This week Booking Through Thursday asks: Do you ever listen to book-related podcasts? If so, which ones and why?. . . Or, of course, there’s the flip side . . . did you even know that such a thing existed?OK, I know this is going to sound weird. But I really don't like my computer to talk to me. In fact, I usually have the little speakers turned off, so I don't know if it's talking or not. If your blog makes a noise or plays music or has a spoken greeting of some sort, I probably don't know about it. If I want sound, I'll turn on the radio or the TV or the CD player (yes, I still have CDs). I recently acquired an iPod, but I haven't used it much yet (still in the process of downloading music). I don't mind watching (and listening to) brief videos on You Tube or Facebook, etc.; but anything longer than that I find sort of annoying.
So I think I can safely say I've never listened to a single podcast, book-related or otherwise. I guess you could say that, while I know what they are (in theory, anyway), podcasts don't really figure prominently in my world of books and reading. Don't have anything against them. Just haven't been bitten by the podcast bug yet.
Of course, that might change after I read everyone's BTT posts today.
Not weird...at least I don't think so. My sound is set very low, just loud enough to know that a new email has arrived.
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Me neither!
ReplyDeleteHere is my "podcast" post!
I think I need to read everyone's response just to find out what a podcast is.
ReplyDeleteI do listen to podcasts but on my itouch!!
ReplyDeleteIf you've got an iPod, then a great way to get some good content on it is podcasts.
ReplyDeleteEven if they're not book related....
Thanks for stopping by my BTT :D
ReplyDeleteLove your blog!
I don't listen to podcasts either, but my husband loves technology podcasts.
ReplyDeleteNot weird at all! Everyone likes their computer for different reasons :)
ReplyDeleteI don't like the computer talking to me either. I find it startling. How do you like your ipod? I was thinking of getting one but since I don't have Windows on anything it makes it almost impossible to use itunes so I just abandoned the idea.
ReplyDeleteBrandon used to listen to books on tape while he drove back and forth to work -- he enjoyed that but I don't know if he still does it or not.
I think of podcasts as radio shows I listen to on the computer. I don't listen to any book-centered ones, but when my podcasts interview authors, I tend to look for their books. This American Life is especially good for that; that's how I found David Sedaris.
ReplyDeleteJoy-- if you will send your e-mail to me at forrest_preece@lbffp.com, I will forward you the whole album of those photos from 1968 at the "Happening" in Wooldridge Park. Or just friend me up on FBook-- they are posted there.
ReplyDeleteI like to choose my own background sounds too, my computer is silent most of the time. I'm not fond of background music on blogs.
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