What do I do to pass the time on upcoming long solo car rides? Podcasts? What else?

[singlecross]

Loafers Glory - the hobo jungle of the mind.

Utah Phillips radio shows as podcasts:

https://www.thelongmemory.com/loafers-glory-episodes

[MakersTeleMark]

Hari Krishna chant

I respect this reply. Thanks for the laugh.

[east or bust]

Maybe take in the scenery?


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This is what I was thinking. There’s usually something interesting to look at if you’re paying attention.

[MakersTeleMark]

https://soundcloud.com/lpgiobbi/lp-g...ive-dead-ahead

^^^ sick little soundtrack for you that just got released today

[bennymac]

If you’ve ever watched/enjoyed the HBO series Band of Brothers then the podcast series Dead Eyes is enjoyable (it’s comedy - the first episode tells of its connection to the mini series - it’s a story that develops over three seasons with a great final episode - don’t read ahead)

Also I listened to a series that asked “was the Scorpions song ‘Winds of Change’ written by the CIA to help topple communism?” - don’t remember the name but it was good.

[gravitylover]

I have over 35 hours worth of solo car trips coming up, including Europe. Usually on a ski weekend its easy 3-1/2 hours, turn on satellite radio and listen to sports, comedy, or music.

But did about 750 miles the end of last year over 5 days in Portugal, Spain, and Gibraltar and got pretty sick of the local music stations and songs I didn't recognize. Even worse in dead zones without cell service or radio at times. Trying to plan ahead.

35 hours? Waah. I do that much every week for a few months a year. Listen to whatever is available, if there's nothing worthy, just take in your surroundings. Even if it's places you're somewhat familiar with there's stuff to look at. Maybe take secondary roads and slow down a bit, so what if it takes a little longer, open the window and cruise with no sounds other than the wind. As often as not, when I'm somewhere I haven't been before I'm more likely to listen to nothing or whatever at low volume so I can pay attention to what I'm seeing.

[riser4]

Never understood the overrated and overplayed phenomenon called the Heavy Metal Ballad. Oxymoron. Metal is fast and furious.

[Supermoon]

Audio book CDs from the library ftw

You know how I know you’re old? [emoji12]

Libby app is available through most libraries and you can download ebooks to the app for free with a library card. More popular books usually have waits but there are good books immediately available all the time.

IMO a good book is better than podcasts, and x2 to the listening to pulpy nonsense as it’s more entertaining. Jack Reacher series is always a good one.

[NBABUCKS1]

Work through the 'Heavyweight' podcast.

Great story telling

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas...t/id1150800298

[paulster2626]

Audio book CDs from the library ftw

Seconded. I remember the wife and I rolling up to some sandwich place in Warren VT one summer. Windows down, Michael Connelly CD blasting. Had to wait for the chapter to end before we got out of the car, people were looking at us weird.

Just make sure some dickhead didn't scratch the CDs to shit.

Alternatively, your local library will (should) have some partnership with a streaming service which will have all sorts of videos and audiobooks for free. Ours is Hoopla, and it's how I watch Aspen Extreme.

Listened to the book "One Second After" on my way to ski in VT once. That story still hits. About a nuclear bomb going off in the stratosphere causing the entire USA to lose all electronics, and how a town and one man responds to the crisis. It's awesome and very realistic.

[yeahman]

You know how I know you’re old? [emoji12]

Libby app is available through most libraries and you can download ebooks to the app for free with a library card. More popular books usually have waits but there are good books immediately available all the time.

IMO a good book is better than podcasts, and x2 to the listening to pulpy nonsense as it’s more entertaining. Jack Reacher series is always a good one.

Yeah I've tried the downloads on my phone but I came to the conclusion that the CDs are just a lot easier to deal with. I like to rewind and listen to stuff over again and it's much easier not having to fuck with a phone while driving.

[Mazderati]

Also I listened to a series that asked “was the Scorpions song ‘Winds of Change’ written by the CIA to help topple communism?” - don’t remember the name but it was good.

What are we not being told about Milli Vanilli??? Girl, you know it's true?!?!?! Helloooooo.

[subtle plague]

Meth and heavy metal music.

Subscribed.


You don't like Power Ballads?
Unsubscribed.
I unironically enjoy ghosts neo power ballad.

Never understood the overrated and overplayed phenomenon called the Heavy Metal Ballad. Oxymoron. Metal is fast and furious.

https://youtu.be/tzXFZuB1wSQ?si=FNpwUA5Vi-3slq9-

[BCR]

Thanks for the ideas - I guess podcasts are really the way to go (I mean other than the self love, medicinal, and other suggestions). I'll give some of those suggestions a try on the commute this week and download for the trips.

Not complaining at all about the amount of driving - it's two separate trips, one 4 days and one 8 days and I decided to do it that way on purpose. Ski mountain to ski mountain thru travel in New England and in 6 countries across Europe. Some spots will be lovely for the views and some spots will be pure highway hell. Easy enough to listen to something plus look out the windows at the same time.

Something interesting on the radio always makes the time fly faster. Did 1,700 km in a campervan doing the same thing in NZ a few years back but a buddy was able to go with me so that made it easier to stay alert and pass the time. I once rented a car in NYC and just started driving West overnight in a snowstorm for 10-12 hours until I could find an open airport to be able to catch up with my buddies on a ski trip we had planned in Taos, but that car had satellite radio so I skipped around enough to be entertained. My first intentional long solo road trip thorough Europe was a few months back and those roads in rural Portugal and Spain were really monotonous without a ton to see and made me think I should go better prepared this time. Super looking forward to it.

Thanks again

[riser4]

Subscribed.


You don't like Power Ballads?
Unsubscribed.
I unironically enjoy ghosts neo power ballad.


https://youtu.be/tzXFZuB1wSQ?si=FNpwUA5Vi-3slq9-

Hard no. Mushy music. Kissing cousin to Muzak in the elevator. Never liked "power" ballads. And the 80's officially killed any chance I might have had at liking them. I like thrash. Shit, I'll listen to techno before I listen to that MTV era crap. I need beats. Fast and furious.

[riser4]

Yo, subtle, nice slow thrash ballad for you:

[sb]

Paying attenshun to driving on the road is so boring.

[Touring_Sedan]

Also, All There Is with Anderson Cooper is absolutely biblical.


https://open.spotify.com/show/4fm93OGs4upQbKv8hngvmH

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...r/id1643163707

[plugboots]

Ok.
Podcasts I’ve listened to all episodes:
Fresh Air
This American Life
Stuff You Should Know
Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
Others:
Early Adam Corolla was pretty funny.
How I Built This was good but then basically every episode is “I went to Harvard. My dad had a ton of money in this industry and so I used all those connections and made a company. (Although Bob’s Red Mill was a pretty cool story.)
I liked Jalen and Jacoby for sports, but it’s gone. Bill Simmons is an asshole/Boston homer, but has a decent guest once in a while.

[Dave Minion]

bluegrass will git yu there fasta

[riser4]

bluegrass will git yu there fasta

This too.