<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><b>New podcast: Megan
Prelinger talks about ephemeral literature, the inner workings of the
Prelinger Library and the possibility of looking at the world through
the lens of everyday evidence. <br></b><br></span>Megan Prelinger is a
culture historian and an outsider librarian. In 2004 she co-founded the
Prelinger Library in San Francisco with her partner Rick Prelinger. A
community workshop, this independent, experimental research library is
primarily a collection of 19th and 20th century historical ephemera,
periodicals, maps and books. Inspired by the physical process of
exploring landscapes, the library has its own geospatial classification
system and is arranged in a way that fosters browsing-based discoveries
and serendipity. Prelinger also conducts research on technology and
graphic design and is the author of the books “Another Science Fiction”
and “Inside the machine”.<br><br><br>Timeline<br>04:11 The Prelinger Library, or research as a creative exercise<br>11:30 Experimental research libraries, an informal community<br>13:28 History through the lens of ephemeral evidence<br>18:13 Triangulation: evidence exhibits and punk rock hangouts<br>20:47 Graphic artists as explainers in ephemeral literature<br>26:34 Art and electronics: the planetary model of the electron<br>32:00 Radio technology and the public understanding of electronics<br><br>If you liked this podcast, you may also enjoy <a href="http://rwm.macba.cat/en/rick_prelinger_tag">our conversations with Rick Prelinger</a>.<br><br></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Enjoy!<br></span></div>