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Still enjoying the Pirate History Podcast.
Decently interesting history, but the guy has the most soporific voice I've ever heard, so I'm using it as a sleep aid.
I get 10 minutes of interesting listening while trying to drop-off, never get to the end of an episode, and I'm not sufficiently fascinated by the subject to feel I've missed out on anything important.
Insomniacs, try the Pirate History Podcast!
Decently interesting history, but the guy has the most soporific voice I've ever heard, so I'm using it as a sleep aid.
I get 10 minutes of interesting listening while trying to drop-off, never get to the end of an episode, and I'm not sufficiently fascinated by the subject to feel I've missed out on anything important.
Insomniacs, try the Pirate History Podcast!
ukkid35 said:
andy_s said:
ben5575 said:
Cautionary Tales
I loved this but it's really difficult to explain.
That sounds a bit 'Freakonomics', good stuff.I loved this but it's really difficult to explain.
And yes - also an admirer of Burke's Connections, I've got the book somewhere that I badgered my parents for! Adam Curtis can also be interesting in the same way.
RizzoTheRat said:
Finally got round to listening to Tunnel 29 and The Ratline during a couple of long drives over Christmas. Interesting but agree with an earlier comment that more info about the actual ratline would have been good.
I listened to tunnel 29 through then started "murder in the lucky holiday hotel". Haven't got back to it; it's okay but I think they miss the well observed point that a lot of people listening to podcasts a) don't have the short attention span that traditional broadcasters assume and b) you don't assume the lowest common denominator is stupid. 14-20 minute episodes, too much recapping /what's coming up next and I found it felt just a bit being talked down to.andy_s said:
Adam Curtis can also be interesting in the same way.
Bitter Lake has been adapted as a 90 min audio version herehttps://archive.org/details/NewWorldNotes362-Bitte...
https://archive.org/details/NewWorldNotes363-Bitte...
https://archive.org/details/NewWorldNotes364-Bitte...
A great option if you don't have time to watch it
Teddy Lop said:
I listened to tunnel 29 through then started "murder in the lucky holiday hotel". Haven't got back to it; it's okay but I think they miss the well observed point that a lot of people listening to podcasts a) don't have the short attention span that traditional broadcasters assume and b) you don't assume the lowest common denominator is stupid. 14-20 minute episodes, too much recapping /what's coming up next and I found it felt just a bit being talked down to.
Agreed, the story deserves a better tellingGoogie said:
Enjoyed this! Her brazenness was just astonishing.Marniet said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Hunting Warhead, absolutely superb if a little tough to hear sometimes given the subject matter.
I thought this was a brilliant podcast . Horrific and fascinating at the same time. Up there with best true crime Sounds like I'm going to have to listen to Hunting Warhead next then
Can I recommend Man in the Window which is a short, well produced, 8 x 40m series about the Golden State Killer in the 1970s.
In brief; a well told story of the prolific serial rapist and killer, with first hand victim and police accounts. It is an incredible story of police attitudes and ineptitude as much as anything, which if you've seen 'Unbelievable' you'll already be familiar with.
Would make a great Netflix series and/or a film. That said, I think it'll make an appearance on Mindhunter as it has that feel to it.
Can I recommend Man in the Window which is a short, well produced, 8 x 40m series about the Golden State Killer in the 1970s.
In brief; a well told story of the prolific serial rapist and killer, with first hand victim and police accounts. It is an incredible story of police attitudes and ineptitude as much as anything, which if you've seen 'Unbelievable' you'll already be familiar with.
Would make a great Netflix series and/or a film. That said, I think it'll make an appearance on Mindhunter as it has that feel to it.
LaurasOtherHalf said:
Hunting Warhead, absolutely superb if a little tough to hear sometimes given the subject matter.
Just listened to this and thought it was excellent, albeit really unpleasant. Thanks for the recommendation...ben5575 said:
Cautionary Tales
Loving this! I was already a big Tim Harford fan for More or Less and 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy, and Cautionary Tales is even better.hepy said:
stew-STR160 said:
For any motorbike racing fans, 'Chasin the racin'. Chrissy Rouse and Dom Herbertson. Good laugh.
Just started listening to this. The John Mcguiness and the Jamie Whitam ones are exceptional.Quite sweary, but nothin too bad! Great double act.
"The Dropout"
The story of Elizabeth Holmes and the rise and fall of Theranos (a company that claimed to be able to conduct hundreds of tests on a single drop of blood). As the company collapsed, after a piece of investigative journalism from the WSJ, she went from being the youngest self-made female billionaire to having little or no net worth.
I read John Carreyrou's book "Bad Blood" (which is probably a better account) but hearing the real testimony of some of the main players is interesting.
The story of Elizabeth Holmes and the rise and fall of Theranos (a company that claimed to be able to conduct hundreds of tests on a single drop of blood). As the company collapsed, after a piece of investigative journalism from the WSJ, she went from being the youngest self-made female billionaire to having little or no net worth.
I read John Carreyrou's book "Bad Blood" (which is probably a better account) but hearing the real testimony of some of the main players is interesting.
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