Ep. #20 — All Things Audiobooks & OverDrive’s Audiobook SYNC Program
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!Â
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.Â
If you have a favorite audiobook, let us know
at  feedback@overdrive.comÂ
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Featured OverDrive Staff:
Jill, Adam, and Sheila
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Intro (0:00-2:19)
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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
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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 PoehlerÂ
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 SchumerÂ
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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
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Audiobooks and
AudioSYNCÂ (15:06-23:03)
As
You Wish by Cary Elwes
View From the Cheap Seats by Neil GaimanÂ
Fortunately
the Milk by Neil Gaiman
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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.
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Music
“Buddy” provided royalty free from www.bensound.comÂ
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