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lost in thoughts #94

History. It’s something that I always think I should know more about. In school, the books were so boring and just seemed like a mess of dates. Even so, every once in a while, I make an attempt to learn a little more about the past. There’s so much to learn, and it really doesn’t…

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listening to: the moth

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…

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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!

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