKJwCelebrations by Ketsa was used in this episode. For more information visit the link below.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/1000/celebrations/Celebrations by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

For Native American Heritage Month, we discuss the archaeological artifacts archived at the MLK Library with State Archaeologist Ruth Tricolli, Chief Jesse James Swann of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe, and Armand Lione of the DC Native History Project. We reveal what these artifacts tell us about the Indigenous peoples who made a home and livelihood in for thousands of years. We’ll also connect the neighborhoods of Washington DC, their roots to Native American History and Culture, and the need for increased education of Native Americans in the District.

In celebration of DC Public Library's Go Go Preservation Week, we are revisiting a previously aired podcast. Host Olubunmi Bakare talks with author Natalie Hopkinson to discuss her book Go-Go Live. For more information, please visit  https://www.dclibrary.org/gogo 

On this episode of All Things Local, host Natalie Campbell is joined by playwright Ifa Bayeza and Mosaic Theater's artistic director Reginald Douglas to discuss The Till Trilogy, playing through November 20th at Mosaic Theater. DC Public Library's Adult Services Coordinator David Quick also joins the conversation talk about the Library's ongoing partnership with Mosaic. Listen to learn more.