tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4165516804394419097..comments2024-03-29T09:55:28.798-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Peas in a Pod(cast)Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84454193908031787442018-03-07T06:12:16.605-05:002018-03-07T06:12:16.605-05:00It is very cozy! My husband loves America's Te...It is very cozy! My husband loves America's Test Kitchen so I'll be passing your suggestion along. Thank you for sharing it!Hillary Ogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00669385158671350274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18753668959026705042018-03-03T10:56:38.768-05:002018-03-03T10:56:38.768-05:00You gals are persuading me to be more adventurous ...You gals are persuading me to be more adventurous with Alexa. We do have an Amazon Fire Stick now, and love being able to simply say, "Miss Fisher Mysteries," or "Absentia" and have it immediately appear on screen without a search! As far as podcasts go, I'm afraid I'm only familiar with the ones I have guested on, like Authors on the Air, Horses in the Morning, and The Pia Lindstrom Show.I know a number of good podcasts are available on Sirius Radio, but I lean toward music, not people talking. Sasscer Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855348330942561488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79391126652801833202018-03-02T19:11:43.672-05:002018-03-02T19:11:43.672-05:00I love those shows, too, and Morning Edition with ...I love those shows, too, and Morning Edition with Steve Inskeep. No, Alexa for me either as the Hub and Hooligans would spend hours asking it rude questions. Sheesh!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69030559188021900862018-03-02T19:10:20.192-05:002018-03-02T19:10:20.192-05:00This sounds great! Thx!This sounds great! Thx!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78594229250384957992018-03-02T18:10:07.649-05:002018-03-02T18:10:07.649-05:00Just my luck Julia. Thanks for finding it.Just my luck Julia. Thanks for finding it.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21007348133083075132018-03-02T17:28:30.309-05:002018-03-02T17:28:30.309-05:00Found it in the spam folder and returned it to its...Found it in the spam folder and returned it to its rightful place! If I didn't know better, I'd say our spam filter has a crush on you, Jay.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27151629099865899622018-03-02T15:43:37.139-05:002018-03-02T15:43:37.139-05:00My favorite podcasts are the story-telling podcast...My favorite podcasts are the story-telling podcasts. Here are four: Criminal, The Memory Palace, Modern Love, and Israel Story. (Israel Story is the English version of a podcast which is a knockoff of This American Life. I listen to all of these on Google Play Music where you can go back and listen to all of the previous episodes, binging if you wish.David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13580700688859727402018-03-02T15:17:20.927-05:002018-03-02T15:17:20.927-05:00I realized I was already listening to one podcast,...I realized I was already listening to one podcast, Milk Street Radio (from the cooking magazine by Christopher Kimball) then today I've been listening to The Splendid Table on Anypod. But it occurs to me that there's something very retro about all this. Most of these shows are weekly broadcasts, so I'm imagining us all sitting around our pre-TV/computer/smartphone radios and listening to our weekly updates. It's very cozy.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71882921499695907202018-03-02T14:10:26.265-05:002018-03-02T14:10:26.265-05:00One of the things I most love about this blog is i...One of the things I most love about this blog is its uncanny timeliness to my life. I've been thinking about something, and it shows up here. You read my mind. Hahaha!<br /><br />My son has recently started a podcast called Know Buddy. He has a philosophy degree and a great radio voice, so he has combined the two into a philosophy oriented podcast. At present there are three videos. The first is his reading of Plato's Euthyphro, the second is a discussion of it, and the third is his reading of Plato's Apology. These three programs are about Socrates, and I have to say that I'm learning a lot. My son is also interested in radio theater, which I love.<br /><br />As a result of my son's recent involvement, I've begun looking around at other podcasts, and one of the ones I plan on re-visiting from some years back is the author John Green's Vlog Brothers, with his brother on a wide range of topics. The crime ones you all have mentioned sound intriguing, too. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49649587880548268172018-03-02T12:39:06.367-05:002018-03-02T12:39:06.367-05:00That sounds like fun, Lorri! I'm adding "...That sounds like fun, Lorri! I'm adding "Deadly Manners" to my podcast list.Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3773301743933656512018-03-02T11:34:00.727-05:002018-03-02T11:34:00.727-05:00The only thing I use my podcast app for is listeni...The only thing I use my podcast app for is listening to my brother's sermons each week. And the ones from my own church if I'm not there in person for whatever reason.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64840232761178431972018-03-02T11:27:20.971-05:002018-03-02T11:27:20.971-05:00You have to name to dot. We gave ours room names l...You have to name to dot. We gave ours room names like kitchen, bedroom, etcAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70451056485841550382018-03-02T11:24:54.501-05:002018-03-02T11:24:54.501-05:00Because of my voice tremor, none of my electronic ...Because of my voice tremor, none of my electronic devices recognize one daggoned thing I say to them, including dictation software. It's SO frustrating, and would end badly, I think, if I tried to use one of these contraptions. <br /><br />I'd be the one with massive debt from trying to buy Whole Foods. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51186751140229942362018-03-02T11:10:07.226-05:002018-03-02T11:10:07.226-05:00It's hilarious!It's hilarious!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90348042571409649602018-03-02T11:03:09.596-05:002018-03-02T11:03:09.596-05:00Julia, this is such fun. Thanks for the "How ...Julia, this is such fun. Thanks for the "How to," too. Yesterday I just Googled "Best podcasts on cooking" and came up with ten to try. And then I just said, "Alexa, play---" and she did. But now I'm going to check out Anypod.<br /><br />Of course this still hasn't solved the problem of finding the time to listen. I think I need a Timeturner...<br /><br />Oh, and has everyone seen the Dailies video "If Hal 9000 was Alexa"? Hysterical! If you go to The Dailies on FB it's in the favorites.