librarypunk

164 - NYC PLAN

25 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Abby and Hal about NYC Public Library Action Network (PLAN)! Learn about what they’re doing, how you can help, how you can copy...

163 - Organize Your Library

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by the authors of Organize Your Library to talk about library labor, the future, the ALA union drive, and more!   Media mentioned Orga...

162 - Fashion librarianship feat. Steph Noell

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Steph to talk about fashion and librarianship: how it works, how they intersect, and how fashion is interdisciplinary. We ...

161 - SciOp.net feat. Jonny and Jez (part 2)

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of our discussion with Jonny and Jez about SciOp, a torrent-focused data preservation project that encourages academics to help with the act of...

160 - SciOp.net feat. Jonny and Jez (part 1)

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Jonny and Jez about SciOp, a torrent-focused data preservation project that encourages academics to help with the act of making d...

159 - Why We Fear AI feat. Hagen Blix

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Hagen to talk about their new book on AI and labor/power/knowledge/eugenics. We also discuss some library Reddit developme...

158 - Flickr Commons feat. Jessamyn West

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a fun one! We’re talking with Jessamyn about the public domain, new and old technology, blogging at the DNC, and lots of inside baseball. Med...

157 - The Politics of Weeding and Little v. Llano County

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back! We’re talking about weeding and library collections as government speech.  Media mentioned https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/25/is-inc...

156 - The American Worker feat. Kevin Van Meter

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Kevin again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.   Twitter...

155 - AI Refusal feat. Kay

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have Kay back on to talk about AI and what the refusal of AI means in terms of library practice and theory.  Bsky: @kslater.bsky.social ...

154 - Hal Schrieve

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking with Young Adult author and children’s librarian Hal to talk about hir new book, vampires, monstrosity, the Old Internet, ...

153 - Class Composition in the Cafe Sector / Blue Bottle Independent Union

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about workers’ inquiry with the Blue Bottle Independent Union for cafe workers! Learn about workers’ inquiry, organizati...

152 - LIVE SHOW AT IFFY BOOKS!

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recording of our first ever live show! Guests Alison and Jennie talk with us about organizing, contracts, AI nonsense, updates, and more! You don’t ...

151 - David Demchuk Returns

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have David Demchuk on to talk about his new book The Butcher's Daughter. We also talk about more Canada updates, including how the backlash against...

150 - IMLS destruction feat. Kelly Jensen

24 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout.    Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social  Li...

149 - Party Girl (1995) commentary track

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're doing a commentary track for Party Girl! Download this and manually sync up while you listen. You can also download a version with the Party Gir...

148 - Censorship is a Drag feat. Jason and Jordan

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional...

147 - Patmos Public Library with Josh from TWOAPW

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and ce...

146 - Overdose community response in libraries feat. Samantha and Nicole

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Nicole of Brave Co-op about their overdose sensors, and Samantha of Guelph Public Library. Trigger warning: death by overdose is ...

145 - Queer Liberation Library with Avi and Amber

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking with QLL about who they are and what they do! Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/queerliblib  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queerlibli...

144 - BIBFRAME must die

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s in the title.  Media mentioned BIBFRAME Must Die,Jeff Edmunds https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/fc19faee-70b9-44b3-9346-18e40a2cd990 BIB...

143 - Peer Mentoring (PeMento) and Your Growing Career feat. Rachel

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Rachel about peer mentoring, networking, friend groups, and how we’re navigating the online social space. What experiences do w...

142 - Library publishing and NISO feat. Mike Nason

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have Mike Nason on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his gr...

141 - Library Futures feat. Jennie Rose Halperin

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about Library Futures! All of them! All at once! CDL, ebook contracts, opera, genAI, and some surprisingly deep Jennie-lore.  https:/...

140 - Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas feat. Katherine and Brandon

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re interviewing Brandon and Katherine on metadata related to indigenous issues, but we of course stray into many other topics.  Kather...

139 - How library workers can provide community support during a Trump presidency

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What can library workers actually do within their institutional limitations?  Media mentioned https://www.404media.co/leaked-documents-show-what-phon...

138 - Hiring Librarians feat. Emily Weak

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking with Emily Weak from Hiring Librarians and answering listener questions about getting the MLS, job hunting, and more! https:...

