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With the loss of several small, local newspapers around the country, many areas have become "information deserts." Learn how libraries are helping to fill the information gap for their communities and how some are working with the newspapers that are still with us to enhance the information for residents of their communities.

Did you ever think of checking out an animal pelt from the library? How about a fishing rod or a cake pan? These are some of the items available for checkout at libraries across the country. Also, you can hear some of our technical difficulties at the beginning. That's Logan's fault.

What will a library look like in 10 years? 15? 50? There's a lot of talk about the future of libraries and what part physical books will play in that future. This week, Logan and Mike discuss a few stories published on the subject and the idea of an all-digital library.

Did you know there's a library that rests on the border of the United States and Canada? This week, Logan and Mike talk about the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, the history, and some of the issues of being a library separated by an international border.

Logan and Mike talk about what they find amazing, like a woman who ran 238 miles in under 58 hours, how three separate groups found the same weakness in Intel chips at the same time, and how one company is shooting a car into orbit around Mars.

What are your goals for next year? Logan and Mike talk about their own goals, better ways to achieve them, and why they're scared of 2K18. 

SPOILER ALERT: Don't listen unless you've already seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This contains spoilers. Logan and Mike talk about the movie, what they liked about it, and why it wasn't so great.

This week, Logan and Mike talk about the movies they're looking forward to seeing. There's also probably something about food in there, too.

It's been a few weeks since Thanksgiving. See how Logan's and Mike's turkeys turned out. They also talk about their current writing projects and, of course, some of the cool things upcoming at the library.

This week, Logan and Mike discuss the upcoming food-based holiday: Thanksgiving. Listen to hear why you shouldn't do the same old Thanksgiving, how to put a little variety in the meal, and why Logan should open his own food truck. 

This week, Logan and Mike talk about cryptocurrencies like BitCoin, cooking meat sous vide, and why we're afraid of our meats. There's also a bit about the library's smartphone app, BookMyne.

This week, Logan and Mike talk National Novel Writing Month, cooking Thanksgiving turkeys, and Dungeons and Dragons.

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen 'Blade Runner 2049,' better see that before listening to this podcast. In this epidsode, Logan and Mike discuss the recent sci-fi masterpiece, and some goings-on at the library.

This week, Logan and Mike talk about smoking (food), skillets, and shrimp, among other food topics. Learn about some of the resources you can find at your library to help your culinary creativity! There's also some discussion about Jeff Goldblum.

Hear the beginnings of a new writing project to get in the Halloween spirit. Unfortunately, Mike is back for this episode. Listen to Logan and him discuss more writing, the new adaptation of Stephen King's IT, and how to solve the electric car issues.

Did you know a librarian was murdered on the current site of the Eaton Branch Library? This week, Logan talks with the library's resident Lida Griswold obsessor, Magrace to discuss the creepy happenings surrounding the murder.

Get ready to be terrified! Logan and Mike talk about ghosts, Bigfoots or Bigfeets, and some good ghostly movies and books to add to your to-watch/to-read list.

This week, Logan and Mike talk about defamiliarization in writing, writing a food blog, and a short span of sidewalk. Get ready to be enthralled!

Logan and Mike watched Christopher Nolan's newest film, Dunkirk. Hear what they think, what some of their favorite war movies are, and just what exactly makes a movie a 'war movie.'

The Great American Eclipse is looming! Logan and Mike talk about what they're expecting from the eclipse and some of the conspiracy theories swirling around the event. Plus, make sure to attend the library's local author events in September.