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87203355283743792018-03-02T10:57:23.936-05:002018-03-02T10:57:23.936-05:00Ann, I didn't know about "drop in." ...Ann, I didn't know about "drop in." Going to try that!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56180628416049516412018-03-02T10:52:00.020-05:002018-03-02T10:52:00.020-05:00I've tried to get into podcasts, but I just ca...I've tried to get into podcasts, but I just can't. I concentrate too much on the words when driving and that's...not good in traffic. My attention wanders when I'm not driving. The only one I've managed to stay semi-current with is one from a friar at my alma mater who does reflections.<br /><br />For a relative youngster I think I'm hopeless. =)<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24450803227701645152018-03-02T10:47:57.294-05:002018-03-02T10:47:57.294-05:00I haven't gotten into podcasts yet, but I'...I haven't gotten into podcasts yet, but I'm intrigued by all those that are available. We use Alexa mostly for listening to music, NPR, our local classical stations. And She keeps me safe at home. Since the last leg/knee surgery, my balance is pure crap, and I have a tendency to tip over backwards. My great fear is that I will fall and break something major. So we have three Dots in addition to our Echo. Do you know you can call a telephone via Alexa? If, for instance, I topple over in the basement while doing the laundry, I can call anyone in my contact list. No, I can't call 911, but then you can't do that with one of those "I Fell and Can't Get Up" buttons, either. And they cost 30-40 bucks a month. Just carrying my phone isn't good enough as I would have to be able to get to a pocket with a broken arm or it could fly across the room. A few weeks ago Julie was trying to call me from work. I had the phone on charge and vibrate, so I didn't hear it. All of a sudden she started speaking to me over the Echo! Never mind that it scared the crap out of me, hearing an unembodied voice coming for the end table. <br /><br />The other thing we use Alexa for is the grocery list. All I say is "add whatever" She doesn't run out to Wegman's and buy it for me, but the list appears on our phones. I can revise and correct it at will, and Julie has it with her when she goes shopping. I do use it to set reminders, like "dentist at ten am Thursday" I know there are tons of other applications I haven't discovered yet. <br /><br />Oh wait, one more. By saying "Alexa drop in", I can talk to someone, say in the kitchen, from my bedroom. We use this one all the time. It seems much nicer than shouting from one of our four levels to the other. <br /><br />As for collecting information, that ship sailed years ago for anyone with any sort of an internet connection, period. If the federal government wants to come after me for anything, then they have very little else to do. Better they should concentrate on real problems.<br /><br />BTW, we have 16 inches of snow so far, still coming down, and 30-40 mph winds. I see our ploughman is back for the second time today, keeping our driveway clear while piling three feet of snow up against the side door, where we go in and out! Mush y'allAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59275279813867305312018-03-02T10:33:02.256-05:002018-03-02T10:33:02.256-05:00Darn it, I had a big reply here to Julia about Bab...Darn it, I had a big reply here to Julia about Babylon 5 and now it has disappeared on me.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19042001815024431742018-03-02T10:31:57.281-05:002018-03-02T10:31:57.281-05:00Jim, I'm with you about dividing attentions. I...Jim, I'm with you about dividing attentions. I listen to podcasts while at my computer. I can't listen to them while doing other things.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14127911968246346742018-03-02T10:30:48.086-05:002018-03-02T10:30:48.086-05:00As one of of the Massachusetts contingent here on ...As one of of the Massachusetts contingent here on JRW, I can confirm that we are getting slapped around by Mother Nature today. It's windy and rainy here right now, but it is supposed to get worse as the day progresses.<br /><br />The positive side of this is that even though I'm at work, I'm all alone because everyone else called out or had the day off already.<br /><br />So that means I can sort of slack today. I plan on finishing the newest Carlene O'Connor mystery and starting on a certain Maddie Day's Flipped For Murder after that.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37560457078384181812018-03-02T10:28:17.963-05:002018-03-02T10:28:17.963-05:00"You have to open the hamburger".
Okay..."You have to open the hamburger". <br /><br />Okay. LOLKaren in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60922690794257470072018-03-02T10:26:05.588-05:002018-03-02T10:26:05.588-05:00Julia, I'm glad I made your day but here's...Julia, I'm glad I made your day but here's the bad news for you, the podcast has been over for a number of years, or as they say in the podcast world...podfaded.<br /><br />But it ran for 7 years at babylonpodcast.com<br /><br />And I'm stoked to learn that you love The Five Year Novel For Television series as well! I loved the series, the movies, the one off movie spinoff attempt and the sequel series. I also read the novels that were published including one that series creator J. Michael Straczynski considers official canon.<br /><br />And though a lot of the cast has passed beyond the rim now, I've met: J. Michael Straczynski, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Bill Mumy, Tracy Scoggins and Stephen Austin (he played the Pak'Ma'Ra ambassador from Season 2 onward) at conventions.<br /><br />I remember watching "Sleeping In Light" in my living room with my parents and wearing my official B5 baseball hat and being so incredibly moved by that final episode.<br /><br />I also got the books, the comic books and some of the action figures as well.<br /><br />I wish I'd been able to meet Andreas Katsulas (Ambassador G'Kar) and still hope to meet Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari) someday.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32650239491280091472018-03-02T09:53:36.532-05:002018-03-02T09:53:36.532-05:00Thanks! That certainly sounds doable and I'm s...Thanks! That certainly sounds doable and I'm sure I'll find something wonderful . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15106670936864670942018-03-02T09:31:06.045-05:002018-03-02T09:31:06.045-05:00(Julia, I give Clare Fergusson a fangirl shoutout ...(Julia, I give Clare Fergusson a fangirl shoutout over on Bolo Books today!)Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.com