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Everett Public Library Podcasts

The Everett Public Library produces review podcasts of movies (The Treatment) , books (The Lone Reader), and music (Mr. Neutron's Record Closet.) We also produce historical podcast series, such as "Everett Voices" and "Smokestack Soundbites." All are produced under Creative Commons licenses with Attribution and Sharealike provisions.
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Now displaying: 2017
Dec 19, 2017

Mr. Neutron is Ron Averill of Everett Public Library, Washington.

Dec 12, 2017

The unimaginable story of legendary Harborview Hospital in Seattle, Northwest regional trauma center and medical facility of last resort.

Music: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Used under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK

Dec 5, 2017

The three Roberts (Ryan, Mitchum, and Young) star in a shadowy noir think piece about murder and bigotry. 

Nov 21, 2017

Ron Averill is Mr. Neutron, from Everett Public Library in Everett, WA.

Nov 14, 2017

Elisabeth Rosenthal diagnoses the sickness at the heart of the U.S. health care system.

Music: Piano Concerto No. 20, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Courtesy of Internet Archive.

 

Nov 7, 2017

The original Blade Runner, Ridley Scott's 1982 SF masterpiece, is one of the most highly decorated SF films in history.

Oct 19, 2017

Everett Public Library is in Everett, WA.

Oct 19, 2017

Part 1 of a 5-part Smokestack Soundbites series on John Patric.

In 1958, Snohomish resident and writer John Patric was involuntarily committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane. The psychiatrists there diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, and recommended he be locked up indefinitely. They said he was a danger to society. As permitted by Washington State law, Patric demanded—and received—a jury trial to determine the matter of his sanity. This is the story of that trial, and of John Patric.

Learn more about Patric through the Northwest Room's digital collections.

Oct 19, 2017

Part 2 of a 5-part Smokestack Soundbites series on John Patric.

In 1958, Snohomish resident and writer John Patric was involuntarily committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane. The psychiatrists there diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, and recommended he be locked up indefinitely. They said he was a danger to society. As permitted by Washington State law, Patric demanded—and received—a jury trial to determine the matter of his sanity. This is the story of that trial, and of John Patric.

Learn more about Patric through the Northwest Room's digital collections.

Oct 19, 2017

Part 3 of a 5-part Smokestack Soundbites series on John Patric.

In 1958, Snohomish resident and writer John Patric was involuntarily committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane. The psychiatrists there diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, and recommended he be locked up indefinitely. They said he was a danger to society. As permitted by Washington State law, Patric demanded—and received—a jury trial to determine the matter of his sanity. This is the story of that trial, and of John Patric.

Learn more about Patric through the Northwest Room's digital collections.

Oct 19, 2017

Part 4 of a 5-part Smokestack Soundbites series on John Patric.

In 1958, Snohomish resident and writer John Patric was involuntarily committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane. The psychiatrists there diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, and recommended he be locked up indefinitely. They said he was a danger to society. As permitted by Washington State law, Patric demanded—and received—a jury trial to determine the matter of his sanity. This is the story of that trial, and of John Patric.

Learn more about Patric through the Northwest Room's digital collections.

Oct 19, 2017

Part 5 of a 5-part Smokestack Soundbites series on John Patric.

In 1958, Snohomish resident and writer John Patric was involuntarily committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane. The psychiatrists there diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, and recommended he be locked up indefinitely. They said he was a danger to society. As permitted by Washington State law, Patric demanded—and received—a jury trial to determine the matter of his sanity. This is the story of that trial, and of John Patric.

 “The Ballad of John Patric (Eccentric But Justified)”

  • Lyrics: David Dilgard
  • Arranged and performed by Van Ramsey

Learn more about Patric through the Northwest Room's digital collections.

Oct 17, 2017

"...a band of three lads dedicated to frivolity, wit and butt-shakin' boogaloo."

Thumbnail image by Andrew Hitchcock

Oct 10, 2017

A brilliant Norse saga, written in World War II, resurfaces.

Oct 3, 2017

"The Treatment" of Jennifer Kent's 2015 new horror classic, The Babadook.

Sep 12, 2017

A tragicomic look at the most unfunny place in the world.

Music: North Korean national anthem.

Sep 5, 2017

Crooks, footpads and gangsters cavort and sing in 1955's "Guys and Dolls" An audio review, written by Alan Jacobson and produced by Everett Public Library, WA.

Aug 15, 2017

Mr. Neutron, Ron Averill of Everett Public Library, examines the phenomenon of The Ventures, fifty plus years and more than 200 album's worth.

Aug 8, 2017

Two stories here: One of a two-fisted, crack sea captain that bridged the days of sail and steam; and Two, the story of how his lost manuscript was recovered from obscurity.

Aug 1, 2017

Alan Jacobson gives "The Treatment" to Gene Kelly's 1949 classic musical, "On the Town," with Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller, Jules Munshin, and Vera-Ellen.

Jul 18, 2017

Mr. Neutron opens up the U-Men, the Seattle Proto-Grunge band that bridged the gap between punk, post-punk, hardcore, and grunge.

Jul 12, 2017

Cameron Johnson is the Lone Reader.

Music: "Feeling Dark Behind the Mask," by 700P3D

Jul 5, 2017

Alan Jacobson provides "The Treatment."

Jun 13, 2017

Mr. Neutron takes the measure of Clambake's 2015 release "Too Dumb to Die."

Jun 6, 2017

Retired Colonel and military historian Andrew Bacevich chronicles American military missteps on the Middle East since 1979.

Music: "Rage and Regrets", by Rude Corps.

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