Rather than “just another legal blog” article I thought I thought of sharing podcasts & books. Often as we travel in the RV my navigator wife dozes off — well, the interstate is boring when we have to get on it. So I have turned to podcasts. I also do some leisure reading (not while driving the RV) and will share some good stuff.
Podcasts I think you may enjoy
I use the Google Podcasts system. That link goes to it on the web and there is an app in the smart phone stores. In the apps, you can subscribe, can download for offline listening, and can do all kinds of searches. I would suggest searching and subscribing on the web.
Recommendations
Trey Gowdy. Now you might think it’s all politics, but not. He is a former federal prosecutor as well as former member of the US House of Representatives, and is a pretty interesting guy. The Trey Gowdy Podcast (google.com)
Hidden Brain. Shankar Vedantam uses science and storytelling to reveal the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices and direct our relationships. Hidden Brain (google.com)
Freakonomics Radio. Discover the hidden side of everything with Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the Freakonomics books. Each week, Freakonomics Radio tells you things you always thought you knew (but didn’t) and things you never thought you wanted to know (but do) — from the economics of sleep to how to become great at just about anything. Dubner speaks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, intellectuals and entrepreneurs, and various other underachievers. Freakonomics Radio (google.com)
TED Talks Daily. Every weekday, TED Talks Daily brings you the latest talks in audio. Join host and journalist Elise Hu for thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable — from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between — given by the world’s leading thinkers and creators. With TED Talks Daily, find some space in your day to change your perspectives, ignite your curiosity, and learn something new. TED Talks Daily (google.com)
A recent book
OK, most of my readers are lawyers and what lawyer wants to read yet another lawyer book? Well many of you/us do and of course, John Grisham is to many, the primo lawyer book writer. I tired of his books after a while — coinciding with the advent of ghost-writing, I think.
But I found a recent one of interest which feels more like ‘old’ Grisham. THE WHISTLER – John Grisham (jgrisham.com) is a good read. Those of you who ever appeared in front of me might enjoy the major theme — a corrupt judge!
