Rec Request.

[pinksonia]

Now that we are working on phase III's I get to listen to my iPod all day at work.  I could do so on phase I's, but I find it rather important that I be able to hear my crew, and from the number of times they've been un-able to hear me because of their music, I think it's a rather bad idea.  Anyway, I really like listening to the spoken word while I work, but I find myself rapidly going through the back-log of podcasts and audiobooks that I have.  So, give me your recs.  Anybody have a favorite podcast?  A great audiobook?  An audio drama they think everyone should listen to?  I'd be willing to give them a try. 

Right now I'm listening to Alice I Have Been and greatly enjoying it.  It's historical fiction based on the life of Alice Liddell  the "real" Alice in Wonderland.  It's moody and dark and there are Victorians.  I love me some Victorians.  I've always felt a certain kinship with the Alice stories, possibly because I've had the following conversation many times in my life.

Me: Hi, I'm Allison
Then: Like like the book? Allison Wonderland.
Me: No. That's Alice in Wonderland.  A girl called Alice in a place called Wonderland not a girl who's first name is Alice and last name is Wonderland. 
Them: Oh
Me: But I was named for someone called Alice. 

Or, you know, I may have just liked the headband.  Also the pinafore (see above re: Victorians).

Comments

[wagrobanite.livejournal.com]

Favorite audio books right now are:
Anything Goes by John and Carol E. Barrowman
Broadway Nights by Seth Rudetsky
A Little Bit Wicked by Kristen Chenowith

I also like:
Why We Suck by Denis Leary

I haven't gotten a lot of audio books on my computer at the moment

[pinksonia.livejournal.com]

I listened to A Little Bit Wicked back in January, and absolutely loved it. I'll definitely be checking out your other recs if they're even somewhat similar.

[av-chick.livejournal.com]

Well, I've only recently gotten into audiobooks. But here are my favorites so far:
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, read by James Marsters (It is book 8 in The Dresden Files series. But Marsters reads all of them!)
Sula by Toni Morrison, read by Lynne Thigpen (aka, The Chief from Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?)
Every Day in Tuscany by Frances Mayes, read by the author

Podcast wise I listen to SModcast and Tell 'Em Steve-Dave!. I used to listen to The Butcher Block but they haven't had a new one in ages.

I've also got 4 Doctor Who audiobooks I'd like to listen to. Also, the Torchwood radio plays from between season 2 and 3 are amazing.

[pinksonia.livejournal.com]

I've seen the Dresden Files books kicking around somewhere or other, so I'll pick them up. And actually those Torchwood plays are on my ipod I just haven't listened to them yet. Maybe I'll start on one of those tomorrow.