During my bike commute to work this morning I listened to a This American Life podcast titled the “Georgia Rambler.” Since I’m part Georgian through marriage I thought I’d post the link for my Jewkes family spread out all over to remind them of what they’re/we’re missing.
Enjoy. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/413/georgia-rambler
I’m curious. I’ve always been curious. But, it’s not just curiosity. There’s a restlessness too. There’s a need to be learning, doing, trying, adding new things to my life. I always have talk radio or NPR on. If not, then I have music playing. If not, I’m asleep. According to Myers Briggs, I’m an ENTP personality which explains a lot of it. I’ve written before about how much I love to zone out during out my long rides/runs to podcasts of This American Life or The Story on NPR. I prefer these to music on long distances b/c I can get lost in the stories and interviews and lives and I get distracted from the time or discomfort. I also dig them b/c they scratch that endless curiosity itch.
I just found a new one that I’ve been listening to for about a week … It’s ALL TIME. It’s called RadioLab out of NYC public radio. It’s like The Story but has more of a scientific bent to it. The hosts are very funny and they make topics like Sleep, Placebo Effect, Morality, etc fascinating and totally entertaining.
Some recent ideas/questions/topics they presented:
My 'new' thing :)
I am a total sucker for a David & Goliath story (Hoosiers, Seabiscut, Rocky, Miracle, Remember The Titans, Etc). They fire me up like no other. They inspire me. The motivate me. You get the idea …
During this AM’s ride, I was listening to a podcast from This American Life titled Long Shot. It briefly mentioned an amazing Kentucky Derby from a couple years back. I found the race. Check it out below. I’m not a horse guy, but this fires me up (watch the interview and the replays):
During this morning’s ridiculously cold bike ride (47 degrees), I listened to a great podcast of This American Life.
Check out these related video clips … classic!:
Favorite part: “Make your life a musical”
For more spontaneous improv, check them out here: http://improveverywhere.com/
… on my long runs or rides. I know. Don’t laugh. I’m usually alone on these sessions for anywhere from 1 to 2.5 hours and I easily get lost into my thoughts and whatever I’m listening to.
A couple of my favorite podcasts to listen to are from NPR: This American Life and The Story.
Thanksgiving morning I hit the road at 5:45 for a 45 mile ride To camp pendleton. As the sun rose, I heard a moving story that caused me to ‘lose it’ during my ride (luckily I had the road to myself). It beautifully captures the spirit of Christmas. It’s about 19 minutes. Listen but try not to cry and make a fool of yourself.
Click here and then skip ahead to the 31 minute mark.
Dick Gordon, Host of The Story
