Comments on: BOTNS Podcast #38: Remarkable Lives

By: Melissa W.

Melissa W. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:26:16 +0000

I read Angela’s Ashes for a sociology paper I wrote for a university class I took and actually really enjoyed it, despite the depressing nature of the book.

By: Melissa W.

Melissa W. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:26:00 +0000

I read Angela’s Ashes for a sociology paper I wrote for a university class I took and actually really enjoyed it, despite the depressing nature of the book.

By: Heidi Estrin

Heidi Estrin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:04:39 +0000

A cool thing about the Frank McCourt narration of Angela’s Ashes is how his voice changes when he gets to the part where his own memory kicks in. It’s a little flat when he’s talking about his parents’ history, but then it really livens up when it gets to his own life!

I like your new Newsbites segment, it’s a nice roundup and all your news items were very interesting.

And I certainly got a kick out of the caller who used the iPhone Smack Talk app to make it sound like a guinea pig was doing the singing! My husband has that app on his iPhone and it’s a hoot!

By: Heidi Estrin

Heidi Estrin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:04:00 +0000

I like your new Newsbites segment, it’s a nice roundup and all your news items were very interesting.

And I certainly got a kick out of the caller who used the iPhone Smack Talk app to make it sound like a guinea pig was doing the singing! My husband has that app on his iPhone and it’s a hoot!

By: Judy Plum

Judy Plum — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:43:22 +0000

The Marie Claire article that noted that reading relieves stress reminded of the following quote:

“I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.”
~ Montesquieu ~

Also, I recommend listening to Angela’a Ashes as read by author Frank McCourt. It is extraordinary.

By: Judy Plum

Judy Plum — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:43:00 +0000

The Marie Claire article that noted that reading relieves stress reminded of the following quote:

“I’ve never known any trouble that an hour’s reading didn’t assuage.”
~ Montesquieu ~

Also, I recommend listening to Angela’a Ashes as read by author Frank McCourt. It is extraordinary.

By: Michael Kindness

Michael Kindness — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:21:39 +0000

Heather-

Here’s what I think about that study: Reading does cut stress levels, but the effects are very short-lived. So you just need to KEEP reading ALL THE TIME.

Stupid life that interferes with its stress and demands on our times!

By: Michael Kindness

Michael Kindness — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:21:00 +0000

Heather-

Here’s what I think about that study: Reading does cut stress levels, but the effects are very short-lived. So you just need to KEEP reading ALL THE TIME.

Stupid life that interferes with its stress and demands on our times!

By: Heather Elia

Heather Elia — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:52:12 +0000

Great podcast as always. I just have to make a comment about the “reading cuts stress levels by 68%” though (which I’d heard about somewhere else, too)… if this is true, then I should be a regular Serenity Sue by now. Clearly the study’s sample size was too small and didn’t include enough chronic worry-worts.

By: Heather Elia

Heather Elia — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:52:00 +0000