I always feel a little like Marty McFly when I listen to old-time radio shows on my iPod or computer. Here are several websites that give free downloads and/or streaming of a variety of programs:
Wizzard Radio hosts about 85 different podcasts relating to old Radio Broadcasts including:
Adventures in Radio
Science Fiction Theater
Words at War
Radio Lovers allows [...]
It’s the American thing to do – despite the dismal state of the economy and the need to cut back, a lot of people hit the road each summer on vacation. Something about our vast collection of interstate highways, our love of cars, our need to explore – it’s all part of the American character. [...]
Five Ways for the Traveler to Save Money
1. Buy magazines (10 cents) and paperbacks (10-25 cents) at the library sales. You can read them on the plane, in the airport, at the hotel. (This has the added advantage of reducing your travel imprint as you go – tear out the pages and discard them as you go). [...]
Have you ever been in the car and bored by what’s currently on the radio? Pop in one of these best-of-the-best NPR audiobooks and transport yourself to a laugh-out-loud Scott Simon interview with Dame Edna to a story about misunderstood song lyrics.
If you’re a fan of NPR, you’ll love books-on-cd that public radio staff have [...]
Any book the President picks up instantly becomes the subject of analysis and fascination. Everyone knows that Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin which describes Lincoln choosing several political rivals for his cabinet and staff, is an Obama favorite.
According to AbeBooks.com, The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, and Lincoln: the Biography of a Writer [...]
If you’re a fan of public radio, you’ll love the audio version of this “travelogue of ideas.” Eric Weiner is the reader; as an NPR reporter, he knows how to edit his stories so they make for compelling listening, as well as reading.
To research The Geography of Bliss, Weiner decides to visit countries that rate [...]
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