Introducing "Anxiety in the Archives," a podcast dissertation about libraries, open access, and the evolving nature of academic writing

Wherein grad students collide via Zoom; gamefication and sound rhetoric are defined; steampunk is NOT defined, or even talked about (much); and Bluestocking learns that grad school in COVID times is not an easy thing.

or Why Nothing Ruins War Like the Rising of the Dead with Justina Ireland's Dread Nation

Wherein We Revisit Old Favorites and Delight in New Adventures - Rod Duncan, Queen of All Crows (Map of Unknown Things - continuation of The Fall of the Gaslit Empire series; A.J. Hartley, Guardian (Steeplejack #3); Rachel Caine, Smoke and Iron (Great LIb

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Wherein universes collide, as they ALWAYS seem to do; steampunk is, for once, NOT defined; and Bluestocking learns that she is not yet ready for London primetime

or, How a Spiritwalker and a Soldier Risked Their Souls - Karin Lowachee, The Gaslight Dogs

Wherein Bluestocking updates the listeners on the current state of the Library and asks for assistance in achieving a long-held dream.

Wherein universes collide (once more), steampunk is (again, not really) defined, and Bluestocking learns that she is basically a muppet

or Why Punishing People with Extreme Plastic Surgery is Really *$%^ed Up with The Bas Lag series by China Mieville