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The 12th Story
by From the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, Ohio
A podcast produced by the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati, OH. Most episodes contain spoilers, so please read the book before listening.
Episodes
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Episode #77 - 1,001 Arabian Nights
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.
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Episode #76 - The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
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.
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Episode #75 - The Lit Review - The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
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.
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Episode #74 - The Lit Review - Normal People by Sally Rooney
An irreverent, spoiler-filled discussion of Sally Rooney's Normal People, led by Virginia Anderson, one of the Mercantile's most avid readers. Featuring Joshua Chowdhury and Curtis Scribner.
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Episode #73 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Hillary talks with Withrow High School English teacher Olivia McKinney about Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give, the YWCA's Real Reads discussion book for February and March. Interspersed with Hillary and Olivia's conversation are audio clips of Olivia's students describing their interactions with...
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Episode #72 - The Impossible Dreamers read Don Quixote
Joe Heyd and Mary Curran Hackett talk about the Mercantile's Impossible Dreamers group, which is reading Don Quixote in manageable chunks.
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Episode #71 - Katherine Durack on The Genius of Liberty podcast
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.
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Episode #70 - Introducing the Adaptation Book & Movie Discussion Group
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.
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Episode #69 - Jheri Neri and April Hester of the GCNAC on There There by Tommy Orange
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:...
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Episode #68 - Linda Seiter of Caracole on The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
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.
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Episode #67 - August Wilson's Two Trains Running at Playhouse in the Park
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.
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Episode #66 - Reeling in Moby Dick preview with Matt Kish and Bob Wallace
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.
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Episode #65 - Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
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…
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Episode #64 - Eli Meiners of 21C Museum Hotels
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.
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Episode #63 - Sara Clark and Steve McGowan - 1984 at CSC
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.
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Episode #62 - James R. Babb - Editor Emeritus at Gray's Sporting Journal
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 Journal
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Episode #61 - The Eclipse
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".
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Episode #60 - C. Jacqueline Wood - The Mini Microcinema
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…
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Episode #59 - Kamal Southall - Discoveries from the Stacks
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.
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Episode #58 - Jen Ripple - Editor-in-Chief at Dun Magazine
Mercantile member Tim Guilfoile talks to Jen Ripple, editor-in-chief at Dun, a fly fishing magazine for - and largely by - women.
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Episode #57 - Ana England and H. P. Lovecraft's From Beyond
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...
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Episode #56 - The Year of the Pitcher - Sridhar Pappu
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 Age
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Episode #55 - A Conversation with Erica Wagner
Brendon Cull talks to Erica Wagner, who recently spoke at the Mercantile about her book Chief Engineer: The Man Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Episode #54 - Selected Readings
Actor Landon Hawkins reads selections from books that have recently been added to the Mercantile's collection.
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Episode #53 - The Founders Series - Ry Walker of Astronomer
Ben Greenberg talks to Ry Walker, Founder and CEO of locally based data engineering platform Astronomer.
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Episode #52 - A Conversation with Robert DeMott
Mercantile member Tim Guilfoile talks with author, scholar, editor, and avid fly fisher Robert DeMott.
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Episode #51 - Excerpts from War Music by Christopher Logue
Landon Hawkins performs excerpts from Christopher Logue's War Music, and we hear an excerpt from a composition by Knee Play.
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Episode #50 - The Founders Series - Bryant Goulding of Rhinegeist
In the inaugural episode of the 12th Story's new Founders Series, Ben Greenberg talks with Bryant Goulding, co-founder of Rhinegeist Brewery.
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Episode #49 - Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Polly Campbell, Brendon Cull, and John Faherty discuss Bruce Springsteen's memoir Born to Run
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Episode #48 - Zell Schulman on Passover
Cincinnati Magazine's Joanne Drilling and Alyssa Brandt talk to Zell Schulman, author of Passover Seders Made Simple.
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Episode #47 - A Conversation with Chris Tebbetts
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...
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Episode #46 - Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
Gabrielle Blocher, Grace Dobush, and Andrew Garth discuss Neal Stephenson's epic sci-fi novel Seveneves
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Episode #45 - Books by the Banks 2016
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.
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Episode #44 - The Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe
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.
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Episode #43 - Hillbilly Elegy - J. D. Vance
Brendon Cull, Hillary Copsey, and Brian Muething discuss Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance.
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Episode #42 - Trouble Boys - Bob Mehr
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.
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Episode #41 - A Conversation with Paul Goldberger
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…
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Episode #40 - Shakespeare's plays in Station 11
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.
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Episode #39 - Special First Anniversary Pop Culture Roundup
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.
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Episode #38 - The Treasure Hunters series - James Patterson
Abby Moran, Will Moran, Mary Curran Hackett, and Colum Hackett discuss James Patterson's Treasure Hunter series for young readers.
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Episode #37 - A Conversation with Alex Blumberg
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.
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Episode #36 - A Conversation With Emily St. John Mandel
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.
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Episode #35 - 67 Shots - Howard Means
Brendon Cull, Kevin Necessary, and Chris Wetterich discuss Howard Means' "67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocnece."
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Episode #34 - War In Pieces - Part 4
Abby Moran, Mary Curran Hackett, Joe Heyd, and Linda Maupin re-cap the fourth and final War in Pieces session.
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Episode #33 - The Orphan Master's Son - Adam Johnson
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.
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Episode #32 - War In Pieces - Part 3
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.
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Episode #31 - Eligible - Curtis Sittenfeld
Alyssa Brandt, Mary Curran Hackett, Abby Moran, and P. G. Sittenfeld on Eligible, Curtis Sittenfeld's modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice. CONTAINS SPOILERS
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Episode #30 - War In Pieces - Part 2
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.
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Episode #29 - Superintelligence By Nick Bostrom
Gabrielle Blocher and Ben Greenberg discuss Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence.
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Episode #28 - Neuromancer - William Gibson
Grace Dobush, Ben Greenberg, and Cedric Rose discuss William Gibson's Neuromancer.
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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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