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I listen to a lot of audiobooks and podcasts these days. There are so many free ones online that I am in no danger of running out, but thought I might share some of the joy. I'm going to list a couple of the things I have listened to recently here, and add more below as I have the time.
This American Life - Very interesting and entertaining show about average people. One of the most popular on the radio. "Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme." (they admit this is a terrible description, but have been unable, in more than a decade of broadcasting, to come up with a more suitable one.) http://www.thisamericanlife.org/abou...our-radio-show
Freakonomics - You may have read the book (the authors have written three). The show usually takes some every-day occurrence and views it through the eyes of an economist. This is way more interesting than it sounds, as the "everyday occurrences" they choose could be cremating a cat, or trying to kill off all the cobras in an area by paying a bounty for them (led to an increase in the cobra population). They also ask strange questions like, "What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common?". http://freakonomics.com/radio/freako...dcast-archive/
[SIZE=4]Audiobooks[/SIZE] - I won't really vouch for all of the books on this list, as my taste in fiction may be different than yours, and this is not a list of the best, it's a list of audiobooks in my phone now. FYI - I like Sci-fi and Fantasy. Oh, I use Podcast Addict to download all this stuff to my phone. It's a decent app, and I think any failings are due to my phone ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....podcastaddict ).
Podiobooks.com This isn't a book, it's a place for people to "publish" their free audiobooks, It has some really good stuff, and some crap stuff. You can see what is the best rated. It is free. (A tip, if the second or third book in a series is well rated, it's usually a great series!)
Underwood and Flinch - A novel about a vampire and his servant, set in modern times. It has very good voice acting and good production quality. http://podiobooks.com/title/underwoo...vampire-novel/
The Arwen - About space ship making an unfortunate first encounter. http://podiobooks.com/title/the-arwen-season-1-regal/
The Secret World Chronicle - Similar to the "Wildcards" series of books edited by George R.R. Martin, this is a revisionist-history, superheros exist, modern times, multiple viewpoint action-fest. It does have a long story arch, as well. which, is why I'm a bit disappointed there has been no new podcast for a long time now. Oh, the author if this one is Mercedes Lackey. http://podiobooks.com/title/the-secr...-one-invasion/
Trader Tales - A series of six books feeling a bit similar to the Horatio Hornblower series, but with less violence, and set in space. It has wonderful user ratings. I am disappointed to have run out of these. http://podiobooks.com/title/trader-t...quarter-share/
I'll post more when I can remember some of my favorites, and have the time to find links.
This American Life - Very interesting and entertaining show about average people. One of the most popular on the radio. "Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme." (they admit this is a terrible description, but have been unable, in more than a decade of broadcasting, to come up with a more suitable one.) http://www.thisamericanlife.org/abou...our-radio-show
Freakonomics - You may have read the book (the authors have written three). The show usually takes some every-day occurrence and views it through the eyes of an economist. This is way more interesting than it sounds, as the "everyday occurrences" they choose could be cremating a cat, or trying to kill off all the cobras in an area by paying a bounty for them (led to an increase in the cobra population). They also ask strange questions like, "What Do Medieval Nuns and Bo Jackson Have in Common?". http://freakonomics.com/radio/freako...dcast-archive/
[SIZE=4]Audiobooks[/SIZE] - I won't really vouch for all of the books on this list, as my taste in fiction may be different than yours, and this is not a list of the best, it's a list of audiobooks in my phone now. FYI - I like Sci-fi and Fantasy. Oh, I use Podcast Addict to download all this stuff to my phone. It's a decent app, and I think any failings are due to my phone ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....podcastaddict ).
Podiobooks.com This isn't a book, it's a place for people to "publish" their free audiobooks, It has some really good stuff, and some crap stuff. You can see what is the best rated. It is free. (A tip, if the second or third book in a series is well rated, it's usually a great series!)
Underwood and Flinch - A novel about a vampire and his servant, set in modern times. It has very good voice acting and good production quality. http://podiobooks.com/title/underwoo...vampire-novel/
The Arwen - About space ship making an unfortunate first encounter. http://podiobooks.com/title/the-arwen-season-1-regal/
The Secret World Chronicle - Similar to the "Wildcards" series of books edited by George R.R. Martin, this is a revisionist-history, superheros exist, modern times, multiple viewpoint action-fest. It does have a long story arch, as well. which, is why I'm a bit disappointed there has been no new podcast for a long time now. Oh, the author if this one is Mercedes Lackey. http://podiobooks.com/title/the-secr...-one-invasion/
Trader Tales - A series of six books feeling a bit similar to the Horatio Hornblower series, but with less violence, and set in space. It has wonderful user ratings. I am disappointed to have run out of these. http://podiobooks.com/title/trader-t...quarter-share/
I'll post more when I can remember some of my favorites, and have the time to find links.
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