283: Overdrive Content Strategy with Jason Tyrrell

Steve chats with Jason Tyrrell, Executive Vice President, Content at OverDrive, about Jason’s personal experiences with libraries, his journey to Kanopy and then to Overdrive, the impact of streaming services on libraries, and future applications of AI to enhance library services while ensuring data privacy.

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Jason Tyrrell is the executive vice president of content at OverDrive, the leading digital media distributor for libraries, schools, and corporations. He oversees the growth and development of its platforms: Kanopy, Libby, and Sora. With over 15 years of experience in film and TV marketing and distribution, he plays a key role in expanding OverDrive’s presence while championing accessibility for partners and communities globally.

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158: Molly Schwartz

Steve chats with Molly Schwartz, host and producer of Preserve This Podcast and archivist and audio producer at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), about how she started working with libraries and archives, the importance and challenges of preserving born-digital media, and the details of the Preserve This Podcast project.

Molly Schwartz is a trained archivist and audio producer at the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO). She is the host and producer of Preserve This Podcast. She is also a freelance tech journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, and Public Radio International’s America Abroad.

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