As Sonia’s has grown from a small ethnic grocery into a go-to lunch destination, the café has begun leaning more deliberately into its Armenian roots, introducing a wider audience to the flavors of the tiny country in the Caucasus.
On our latest episode, host Dave talks to Liza Birch, founder and board president of @pvdstreets.bsky.social about the group's advocacy for a public transit system that can meet the needs of all Rhode Islanders. Listen in anywhere you get your podcasts!
A valentine for our Rhode Island hearts. Choose local, lovers!
And continue celebrating by contributing to mutual aid -- at home and in places that need it. In These Times, we can care for each other ❤️
And then learn something new! Develop your passion for the sheer joy of doing it - maybe you'll even be able to use that skill to give back to your community!
Celebrate @kateschapira.bsky.social's birthday with us! Then buy her book at your local indie (may we suggest @heartleafbooks.bsky.social 🐈⬛ ) or request from your local library!
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On our latest, host Emily is joined by Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders, coauthors of REWIRING DEMOCRACY, to envision how AI might be harnessed for the good of the people. Find the episode anywhere you get your podcasts or online: www.overdueingit.org/home/episode...
Emily's Year in Books! She read 15,994 pages and 51 books, for an average book length of 312 pages. The average rating of all the books she read was 4.19 stars. The shortest book - Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz - was 163 pages long; the longest book - Dark Money by Jane Mayer - was 576 pages long. Emily's top rated book was Woodworking by Emily St. James. Four more top books from the past year are My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Like by Megan Reynolds, The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore, and The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlanger.
It's that time of year when we look back at all the books we loved in 2025.
First up, is Host Emily with just some of her favorites from the year. Did you read any of her top books? Let us know what you loved (or hated) in the comments!
Catch a screening of @joinordiefilm.bsky.social, get involved in your community, and contribute to this socially engaged work of art. Listen and subscribe to Overdueing It anywhere you get podcasts!
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On our latest: civic engagement correspondent Meg talks to Rebecca Davis, co-director of the documentary @joinordiefilm.bsky.social, a film about why you should join a club, and why the fate of America depends on it. Listen in anywhere you get podcasts 🎳 www.overdueingit.org/home/episode...
Listen to Trish FitzSimons and Madelyn Shaw discuss their book Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War on
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On our latest episode, Host Emily chats romance with, and learns a cricket joke from, international comedian, writer, podcaster, and all-around super cool human, @alicefraser.bsky.social, author of A Passion for Passion. Listen in wherever you get podcasts! 💝
On our latest, host Lauren talks to author Vanessa Lillie about her new book, THE BONE THIEF. They also discuss repatriating historic Indigenous artifacts, Vanessa's writing process, and the importance of self-care when writing about traumatic events. Available anywhere you get your podcasts!
On our latest episode, host Dave is joined by @cosbrarian.bsky.social Liz Gotauco and her sister Jade Gotauco to discuss her debut collection of folktales, F*cked Up Fairy Tales, based on Liz's popular TikTok series by the same name and illustrated by Jade! Available wherever you get your podcasts 🪄
Check out the full text of the Freedom to Read Act here! #BannedBooksWeek
📚 Join us in celebrating a big win this #BannedBooksWeek! The Rhode Island Legislature just passed one of the strongest Freedom to Read bills in the nation. On our latest episode, @megblack.bsky.social talks to FTR coalition leader Nicole Dyszlewski about building this grassroots movement:
How do you advocate for legislative change? Find out with civic engagement correspondent @megblack.bsky.social and guest Nicole Dyszkewski! Nicole helped build a broad coalition to help pass the 2025 Freedom to Read Act. Available wherever you get podcasts 🗳️
We're back from summer vacation! 😎 on our latest hostful episode, Emily, Lauren, and Dave talk about how they're finding comfort in narrative during these interesting times. Find Overdueing It anywhere you get podcasts!
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We've got a new show up for you! Host Lauren is joined by bestselling author Adriana Trigiani to discuss her latest book The View From Lake Como! Available wherever you get your podcasts 😎
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Excited to share our annual #Pride episode! Host Tayla is joined by academic librarians Alicia, James, and Amanda to share their research project focusing on queer representation in picture books and the creation of the Rainbow Representation Rubric. Listen in anywhere you get your podcasts!
On the latest episode of Overdueing It, host Robin chats with Robert Isenberg about MILE MARKERS, his latest collection of essays about cycling. They also discuss past visions of the future, documentaries, and the Rockettes. Join the conversation anywhere you get podcasts! 🚲
Rhode Island voters: the #FreedomToRead needs you! Lawmakers need to hear from citizens that this bill needs to keep its protections for creators! Stop by Warwick Central Library 10-2 Saturday May 24 & write a postcard!
(Thank you if you’ve written/called in the past - we need you again!)
Dave, Lauren, Tayla, and Emily smiling after their presentation at the Rhode Island library association annual conference.
The Overdueing It team presented today at the Rhode Island Library Association annual conference about podcasting as library outreach! We had a great time talking to our colleagues about how we’ve made community connections and shared our services to a new audience through five years of production 😎
What’s PechaKuchaPVD? Check out our recent episode all about this community building and storytelling event, and then join @9librariespvd.bsky.social for this special event on 5/28! We’ll see you there!
We are excited to be hosting PechaKuchaPVD at Knight Memorial Library next Wednesday! This event will be held outdoors, so bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
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We've got a new episode awaiting you today! Host Tayla talks with local author Donna Russo about her new book, VINCENT'S WOMEN - a historical fiction that traces the life of Vincent van Gogh through the women he knew and loved. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
RHODE ISLAND: it's time to Pull Together. Come dance against dictators, boogie against billionaires, and get connected to the community organizations who are locally doing the good work!
Friday, 5-9pm, Waterplace Park. Hope to see you there.
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You can also find episodes online! Listen in and let us know *your* favorite books, films, and TV series set in Rhode Island:
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This week we're going into the Rhode Island Podcast multiverse! Hosts Emily and Lauren chat with Chris Revill of the Hey Rhody podcast about nostalgic movies, libraries as third spaces, and the many amazing free events and small businesses in Rhode Island. Available wherever you find podcasts!
