In June 2011 I blogged about the Podcasts I Have Loved, which I reblogged on 11/13. There are some changes in what I listen to currently, and the method in which I listen! So I thought I’d do a quick update.
- I still listen to The Satellite Sisters weekly podcast of whoever they can gather on a Sunday afternoon. You can read more about my relationship with the Sisters (if you don’t know already!) by reading my previous blog about podcasts, but suffice it to say that I cried when I learned that on the day they were moving their father with advanced Alzheimer’s to a skilled nursing facility in Dallas to be near sister Julie, they brought their mother Edna to the emergency room in Pasadena and she learned that she has advanced lung cancer. And I cried again when I listened to their most recent post in which they talk about the emotional journey they are now facing, which looked so different a month ago. They are amazing Sisters and I encourage you to look for their book (published in 2001) if you want to know more about them!
- I also listen to The Chaos Chronicles by sister Lian, the youngest Satellite Sister. It has gone down in my priority list because she started posting a lot about the college application process, as she has a son who is a senior this year, and I find that pretty irrelevant to my life right now. If you are in that stage, go ahead and listen to her advice as she navigates that world!
- I still listen to Filmspotting, although Matty Ballgame is no longer a co-host. It’s good and interesting reviews of current and past movies with some silliness thrown in.
Filmspotting (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I listen to
- Spilled Milk,
- the Moth, Wait,
- and Wait, Don’t Tell Me! – and I have added a few more to the mix.
My method of listening changed when I discovered the Stitcher app for the iPadand Android phones. Stitcher is a way to subscribe to the podcasts or radio shows that you want to listen to and they are delivered as they are published. I don’t have to worry about connecting to iTunes and downloading the podcasts to my devices, they just arrive automatically, if I’m subscribed and online. So I have added a few to my planned and purposeful listening. 🙂 And it syncs between devices so I can put headphones on and walk with my phone while listening to the Culture Gabfest (as I just did) and it will remember where I left off and resume next time I turn on the app on the iPad.
Currently I listen to all of the above, as well as
- NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour (probably my current favorite!),
- Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 (very fun!),
- The Splendid Table,
- Slate’s Culture Gabfest,
- The Dinner Party,
- Michael Feldman‘s Whad’ya Know?,
- TED Radio Hour Podcast,
- New York City History by the Bowery Boys,
- Here’s the Thing (Alec Baldwin),
- Mike and Tom Eat Snacks (NEVER SAFE FOR WORK!)
- and Fresh Air.
With Stitcher you can prioritize the list and it will just continue working its way down as you have it on. So there are some that I don’t get to weekly or maybe even monthly, but it’s ok because those that I really want to hear are at the top of the list. I really love it when I turn on the Stitcher app and it tells me how many hours I have listened since I subscribed. It’s pretty amazing. It also gives you ideas of other things you may like to listen to, so I just today added another to the list. I’ll let you know what I think of it!
People always ask how I have time to do all this listening, but I think that having an iPad makes it simple. And I have a tendency to forget that I have a TV and won’t turn it on for days. Instead, I carry the iPad from room to room and listen while I iron (I did that today!), clean, wash dishes, blog (!), or while I’m getting ready for the day! So the hours that I am home and alone, I am usually listening to things that I want to listen to. Sometimes it’s music, but most often it’s podcasts!
What do you listen to? Any recommendations? Have you listened to any of the above based on my ravings? 🙂
Related articles
- Endorsement Monday: Slate’s Culture Gabfest & Linebreak (jhointhecity.wordpress.com)
- Stitcher (A search engine for Talk Radio Shows and Podcasts) (bluesyemre.com)
- Podcast aggregator Stitcher makes jump from mobile to the desktop (theverge.com)
- Podcasts I Have Loved… (walkietalkiebookclub.com)
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