44 - Feeling Nostalgic

About this episode

The hosts share their favorite childhood memories related to books, movies, games, and library visits.

On this hostful episode, Emily, Lauren, and Dave take a walk down memory lane and share their favorite books, movies, games, and treats from their childhoods. They also discuss the poetry of Andrea Gibson, book-logging apps, and being territorial about little treats. In the Last Chapter they swap childhood memories of going to the library. Overdueing It is a project funded by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services and is produced by library staff around the state. We are proud to be a resident partner of the Rhode Island Center for the Book . The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speakers' own and do not represent those of the Overdueing It podcast, its sponsor organizations, or any participants' place of employment. The content of Overdueing It episodes are the property of the individual creators, with permission for Overdueing it to share the content on their podcast feed in perpetuity. Any of the content from the Overdueing podcast cannot be reproduced without express written permission. Our logo was designed by Sarah Bouvier and our theme music is by Neura-Flow . Books Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez…

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• childhood
• books
• movies
• games
• poetry
• library

Keywords

• Andrea Gibson
• book-logging apps
• treats

Mentioned in this episode

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