San Antonio Public Library Rocks!

Wherein hosts Michael, Candy, and Tom make up brand new words and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Reel Big Fish, Death Grips, and Paul Simon. Unrelated, did you know that the little cup you put ketchup in is called a ramekin?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael, Candy, and Tom take a look at a bold new form of hands-free technology and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Janice Ian, Guided by Voices, and Roy Orbison. Unrelated, did you know that  Ben Stiller, Jenna Elfman, and Edward Norton starred in the 2000 film Keeping the Faith?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael and Tom welcome accountant Carol Santiago (Gabi Marler) and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Father John Misty, Jonathan Richman, and Nine Inch Nails. Unrelated, did you know that time flies when you’re listening to a good ska CD?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

You are CORDIALLY invited to our first ever New Years Eve dinner celebration! Take a seat at your best friend Michael DeWitt’s table, alongside his guests escape room designer Jerry Viper (Brent Pope) and opera singer Rosalina Chiquiña (Jasmine Adriana), and enjoy a very special music-inspired three-course meal hosted by San Antonio’s most esteemed restauranteur Ford Whistleton. Recorded live on location at Shanks’a’Plenty in the Pearl District in San Antonio!Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael and Tom welcome San Antonio SeaWorld’s animal communicator Fantasia Rose (Jade Lacy) and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from LVL UP, Magdalena Bay, and Amyl and the Sniffers. Unrelated, did you know that war goats were crucial players in the Revolutionary War?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael and Candy welcome back infamous escape room designer Jerry Viper (Brent Pope) for the record breaking third time and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Rooney, Ozma, and Duke Ellington. Unrelated, did you know that time is infinitely repeating?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael and Candy welcome local Yogurtland employee Big Young Benjamin (Jocelyn Johnson) and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Carly Rae Jepsen, Jack Jones, and Chappell Roan. Unrelated, did you know working on a crab boat is honest work?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael and Tom welcome New Jersey standup desk salesperson Terry Berri (Lauren Cantell) and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Fcukers, Julia Jacklin, and Spin Doctors. Unrelated, did you know that the upper pectoral actually connects through your chest to your shoulder blades?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael and Tom welcome local San Antonio chef and restauranteur Ford Whistleton and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from The Orb, Jenn Champion, and Jamie xx. Unrelated, did you know that the correct pronunciation of mayonnaise is “maine-aise”?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com

Wherein hosts Michael, Tom, and Candy save podcast journalism, welcome special guest Allison Smith, and discuss their favorite CDs of the month from Stevie Nicks, Foals, and Fine Young Cannibals. Unrelated, did you know that every celebrity is a nepo-baby, including Jack Lemon?Every song featured on the podcast is available to you in one convenient, ongoing Spotify playlist below or at https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69RTTRf9pcl4UrWhwmxgUb?si=bd490dee2c774773. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publiclibraryrocks.substack.com