http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php All comments for Books for the ears en-us 2009 shang_kenneth Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:00:13 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kenneth@shanghaiist.com kenneth@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php#comment-1140142 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php#comment-1140142 Comments Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:41:13 +0800 <p>Podcasts are great for news programming and they are usually free. I like BBC, NPR, Boing Boing, CNET and the TWIT network. There's a gap in the market for a decent local audio or video podcast.</p> http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php#comment-1140089 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php#comment-1140089 Comments Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:23:54 +0800 <p>In addition, the Economist (while they DO deliver weekly to Shanghai) has also put every issue of it's magazine in audio format. You can find it here: http://www.talkingissues.com/Default.aspx?alias=www.talkingissues.com/economist It's also a great way to hear news programing! </p> http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php#comment-1139882 http://shanghaiist.com/2007/07/04/books_for_the_e.php#comment-1139882 Comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:02:45 +0800 <p>Audiobooks are absolute lifesavers for long drives. I wouldn't have been able to complete the 11 hour drive to Colorado without Jon Stewart's "America: The Book, The Audiobook" with me.</p>