A podcast produced by the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, OH. Most episodes contain spoilers, so please read the book before listening.
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The 12th Story returns with a recap of the "In Pieces" group's discussion of 1,001 Arabian Nights, featuring Mercantile Book Advisor Hillary Copsey, group leader Joe Heyd, and Xavier University Associate Professor Stephen Yandell.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #76 - The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
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Linda Seiter, Executive Director of Caracole, Greater Cincinnati's AIDS service organization in Northside, talks to Carter Sickels about his new book The Prettiest Star.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #75 - The Lit Review - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
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An irreverent, spoiler-filled discussion of Ann Patchett's The Dutch House, led by Lit Review host Virginia Anderson and featuring Mercantile member Lindsay Nichols.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #74 - The Lit Review - Normal People by Sally Rooney
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Episode #73 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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Episode #72 - The Impossible Dreamers read Don Quixote
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Joe Heyd and Mary Curran Hackett talk about the Mercantile's Impossible Dreamers group, which is reading Don Quixote in manageable chunks.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #71 - Katherine Durack on The Genius of Liberty podcast
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Katherine Durack discusses The Genius of Liberty, a podcast series about the crucial yet forgotten role Ohio played in the fight for woman suffrage. The Genius of Liberty is produced in partnership with the Mercantile Library.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #70 - Introducing the Adaptation Book & Movie Discussion Group
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The Mercantile and the Mini Microcinema are teaming up to offer a new discussion group exploring films and the books that inspired them. In this episode, Hillary talks with Lillian and Michael of the Mini Micro to introduce the series. For more information, visit the Library's website.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #69 - Jheri Neri and April Hester of the GCNAC on There There by Tommy Orange
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Hillary discusses Tommy Orange's There There with Jheri Neri and April Hester of the Greater Cincinnati Native American Coalition.The discussion continues at the Main Library at 6:30 on 4/15/19, followed by a panel with Native American community leaders:https://www.facebook.com/events/public-library-of-cincinnati-and-hamilton-county/panel-discussio…
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Episode #68 - Linda Seiter of Caracole on The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
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Mercantile Book Advisor Hillary Copsey discusses Rebecca Makkai's The Great Believers with Linda Seiter, Executive Director of Caracole, Greater Cincinnati's nonprofit HIV/AIDS service organization.This episode contains minor plot spoilers.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #67 - August Wilson's Two Trains Running at Playhouse in the Park
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The Mercantile's Hillary Copsey talks to Timothy Douglas, who is directing CIncinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of August Wilson's Two Trains Running. Preview performances begin on March 2, 2019. Visit cincyplay.com for more information.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #66 - Reeling in Moby Dick preview with Matt Kish and Bob Wallace
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The Mercantile's Reeling in Moby Dick discussion group begins on January 10, 2019. To help listeners prepare, NKU professor Dr. Robert Wallace and artist Matt Kish talk about ways to approach the novel and why it's worth reading.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #65 - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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The Mercantile's Hillary Copsey talks to Andrew Fallaize and Ayana Workman, who are appearing in Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of Miss Bennet: Christmas At Pemberley. The play, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon and directed by Eleanor Holdrige, runs through November 10, 2018.…
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Episode #64 - Eli Meiners of 21C Museum Hotels
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A conversation with Eli Meiners, Director of Museum Operations for 21C Museum Hotels. Eli was also part of the team that worked on the renovation of the Mercantile Library's Reading Room in 2010, as part of the celebration of our 175th year.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #63 - Sara Clark and Steve McGowan - 1984 at CSC
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Hillary Copsey, the Mercantile's resident Book Advisor, talks to Sara Clark of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Steve McGowan of Brave Berlin about CSC's production of 1984.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #62 - James R. Babb - Editor Emeritus at Gray's Sporting Journal
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In a conversation recorded last spring, Tim Guilfoile of Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers talks to Jim Babb, author and former editor-in-chief at Gray's Sporting JournalBy From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Sam Nelson and Kat Reynolds, both of whom appeared in the Mercantile's April 2017 production of All Day Permanent Red, read selections from Virginia Woolf's "The Sun and the Fish" and Annie Dillard's "Total Eclipse".By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #60 - C. Jacqueline Wood - The Mini Microcinema
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The Mercantile's Chris Messick talks to C. Jacqueline Wood, Director of the Mini Microcinema in Over the Rhine. Note that this conversation was recorded in late April, so some of the screenings mentioned have already happened... all the more reason why you should sign up for the Mini Micro's email list!…
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Episode #59 - Kamal Southall - Discoveries from the Stacks
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Mercantile member Kamal Southall has a knack for finding odd, obscure, and interesting books deep in the Library's stacks. In this episode, he shares two of his most recent discoveries with the Mercantile's Adam Kosan.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #58 - Jen Ripple - Editor-in-Chief at Dun Magazine
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Mercantile member Tim Guilfoile talks to Jen Ripple, editor-in-chief at Dun, a fly fishing magazine for - and largely by - women.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #57 - Ana England and H. P. Lovecraft's From Beyond
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Just in time for Halloween, the Mercantile's Collector Cedric Rose heads to the Cincinnati Art Museum to discuss H. P. Lovecraft's From Beyond with CAM's Russell Ihrig. Ced and Russell talk about the ways Lovecraft's short story relates to themes explored in the work of Ana England, whose work is currently on display at CAM.This discussion also app…
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Episode #56 - The Year of the Pitcher - Sridhar Pappu
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John Faherty, Jack Greiner, and Jay Stowe talk to Sridhar Pappu, author of The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball's Golden AgeBy From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #55 - A Conversation with Erica Wagner
