Listening material

In addition to audiobooks, I listen to a number of podcasts. I thought it would be a good idea to share those which I have particularly enjoyed every week or so.

In A Good Read, the host and two guests discuss 3 books, one chosen by each of them. In this week's episode I particularly enjoyed the discussion of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (not to mention Alvin Hall's infectious laugh!). Download mp3 here (right click & "save target as / link as") or listen below.





In this week's Making History there was a really interesting piece on Spain's Valley of the Fallen (Franco's controversial memorial to those fallen in the Civil War, and the place where he's buried), in the context of anniversaries. Download mp3 here (right click & "save target as / link as") or listen here.



The Why Factor had an episode on accents, which I loved. Really not what I expected. There was a woman who, after an illness, had started speaking with a foreign accent, cows with regional accents, plus practical advice on what you need to do with your mouth and tongue to put on different accents. Download mp3 here (right click & "save target as / link as") or listen here.


In In Our Time, host Melvin Bragg discusses a particular topic every week with academic guests. This week they talked about Hildegarde of Bingen, someone I knew nothing about. Fascinating stuff. Download mp3 here (right click & "save target as / link as") or listen below.