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Check Me Out: A Podcast for Book Lovers is a production of Panhandle PBS and Amarillo College's FM90 in Amarillo, TX. Originated in conjunction with PBS' The Great American Read, episodes feature authors, teachers, librarians, and experts. Season 3 of Check Me Out is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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In this episode we find out why libraries categorize by genre not the author. Guests Sadie Newsom, Jill Gibson, and Melody Boren discuss Roald Dahl’s famous children’s novels and his adult themed works of fiction. Books discussed: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches, My Uncle Oswald…
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Richard McGowan and Ande Parlow return to discuss the tropes and characteristics of fantasy novels. Where do you draw the line between Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Comics?Books discussed: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Wheel of Time series by James Oliver Rigney Jr., The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis…
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Take a trip back to your childhood where Nancy Drew and the Box Car Children reign supreme! Our guests, Melody Boren, Jill Gibson, and Hilary Hulsey discuss the appeal of children’s mystery novels. Books discussed: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, Holes by Louis Sachar…
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In this premiere episode of Season 2, we talk to the winners of our Great American Read trivia night. They are teachers and librarians in the Texas Panhandle. Guests are Ande Parlow, Ivy Gowdy, Richard McGowan, and Karen Schrader.Books discussed: The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon, Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, Harry Potter by J.K. Ro…
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Panhandle PBS' Chip Chandler sits down with TGAR panel member and former Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples. They discuss the selection process for The Great American Read, teaching, and Shanna's favorite novels.Books discussed include: The Chronicles of Narnia, Cirque du Freak, Pippi Longstocking, Hansel and Gretel, The Lorax, graphic novels, Lone…
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Our latest installment of Check Me Out: a podcast for book lovers features three special guests (a professor, an artist, and a licensed counsellor) who discuss books on an emotional scale. Books discussed from The Great American Read List include: Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, Gone with the Wind, The Help, To Kill a Mockingbird, Siddhartha, Where…
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