Synopsis
Check Me Out: A Podcast for Book Lovers is a production of Panhandle PBS and Amarillo College's FM90. This is an effort in conjunction with PBS' Great American Read. New episodes will be released bi-weekly.
Episodes
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Off The Page: Skip Hollandsworth
09/08/2022 Duration: 22min"Texas Monthly" writer, Skip Hollandsworth, discusses his book "The Midnight Assassin" and his podcast "Tom Brown's Body" with host Amy Hart.
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#038 The Holocaust
09/08/2022 Duration: 56minParalleling 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 Boren
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#037 I Dream of Genealogy
09/08/2022 Duration: 47minExploring family history and Amarillo Public Library’s extensive genealogy resources. Guests: Cindy Wallace, Natalie Barrett
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#036 Psycho Thriller, qu'est-ce que c'est?
09/08/2022 Duration: 50minEscaping into page-turners with a dark side. Guests: Stevi Breshears, Bridget Hefner
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#034 Black Lit
09/08/2022 Duration: 38minThe Black experience through fiction and non-fiction books. Guests: Delores Thompson, RJ Soleyjacks, Stacy Clopton
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#033 Mental Health
09/08/2022 Duration: 56minParelleling Panhandle PBS’s new series on exploring “The Little Things” we can do to improve our mental health. Guests: Cindi Wynia, Karen Welch
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#032 Underrated Books
09/08/2022 Duration: 01h04minWhat makes a book a bestseller? Why are certain books overlooked? In this episode we discuss what books should have been bigger and why they weren’t. Guests: Stacy Clopton and Amanda Barrera.
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Off The Page: Ryan McSwain
17/06/2021 Duration: 46minIn this episode local author Ryan McSwain discusses his writing process, his inspiration for writing, and if there will be a sequel to his novel 'Four Color Bleed'.
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#031 Gen Z To The Rescue
10/06/2021 Duration: 54minIn this episode our guests Ande Parlow and Richard McGowan discuss YA Novels. Books discussed include: Layoverland, Stamped, Clap When You Land, The Patron Saints of Nothing, Dig, Class Act and more!
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#030 Whatcha Got Cookin?
03/06/2021 Duration: 54minIn 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!
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#029 Queer Lit
27/05/2021 Duration: 51minIn this episode we discuss Queer Literature with our guest Lytton St. Stephen. Books discussed include: The Price of Salt, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Well of Loneliness and more.
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#028 Tale As Old As Time
20/05/2021 Duration: 39minIn 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.
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#027 Read All About It
13/05/2021 Duration: 59minIn this episode we talk about the importance of literacy with guests Bailey Orr and Kinsey Bellar. We discuss Storybridge and how the organization is bringing books to children in need.
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#026 The No Good Very Bad Year
06/05/2021 Duration: 40minIn 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.
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#025 Hemingway
31/03/2021 Duration: 46minJohnathan Aaron Baker and Brandon Presley discuss the works and life of Ernest Hemingway. In conjunction with the release of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's documentary "Hemingway" airing on PBS.
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Off The Page: Rye Curtis
10/03/2020 Duration: 32minOn this special episode of Check Me Out: Off The Page, Amy and Hilary sit down with writer Rye Curtis to discuss his new novel Kingdomtide, his writing style, and why 100-year-old books about the Texas Panhandle inspire him.
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Minisode: Latin American Literature with Chris Hudson
08/11/2019 Duration: 30minIn our first Minisode guests Chris Hudson and Emily Gilbert discuss Latin American Literature.
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Off The Page: Donivan Blair
20/08/2019 Duration: 56minMusician and author Donivan Blair talks about his book Even If It Kills Me: Martial Arts, Rock and Roll, and Mortality, his interesting writing quirks, and his favorite novels of all-time.
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Off The Page: Shanna Hogan
20/08/2019 Duration: 49minNew York Times best-selling true crime author Shanna Hogan discusses the Jodi Arias trial, her new book 'The Secrets of a Marine’s Wife', and her personal life.