137 - Copyright Mythology

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re getting into our favorite copyright myths and some copyright related news. Media mentioned Tattoo copyright news: https://apnews.com/article/k...

136 - The New Flesh feat. Adam Jones

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by Adam Jones from Acid Horizon to talk about cybernetics and systems of control. We talk about how systems of control impact libraries...

135 - The Once and Future Linked Open Data feat. Dorothea and Jonny

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The gang talks about linked open data. What did we learn in library school? What’s the future? Where does it fall off a cliff?  Media mentioned htt...

134 - Museum Ethics feat. Brigit

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about museums, ethics, and taxonomy. Probably other stuff too! Media mentioned https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/g...

133 - Pentiment feat. All Gamers Are Bastards

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined by All Gamers Are Bastards to talk about Pentiment, a mystery game with an opening similar to the novel/film Name of the Rose (1986) in...

132 - Death Glitch feat. Tamara Kneese

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? S...

131 - Close-Up (1990)

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Movie night again! We’re talking about the film Close-Up about a strange case of fraud in Iran surrounding a film director, made by a film director ...

130 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 4

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re doing a news roundup on book bans. We also cover Gaza protests and radical literature as police propaganda, and what library workers...

129 - Tumblr, Vtubers, and Ana Valens

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Ana Valens! Internet culture, learning about yourself, and vtubing.  https://twitter.com/acvalens  Readings Tumblr Porn by Ana ...

128 - Invest in Open Infrastructure

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In an ep to coincide with the release of Infra Finder, we’re joined by Chrys and Lauren from Invest in Open Infrastructure to talk about the release...

127 - Book Bans at FVRL and Gary Wilson

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Quill and RiotDad about the community side of the response to the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and local school board issues s...

126 - Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016)

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Movie night. We’re learning about the cutting edge of postmodernist impact from the Internet in 2016.  Media mentioned https://www.imdb.com/title/t...

125 - FVRL and WPEA Union

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Derya of the WPEA to talk about the Fort Vancouver Regional Library and the library staff represented by the union fightin...

124 - Bloch and Utopia feat. Jon

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about Jon’s upcoming book on Bloch and how libraries are or are not models of utopia.  Pre-order Jon's book: https://www.collective...

123 - David Demchuk

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about how the book sausage gets made! Publishing, publishers, libraries, horror, queerness, and maybe even some literal human sausage ...

122 - Dr. Chuck Tingle

17 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking to the world’s greatest author, what else is there to say?  Pre-order Bury Your Gays: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978...

121 - Info Seeking Behaviors of Queer Folks feat. Audrey

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s our Valentine’s Day episode!   RFTB https://radiofreetotebag.castos.com/  Data Transfer https://open.spotify.com/show/71DUoMdvyGDfWqDx2uvTG...

120 - British Library Hack

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We're covering the British Library hack and its fallout. Media mentioned https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/comments/1aeq1ek/library_moral_dilemma_fro...

119 - Privacy (and sex!) feat. Digital Shred Privacy Literacy Initiative

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're talking about privacy literacy. Instruction, workshops, and how your data ends up all over the place.  Join the Discord: https://disc...

118 - Queer Internet History feat. Dr. Alex Ketchum

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Download some sage jpegs and ponder the AI, we’re talking with Alex about queer Internet histories, LGBTQ2S+ archives, email archiving, feminist res...

117 - Copyright and Trademark Takedowns

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We’re covering the Chuck Tingle thing. Also the damned mouse. Do we need DMCA for Trademarks? Who knows!   Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr...

116 - Hijacked and Zombie Journals

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about more issues in scholcomm. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6YMk  Media mentioned Hijacked journals: https://www.scien...

115 - infoshops

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re infoshopping. What are they? Justin ponders if they can make leather vests for straight people.  Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/QTr6Tn6...

114 - The Great Book Robbery (2012)

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re watching a documentary about Palestine! Libraries and museums are implicated in settler-colonialism and we’re gonna talk about it! Media men...

113 - Privacy Policies at RELX feat. Becky Yoose

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re joined to Becky to talk about the SPARC report on Science Direct! Data privacy, contracts, the big companies that have us over a barrel! Media...

112 - Day in the Life of Sadie

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We let the ADD take over this episode.  Media Mentioned https://newsguild.org/scholastic-workers-walk-out-to-protest-glaring-hypocrisy-by-the-childre...

