When I set out to learn about my mother's bridge club, the Jewish octogenarians behind the matching outfits and accessories, I never expected to fall in love with them. This is the story of the ladies, their game, their gen, and the ragged path that led me back to my mother.
It’s time to talk about it. I haven’t said anything for a long time, but the truth is I do it a lot. LIke every day. I’m talking about podcasts. I listen when I’m doing the dishes, walking the dog, folding laundry. I’m pretty promiscuous. I listen to The Daily, to Ezra Klein and Still Processing. Two personal favorites are Tell Me About Your Father and Sounds like a Cult. The Powers that Be. Sway. The Dating Game Killer. Lots of crime. I didn’t want to let them into my life, but now it looks like they are here to stay. I find them very entertaining. Sometimes informative. But what I really like is that they crowd out all the constant spinning in my head.
Do you podcast? Got any recs?
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Betsy Lerner 
I don’t. I don’t want anyone in my head. All that talk, talk, talk – gah. No thank you. Quiet. I like quiet.
This isn’t about podcasts, but it shows how different people are with their personal environment. When my husband does his paperwork, he has to have a fan blowing on high and music – very loud music.
Sometimes, when I’ve been gone for the day I’ll come home and every single fan we own will be on – the ones inside and outside. Yes, we have a/c but he wants fans too. Both TVs (kitchen/living room) are set to some ungodly volume, the radio in his office is on with the music blasting. And, even outside – he’ll have a fan and his notepad both on high volume.
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Nope. Not that it’s a distraction, but that I distract myself. Off goes my mind on its own little vacation to everywhere and nowhere and I have to rewind over and over, like walking in circles.
Yes! I love podcasts. The Malcolm Gladwell show, Revisionist History, is a favorite, along with The Prosecutors, Hacks On Tap, Rich Roll, True Crime Garage—the list goes on.
Also, I really dig audiobooks like West Cork, which started life as a podcast. Anything with murder or a mysterious disappearance will hook me for hours, and I’m always looking to drown out the sound of my own inner voice.
The Clearing is a great podcast – interviews with a daughter who later discovered that her dad was likely a prolific serial killer. There are a lot of episodes, enough to drive to DC area and back.
I enjoy listening to Conan O’brien Needs A Friend. It’s interesting to hear how he operates in real time and the podcast is highly entertaining