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Check Me Out: A Podcast for Book Lovers is a production of Panhandle PBS and Amarillo College's FM90 in Amarillo, TX. Originated in conjunction with PBS' The Great American Read, episodes feature authors, teachers, librarians, and experts. Season 3 of Check Me Out is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Paralleling the Amarillo Public Library’s 2022 exhibit, “Americans and the Holocaust,” and Panhandle PBS’s premiere of the new film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein, “The U.S. and the Holocaust.” Guests: Cynthia Hunt, Melody Borenद्वारा Panhandle PBS
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In this episode, guests Monica Hart and Ruth Landelius discuss their love of cookbooks! What makes a cookbook great? Who are their favorite cooks/authors? And how did Ruth leaving French onion soup on her back porch kick off her cooking career? All of this and more on this episode!द्वारा Panhandle PBS
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In this episode we talk Historical Fiction! Guests Reagan Hales and Karen Schrader discuss their favorites and tell us the parameters for the genre. Books discussed include: The Devil in the White City, The Pillars of the Earth, The Book Thief, The Outlander Series.द्वारा Panhandle PBS
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In this episode we talk "Pandemic Reads" with Stacy Clopton and Marley Hoggatt. Is reading more or less popular during a time of tragedy? And what are good re-reads during a time of uncertainty? Books discussed this episode: One to Watch, The House in the Cerulean Sea and more.द्वारा Panhandle PBS
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CMO favorites Johnathan Aaron Baker and Chris Hudson are back! In this episode they discuss Urbanism, Suburbanism, and Ruralism in works of fiction.Books discussed: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The City in History by Lewis Mumford, The Swimmer by John Cheever, How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis…
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In this episode we find out why libraries categorize by genre not the author. Guests Sadie Newsom, Jill Gibson, and Melody Boren discuss Roald Dahl’s famous children’s novels and his adult themed works of fiction. Books discussed: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, My Uncle Oswald…
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Richard McGowan and Ande Parlow return to discuss the tropes and characteristics of fantasy novels. Where do you draw the line between Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Comics?Books discussed: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Wheel of Time series by James Oliver Rigney Jr., The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis…
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Take a trip back to your childhood where Nancy Drew and the Box Car Children reign supreme! Our guests, Melody Boren, Jill Gibson, and Hilary Hulsey discuss the appeal of children’s mystery novels. Books discussed: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Holes by Louis Sachar…
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This one is for all the comic book lovers! Guests Carey Thompson and Ryan McSwain geek out on superheroes and explain why these books continue to resonate within history.Books discussed: Saga by Brian K. Vaughan, Superman, Scott Pilgram by Bryan Lee O’Malley, Maus by Art Spiegelmanद्वारा Panhandle PBS
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CMO rocks out with the greatest rock biographies. Brian Frank, Johnny Black, and Amy Hart discuss their fascination with the salacious details of their favorite rockers lives. Books discussed: Life by Keith Richards, Kicking and Dreaming by Ann and Nancy Wilson, Does This Noise In My Head Bother You? By Steven Tyler…
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Our guests this episode, Stacy Yates and Monica Smith-Hart, discuss Victorian era literature. Find out why Wuthering Heights is an intervention worthy book. Books discussed: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Ann Bronteद्वारा Panhandle PBS
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This episode spotlights true crime non-fiction books. Macey Gibaszek, Rachael Young, and Amy Hart discuss the fascination with murders, serial killers, and forensic investigation. Books discussed: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Dead Men Do Tell Tales by Dr. William Maples…
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In this premiere episode of Season 2, we talk to the winners of our Great American Read trivia night. They are teachers and librarians in the Texas Panhandle. Guests are Ande Parlow, Ivy Gowdy, Richard McGowan, and Karen Schrader.Books discussed: The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon, Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, Harry Potter by J.K. Ro…
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The spookier side of PBS' The Great American Read. This week's guests Sadie Newsome, Brian Frank, and Karly McCutchan discuss some of their favorite books from the list that make their spines tingle.Books discussed: 1984, The Stand, The Giver and more!द्वारा Panhandle PBS
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Is the book always better? Our guests this week, Jonathan Baker, Chip Chandler, and Hilary Hulsey discuss some of the books adapted to film on The Great American Read list.Books discussed: The Godfather, Gone Girl, Harry Potter, Dune, Lord of the Ringsद्वारा Panhandle PBS
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In this episode, a group of area teachers, librarians, and book-lovers discuss books series on PBS' The Great American Read list. Books included in this podcast: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Foundation, Flowers in the Attic, Chronicles of Narnia.द्वारा Panhandle PBS
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Panhandle PBS' Chip Chandler sits down with TGAR panel member and former Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples. They discuss the selection process for The Great American Read, teaching, and Shanna's favorite novels.Books discussed include: The Chronicles of Narnia, Cirque du Freak, Pippi Longstocking, Hansel and Gretel, The Lorax, graphic novels, Lone…
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Our latest installment of Check Me Out: a podcast for book lovers features three special guests (a professor, an artist, and a licensed counsellor) who discuss books on an emotional scale. Books discussed from The Great American Read List include: Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, Gone with the Wind, The Help, To Kill a Mockingbird, Siddhartha, Where…
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