Episode Overview:

May 5th marks the start of OverDrive's AudioSYNC program so the
OverDrive team is spending this episode talking about all things
audiobooks! if you ever visit our Blue Sky Campus and walk
around the office you'll see lots of staff members with headphones
on -- there's always a good chance that they are listening to an
audiobook. It's like being paid to read! 

SYNC is a free summer audiobook program designed for teens 13
years of age and over. Each week between May 5th and August 17th,
users will be able to download two audiobooks per week and, best
part is, after the audiobooks have been downloaded, users get to
keep them! Reading in the summer can be challenging with busy
schedules and traveling plans, which can lead to a summer slump,
but with audiobooks, listeners can maintain their reading habits in
a different format. We also feature an interview with Michelle Cobb
from AudioFile magazine, OverDrive's partner in the SYNC
program.

For more information, visit http://www.audiobooksync.com. 

If you have a favorite audiobook, let us know
at  feedback@overdrive.com 

 

Featured OverDrive Staff:

Jill, Adam, and Sheila

 

Intro (0:00-2:19)

 

Recent Listens (2:20-8:21)

The
Verdict by Nick Stone

Game of
Thrones by George R. R. Martin

Wolf by
Wolf by Ryan Graudin

Sick in
the Head by Judd Apatow

 

Books Written and Read by
Comedians (8:22-11:18)

Born
Standing Up by Steve Martin

700
Sundays by Billy Crystal

I
Must Say by Martin Short

Brain
Droppings by George Carlin

Mother. Wife.
Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage by
Rob Delaney

You're
Doing It Right by Michael Ian Black

Paddle
Your Canoe by Nick Offerman

Gumption by
Nick Offerman

Yes,
Please by Amy Poehler 

America
Again by Stephen Colbert

Modern
Romance by Aziz Ansari

Bossypants
by Tina Fey

Choose
Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris

Almost
Interesting by David Spade


The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer 

 

Foodie Listens (11:19-15:05)


The Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal

The
Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker

Fast Food
Nation by Eric Schlosser

 

Audiobooks and
AudioSYNC (15:06-23:03)

As
You Wish by Cary Elwes


View From the Cheap Seats by Neil Gaiman 

Fortunately
the Milk by Neil Gaiman

 

Interview with AudioFile's Michelle
Cobb (23:04-End)

Art
Dog by Thacher Hurd

Lily's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes
28
days by Charles R. Smith, Jr.

 

Music

"Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com 

 

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