Welcome to The Insomnia Project, the sleep podcast where nothing happens… so you can listen and sleep. Join hosts Marco Timpano and Amanda Barker for a calm, meandering conversation about one of their favourite places on earth: the library. Settle in, relax, and let the conversation wander wherever it happens to go.
On today’s episode, Marco and Amanda share their love for libraries, from browsing the shelves to borrowing audiobooks right on your phone with the Libby app. They chat about the audiobooks they’ve narrated themselves. Marco voiced Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints trilogy, and Amanda narrated Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space by Amanda Leduc. They also wander into Goodreads and the fun of following friends’ reading lists, and they talk about the free passes you can borrow with a Toronto Public Library card. Marco sends a special shout-out to the Waterloo Public Library and raves about The Unquiet Library, a podcast celebrating fifty years of Robarts Library that he can’t stop recommending. Amanda recommends a book she just finished and loved, and Marco has a gift tip for the book lover who already gets everything from the library.
What We Talk About
Links & References
Libby app: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby
Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints trilogy, narrated by Marco Timpano: https://audible.ca/author/Nino-Ricci/B000APB8O2
Disfigured by Amanda Leduc, narrated by Amanda Barker (on hoopla): https://www.hoopladigital.com/audiobook/disfigured-amanda-leduc/12917521
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com
Waterloo Public Library: https://www.wpl.ca
The Unquiet Library: Fifty Years of Robarts Library (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unquiet-library-fifty-years-of-robarts-library/id1879374857
Toronto Public Library: https://www.tpl.ca
TPL museum and attraction passes (tpl:map): https://tpl.ca/using-the-library/services/map/faq/
Katherine Rundell: https://www.indigo.ca/pages/contributor/katherine-rundell?id=862025866
Share your library thoughts with us! What’s your favourite branch, and what are you reading or listening to right now?
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About The Insomnia Project
The Insomnia Project is a sleep podcast hosted by Marco Timpano and Amanda Barker. Through calm, meandering conversations about everyday life, nostalgia, curiosities, and the unexpected, the hosts create a gentle listening experience for bedtime, relaxation, or whenever you need a quieter moment.
A sleep podcast where nothing happens… so you can listen and sleep.
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