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Out on a Tangent
Join the Youth Services team on a journey through teen literature, fandoms, and more! Sometimes they'll stay on topic, but usually, they'll go out on a tangent.
Episodes
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Episode 104: Cryptids
In this episode, Becca and Erin talk about some spooky stuff! Join them in discussing cryptids such as the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, the Squonk, and more!
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Episode 103- Pirates!!!
In this episode, Becca and Erin travel to Salem, MA to visit Real Pirates Salem - a museum chronicling the tale, crew and shipwreck of the Whydah pirate ship!…
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Episode 102: Archaeology
Join Becca and Erin as they discuss some interesting archaeological finds. There are some technical issues with sound in this episode, we will be rectifying…
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Episode 101: Greek Mythology
Our Out on a Tangent podcast had upgraded to video format! But don't fret - we still have our audio only formats on our regular streaming platforms. Join the…
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Episode 100: Geology & Paleontology
Our Out on a Tangent podcast had upgraded to video format! But don't fret - we still have our audio only formats on our regular streaming platforms. Join the…
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Episode 99: Passion for Fashion
Erin and Becca talk about the Met Gala and art history! We have also started uploading video versions of our episodes to YouTube - check it out…
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Episode 98: Great Stone Face, Flume and Isinglass Book Awards 2026
Becca and Erin go over the nominees for the Great Stone Face, Flume and Isinglass Book Awards for 2026. Voting for these awards ends April 30th, 2026. Ballot…
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Episode 97- Women's History Month in Fiction
Becca and Erin talk about Women's History inspired historical fiction that you can find in our collection as well as a quick quiz on some important women and…
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Episode 96- Pokémon 30th Anniversary!!!
Erin and Becca talk about all things Pokemon and which starters they have picked. Find us on our socials: Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter…
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Episode 95- Mistaken Identity
Becca and Erin talk about the mistaken identity trope in literature specifically about mistaken genders. This was inspired by a manga nicknamed the Green Yuri…
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Episode 94- KPop Demon Hunters
Becca and Erin talk about the Netflix movie: KPop Demon Hunters and give some book recs based on aspects of the movie as well as some fun cultural trivia! Find…
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Episode 93: Video Games
We're back!! Becca and Leah talk about video games to go with summer reading. Level Up At Your Library! A little history, our favorite games, some trivia, all…
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Episode 92: Teen Detective Fiction
Becca and Kylie talk teen detectives from Nancy Drew all the way to more true crime related novels, a quiz on some detectives, and a love of fictional mice…
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Episode 91: Historical Hoaxes
Becca talks about some historical hoaxes from the days before the internet. Voting for the Flume and Isinglass awards can be done here…
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Episode 90: Women's History Month- Influential Female Authors
Becca and Cathy talk about some influential female authors and a bit about Doctor Who.
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Episode 89: Weird Animals
World Wildlife Day was this past week so Becca and Kylie talk about some weird animals, "proper" animal names, and some collective animal nouns. Find us on our…
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Episode 88: Appalachian Mountains- Geology and Folklore
Becca dives into some of the interesting history of the Appalachian Mountains and the unique folklore from the area. Find us on our socials: Facebook @…
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Episode 87: Retellings of Shakespeare
Becca and Leah talk about teen movies inspired by Shakespeare and some books in the collection that retell his plays.
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Episode 86: King Tut and His Curse
Becca talks about King Tutankhamun and his supposed curse. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and Instagram…
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Episode 85: The Chronicles of Narnia and How to Read Them
Happy New Year! Becca and Cathy debate the order of how to read the Chronicles of Narnia! Visit us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok…
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Episode 84: The Nutcracker
Miss Becca talks about the stories behind The Nutcracker Ballet as well as some fun facts about the ballet and some movies.
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Episode 83: Dinosaur Facts
Becca brings you some dino facts for Dinovember!!! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter @merrimacklibnh
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Episode 82: Werewolves Around the World
Becca and Cathy talk about werewolves from around the world and a little bit about Twilight. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library…
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Episode 81: Vampires Around World
Becca and Leah talk vampires and extra stuff. Trigger Warning for talk of death, blood, and some other scary stuff. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack…
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Episode 80: Pokémon based on Yokai
Becca and Alyssa talk about Pokémon that are based on Japanese Yokai, and just more fun about Pokémon. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public…
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Episode 79: Ghost Ships
Becca and Jenny talk about some spooky ghost ships. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter @Merrimacklibnh
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Episode 78: Spies
Becca and Leah talk historical spies, James Bond, and animal spies as well as some extras. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok…
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Episode 77: Adventure Stories
Becca and Cathy talk about the origins of the adventure genre and play a version of First In Line with classic adventure stories. Find us on our socials…
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Episode 76: Real Life Adventurers
Becca talks about some real life adventurers from the past. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok…
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Episode 75: Lost Cities and Wonderous Places
Becca talks about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Find us on our socials- Facebook: @Merrimack Public…
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Episode 74: Bluey!
Becca and Dina talk about the wonderful show Bluey! Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh
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Episode 73: Summer Reading and Adventurers!
