{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690826ce47e14fea24e5a49a/6a7d398391cf66ecf8cfd4e2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Chapter Forty-One: Podcast Like No One’s Listening","description":"<p>Middle Ground Books passed 1,000 subscribers, and the hosts are still figuring out what it means to talk like people are actually listening.</p><p><br></p><p>Megan, Debra, and Lance settle into a loose host blurbs episode about bookstore life, community, folklore, dragons, Egyptian mythology, and the strange things people believe when stories travel across cultures. It is part milestone episode, part after-hours conversation, and part reminder that a bookstore can make room for everything from Walmart dancing to vending machine monsters.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapter Forty-One: Podcast Like No One’s Listening</p><p>A Folklore and Bookstore Life Episode</p><p><br></p><p>💬 Comment Question:</p><p>What strange myth, monster, or folklore story has stuck with you the longest?</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe:</p><p>Subscribe for more after hours book talk from Middle Ground Books.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>📚 Covered Pages</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan</li><li>The Truth About Dragons by Julie Leung</li><li>All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot</li><li>The Necronomicon, associated with H. P. Lovecraft</li><li>Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan</li><li>Middle Egyptian Grammar by Haak</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🛒 Support Middle Ground Books:</p><p>Support Middle Ground Books wherever you are.</p><p><br></p><p>🌎 Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.</p><p><br></p><p>📖 Print and Ebooks</p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooks</a></p><p><br></p><p>When ordering through Bookshop.org, make sure Middle Ground Books is selected as your bookstore. If Bookshop asks you to choose a bookstore, search for Middle Ground Books and select the Emporia, Kansas shop so your purchase supports the store.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Audiobooks</p><p><a href=\"https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://libro.fm/middlegroundbooks</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔎 Rare, Special, and Hidden Finds</p><p>Middle Ground Books also has a Biblio shop for unusual, rare, specialty, and secondhand books that might not show up everywhere else.</p><p>Here: <a href=\"https://www.biblio.com/search.php?author=&amp;title=&amp;keyisbn=&amp;order=pricedesc&amp;dealer_id=5343414\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Middle Ground Books Biblio Shop</a></p><p><br></p><p>🏪 If you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS. Browse in person, meet the team, grab a complimentary lemonade, and find your next great read.</p><p><br></p><p>📅 You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.middlegroundbooks.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.middlegroundbooks.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>📱 Follow and subscribe to @middlegroundbooks on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/middlegroundbooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>, <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/middlegroundbooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>, <a href=\"No maybe you should go back to lying 'cause this is sad yeah you're right let's just go againhttps://www.instagram.com/middlegroundbooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@middlegroundbooks?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok </a>to stay connected with the shop and the reading community. 📚✨</p><p><br></p><p>🗓️ Store Events and News:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Page to Screen Book Club meets August 13th at 5:30 PM to discuss Jurassic Park.</li><li>Family Story Time is August 15th at 11:00 AM for children ages 0 to 5, or older kids who enjoy songs and stories.</li><li>The Red Pyramid Second Breakfast Book Club meets August 15th at 4:00 PM with an Egyptian-themed menu.</li><li>An author event for Leap of Faith Farm is planned for August 16th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM.</li><li>Middle Ground Books will be closed August 17th, but the store will have a booth at the ESU Block Party to welcome students back.</li><li>Mystery Book Club’s next selection is Poppy Montgomery Gets Even.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🎧 Produced by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios:</p><p><br></p><p>Middle Ground Books After Hours is produced and audio engineered by Ronald L. Wilkins II of Cosmic Atom Sound Studios.</p><p><br></p><p>If you have a podcast, audio story, film, song, small business, or creative project you want to bring to life, you do not have to have everything figured out before reaching out. Cosmic Atom Sound Studios works with people who have a vision, even if they are still shaping the next step.</p><p>Reach out for podcast production, narrative audio, background music, film sound, audio cleanup, or business media for your small business, brand, or creative project.</p><p><br></p><p>You can email or tap the links attached to the social media handles below!</p><ul><li>Email: ronald@cosmicatomsounds.com</li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cosmicatomsounds/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@cosmicatomsounds</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href=\" https://www.facebook.com/CosmicAtomSound/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@CosmicAtomSound</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Middle Ground Books and Gifts LLC"}