Got tired of all the crap on the radio so I switched

[ripcord]

Since I spend a lot of time driving I need something to focus on, I tried audio books but didn't really enjoy them and then a friend gave me a CD of old radios shows from the 40s and 50s. Now I can listen to Jack Benny and The Shadow on those long drives, more enjoyable and relaxing than the stuff you find on the radio in the middle of nowhere.

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Radio for the most part has become a vitriol machine spewing hate and lies.

[mwooldri]

2. If you're OK with British stuff...

download BBC Sounds... And listen to BBC Radio 4 Extra. Also interesting podcasts to download and listen to as well.

[Midnight Writer]

3. I really enjoy listening to Garrison Keillor's News from Lake Wobegone on trips.

It always amazes me how much heart and humor he can put into a story.

Each one is a gem.

[samnsara]

10. i love him

[AllaN01Bear]

4. would love to hijack a radio station and yank the national syndicate stuff

and let the music fly . play old radio shows and so fourth. but still run the local business ads. give priority to non profits . p:s would be thrown into the klink, but would have good time doing it.

[mucifer]

5. I listen to a lot of Jack Benny and other OTR. I find it fascinating listening to young voices

talking like my grandparents. Sometimes you do hear some really offensive things.

But, I remember there was one episode of Jack Benny where he made a "not that there's anything wrong with that" joke about being gay just like Seinfeld so many decades later. There are other times the joke is about Jack being arrested for being feminine. It's history and a reminder of how the "good old days" were so creepy in so many ways.

[samnsara]

6. Theres also an app called Old Time Radio.....

..I listen to Ozzie and Harriet and all the Peg Lynch shows every night when i sleep. I think its 99 cents a month and there are hundreds of shows. Worth every cent.

I got hubby an Echo for his car and he can download the apps on his phone to listen to shows when he travels.

Also...just an FYI..the iTunes University on iPhones will be ending at the end of the year and there are loads of lectures on everything from ethics to business to art. I downloaded a bunch hoping they wont disappear when the program ends.



I am like you.. i cant even watch or listen to the news anymore unless its local weather....

[bedazzled]

13. Try jean shepherd

he is epic! listened to him in the sixties and seventies

[mikeysnot]

7. Love old time radio shows

The Escape series is a fav.

If you can do podcast, my friend put this together.

https://executivedecision.libsyn.com/

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

8. I listen to audio books or CD's. I check my library to see what's available that interests me

and check stuff out that I like before long drives.

I use a hearing aid in one ear that is bluetooth compatible with Libby

https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/

so I can get audiobooks streamed directly to my ear, even while driving in Mexico.

[Sneederbunk]

9. No terrestrial radio for me.

Sirius XM on the road and internet radio at home.

[Mosby]

11. Download Radio Garden

And then search for whatever you want like old time radio. You can save stations you find. Conyers old time radio, WOTR in IN, and CIRN in Pa are three that I listen to. The app has thousands of stations across the world, all for free.

Some of the old shows are hilarious, and pretty well done. I listened to one the other day that starred jimmy Stewart as The Six Shooter. Also like Have Gun Will Travel.

[PatSeg]

12. Wonderful idea