Podcasts

These podcasts are recorded live in Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium as part of the award-winning ALOUD at Central Library speaker series presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. ALOUD podcasts are updated on a weekly basis. Initial funding for ALOUD podcasts was made possible by Arent Fox LLP.

Featured Podcast:

Tiny Beautiful Things From the Page to the Screen

Bestselling author Cheryl Strayed takes the ALOUD stage to discuss the transformation of her popular book, Tiny Beautiful Things, to the television

April 20, 2023

Career Conversations

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podcast logo in green and white Career Conversations is a series presented by Teen'Scape. Teens and adults are able to listen to guests discuss their chosen career and the path it took to get there. These relaxed conversations are a great insight into your dream career!

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Featured Podcast:

Career Conversations: Los Angeles Philharmonic

If you love music, what would it be like to work at the Los Angeles Philharmonic? Guest speakers from the learning, marketing, and development departments of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl will share about their careers.

January 25, 2020

Children Chatting

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Listen to the Children Chatting with Authors Podcast as the members pose questions to a different author each month. These lively and humorous recordings also come with a downloadable discussion guide which can be used in classrooms and bookclubs.

Featured Podcast:

Children Chatting With Rashad Doucet and Jason Reeves

Join the Children Chatting with Authors Podcast as they interview author and illustrator Rashad Doucet and author Jason Reeves about their book Pax Sampson: The Cookout, Vol. 1, and about being an author and artist.

November 17, 2021

Poems on Air

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A weekly reading of poetry by Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson.

Featured Podcast:

Episode 92: Lucille Clifton

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads "i am not done yet" by Lucille Clifton.

December 29, 2022

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