KPL Podcast

Each week the Kirkwood Public Library Podcast delves into in depth conversations with bestselling authors, provides book and film recommendations.

KPL Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Kirkwood Public Library, with 342 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kirkwood Public Library hosts KPL Podcast, a education show with 342 episodes published.

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  Episode #341

  KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 3 with Special Guest Jane Pek

  Aug 20, 202649 min

  This week on the KPL Podcast we have author Jane Pek. Her latest novel The Rivals explores the world of AI in a fun, interesting way. This is a mystery novel set in a dating agency. Claudia Lin works for an agency that explores the truth about online dating profiles. She uncovers an AI conspiracy and cover-up by corporate matchmakers. Author Reads In the Wood by Tana French Golden Hill by Francis Spufford The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami Collected Fiction by Jorge Luis Borges

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  Episode #340

  KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 2 with Special Guest Nicole Carr

  Aug 13, 202657 min

  This week on the KPL Podcast we have author/journalist Nicole Carr. We had a great conversation about her new book, The Price of Exclusion, The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation. The book explores the systemic racism, exclusionary and historical policies that dismantled Black medical institutions and shaped modern healthcare disparities. Author Reads Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan

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  Episode #339

  KPL Podcast August 2026 Week 1 with Special Guest Meg Shaffer

  Aug 6, 202642 min

  This week on the KPL podcast we have author Meg Shaffer. Her latest novel, The Book Witch , is a delightful cozy fantasy about a woman whose magical job is to preserve books and protect the stories within them. Armed with the ability to step inside the pages of a book, she must fix problems before they alter the story readers know and love. It's a charming, imaginative, and wonderfully lighthearted read. London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe Sherlock Holmes and the Hounds of Baskerville by Arthur Conan Doyle Writing Creativity and Soul by Sue Monk Kidd

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  Episode #338

  KPL Podcast July 2026 Week 5 with Special Guest David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels

  Jul 30, 202646 min

  This week on the KPL podcast we spoke with authors David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels about their new book, The Fight of Our Lives: Aids in America. A moving book that chronicles the Aids crisis of the 80's and 90's. A portrait of a group of people that fought to be heard even when countless doors were shut for them.

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  Episode #337

  KPL Podcast July 2026 Week 4 with Special Guest Cynthia Sweeney

  Jul 23, 202648 min

  The week on the KPL Podcast we spoke with Cynthia Sweeney about her latest novel, Lake Effect . The parents of two neighboring families have an affair and breakup the families. The novel explores long-term effects of divorce on family and how it alters relationships. Author Reads In the days of my youth I was told what it means to be a man by Tom Junod Whistler by Ann Patchett The end of my life is killing me : the unexpected joys of a cancer slacker by Annabelle Gurwitch Go Gentle by Marie Semple

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