This is a current topic in the Weaving list on quilt.net and I thought I would start it here since there might be different folks. I bought an MP3 player so I could listen to Weavecast. Since then I've added several other podcasts on fiber topics as well as philosophy and short stories. I then found books on librivox.org (recorded by volunteers) that you can download for free. Our library in Indianapolis has audiobooks for downloading too -- the same as ones you can buy so their production quality is top notch. Here are the podcasts that I listen to:
- Bound Off Short Story
- Cast On
- Escape Pod
- It's a Purl, Man
- Knit Picks
- Knitting Psychos
- limenviolets
- Philosopher's Zone
- Podcastle
- Pseudopod
- Ready Set Knit
- Short Story Radio
- Stash and Burn
- Sticks & String
- Weavecast
I listen to these when I'm spinning, weaving, knitting, washing dishes -- basically whenever I do anything that doesn't require a lot of attention. If I have a difficult treadling sequence, then I turn it off. Threading a straight draw, winding a warp, tying a new warp onto an old one -- listening to podcasts makes these tasks much more enjoyable. Here's what happens, though, when I get too involved in what I'm listening.
It didn't affect the baby blanket I was weaving, but it looked funny and reminded me that I did need to pay some attention to the task at hand.
Does anyone else have podcasts they want to recommend?