Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #150 – LibriVox and the Pandemic. Hosted by Maria Kasper.

Duration: 37:45

With contributions from TriciaG, Mary in Arkansas, Madelyn Pauline (hertzm), schrm, julianpratley, Greg Giordano, Amelia Chesley (plaidsicle), KevinS, and Maria Kasper (commonsparrow3)

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00:00 Introduction
01:38 TriciaG with personal experiences and interesting statistics
08:32 Experiences of new member julianpratley
09:48 New member Madelyn Pauline meets LibriVox via Moby Dick
12:34 Amedia Chesley (plaidsicle) – Moving house during a pandemic
16:23 Mary in Arkansas – On PLing and her MIL’s take on LibriVox
20:16 How LV keeps Maria Kasper (commonsparrow3) busy at home
22:02 Schrm reports from the German-language branch of LibriVox
25:40 Bloopers!
28:33 KevinS surprises us by getting serious (almost!)
31:16 Greg Giordano – Being an essential worker means less time for LV
36:01 Conclusion

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We are interested in whatever feedback – positive or constructively critical – anyone has about our podcasts. Add a comment below or pop over to this forum thread. Any member of the community who has contributed readings to the LibriVox catalog can host a podcast and is most welcome to do so. Visit this thread on the forum to express an interest and float your ideas.

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Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #149 – New Year 2019: Public Domain Release Party! Hosted by mightyfelix.

Duration: 15:29

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With contributions from SonoftheExiles, JayKitty76, TriciaG, msfry, and commonsparrow3.
Fireworks/crowd sound effect taken from http://soundbible.com/693-Fireworks-Finale.html
Featuring “Auld Lang Syne” (traditional Scottish melody), performed by the U.S. Navy Band Ceremonial Band (1997), taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Auld_Lang_Syne_-_U.S._Navy_Band.ogg

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00:00 Countdown
00:15 Welcome – SonoftheExiles
02:05 A quick history lesson on copyright extension
04:31 Volunteers’ plans for newly available books – TriciaG, JayKitty76, Michele Fry
08:53 An oft-overlooked benefit of expanding public domain – Maria Kasper
12:02 A word of caution
13:09 How will expanding public domain affect our LibriVox objective?
14:31 Closing remarks

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We are interested in whatever feedback – positive or constructively critical – anyone has about our podcasts. Add a comment below or pop over to this forum thread. Any member of the community who has contributed readings to the LibriVox catalog can host a podcast and is most welcome to do so. Visit this thread on the forum to express an interest and float your ideas.

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Recent past LibriVox Community Podcast files can be found at our spot on: Archive.org and archived shows for previous years can be found at: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013-2018.

Archived shownotes for the Community Podcast can be found at: http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/ And the rss feed for those shownotes is: http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/feed