EPISODE 08 (208): Bad Moms 2

Okay, so it's a week late, but just like calling your mom for Mother's Day, better late than never.

Today's episode is the sequel to last year's BAD MOTHERS DAY podcast which got rerun last week in place of this one, which was eaten by Audacity. So now, freshly rerecorded and spiffy and stuff, here's Bad Moms 2. Featured in today's episode are more tales of questionable parenting, featuring such bad parenting byproducts as Little Kayla, Holly GoHeavilly and the children of future podcast featured former Rogue, Ms. Green.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Episode 08 (208): Bad Moms 2

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Bad Moms Part 1
• Original Blog Entry: "Warning Bells are Ringing"
• Original Blog Entry: "Spot the Fake Shemp"
• Original Blog Entry: "Hey kid, isn't that attitude a little big for you?"
• Original Blog Entry: "Pulling Teeth"
• "LiberryCAST" Favorite Podcast of the week: Smodcast 211 (Fatman on Batman pilot ep)

SUGGESTED MOTHER'S DAY GIFT

ENCORE EPISODE 9 (109): Bad Mother's Day

In honor of Mother's Day and because EFFing Audacity EFFing ate the Bad Mother's Day sequel file I recorded today just as I was starting to edit it . (That's okay, though. Turns out it had shitty audio cause something is set wrong on the wife's laptop. But I digress.) So instead, I present an encore reairing of last year's bad mother's day show. Tune in next week for this year's, dammit.

From the cast of 16 And Pregnant to the Octomom to that Brazilian chick who said she was having, like, nine babies and then turned out she was just fat, bad moms are in the news and are seemingly more common than ever before. And while the majority of the moms who I knew at the "liberry" were awesome, there were a handful whose parenting skills I at least had to question, when not being actively driven nuts by the ladies themselves. Welcome to the Tales from the "LiberryCAST" Bad Mother's Day Special.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Episode 9 (109)

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Do You Love Kayla Like I Love Kayla?"
• Original Blog Entry: "Kayla: The Return"
• Original Blog Entry: "Monday With A Vengeance"
• Original Blog Entry: "Bad (Crazed) Monday"
• Mr. W. Perfect
• Ron the Ripper
• Mr. B-Natural: Grumpiest Old Man in All The World
  

EPISODE 07 (207): "I'll take Dents other than Arthur for $300, Alex."

Throughout my time at the "liberry" I was able to identify and classify the top five grumpiest old men in all the world.  So far Mr. B-Natural and Mr. Crab (#1 and #3, respectively) have had podcast episodes devoted to them.  Now we turn to Grumpiest Old Man in All the World #4: Mr. Dent.  This was an older gentleman kwho closely resembled Sam the Eagle from the Muppet Show, albeit with a massive dent in the side of his head.  Oh, and he was also known for his infatuation with the alleged genetic impurity of a certain section of the English Countryside.  I also discuss the concept and origins of Fake Shemps.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 7 (207): "I'll take Dents other than Arthur, Alex"

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Mr. Dent"
• Original Blog Entry: "Actual Conversations Heard in Actual Libraries #120"
• Original Blog Entry: "Actual Conversations Heard in Actual Libraries #126"
• Original Blog Entry: "Actual Conversations Heard in Actual Libraries #130"
• "LiberryCAST" Favorite Podcast of the Week: The Banned Library Podcast
• Fake Shemps O'Plenty...

      

EPISODE 06 (206): Send in the Clones

They say if you're one in a million then there are 10,000 of you in the U.S. alone.  And thems only 1990 census numbers.  This being the case, I, and more importantly people who barely know me, have run into (or attacked, in some cases) perfect strangers who just happen to resemble me.  These handsome devils I call my "clones" and they have plagued me since my days in college.  One even paid me a visit at the "liberry." 

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 6 (206): Send in the Clones

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Send in the Clones"
• Hear my podcast interview with my honorary clone Glen from Episode #16
• Cerebus the Aardvark #0 (the Like-a-Looks issue)
• LiberryCAST Favorite Podcast of the Week: Fitzdog Radio Interview with Phil Hendrie

EPISODE 05 (205): Urf Day and other Stories

In honor of Earth Day, this episode presents my one and only Earth Day entry detailing one wildly irresponsible environmentally-conscious childrens' book that I regretted cold reading to a bunch of story hour kids.  Additionally, this episode serves as part 2 of our cute stories about good kids series, albeit one in which some of the good kids are pretty frustrating.  Guest stars include Brett Mavrick: The Card Sharp, Olive "Has No Inside Voice" Baker, and Danger Ben Stout.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 5 (205): Urf day

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Urf Day"
• Original Blog Entry: "Fie and Death Upon the Head of Nancy Drew!"
• Original Blog Entry: "Olive Baker Gains an Inside Voice"
• Original Blog Entry: "The Card Sharp"
• Original Blog Entry: "Actual Telephone Conversations Heard in Actual Libraries #48"
• Original Blog Entry: "Danger Ben" 
• Favorite Podcast of the Week: Nerdist's Tenacious D interview

EPISODE 4 (204): I Believe the Children Are Our Future (and a few of them are pretty good)

Kids. Lots of people have them and lots of them are shits. Even thieving shits, (See: the Fagins). But once in a while you'll get a few good eggs. In fact, whole families of good eggs.

