42 - Chatting About Chickens
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This episode is a good egg for sure. Darby talks with Gabriola Island blogger and educator Claire from Bitchin' Chickens about all sorts of chicken topics. Then Nathan rules the roost at chicken trivia. There's definitely nobody here but us chickens today! Episode links: and Guinness World Record holding chicken training and Dr. Emily Carrington's Facebook group and YouTube channel And books you'll be interested in if you liked the episode: by Dalia Monterroso by Tove Danovich by Susan Juby Remember to tell your peeps about the show!
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41 - All Things Seaweed
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Nathan talks with Vancouver Island-based all about seaweed. She has a BSc. that involved taking an algae physiology couse and harvests seaweed to eat. She also has written The Science and Sprit of Seaweed for adults and The Science and Superpowers of Seaweed for kids. You can find them in the library. Pro tip from Darby: don't brandish bull kelp as a whip unless you are prepared to whip yourself in the butt (or face!) accidentally.
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40 - Beach Listening: Sea & Sea-darr Storytime
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It's a Sea & Cedar Storytime episode! Nathan gets piratey to set some beach vibes. Enjoy work from the Winter, 2024 edition of with local writers. Featured writers: Camilla Arnold, Cate Sandilands, Jonathan Moskaluk, Marlene Dean, Mary Alissa, Erica Keen, Petra Chambers, Richard Youds, Shelley Stein-Wotten, T.J. Radcliffe You can READ this issue of Sea & Cedar or in . You can also SUBMIT your own work .
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39 - Murder in Echo Bay with Yvonne Maximchuk
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Was it Really Murder? Big crime comes to a town too small to merit even that title in Murder Rides a Gale Force Wind. Beloved West Coast author and artist Yvonne Maximchuck is best known for her slices of BC marine life written with friend Billy Proctor, but has turned her hand to writing a murder mystery! Yvonne reads from the book to whet your appetite and then chats with Darby. Check out more about her writing and art, including purchasing her books at her website: You can borrow some of her books from the library
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38 - SOGI 1, 2, 3...
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Have you always wondered what SOGI stands for but didn't want to ask the angry people with the signs by the side of the road? Nathan thinks maybe you have. He conducts an investigation with the help of Scout from . Find some .
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37 Canadian Letters & Images Project
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Join us in our first sponsored episode! Buster and Barnfather's Children's Cigarettes are the perfect pairing for this educational look at Vancouver Island University's Canadian Letters & Images Project with Dr. Stephen Davies. See the project here at including some famous Canadian guest readers! You can help the project financially by which is a tax-deductible donation. If you have wartime letters, postcards, etc. you can lend them to the project as per the .
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36 - Climate Action and Preparing for the Inferno
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Nathan gets a bit down/realistic about climate change with some special guests. First he talks to Teegan Walshe from in Qualicum, which is an ongoing school strike for climate justice. (Back in Nathan and Darby's day, people skipped school to smoke pot or buy candy.) Second, he talks with Lucy Grainger of FireSmart BC. You can learn more, including the free fire assessment mentioned, at . Books on the topic of Climate Optimism selected by our Librarians can be found . Books mentioned by Teegan: by Michael E. Mann by Christiana Figueres by Katherine Hayhoe
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35 - Freedom to Read, this week & every week
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Ex-high school investigative journal turned Library Manager Stephanie interviews Library Manager Monica about Freedom to Read Week, which we observe from Feb. 18-24 this year. Tune in for this interesting library values conversation on this still very relevant topic. Further reading: Check out the of Freedom to Read items. Or some resources on the site . SOGI =Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. See the BC government site about SOGI . Books with these topics have been challenged many times recently in affiliation with a group called Action for Canada. The...
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34 - Library Trivialities in the Arena, vol. 3
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Nathan tests his Manager Stephanie's trivia prowess in today's episode. Can you beat Stephanie at trivia? Peter Parker Gretzky thinks you can in one section for sure. Winners will of course receive FREE BOOKS FOR LIFE! If you did not win, you will also receive free books for life, but only real Alex Cross titles. Redeemable at your local library branch.
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33 - LAC de livres, etc.
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We are feeling very educational today. So today is the day you learn a new acronym! LAC stands for Library and Archives Canada and we are really nerding out with Julie Anne Richardson from LAC. Ever wondered what the Library and Archives of Canada does? Or how Canada preserves its written and recorded culture? Or what animal noises Nathan's former bandmates can make? Listen to find out the answers to these questions and more... Check out , where to do your if you made something they want to collect, and you can listen to Jordan Venn's Phosphorescence song on .
info_outlineHave you always wondered what SOGI stands for but didn't want to ask the angry people with the signs by the side of the road? Nathan thinks maybe you have. He conducts an investigation with the help of Scout from SOGI 1, 2, 3.
Find some SOGI-inclusive books for children and teens here.
