Idiot with a library card podcast

The conclusion of Idiot with a Library Card's gripping and award winning Sherlock series. This show ranks the five short story collections from worst to best. Please listen to the other episodes in this series And make sure to check out some of the Arthur Conan Doyle's works on the web or of course at your local library.

A review of The Valley of Fear, (to skip spoilers stop at 6 mins and join back at 10 mins).  Also an overview of all of the Author Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes novels. 

Quick show about the 2004 film Man on Fire.

There are some interesting themes that keep popping up in a lot of the Sherlock Holmes short stories. 

What most consider to be the best of the Sherlock Holmes novels, The Hound of the Baskervilles is a spooking, moody and all around fun novel.  I really loved this book, and this Sherlock project has been so much fun. 

My Ranking of the 12 short stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. 

This story truly establishes the Sherlock Holmes series and some of the themes in it. Plus cocaine and everybody loves cocaine.

I talk about the first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study In Scarlet.  You may want to read the story before you listen as there are spoilers. 

Quick show about a Sherlock Holmes series I plan on doing and some tidbits.

Team Of Rivals:The Political Genius Of Abraham Lincoln by Pulitzer Prize winner Doris Kearns Goodwin, is part Lincoln biography and part political history of the civil war. This episode covers some of the topics written about in the first 200 pages of the 700 page masterpiece.

Whiteness as collections is an article written by Sofia Leung.  Here's the link to the article:  https://sleung.wordpress.com/2019/04/15/whiteness-as-collections/ In this episode I analyze the article and give you may thoughts please read for yourself and Let me know what you think.

The most interesting and exciting show ever done on the topic of library late fees.  Maybe a low bar but I think it's an interesting topic and if you don't, you may be missing out on the most important debate of are time!!!

Drag Queen story time is a program for kids where a drag queen reads children books to little kids.  In February one took place at the Lansdale Library.  I talk about issues with drag queen story time in general and the drag queen named Annie Christ who did the story time at the Lansdale Library.  

An overview of Satanic Verses, themes recommendations and suggestion for how to read this controversial book.

A look into what made The Satanic Verses so controversial. The issues from the content of the book to the title itself. Why did this great work of fiction make Muslims murderously angry. Are there lessons we can learn from the book and the reaction to it.

Loved the first two chapters of this book I had to record a show.

It's like a short chapter in Walden, but about a Journey I take in Conshohocken.

Sorry guys this one got away from me, but its about the Green New Deal.

One of the greatest and most infamous saints to have ever lived has a wonderful story to tell. This show is about Confessions of Saint Augustine but more specifically it is about how Saint Augustine came to Christ. This is an old story with a lot to offer to modern Christian and non-Christian alike.

I talk about Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow. I talk about the need for Criminal Justice reform and where I agree and disagree with the arguments laid out in the book.

I talk about the Greek statesman Solon, about his conversation with the Lydian King on what the good life is.   Note: I said Green Lantern I meant Green Goblin, calm down nerds.

I talked about Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.  The style and story

I talk about one of the funniest books ever Written. This is one of my favorite books it is great from beginning to end. If you don't listen to this show that's okay, as long as you go out and get A Confederacy of Dunces right now!!!

In this episode I talk about a book I will not name. This book does not name people who are President and I talk about why. Mostly this episode is about the current state of are republic and the major problem we are having; We hate each other, can we learn to Love?

Quick thoughts on Lord of the Rings and what makes it a great book.