After weeks (some might say 55 of them) of negativity and grief, allow me to present part one of a two part series of Tales of the Good Patrons--stories about great kids and/or great parents, who are no less entertaining than the bad ones--just in a good way.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 4 (204): Kids Part 1

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Best Patrons EVER"
• Original Blog Entry: "You want a diagram of WHAT?"
• Original Blog Entry: "Mom said, `No.'"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Tales of the Good Patrons"
• Original Blog Entry: "Little Jon"
• Favorite Podcast of the Week: Smodcast 207
  

EPISODE 3 (203): Greenhorn Saga Part 3

While most newbie greenhorn employees settle into the job at some point (even some who take a year or two to find their feet) there are some who NEVER find their feet no matter how many times you train and retrain them. These are the eternal newbie greenhorns and Ms. S was their queen and, eventually, sole member at our branch. Which is odd, because Eternal Newbie "Liberry" Greenhorn Ms. S was allegedly a trained library worker with some sort of library degree to her name before she started.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 3 (203): Greenhorn Saga Part 3

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "And her head she'd be a scratchin' while her thoughts were busy hatchin' if she only had a... well, you know."
• Original Blog Entry: "Auxiliary Trouble (or "Ms. S finally gets one right.")"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Ad Infinitum"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Ahhhh, so that explains a few things!"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Mousse Trap"
  
• Favorite Podcast of the Week: You Look Nice Today

EPISODE 2 (202): Sprangtime

This episode drops April 1 and it's all sprangy outside. In honor of that, here are a handful of stories involving the season of spring (with just a hint of winter).

Highlights include appearances by Fatty Manchild and Old Man Womanlegs, plus the greatest and best shot in the world, and an unprecedented question from a patron.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 2 (202): Sprangtime

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Spring is here, spring is here. Life is skittles, life is beer. I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring? Don't you? Course you do"
• Original Blog Entry: "Today's Odd Bird"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Holy Bird's Nest, Batman"
• Robin Photos
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Actual Conversations Heard in Actual Libraries #124"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Oreo Shots"
• Almost Favorite Podcast of the Week: You Look Nice Today
• Favorite Podcast of the Week: The Nerdist with Rob Paulsen & Maurice LaMarche
  

SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 (201): Return to Tri-Metro

Tales from the "LiberryCAST" enters Season 2 with some hints and details on my return to my old stomping grounds of the Tri-Metro area of small Appalachian towns--the very place that spawned the original Tales from the "Liberry" blog.

In honor of a few return trips to the actual "liberry" in question, this episode also presents a few adapted tales starring the one Rogues Gallery member I've actually seen at the "liberry" nearly every time I've been back.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Season 2, Episode 1 (201): Return to Tri-Metro

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Liberry Glossary: Remnant"
• Original Blog Entry: "The Great Computer Exodus (a.k.a. `Resolutions Bent')"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Perfect Returns"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Liberry Glossary: Lag Time"
• Original Blog Entry: "Body Check"
• BACK STORY: "Open Letters, Part the First"
• Favorite Podcast of the Week: An Evening with Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager
  

EPISODE 52 (152): Dear Patron Letters 2

Back in Episode 10 (110), I featured some of the Open Letters I'd published to both patrons and members of the entertainment industry (both living and dead). And back in Episode 10, I said I had some more such letters to come. Today's episode, Episode 52 (that would be the one year anniversary of this show) features those other open letters.

By the by, I'm gonna take a couple weeks off before starting Season 2 of TFT"LC", cause I'm moving houses and stuff.

DOWNLOAD: TFT"LC" Episode 52 (152): Open Letters, Part the Second

SHOW NOTES:

• Tales from the "Liberry" blog
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Wandering Musician"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Actual Conversations Heard in Actual Libraries #55"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Patron Mom"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Fatty Manchild... (or "AHHHH!!! MY EYES!! MY BEAUTIFUL, PRECIOUS EYES!!! WHY, DEAR GOD, WHY?!!! WHY, WHY, WHY?!!!: 2007")"
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Caffeine Addict Patron"
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Job Seeking Patron"
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Community College Student in Your Mid 40's..."
  
• Original Blog Entry: "Dear Future DUI Arrestee Patron... "
• Favorite STATE Alumni Podcast of the Week: Risk! (Robert Ben Garrant & Keri Kenney Silver)
  
• Favorite STATE Alumni Podcast of the Week: Girl on Guy (Thomas Lennon & Ben Garrant)
  
• Favorite STATE Alumni Podcast of the Week: Kevin Pollack's Chat Show (Joe Lo Truglio)
  
• Favorite STATE Alumni Podcast of the Week: Mike & Tom Eat Snacks