111 - Seizing the Means of Library Interoperability feat. Cory Doctorow

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cory Doctorow comes on to talk about his books The Internet Con and Chokepoint Capitalism and the applications to libraries. We talk interop, vendor c...

110 - Accessible Instruction Design w/ Anaya

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Anaya to talk about accessibility! Interwebs, Libguides, buildings, Braille Playboy magazines, swear words! We cover it al...

109 - Walter Benjamin in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction feat. laborkyle and laborabby

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh boy we’ve got something special! We’re joined again by laborkyle to talk about Walter Benjamin and his essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mech...

108 - Day in the Life of Justin

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Same thing as with Jay, but now featuring Justin. Also some news.  Discord: https://discord.gg/7WcvM7Xdq  Media mentioned https://www.applevalleynew...

107 - Mütter Museum

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re covering updates on the Mütter Museum’s exhibits, digital collections, and human remains policies.  Media mentioned Segment: https://www.w...

106 - Day in the life of Jay

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re going over the daily life of a library worker for those who are interested! First up: Jay! Media mentioned Segment:https://journal.radicallibr...

105 - Storm Center (1956) feat. Horror Vanguard

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Jon and Ash from Horror Vanguard to talk about the spookiest movie of the summer: Storm Center (1956).    Horror Vanguar...

104 - Intro to AI and Copyright

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Justin and Jay both had to talk about this for work, so why not do an episode?  Discord: https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan Media mentioned https://www.pla...

103 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 3

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re doing another bad news roundup. And you know we’re Bataille posting! https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan  Media mentioned Justin https://www.click...

102 - Mastodon, Bluesky, and Bullshit Part 2 feat Jonny

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2! https://discord.gg/jY4jaNgan   Media mentioned https://jon-e.net/surveillance-graphs/ https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/microsoft-lost-keys-...

101 - Mastodon, Bluesky, and Bullshit Part 1 feat. Jonny Saunders

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A two parter because we had so much to cover! Jonny joins us to explain Fediverse, ActivityPub, Bluesky, and other mysterious hives of villainy. How d...

100 - We Made It

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We do the closest thing to a bonus episode. We get meta: lifting the veil on how we do the podcast, what we listen to, and the friends we’ve made al...

099 - They Put a Mastodon in the Netherlands feat. Leòn

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Leòn from The Left Page & Here Be Media to talk about Da Netherlands, Mastodon, and tech policy in Europe. https://sh...

098 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner 2

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a bad news roundup pardner! We’re talking public library leases, book ratings, and Montana being a shit to Emily Drabinski. Open letter in su...

097 - Scam Time - John Rogers and collectable photographs

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about John Rogers, a memorabilia mogul who flew too close to the sun (fueled by cocaine) by buying up newspaper photo collec...

096 - Digital Labor feat. Miriam Posner

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Miriam is back to talk about her Digital Labor course and how it went teaching undergrad IT students to think critically about tech and logistics. We ...

095 - Justice Warriors with Ben Clarkson and Matt Bors

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have the wonderful Ben and Matt on to talk about their new comic Justice Warriors, but also about the role of satire, book bans, cops in libraries ...

094 - Disability Archives Lab feat. Gracen Brilmyer

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we're joined by Gracen to talk about the Lab, accommodations, death and remembrance, Crip futures, and lots more!  Transcript: https://soni...

Tender Subject 001 - That’s a rather tender subject

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first episode of Tender Subject! This week, we're going over the whats and whys of this podcast. Why cannibalism? Why aren't we talking...

093 - Desk Set (1957)

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re doing the other library school movie, Desk Set. But first, we solve the eternal war between goths and librarians by talking about th...

092 - Preserving Worlds II: Preservinger

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking about the latest season of Preserving Worlds! Video game preservation, indie media, archiving, animation, DIY, the Internet as a bad p...

091 - Homosaurus

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s just the crew this week and we’re gonna talk a lot about butt fucking! It’s Homosaurus time.  Media Mentioned https://homosaurus.org/ http...

090 - Right of Children to Read and Know feat. Srsly Wrong

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crossover episode! We're talking with Srsly Wrong about the rights of minors to read, to know, and to be treated as people. We talk about our memories...

