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Title: Recommend me audio entertainment.
Post by: Unorthodox on April 29, 2013, 02:15:53 PM

The new work location has me alone in a building again. 

To stave off madness, I need audio entertainment.  And while Dr Horrible, Devils' Carnival, and Repo! The Genetic Opera have been great the last couple weeks, they will grow old and radio reception here is non-existant. 


I'm not going to totally snub my nose at MUSIC, per se, especially unique music like above, but it's not really what I'm looking for. 


I like most the old time radio stuff, especially The Horror.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-horror!-old-time-radio/id256493679

However, I've heard most of that stuff at least twice. 

Libravox and Pseudopod are both great sources for audio stories, but the readers skill level varies greatly, so cannot be relied on. 

Not much of a newsy or gossip type myself, so a lot of podcasts tend to bore me. 

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Post by: Geo on April 29, 2013, 04:49:23 PM

War of the Worlds?  ::)

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Post by: Unorthodox on April 29, 2013, 06:03:05 PM

Been there done that, but that kind of thing would be great. 

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Post by: Geo on April 29, 2013, 07:03:05 PM

Have you thought about audio books?

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on April 29, 2013, 07:26:45 PM

Frankenstein is good that way; a lot of the morbid Victorian stuff is.

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Post by: Unorthodox on April 29, 2013, 08:58:36 PM

Audiobooks are either pricey, limited in the number you can get per month, or wildly varying in reader quality.  (have a fantastic version of Frankenstein, terrible version of Dracula from libravox, and assorted other stuff from them.  ) 

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Post by: Zoid on April 29, 2013, 10:45:29 PM

The Goon Show, classic radio humour from the 50's with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers. There is some online for free, can also be bought from the BBC shop...

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 04, 2013, 02:13:43 AM

I haven't listened to a million audiobooks - but To the Stars, George Takei's autobiography, read by the author in the author's magnificent voice, is definitely worth a listen, at least the first third about growing up in a concentration camp. 

Yes, I am saying with a straight face that the parts about Star Trek weren't as good.

The rest would doubtless have been better had he been out of the closet at the time, and not had to leave so much of his life out.  The sad part of that?  I figured out he was gay anyway from that book - no love interests, no romantic complications, ever.  It was way too much, even for a private and classy man, unless he was keeping a secret.

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Post by: Unorthodox on June 04, 2013, 02:27:02 AM

Eh...not into autobiographies. 

Was going to ask you about the Ender series.  The boss keeps trying to get me to read those, figured book on tape may be an option, and they're available at the library...

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 04, 2013, 02:40:35 AM

[shrugs]  I've talked about the original series - which I do recommend.  There's some cold-blooded stuff in there that I think you'd like, as well as a certain fair amount of the Card trademark family values in the later ones, which I dunno how you'd like.  You'd definitely enjoy the first book, Ender's Game.
 
Never heard them read aloud, though, and the Ender's Shadow sequels sound like a lame idea, to me.

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Post by: Geo on June 04, 2013, 05:10:47 PM

Ender's Game definitely is a novel I recommend... Though as audio, probably some scenes may sound too boyish (if they use kid's voices for the star school students).

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Post by: Green1 on June 04, 2013, 06:46:39 PM

Quote from: Unorthodox on April 29, 2013, 08:58:36 PM

Audiobooks are either pricey, limited in the number you can get per month, or wildly varying in reader quality.  (have a fantastic version of Frankenstein, terrible version of Dracula from libravox, and assorted other stuff from them.  ) 

Well... there is always  ;ulrik;

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Post by: Unorthodox on June 04, 2013, 06:48:13 PM

Uh, no.

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 04, 2013, 06:52:12 PM

AC2 does not condone  ;ulrik;.

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Post by: Geo on June 04, 2013, 07:42:38 PM

 :danc:

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on June 04, 2013, 07:47:21 PM

Quote from: Geo on June 04, 2013, 07:42:38 PM

:danc:

AC2 definitely condones  :danc:.

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Post by: Green1 on June 05, 2013, 08:34:46 AM

Sven cannot help it because he is OP.

Actually, though, It is not really  ;ulrik; but  ;roze;. Or, maybe like some ancient GOTM where Miriam and Cha Dawn had a love baby, a love baby of Roze and Sven! (CUSTOM FACTION TIME!)

Together, the child leads the P2P faction!

But, on a more serious note, how about some good hard science podcasts?

Planetary Radio can entertain you at least once a week. No pillage and burn or 1337 haxx0ring or credit card needed.

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Post by: Unorthodox on June 09, 2013, 01:33:37 AM

So, Ender's Game was supposed to be back in the library yesterday.  It's not to be, though. 

So, my 8 hour drive tomorrow is going to have to cope with some of my standard means of dealing with this.  I pulled one book out off of a recommendation from the Halloween forum.  I'm a little dubious there, as some folks can tolerate more crap than even I, especially on books.  So, I picked up the King Kong full cast audio edition for either the drive home, or in case the first sucks.  That's sure to keep me entertained. 

www.fullcastaudio.com (http://www.fullcastaudio.com)

They do good work. 

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Post by: Geo on June 09, 2013, 05:45:22 AM

How about listening to all Smac(x)'s audio quotes while driving. Must cover at least an hour of your journey.  ;)

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Post by: Unorthodox on March 28, 2016, 03:19:57 PM

So...

Road trip coming up as we vacation down to the the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and potentially through Zion's national park. 

This means an 8 hour drive followed by a couple 2 hour drives and a 4 - 6 hour. 

Difficulty:  there's an 8 year old 9 year old(this Friday) in the car.  Doesn't need to entertain HER, but needs to be 'safe' for her to hear. 

Last trip had us listening to some shorter stories and worked well, so looking for things in the 2-3 hour range.  I have a ~3 hour story I could listen to again with no problems:  The Old Country  Highly recommended. 

http://www.audible.com/pd/Kids/The-Old-Country-Audiobook/B002V0TMW4 (http://www.audible.com/pd/Kids/The-Old-Country-Audiobook/B002V0TMW4)

Don't think the rest of the family has heard it, so it works. 

Last trip we knocked off The legend of Sleepy Hollow and The Most Dangerous Game. 

So, bonus points for things of that nature. 

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Post by: Unorthodox on March 28, 2016, 03:24:14 PM

Oh, I also have the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in audiobook form. 

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Post by: Unorthodox on March 28, 2016, 03:28:32 PM

I might still have Carmilla in audiobook form....Talia would probably LIKE that. 

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on March 28, 2016, 08:02:01 PM

I still recommend the first third of To the Stars as read by the author, which I've actually listened to on a cross-continent drive.  Takei has a magnificent voice...

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Post by: Unorthodox on March 28, 2016, 08:21:17 PM

No biographies. 

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Post by: Unorthodox on March 29, 2016, 07:23:50 PM

The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, if I can find a suitable copy.  There are 3 on libravox, but it's hit or miss if I'll like the readers. 

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on April 04, 2016, 12:13:11 AM

Why no biographies?

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Post by: Dio on April 04, 2016, 01:12:38 AM

How about the Redwall Series by Brian Jacques? I remember reading those as a child. I also know many of the earlier books exist in audio book version.

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Post by: Buster's Uncle on April 04, 2016, 01:16:00 AM

I've listened to Frankenstein as an audio book while traveling; what with the turgid Victorian style it was written in, it really does scan better read aloud by a competent actor...