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I became a commuting audio convert in 2014. I listened to NPR during my commute, but noted that it left me jangled by the time I got to work as the news was generally upsetting. But it was StoryCorps that pushed me over the edge; I found it increasingly fatuous and after one Friday morning assault on my intellect I was done. I decided it was time to try audiobooks.
I couldn’t have been luckier than in my first choice, Patrick O’Brian’s Post Captain read by Simon Vance, who remains my favorite narrator of all. And bringing this around to topic, I’m currently listening to #19 in the series, The Hundred Days. My rule for the series was summer only, in order to stretch them out - and I gave them a miss altogether during the Covid summer of last year. I’ll be grieved to be done (probably next summer).
I’m not listening to nearly as many audiobooks as I used to. No commute and overall changes in how I spend my days making them less audio-friendly. But I still listen to them in bed.
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