HeyJaredCheck It Out: St. Tammany Parish Library Podcast
Join host Benny Bruce on this entertaining podcast for St. Tammany Parish Library news, discussion, special guests, local history, and coverage of library events that you might have missed.
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Christian Serpas (Part One) (opens the original)
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In this episode of Check It Out, James sits down with Christian Serpas, frontman of Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, for the first part of a two-part conversation about music, songwriting, and life on stage. Christian talks about growing up surrounded by Elvis, Sinatra, rock, country, punk, and classic New Orleans influences, and how those sounds eventually shaped Ghost Town's "twangified rock 'n' roll" style. He also shares how the band came together, what it was like finding their place in Louis
Remembering Rosemerry (opens the original)
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In this episode of Check It Out , James is joined by genealogy librarian Ramona Elder to remember Rosemerry "Fuhrmann" Hanian, a beloved Covington dance teacher whose influence shaped generations of local dancers. Ramona shares how Rosemerry's life grew from Covington's theater history into a career that included Broadway, East Indian dance, and decades of teaching. Then, several of Rosemerry's former students share memories of her artistry, high standards, unforgettable personality, and lasting
We Dig Rocks, Gems, & Geodes (opens the original)
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In this episode of Check It Out, James sits down with Chris from We Dig, a Mandeville-based traveling rock shop experience, to talk about rocks, gems, geodes, fossils, and the adventures behind finding them. Chris shares how We Dig became a family business, what it's like traveling the country to dig for treasures, and how their hands-on library programs let kids and adults explore real specimens up close. Along the way, we talk about cracking geodes, digging quartz, finding fossils, panning for
Book Club: Absolution (opens the original)
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This month on the Check It Out Book Club, James is joined by Megan and Erika from the South Slidell Branch to discuss Absolution by Alice McDermott. We talk about the novel's characters, its portrayal of American life in Saigon, the complicated nature of good intentions, and the revelations that reshape the story by the end. Content note: This episode includes discussion of miscarriage. Our next Book Club selection is Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke, a workplace comedy told entirely
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