Jan 21, 202532 min
Intro Join Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie for a game of trivia to bring in the new year! Do you think you're smarter than a librarian? Tune in to find out!
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Stacks and Stories
Hosted by Mississippi Library Commission · society · EN-US
About this Podcast:
This fun and informative podcast focuses on books, reading, and Mississippi’s libraries. The Pod Squad members cover a wide variety of book/library-related topics, and some take listeners across the state to visit libraries. Find out what makes Mississippi one of the most literature-rich states in the country.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
45%
Guest openness
Selective
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What is Stacks and Stories about?
This fun and informative podcast focuses on books, reading, and Mississippi’s libraries. The Pod Squad members cover a wide variety of book/library-related topics, and some take listeners across the state to visit libraries. Find out what makes Mississippi one of the most literature-rich states in the country.
Who hosts Stacks and Stories?
Stacks and Stories is hosted by Mississippi Library Commission. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has Stacks and Stories covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Trivia Round 2 with Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie" (21 January 2025, 32 minutes), "Trivia with Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie" (13 January 2025, 28 minutes), and "End of the Year Wrap-up with Alex, Megan, and Maddie" (16 December 2024, 48 minutes).
How often does Stacks and Stories publish?
Stacks and Stories publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 100 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Stacks and Stories?
Booking probability for Stacks and Stories is 45%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Stacks and Stories requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Stacks and Stories's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Stacks and Stories?
The strongest fits for Stacks and Stories are Libraries, Archives & Web Portals. Stacks and Stories has a society audience.
About the host
Mississippi Library Commission hosts Stacks and Stories, a society podcast with 100 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Episode #42
Trivia with Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie
Jan 13, 202528 minIntro Join Alex, Megan, Maddie, and Charlie for a game of trivia to bring in the new year! Do you think you're smarter than a librarian? Tune in to find out!
- Dec 16, 202448 min
Intro Welcome to this episode of Stacks and Stories, the podcast of the Mississippi Library Commission. Join Alex, Megan, and Maddie, for a year-end wrap-up as they discuss their favorite reads from this year before we...
- Dec 2, 202444 min
Welcome to this episode of Stacks and Stories, the podcast of the Mississippi Library Commission. Join J.D., Elisabeth, and Maddie, as they discuss their reads for this month's MLC Reading challenge. This month readers...
- Nov 18, 202445 min
Join Jeremy, Elisabeth, and myself, Zach, as we discuss the world of tabletop role-playing games! We get into what classifies a game as a tabletop role-playing game, what it’s like to play them, and how you could get...
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- Nov 4, 202439 min
Join Charlie and myself, Zach, as we discuss the Veterans History Project, an archival project for preserving the stories of American Military Veterans. We discuss what the project is, our experience with it so far, and...
Episode #37
LIB 101 with Alex, Sharon, and Lacy
Oct 21, 202428 minJoin Lacy, Sharon, and Alex as they discuss Lib 101, a professional development program for librarians in Mississippi. They discuss what participants can expect, their past experiences, and how it has benefited them the...
- Oct 7, 20241h 1m
Join J.D., Kristina, Charlie, and Zach as they discuss some of their favorite spooky reads as we head into this Halloween season. Books Mentioned: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson...
- Sep 16, 20241h 3m
Join Charlie, Maddie, Megan, and Zach as they discuss their favorite and least favorite reads from our many, varying required reading lists from high school and college. Books Mentioned: The Testament by John Grisham...
- Sep 3, 202425 min
Join Zach, Alex, and Elisabeth as they discuss the upcoming Mississippi Book Festival. If you're interested in what to expect from this year's book festival, or you're curious to know about years past, stay tuned to...
- Aug 19, 202429 min
Join Charlie, Zach, J.D., and Russel as they play a little game of Would You Rather, with book and reading preferences! Would you rather secretly love a book everyone else hates, or secretly hate a book everyone else...
- Aug 2, 202426 min
Join Charlie, Alex, Megan, and Maddie as they play a little game of Would You Rather, with book and reading preferences! Would you rather secretly love a book everyone else hates, or secretly hate a book everyone else...
Episode #31
Summer Library Program: Adventure Begins at the Library with Alex, Kristina, Elisabeth, and Zach
Jul 15, 202430 minThis year's collaborative summer library program theme is "Adventure Begins at the Library". These themes focus on personal growth, heroism, action, adventure, and the hero's journey. We've asked various MLC Staff to...
- Jun 19, 202440 min
Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Charlie as they discuss some of their favorite young adult novels and how to define a novel as a young adult novel in contrast to an adult novel. Enjoy! Books Mentioned: Lord of the Rings by...
Episode #29
Beach Reads with Shellie, Riley, and Charlie
Jun 5, 202437 minJoin Shellie, Riley, and Charlie as they discuss what exactly makes a book a good beach read. Is it the themes or locations of the book? Is it the genre of the book? Or, is it something else entirely? Tune in to find...
Episode #28
Special Collections with Charlie and Tracy
May 15, 202438 minJoin Charlie and Tracy as they discuss the ins and outs of special collections and just what makes them so special. Listen as they talk about the various collections and kits that can be borrowed by patrons and...
Episode #27
WPA Roundup
May 1, 202417 minJoin Zach as he looks back at some of our recent MLC Moments which focus on our collection of WPA files.
Episode #26
Shelf Absorbed with Tracy and Shellie
Apr 17, 202449 minJoin Tracy and Shellie on this episode of Shelf Absorbed as they discuss what they've been reading and watching lately. Books mentioned: The Impossible Life of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer Less by Andrew Sean Greer...
- Apr 3, 202450 min
Join Katie, Charlie, and Tracy as they discuss the ins and outs of podcast development. Listen as they talk about what you need to make a podcast, how to get started, and all the other behind the scenes magic.
- Mar 22, 202436 min
Join Alex, Elisabeth, and Charlie as they discuss Novels in Verse. Listen in while they talk about novels in verse as well as their favorite poems and verse novels! Books and Poems mentioned: The Crossover – Kwame...
Recent guests
Recent guests on Stacks and Stories. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
P
Phillip Carter
Principal Product Manager, Starkville-Oktibbeha Public Library
A
Alex
Mississippi Library Commission
B
Barbara Carouthers
Lee-Itawamba Library System
E
Evanne Flanders
Madison County Library System
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