I really like books on tape and, ideally, I’d listen to them most days. But I find that I either listen to the book OR do whatever I need to be doing. I don’t have that problem when I’m listening to music (or even watching most TV shows). So instead, I just read when I have the time to devote to a book and I listen to music while I work.
But I still have a desire listen to stories, so I subscribe to The Moth Podcast. If you haven’t heard of it, here’s a description from their website:
The stories are true stories from the storytellers’ lives and they must be told live, without notes.
The stories are usually 10 – 20 minutes long, so I can listen to them during a break or lunch. I especially like the funny ones!
Do you listen any podcasts?
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April, I used to listen to the moth quite a bit, though I haven’t checked back in awhile. I listen to a ton of podcasts though so I might be able to recommend a couple more for you to check out if you’re looking for something new:
- Radio Lab is a new favorite of mine, it’s similar to This American Life (another good one) in that it’s a bunch of stories/interviews around a theme
- TED Talks are video podcasts from the TED conference but they’re really awesome stories about amazing people
- Stuff You Should Know and Stuff You Missed in History class are both favorites of mine. They cover some really interesting topics and the hosts are fun
- I also listen to a lot of old-time radio podcasts. The Great Gildersleeve is a good one, it’s a comedy.
Let me know if you check out any of these.
Good choices, Justin! I’ll have to check out the ones I haven’t listened to yet. Can’t wait!