May 24, 2019, 09:54 am
For this thread, we will concentrate on a non-music format with a mix of audiobooks and interesting radio programs such as radio plays, audio documentaries, interviews, discussion, old time radio shows and more. It is meant to be like a spoken word radio station. It is a celebration of the spoken word listening experience.
I was inspired to create this thread while reflecting on my enjoyable years in the shortwave radio hobby. Before the advent of the internet, it was possible to listen in on broadcasts from all over the world with a shortwave radio. It always seemed magical to me to turn on the radio and hear stations thousands of miles away, all coming through the atmosphere.
There was such a wide variety of enjoyable programming - news, music, science programs, cultural programs, documentaries, dramas, weekly soaps for the ladies, language instruction and more, all commercial free. Listening to shortwave radio wasn’t just informative. It was also very entertaining.
In addition to the government-approved stations, there were also pirate radio stations who operated on their own terms without any governmental oversight. Those rogue stations were interesting to listen to as well.
When the internet came along, shortwave broadcasting slowly waned as stations found it more cost-effective to broadcast over the internet rather than through radio waves. Today, there are still a few broadcasts to be heard on shortwave. The hobby isn’t completely gone.
Radio Romania International is still broadcasting as well as a few others. Radio Romania does a good job and their programs are very popular, especially their travel program. Radio Slovakia International is another popular one.
In the spirit of the greatness that was/is shortwave, we can use this thread to explore and appreciate the listening experience with excellent audiobooks and radio programs.
I hope that you all enjoy the thread.
Rules:
1.) Let’s stay positive.
2.) Please avoid content with excessive profanity and crude themes.
3.) Please do not post programs of a political nature such as political talk radio shows. Such programming would be too divisive for this thread. We want good times and cordial fellowship here. If you have a hankering to post political radio programs, you can add them in the Politics section of SuprBay.
Please Note: Sometimes, audiobooks and radio programs don’t have a long lifespan on YouTube due to copyright complaints. Enjoy them while you can before YouTube takes them down.
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Frank Herbert
Dune
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for.
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.
A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Published: 1965
This Audiobook Released: 2006
Read by Simon Vance with Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Ilyana Kadushin and other cast members.
This audiobook has a combination of narration and dramatization with sound effects. It is very immersive.