So I think I am probably the last person in the U.S., maybe the world, to discover how cool podcasts are. The coolest part being that they are free (at least in iTunes). They also download faster than music and movies. Not to mention there is a plethora of podcasts from tons of radio and television stations available through iTunes alone. So I have been frenetically subscribing to podcasts, including the Best of YouTube, NPR: Story of the Day, This American Life, and more.
My favorite so far is NPR: Car Talk. Car Talk has been around forever (since "dinosaurs roamed the Earth" as they say on their Web site), but I guess I never really paid attention or stopped to listen. But these guys, brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, are hilarious!
In the most recent Car Talk podcast, they explained in their thick Boston accents that Volvo drivers are generally crazy because they have purchased a Volvo for good, logical reasons and so feel entitled to drive crazily. A lady also called in because her three year old son had stuck a golf ball in her car's exhaust pipe and she wanted Tom and Ray's opinion whether the golf ball could shoot out of the exhaust like a bullet. Apparently, no. This radio show is entertaining, informative, and great for a good laugh, especially if you can listen while working on something tedious that simply has to get done.
Anyone have any podcasts to recommend? And anyone else a fan of Car Talk?
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And in the sardonic words of Erin G., "By talk radio, you mean NPR. Right?"
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying listening to podcasts since I got an iPod last year. NPR has a lot of good ones. I also enjoy movie podcasts and current events podcasts.
ReplyDeleteNice blog, btw.