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Post by Topple on Feb 17, 2016 22:52:13 GMT -7
What do you like to listen to in order to get through your shift? Would you recommend it to others?
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Post by leo on Feb 18, 2016 9:15:20 GMT -7
I would say make pages of Genres because everyone has a different taste in songs.
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Post by slcgl on Feb 18, 2016 11:25:32 GMT -7
I've got a fantastic podcast to recommend, called The Memory Palace. Each episode tells of an historical event or person, usually ones I've never heard of. Episodes take the form of a compelling story, and are beautifully written, produced, and narrated. They're short, between 5 and 20 minutes each, but there are over 80 in the feed to listen to. Definitely one of my favorites.
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Post by Topple on Feb 19, 2016 3:35:21 GMT -7
That sounds pretty cool, slcgl! I might just have to check that out. Thank you! Podcasts are definitely something I could get into.
Does anybody know any good resources for eBooks? Like... is there a place where you can legally pay for them online and download them as an mp3? That would work best for me because I think my days of toting around a casette player or CD player are over... actually, they never began.
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Post by slcstudent on Feb 19, 2016 4:56:34 GMT -7
If you're a member of salt lake county library system you can check out audiobooks for free on an app called Overdrive.
Or, Audible is a company that creates audiobooks you can buy, & I'm pretty sure they're owned by Amazon, so you don't have to be worried about your credit card/info when making an account. The 2 credits/month account is the best deal if you can afford it!
There are other websites like librevox where people record themselves reading older books that are in the public domain (think Charles dickens etc..) but the audio quality is usually amateur.
I have a podcast I recently started to listen to & can recommend! It's called We're Alive, and it's like listening to a movie about survivors in the zombie apocalypse. There are sound effects, different characters voiced by different people, and lots of zombie action. The episodes are an hour each and the complete story is available...the people who produce it are developing a second story this year.
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Post by Topple on Feb 19, 2016 5:14:51 GMT -7
Those are some great resources you listed. Thanks! . We're Alive sounds like something I should look into too. If it's anything like that Walking Dead computer game... the hours will just fly by. Zombies seem to be the biggest fad since penguins!
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Post by princess218 on Feb 19, 2016 13:01:09 GMT -7
I would go crazy without my podcasts and audiobooks!
For podcasts I recommend "The Dollop". It's about stories read by two comedians about events in history, usually american history. It cracks me up. I also LOVE "thrilling adventure hour". Especially sparks nevada. There are 200+ episodes and it's highly addicting.
For audiobooks, I use audible and overdrive. I just discovered a few months ago that the salt lake county library lets you borrow audiobooks through the Overdrive app. Super easy, just put in your library card info and you can start downloading audiobooks on your phone or whatever you use. You keep them for about 20 days.
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Post by slcstudent on Mar 7, 2016 13:20:27 GMT -7
So, Strangers is a great podcast, and like This American Life it features real people and their stories. They just finished a story about a woman who donated a kidney to a stranger, and it was so interesting! The story of the donor, the woman receiving the kidney, and then the backlash the story received was fascinating. I highly recommend it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2016 23:47:04 GMT -7
slc, I listened to that episode and I totally agree...such a fun podcast, so good!
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