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STAFF PICKS

Looking for your next read, listen or watch? Want to know what the staff at the QL are reading?

Keep an eye on this page for monthly updated recommendations from our staff! 

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Curated DVDs

Staff Picks: Movies

Staff Picks: Indigenous History Month & Movies About Gratitude

Staff Picks: Movies Directed by Women

Staff Picks: Love Movies

Staff Picks:  Winter & Holiday Movies

Staff Reads

Staff Recommended Reads: 

Podcasts

Staff Recommended Links

Podcasts:

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Smithsonian Magazine: There's More to That...

Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. On There's More to That, meet the magazine's journalists and hear how they discover the forces behind the biggest issues of our time.  Every two weeks, There’s More to That will give curious listeners a fresh understanding of the world we all inhabit. Host and Smithsonian magazine editor Chris Klimek is a longtime public radio contributor and a frequent panelist on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. His substantive conversations with journalists and culture-makers will make There’s More to That an essential listen for anyone seeking to understand today’s most pressing issues.

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LORE

Winner of the iTunes "Best of 2015" & "Best of 2016", and winner of "Best History Podcast 2016" by the Academy of Podcasters. Lore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares.

Because sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.

Each episode examines a new dark historical tale in a modern campfire experience. With more than 43,000 5-star reviews on Apple Podcasts, and over 500-million listens, that's clearly a good thing. New episodes are released every Monday.

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Murder, Mystery & Makeup

Bailey Sarian, an award-winning true crime enthusiast, beauty influencer, and top content creator, brings to you her critically acclaimed podcast "Murder, Mystery & Makeup!"

 

From cannibals to serial killers, she dives deep into the darkest tales while blending in her passion for makeup artistry.

 

Listed as a top podcast by global outlets like The Guardian, join Bailey on this thrilling journey. It'll be fun, we promise. Idk. lol.

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This American Life

Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it's like to be alive right now. It's the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago. 

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Snap Judgement

Snap Judgment mixes real stories with killer beats to produce cinematic, dramatic radio. Snap’s raw, musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see the world through the eyes of another. It's storytelling...with a BEAT.

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Spooked

Spooked features true-life supernatural stories, told firsthand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves. Be afraid. Created in the dark of night, by Snap Judgment Studios, in partnership with KQED & PRX. It is hosted by Glynn Washington.

Links and Articles

Articles: 

Forbes Health: "Dating Statistics And Facts In 2024"

Quiz: Which Brooker Prize Winning Novel Should You Read Next

Smithsonian Magazine: This Savvy Librarian Was the True Force Behind New York’s Iconic Morgan Library

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