Library Podcasts
Each year the Library hosts readings, lectures, and discussions by authors and other public figures. You may watch video recordings of recent programs on our YouTube channel. Our archive of audio recordings goes back more than 10 years and includes thousands of memorable Library events.
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Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, June 18
Acclaimed sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot looks at the moments both large and small that define how we transition through our lives.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 30 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Frank Deford, June 14
The celebrated sportswriter looks back on a remarkable career in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 22 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Aimee Phan, June 12
Aimee Phan talks about her new novel "The Reeducation of Cherry Troung," the story of a young woman who journeys back to Vietnam in search of her brother and uncovers her family's decades-old secrets.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 21 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Richard Ford, June 4
Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Richard Ford reads from his much anticipated new novel, "Canada."Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 20 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Thrilling Tales: May 21, 2012
Today's stories are "The Quest" by Saki and "The Interruption" by W.W. Jacobs. Recorded on May 21, 2012.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 19 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 40 min]
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Thomas Graham Jr, May 20
Thomas Graham Jr. discusses "Unending Crisis: National Security Policy After 9/11," which examines the George W. Bush administration's foreign policy.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 33 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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John Irving, May 17
John Irving reads from "In One Person," a portrait of the life and loves of a bisexual man, and the mutability of gender and desire.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 35 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Lucia Perillo, May 12
Lucia Perillo reads from from new poetry and debut fiction, "On the Spectrum of Possible Deaths" and "Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain: Stories."Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 22 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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Steve Coll, May 9
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll goes deep inside the largest, most powerful private corporation in the U.S. Steve Coll discusses 'Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power' at the Central Library.Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 32 MB] [Play time: 0 hr 00 min]
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2012 Seattle Reads Amy Waldman, May 5
Amy Waldman's acclaimed debut novel asks hard questions about the American values of tolerance, diversity, and community. Amy discusses "The Submission" at the Ballard Branch as part of Seattle Reads. Recorded on May 5, 2012.
Listen to Audio (mp3) [file size: 21.13MB] [Play time: 0 hr 46 min]