The MCM Podcast

In this episode, we feature the top three short stories from our summer 2024 fiction writing contest. Join us as we read the first-place story, A Song of Heart’s by Cody Morrison, a poignant tale of grief, music, and healing. Next, we present Our Puzzle Glue by Alana Lee, a touching reflection on family bonds and enduring love. Finally, experience the chilling suspense of Dominus Miseriae by C.S....

Greetings, phantasmagoric friends! This is the McMillan Library Podcast. Today, we step into the visionary mind of Kurt Vonnegut with a reading of '2BR02B,' a story that beckons us to ponder the values of life and society.

McMillan Library held a song contest for local artists over the summer. Listen to the top three tracks on this podcast. FIRST PLACE: “Special Place” — Pete Revelle and Four on the Floor* *The song "Special Place" is written by Pete Revelle and Four on the Floor. The music and lyrics are original and recorded at Pete Revelle Studios and McMillan Library Studio Four on the Floor is a multi-generatio...

Welcome back to the McMillan Podcast! It’s been awhile…but now that the recording studio is set up and we can have people come into the library to talk again, we will be coming out with more episodes. Our guest today is a local author and game developer, Amy Allworden. Amy talks us through some of the process to getting your book published–I have included an accompanying pdf of information prepare...

Join us for a podcast story-time! Take a saunter with the renowned American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau.

Join us for a podcast story-time! Take a saunter with the renowned American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau. We will read selected writings: some published books, some journals.

Join us for a podcast story-time! Take a saunter with the renowned American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau. We will read selected writings: some published books, some journals.

Join us for a podcast story-time! Take a saunter with the renowned American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau. We will read selected writings: some published books, some journals.

Join us for a podcast story-time! Take a saunter with the renowned American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau. We will read selected writings: some published books, some journals.

Imagine Your Short Story Contest Winners Today on the podcast we read the story contest winners! A sincere thank you to all participants! More contests to come, so stay tuned for our fall short story contest. Theme: Must reference or contain a notable fantasy story, mythological figure, or fairy tale. Or, be an actual fairy tale style story. Guest Judge: Award winning author, Misty Urban. https://...

Quarantiny Short Story Contest Winners Today on the podcast we read the story contest winners! A sincere thank you to all participants! We had a record number of stories submitted. More contests to come, so stay tuned. The stories were ranked by four judges and then averaged for a final score. 1st place: “Mistakes Were Made” by Teela Davis 2nd place: “Wayne Newton’s Next” by Steve Raap 3rd place:...

We continued our Author’s @ McMillan Series with author Jim Cobb talking about his book Countdown to Preparedness. If you want to know what you need and how to prepare for an event that keeps you stuck at home for an extended time, such as storms, power outage, or financial problems, then this podcast is for you! Jim Cobb walks us through actionable steps to be prepared for surviving in your home...

Today we bring you a special presentation of our Ghost Short Story Contest winners from October. Thank you to everyone who entered the contest; we will be having another short story contest in the spring of 2020, so keep writing! In third place: A.J. Roy, “Tasteful Settings.” In second place: Teela Davis, “Untitled.” In first place: MacKenzie Tastan, “Omnes Morimur.” Read the stories at mcmillanli...

Today we bring you a special presentation of short stories read to you by the authors. In July we had a flash fiction contest here at the library. Participants had to stop into the library to use our manual typewriter to write their piece of flash fiction. They got one page of paper, a typewriter, and their brain: that’s it. In third place: Patti Whisman will read her story, “Saturn.” In second pl...

Today Teen Librarian Jennie Bahnaman talks with local author Lisl Detlefsen. They talk about Lisl’s children’s book writing, publishing, and more. It’s always great to hear how an author creates and imagines the words and worlds we love so much. Join us at the McMillan Library, May 23rd at 6:30pm, for Lisl Detlefsen's book launch party for her newest children's picture book 1,2,3 Jump! coming out...

Today we talk to local man Dale Horn who boxed out of the Wisconsin Rapids Boxing Club. I came to start talking to him as he was doing some research on his old boxing bouts using the library’s microfilm reels of old newspapers. His story intrigued me, so asked him if he would do a podcast when he was finished. In the meantime, the New York Times ran a story about his old gym the Wisconsin Rapids B...

Greg and Jen Seymour gave a presentation for our Author's @ McMillan Series. The Appalachian Trail is the longest continuous hiking-only trail in the United States. Starting in Georgia and ending in Maine, the “AT” traverses 2200 miles through 14 states and takes the average “thru-hiker” six months to complete. Greg and Jen Seymour completed the trail over 179 days in 2017. In this presentation th...

Ride down Wisconsin backroads to old men's backyards, roadside taverns, and the apartments of lost loves. Troy Schoultz offers reflection, foresight, and clarity in his relatable and honest verse. This presentation was recorded December 6th, 2018 at the McMillan Memorial Library. You can view the video footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkJ-6yH63ro More podcasts at: mcmillanlibrary.org/...

Misty Urban from Kellner and now living in Iowa is a short fiction writer that is releasing her next book. Learn more about this 1993 Lincoln High school graduate on Making Connections. You can view the video footage here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaD4aWbHuOg More podcasts at: mcmillanlibrary.org/podcasts

McMillan Library is collaborating with Wisconsin Rapids Community Media to bring you audio of presentations and conversations that they have recorded to the podcast. Wood Co. Drug Task Force invited Dr. Doug Galuk to talk about prescription pain medication, pain management and alternatives to opioids recently at the City of Wisconsin Rapids Council Chambers. Video of the presentation can be viewed...

David Wright and Eleonore Hebal from Blue Bus Publishing join us to talk about their publication Journal From the Heartland. They describe it as: The intention of this publication is to provide a platform for local writers to offer their work to an inquiring public. It is hoped this project will grow and delight the citizens of Wisconsin and beyond. While we are featuring the written works, we are...

Guitarist, harmonicist and lead singer Art Stevenson has been playing bluegrass music in the Midwest for 25 years. We were lucky enough to have him on the MCM Podcast today—he also played a few songs in studio! You don't want to miss this one. http://www.highwatermusic.com/ More podcasts at: mcmillanlibrary.org/podcasts

00:03:19 — Chapter One: Looking Glass House 00:21:00 — Chapter Two: The Garden of Live Flowers 00:37:33 — Chapter Three: Looking Glass Insects 00:54:22 — Chapter Four: Tweedledum and Tweedledee 01:11:20 — Chapter Five: Wool and Water 01:32:20 — Chapter Six: Humpty Dumpty 01:53:20 — Chapter Seven: The Lion and the Unicorn 02:12:28 — Chapter Eight: "It's My Own Invention" 02:40:04 — Chapter Nine: Qu...

Well here it is, a mixtape of music created by staff, and South Central Wisconsin community members. Mostly created with the software the library uses in its recording studio, which is Logic Pro X.The recording studio is open during open makerspace hours for you to come work on projects using our iMac with Logic Pro X, Focusrite audio interface, and Shure SM7b microphones. Additionally patrons 18...

We have former Green Bay Packer, Chester Marcol, and director of the documentary film Cheeseheads, John Mitchell with us. On Saturday August 11th they both came out for our Celebrate McMillan community event and solar fund-raiser. There’s more information about our solar project and information on how you can help on our website under the Support Solar tab. More podcasts at: mcmillanlibrary.org/po...