Lost in the Library Podcast

Lost in the Library Podcast

This podcast originated from my desire to share my admiration of books and writing with my friends. Its goal is to encourage them and you, the listener, to pick up a book that you and I never would have before and to begin writing as a way of self-expression. Simply, this podcast is about books and authors. But it delves into more profound topics than chatting about a book I am reading. My friends and I discuss authors’ lives by celebrating and/or denouncing the actions and views that brought them to publication and their works’ impacts on the world. It’s a podcast that delves into the historical context that shaped the literature that would influence generations. It’s a podcast that tells the story of literary adjacent figures who inspired our favorite books. We discuss literary movements, celebrate specific books that are often overlooked, underappreciated, or lost to history, and share our interpretations of superb literary works. Well, here goes nothing. I hope you enjoy it.

Episodes

July 16, 2025 55 mins

This week in the library, we get lost in the Fantasy section. Dark Fantasy that is. Specifically, we talk about the life and works of the woman credited for creating the Dark Fantasy genre, Gertrude Barrows Bennett, who published her work under the name Francis Stevens. Join host Fil Deptula and guest the Book Mac Daddy, Noah MacGillivray, this week to learn who created this popular genre .

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On this week's episode, host Fil Deptula and guest Nour Noah el-Naboulsi sit down and talk about It Can't Happen Here - Sinclair Lewis's book on how fascism could spread in the US, how it was relevant when it was published, and how it is very, very relevant today.

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Hello, and welcome back to the library. This week, we got lost in the politically dystopian section of the library as host Fil Deptula and guest Nour Noah el-Naboulsi discuss the historical context that caused Sinclair Lewis to write the novel It Can't Happen Here, and why this book is still so pertinent in the United States today.

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June 25, 2025 60 mins

Mr. Vernacular Spectacular (Davis Peck) and Fil Deptula sit down to chat about Carl Sandburg, aka the People's Poet.

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June 4, 2025 60 mins

Fil Deptula and the Book Mac Daddy, Noah MacGillivray, sit down to discuss Arthur Rimbaud - a famous 19th century French poet who gave up his craft at the age of 20. Listen and learn about this young rapscallion's writing journey, his tumultuous love affair, and what caused him to end his brief writing career.

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May 28, 2025 56 mins

It's a multi-generational, family affair on this book episode. Fil Deptula is joined by his brother, Jacek "the White Rhino" Deptula, as well as Babcia and little baby Quinn, to discuss the lore of how the Three Musketeers was written, the historical context important to the book, and to diverge and talk briefly about French rugby.

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May 21, 2025 81 mins

Andrew Kenney joins Fil Deptula to talk about the legacy of Stieg Larsson. We discuss his commitment to making sure everyone has a better life, the consistency of his belief system he held his entire life, his travels to Africa, the greatest work he did while in Sweden and in Great Britain, the writing of the Millennium series, and the aftermath of his estate.

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May 13, 2025 66 mins

We are off to Paris (the authentic one) to discuss the French Romantic writer and playwright Alexander Dumas (père), Fil Deptula sits down with his brother, Jacek, go over how sugarcane, a couple of Napoleon Bonapartes, and a half dozen revolutions all deeply affected his life and work.

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Thanks, all, for following listening. The support and listenership has been stellar. This is an episode I recorded long ago in preparation to needing a week off. I (Fil Deptula) sit with Davis Peck and peruse dirty love letters of famous authors. 

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April 29, 2025 78 mins

On the conclusion of this epic trilogy, Fil Deptula sits down with Mr. Vernacular Spectacular, Davis Peck, to discuss how one of the greatest influences of the Beat generation got his first publications, how his life was changed because of the people who helped propagate him as a symbol, and the shenanigans he pulled in his Golden Years. For the sake of content warning, in this episode, they discuss his rampant drug use, his crimin...

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April 22, 2025 57 mins

In the second part of this unhinged trilogy, Fil Deptula sits down with Davis Peck to discuss one of the key influential and largely forgotten figures of the Beat Generation. For the sake of content warning, in this episode, they discuss his rampant drug use, his criminal behavior, and the introduction to the most famous Beat writers.

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Fil Deptula sits down with Davis Peck to discuss one of the key influential and largely forgotten figures of the Beat Generation. For the sake of content warning, in this episode, they discuss his early, dysfunctional family life, his early sexual experiences, and his introduction to drugs.

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April 8, 2025 51 mins

Fil Deptula is rejoined by his friend formally known as Claire to discuss the life and works of America's most influential, avant-garde poet. 

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April 2, 2025 51 mins

Fil Deptula is joined by his friend formally known as Claire to discuss the life and works of America's most influential, avant-garde poet. 

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March 26, 2025 70 mins

Lost in the Library gets lost in the history of its first episode about a library - the famous Haskell Free Library & Opera House, located in Derby Line, Vermont, and Stanstead, Quebec. Kingdom resident Theresa Keller joins Fil Deptula to discuss how this community developed, the construction and purpose of the library, its significance in US-Canada border relations, and how its unique place in the world is being affected by th...

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March 19, 2025 62 mins

Rogelio Zimbron returns as he and host Fil Deptula discuss the rise and eventual fall of Philip K Dick in all of its fishy, pink-beamed glory.

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March 12, 2025 42 mins

Rogelio Zimbron joins Fil Deptula to discuss the early life and works of one of Science Fiction's most unique authors.

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Andrew Kenney joins Fil Deptula to discuss Cormac McCarthy and his later works while living in the American Southwest. 

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Andrew Kenney joins Fil Deptula to discuss Cormac McCarthy and his early works while living in Tennessee. 

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February 19, 2025 59 mins

Fil Deptula is joined by Mr. Vernacular Spectacular, Davis Peck, to review the book that launched the self-help genre.

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