As much as I love music, I simply can’t deal with morning radio. 

There are only so many commercials for alarm systems, vacation getaways, and “once-in-a-lifetime” mattress sales that any man can take.  As a result, I’ve turned to listening to audio books and podcasts to pass the time during the commute.

Since a number of people have asked for recommendations, here are some of my favourites:

Audio Books

• For audio books, I’ve been using Audible for a number of years.   I believe they also provide audio books to Apple’s iTunes Store and to Amazon.com.
• For public domain audiobooks, check out Librivox.

Podcasts

• I’ve listened to every episode of Steve Gibson’s Security Now.
• Kevin and Alex from Diggnation always crack me up.
• Business Week offers a number of podcasts.
• The openculture blog has links to university lectures and speeches.
• IT Conversations
• Manager Tools