Free Library Podcast
Hosted by Tamala Edwards · Free Library of Philadelphia
4.2from 115 ratings
- 403
- Episodes
- 56
- Transcribed
- 115
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 288K
- YouTube views
About Free Library Podcast
The Free Library Podcast is an easy way to participate in the author events and lectures that take place at the Parkway Central Library. Visit Author Events (https://libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/) to find upcoming events.
- Publisher
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Category
- arts · education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Jul 2021
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
56 of 403 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026
Andy Beshear | Go and Do Likewise
30 Sept 2026
Emily Wilson | Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea
30 Sept 2026
Kevin Powell | A Poem for Evangeline & Other Songs
Inside a recent episode
Caro De Robertis | So Many Stars
Published 23 Jun 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then there's so much joy. Yes. And that's another side you capture the joy. And sometimes they live alongside each other. Like Nelson de Alerta Perez, who came here as a refugee from Cuba. And at 17 years old, he dropped out of high school because it was so homophobic. Yes. Took a working class job and then used that money to make trying to make these glamorous drag shows in these mansions that he'd rent near the beach in Havana. And you know, the queer community would come. And you know, when I, when I listen to his words, I can just see the women descending from the staircase being all glamorous. […]
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- Andy Beshear
- Emily Wilson
- Kevin Powell
- Erin Riley
- John DeBella
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 288,293
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.2 / 5
- 115 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Free Library Podcast?
Tamala Edwards host the show. Published by Free Library of Philadelphia.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Free Library Podcast take guests?
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