March 28, 2006

Audio Round-up

I don’t post nearly enough about what I’m listening to. So I’ve resolved to change that and to share with all of you what I’ve been putting in my ears in the hopes that you find it useful. So, without further ado, here’s is my latest playlist:

The Search by John Battelle – Polished this one off over the last 10 days. It was the best longish audiobook I’ve listened to since Friedman’s The World is Flat. This history of search is fascinating and the intimate look at Google even more so. I’d highly recommend this one.

Mosaic – I’ve been looking around lately for a cool church here in LA. I was stoked to see that a church I had heard a lot about called Mosaic was podcasting. I listened to a couple of their sermons tonight and really dug them. I’m looking forward to checking them out in person…and what a great way to sample a church before you attend?

Brian Tracy – I’ve been all about the Brian Tracy stuff lately. It’s perfect stuff to put on when you’re tasks around the house because you can pick it up for ten minutes and regardless of where you’re at you don’t need that much context. I’ll fire up his CDs when I’m doing dishes, laundry, etc. A perfect way to squeeze some more audio learning into the day.

Kosmic Consciousness by Ken Wilber – I’m a disc into a half into Wilber’s 12+ hour dialogue and I’ll admit it that it’s pretty weighty. Having said that it’s one of the more compelling listens I’ve had in a while. For anyone interested in the cutting edge of philosophy I’m not sure there’s anything I could recommend more than Wilber’s stuff. I’ve been a big fan of (and subscriber to) Integral Naked for a while and if you dig that you’ll dig this one and vice versa.

OK, that’s enough for now. Since I’m finally done with The Search I’m going to be cruising around looking for a new audiobook to listen to. Any recommendations?