089 - Leaving Libraries feat. Allison

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about leaving academic libraries. Allison joins us to talk about using your skills to move into another field, barriers in a...

088 - It’s bad news roundup, pardner

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk male beauty tips, why you need a weed card in New Hampshire, and the implosion of libraries as we know them. News time! Media mentio...

087 - Hachette v. Internet Archive

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re covering the Internet Archive lawsuit point by point and discuss the implications for libraries trying to do CDL.  Media Mentioned Decision: ...

086 - The Watermelon Woman (1996)

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Movie night! We’re watching The Watermelon Woman. If you haven’t seen it, go watch it first!  https://litwinbooks.com/books/ephemeral-material/ h...

085 - CIPA and Internet Filtering

12 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Children's Internet Protection Act is a good starting point to talk about Internet censorship. E-Rate has become an almost invisible restriction o...

084 - Mushrooms [JOIN THE DECAY]

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest and fungal host Kayte joins us to talk fungus. Rhizomes, rot, rights, and Roald Dahl. We covered it all. Embrace your future body poss...

083 - Versions, Adaptation and Translation feat. The Left Page/Here Be Media

19 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Versions! Manifestations! Translations! We’re joined by Frank and Leon to talk about the material, artistic, and practical implications of how works...

082 - 2023 Year of Physical Media

11 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023 is the Year of Physical Media! Buy physical porn! TV is an illusion!    This episode is brought to you by Lizard Codeine. Get Gekked (TM).   R...

081 - Web Archiving and Social Media feat. Jessica Ogden and Katie Mackinnnon

22 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have two researchers to talk about web archiving, its politics, its goals, and how web archiving is often mobilized to address problems i...

080 - Moms for Liberty/Moms for Libraries

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re talking about everyone’s favorite “grassroots” organization, Moms for Liberty. Justin is breaking out the cork board to show y...

079 - Public Domain 2023 feat. Nancy Sims

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

New Year New works in the Public Domain! This week we have Nancy Sims to talk about what’s entering the Public Domain in 2023. Of course we had to t...

078 - Accommodations and remote work feat. Adriana White

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Adriana White to talk about school libraries, accommodations, and remote work. We also give the latest updates on Kirk Cam...

077 - Disability and Accommodations feat. Jess Schomberg

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking about accommodations again!   Jess’s linktree https://linktr.ee/schomj  Media mentioned https://litwinbooks.com/books/beyond-accommo...

076 - Prison Information Access feat. Jessica Sylvia

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re joined by Jessica Sylvia to talk about prisons as places of censorship, parole boards, and archival priorities for stories from the ...

075 - Borges and the Library of Babel feat. R.E. Parrish

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with comic artist R.E. Parrish about Jorge Luis Borges and The Library of Babel. On the way we cover a Reddit question, information pa...

074 - The Carpentries feat. Dorothea Salo

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest Dorothea Salo joins us to teach Justin about The Carpentries.  Media Referenced https://carpentries.org/ https://librarycarpentry.org...

073 - Data Cartels feat. Sarah Lamdan

13 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve got Sarah Lamdan on to talk about her new book Data Cartels: The Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information! We talk about governme...

072 - F for Fake (1973)

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Docudrama time! We’re watching F for Fake (1973), the world’s first breadtube essay. We discuss the nature of art, lies, forgeries, markets, and h...

071 - Health Communism feat. Beatrice Adler-Bolton

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking with Beatrice Adler-Bolton from Death Panel and the author of Health Communism. We talk about accommodations, surplus populations, ext...

070 - Metadata Anarchy

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re doing metadata anarchy this week. Come for the creative destruction, stay for the Reddit questions.  Readings https://theanarchistlibrary.org...

069 - Anime in Libraries feat. Leslie

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talking anime with Leslie from Fangs for the Memories! Click the link for a long list of all the anime we mentioned! https://twitter.com/Fangs...

068 - Ransomware

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Sadie is teaching Jay and Justin about cybersecurity. Phishing, bitcoin, CISA-lords, and more!  Readings https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/n...

067 - American Animals

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Movie time! We're watching the 2018 heist film American Animals, based on the real theft of rare books from Transylvania University's special collecti...

066 - The Manga Librarian

13 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re talkin’ manga collections again! Ashley Hawkins comes on to talk about school libraries, manga collections, book challenges, and generally g...