Nothing can ever make up for the time he lost in prison but at least it’s something. You can read more here
I posted this nearly a week ago https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasts/comments/lp6318/can_a_brotha_please_make_an_appeal_for_those_of/
and figured i’d share this with the rest of you!
https://podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/history-of-africa/id1531791088
Even joined Patreon to support :D
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edit: You’re all welcome. It’s really Super because I swear I searched high and low for some African-centric history and they were either done and finished a few years ago or just one minor episode within a larger world History context so I’m quite delight that he’s really focusing on Africa itself.
So this podcast is basically three friends (Austin Hannah, Ganesh Sarma and Shane Burklow) reading through a free Amazon eBook in an hour by skipping through multiple pages. The books themselves tend to be pretty weird (or pretty mundane).
The comedy is less “this book is terrible” and more about the ridiculous situations they find themselves reading about and the complete curve balls they get thrown by skipping a few pages and honestly it leaves me in stitches. There are extended periods of me just laughing till it hurts. You can really tell the guys are good friends and their humor just gels together.
Here are some of my favorite episodes:
1) The Magpies
2) Hick Lawyer
3) The Crater Mountain Sasquatch Legend
and their newest episode where they read an adult “Choose your own Adventure” book (Pretty Little Mistakes) was wild too.
Here’s their website:
https://www.letsstopthere.com/
Give them a listen, they’re amazing.
Found this podcast (Maintenance Phase) through Reddit and I absolutely love it so far! It’s a podcast dedicated to debunking health fads, wellness scams and bs nutritional advice. The hosts are so entertaining and lively when they speak. I love this show because their personality’s shine through and they provide logical input on health fads that are not what they claim to be. Check it out if you too need a break from True Crime like I did!
I just finished binging Black Box Down (about plane crashes) and I loved it, but I have a very low tolerance for shows about murder/disappearances/generally creepy things. Are there other podcasts that are about true events that won’t freak me out too much? I’m looking for something more journalistic and less emotional.
Other shows I have enjoyed: The Dropout, Serial, In the Dark season 2, Last Seen, S Town
Podcasts I had to stop listening to: Dr. Death, The Officer’s Wife, The Orange Tree
Edit: Also enjoy Tom Brown’s Body, Criminal
I’ve been reading a lot of non-fiction recently written by clinical psychologists, and honestly sometimes I find them more useful in figuring out my emotions and reactions to things than my actual personalised therapy. I’d really love a podcast with the same vibe so that I have a continuous source rather than just finding finite books.
(I did listen to The Bright Sessions way back in the day, and even that was super helpful despite being a fiction pod)
Every year, I find that more and more of my students are struggling with depression. I like to think that I’m already pretty empathetic and sympathetic, but I’m looking for books that will help me better understand what they’re dealing with and feeling.
I’m interested in anything, really, whether books that you think capture well what it’s like to live with depression or nonfiction that lays out in a clear fashion some aspect of what (a type of) depression can be and how it works.
Thanks in advance!
Just 3 months ago I was in a dark place. Call it the pandemic blues, call it a rut, call it seasonal depression but basically I was starting to dislike myself. Trouble sleeping and I was drinking a bit every night and many nights more than a bit. I started thinking about making external changes (relationship changes) that would have been drastic when clearly the problem was internal.
I’m not sure what the problem was but I am sure of the solution. Based on a recommendation from this community I picked up a book. I started reading for a half an hour before bed. Just a half hour. The book was key because it pulled me in and I had something I could do for me after work - a serotonin hit? I don’t know but instead of cracking a beer or three, I cracked a book. Sleep has been noticeably better which got the flywheel going for many other improvements. My skin is clearer, less moody, been finding the energy to put on running shoes and get out there again. I called my father and …
I read the book Circe purely because of suggestions from this subreddit.
And, because I like to listen when I drive to work, I also got the audiobook.
Well, I never read another page until after I finished listening to the dulcet tones of Perdita Weeks. If she wasn’t born to read this audiobook then I don’t know who was. Her voice, pace and inflections were .. absolutely sublime.
So now, I have both read the book and listened to Perdita read it to me - more than once lol. It soothes me to sleep many nights. One of the most lovely audiobook experiences ever, and all to think to this sub. Thank you all and if you can suggest me another book that will complement I’m all ears!!!
EDIT: I’m worried about starting Song of Achilles because of the mixed reviews!!! And the lack of Perdita narration …
I’m very much into my MM books recently. I have read quite a lot of Agatha Christie and they’re usually great but also enjoyed Anthony Horowitz - Magpie Murders and nearly finished Moonflower Murders which both have modern day narratives and also a narrative from 1950s England. I like a cosy murder mystery set in little villages with a light hearted detective (Poirot for example). What are the top 5 Murder Mysteries you would recommend?