Becca and Leah kick off summer reading with some talk about adventurers in media! Find us on our socials: Facebook:@Merrimack Public Library; Instagram…
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Episode 72: Coming Out- How Libraries Can Help Teens
Becca and Dina discuss resources for LGBTQIA+ teens and families as well as some books in the collection. Some resources discussed: Suicide and Crisis Line-988…
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Episode 71: Bucket List Books
Becca goes over some staff picks for must read books for teens and tweens. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok, Twitter, and…
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Episode 70: Flume and Isinglass Awards 2024
Becca goes over the Flume and Isinglass Award nominees for 2024. Voting ends on April 30th. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library…
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Episode 69: Great Stone Face Book Award 2023-2024
Becca talks about the nominees for this years Great Stone Face book awards and how you can vote on your favorites. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack…
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Episode 68: Dealing with Stress
Join Becca and Jenny as they do a listener request all about dealing with stress. Find us on our socials: Facebook@ Merrimack Public Library; Instagram…
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Episode 67: Fairytales and Folklore
Becca and Cathy talk about the differences between fairy tales and folklore and a little history behind them as well. Find us on our socials: Facebook…
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Episode 66: Black History Month
Join Becca and Cathy as they talk about some Black Authors and stories this month! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter…
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Episode 65: Lunar New Year
Dina and Becca talk about Lunar New Year and the Chinese Zodiac. Find us on our socials: Facebook: @Merrimack Public Library; Instagram, Twitter (X), and…
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Episode 64: YA Dystopian Novels
Becca and Cathy talk Young Adult Dystopian novels. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter (X), Instagram, and Tiktok @…
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Episode 63: One Star Review Guess Who
Becca does a round of one star review guess who. Find us on: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Tiktok, and Instagram @Merrimacklibnh
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Episode 62: Holiday Foods
Join Becca and Michelle for a look at some holiday food history. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok…
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Episode 61: Winter and Holiday Cryptids
Becca and Michelle talk about Winter and Holiday monsters. Content warning: we talk about death. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library…
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Episode 60: Thanksgiving Foods
Becca and Michelle talk about some Thanksgiving staples and where they come from and why we eat them. Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public…
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Episode 59: Dinovember!
Dina joins Becca as she raves about dinosaurs! Also Becca Quizzes Dina about some famous dinosaurs. Becca's favorite dinosaur is a stegosaurus. What's yours?…
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Episode 58: Ghosts!!!
Becca and Jenny talk about some local ghosts and haunted locations as well as a quiz about some famous ghosts in pop culture. Trigger Warning: there are…
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Episode 57: Inanimate Horror
Becca and Jenny talk about inanimate objects in horror media. What's your favorite? Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library; Tiktok…
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Episode 56: History of Puppetry Part 2- Pop Culture Puppets
Becca and Michelle talk about puppets in pop culture and Becca even gets quizzed. Find us on our socials: Facebook @ Merrimack Public Library; Instagram…
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Episode 55: History of Puppetry part 1
Becca and Michelle talk about the intriguing history of puppets and what they are around the world. Tell us your favorite puppet on: Facebook…
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Episode 54: Graphic Novels are REAL reading.
Becca and Cathy talk about why graphic novels are important and useful for readers. Come check out our socials to continue the conversation. We're on Facebook…
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Episode 53: Nimona
Dina and Becca talk about both the graphic novel and the movie of Nimona. Spoiler Warning!! We do talk about some of the main differences and there will be…
Out on a TangentEpisode 52: First In Line
Becca quizzes Jenny on the first line of books. Can you figure out which books they are? Fine us on our socials: Facebook @MerrimackPublicLibrary; and our…
Out on a TangentEpisode 51: Summerween 2023
Michelle and Becca talk about some New Hampshire cryptids and spooky stuff for a little mid-summer Halloween vibes. Find us on our Facebook…
Out on a TangentEpisode 50: Summer Camp
Becca and Cathy talk about summer camps in books, movies, and their own experiences with camps! Find us on our socials: Facebook @Merrimack Public Library…
Out on a TangentEpisode 49: Summer Reading 2023: All Together Now
Becca and Jenny talk about the summer reading program and events happening this year and how you can join in! All Together Now!! Find us on our socials…
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Episode 45: Let's Go Mario
Mario Trivia with Jenny and Becca @merrimacklibnh on twitter, tiktok, and instagram Merrimack Public Library on facebook www.merrimacklibrary.org
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Episode 48: Disney: Live Action vs. Animation
Becca and Jenny discuss whether they like or dislike the live action remakes of some Disney movies or whether the animation is better. Which ones do they feel…
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Episode 47: Superheroes
Becca and Cathy talk their favorite superheroes and how they consume super hero related media. Becca quizzes Cathy on her super hero knowledge. Find us at-…
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Episode 46: Dungeons and Dragons
Becca and Cathy talk Dungeons and Dragons monsters inspired by the new movie. Find us on our socials: Twitter, Tiktok, Instagram @merrimacklibnh Facebook @…