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Brendon Cull talks to Erica Wagner, who recently spoke at the Mercantile about her book Chief Engineer: The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Actor Landon Hawkins reads selections from books that have recently been added to the Mercantile's collection.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #53 - The Founders Series - Ry Walker of Astronomer
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Ben Greenberg talks to Ry Walker, Founder and CEO of locally based data engineering platform Astronomer.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #52 - A Conversation with Robert DeMott
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Mercantile member Tim Guilfoile talks with author, scholar, editor, and avid fly fisher Robert DeMott.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #51 - Excerpts from War Music by Christopher Logue
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Landon Hawkins performs excerpts from Christopher Logue's War Music, and we hear an excerpt from a composition by Knee Play.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #50 - The Founders Series - Bryant Goulding of Rhinegeist
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In the inaugural episode of the 12th Story's new Founders Series, Ben Greenberg talks with Bryant Goulding, co-founder of Rhinegeist Brewery.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #49 - Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
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Polly Campbell, Brendon Cull, and John Faherty discuss Bruce Springsteen's memoir Born to RunBy From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Cincinnati Magazine's Joanne Drilling and Alyssa Brandt talk to Zell Schulman, author of Passover Seders Made Simple.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #47 - A Conversation with Chris Tebbetts
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Aspiring authors Colm Hackett and Will Moran (along with moms Mary Curran Hackett and Abby Moran) talk to YA author Chris Tebbetts about writing, reading, and his upcoming appearance at the Mercantile on 3/11.Visit our event calendar for more information:http://new.mercantilelibrary.com/events-calendar/…
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Episode #46 - Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
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Gabrielle Blocher, Grace Dobush, and Andrew Garth discuss Neal Stephenson's epic sci-fi novel SevenevesBy From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Our intrepid reporter roams the floor of the 2016 Books by the Banks festival asking authors, attendees, Librarians, and others a question that everyone agrees is kind of dumb, while an unnamed author attempts to reunite with a missing pair of sunglasses.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #44 - The Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
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In the second installment of an ongoing series on novels set in New York City, Jason Barron, Brendon Cull, and Chris Messick discuss Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #43 - Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance
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Brendon Cull, Hillary Copsey, and Brian Muething discuss Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Chris Messick sits down with RJ Smith and Jay Stowe of Cincinnati Magazine to discuss Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements by Bob Mehr. Note: this episode contains the occasional swear word.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #41 - A Conversation with Paul Goldberger
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Buck Niehoff, Albert Pyle, and Frank Russell talk to architectural critic Paul Goldberger about Cincinnati's architectural history, how buildings contribute to the urban experience, and what happened to all the doors in today's great buildings. Paul Goldberger will deliver the Pyle Urban Lecture on September 22nd.…
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Episode #40 - Shakespeare's plays in Station 11
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John Faherty, Niamh O'Leary of Xavier University, and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's Brian Isaac Phillips discuss the plays of Shakespeare that appear in Emily St. John Mandel's novel Station 11.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #39 - Special First Anniversary Pop Culture Roundup
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To celebrate The 12th Story's first anniversary, Gabrielle Blocher, Brendon Cull, Chris Messick, and Cedric Rose discuss some of the pop culture they've been enjoying lately, then recap their favorite moments from the podcast's first year.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #38 - The Treasure Hunters series - James Patterson
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Abby Moran, Will Moran, Mary Curran Hackett, and Colum Hackett discuss James Patterson's Treasure Hunter series for young readers.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #37 - A Conversation with Alex Blumberg
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Ben and Brendon talk to award winning journalist Alex Blumberg, podcast host and founder of Gimlet Media. Alex will deliver the 2035 Lecture on 8/15/16.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #36 - A Conversation With Emily St. John Mandel
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Emily St. John Mandel, who will be appearing at the Mercantile on September 15th, calls in to talk to Brendon Cull, John Faherty, and Abby Moran about her novel Station 11.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Brendon Cull, Kevin Necessary, and Chris Wetterich discuss Howard Means' "67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocnece."By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Abby Moran, Mary Curran Hackett, Joe Heyd, and Linda Maupin re-cap the fourth and final War in Pieces session.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #33 - The Orphan Master's Son - Adam Johnson
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Paula Boggs Muething, Mike O'Neill, and Cedric Rose discuss The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson, which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Mary Curran Hackett, Joe Heyd, Linda Maupin, and Abby Moran recap the third session of the Mercantile's War in Pieces discussion group, which is tackling War and Peace in four easy-to-read parts.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #31 - Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld
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Alyssa Brandt, Mary Curran Hackett, Abby Moran, and P. G. Sittenfeld on Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld's modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice.CONTAINS SPOILERSBy From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Becky Cull, Mary Curran Hackett, Joe Heyd, and Abby Moran recap the second session of the Mercantile's War in Pieces discussion group, which is tackling War and Peace in four easy-to-read parts.The group will meet to discuss Volume Three on May 10th.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #29 - Superintelligence By Nick Bostrom
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Gabrielle Blocher and Ben Greenberg discuss Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Episode #28 - Neuromancer - William Gibson
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Grace Dobush, Ben Greenberg, and Cedric Rose discuss William Gibson's Neuromancer.By From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
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