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Comment Some decent podcasts (Score 1) 139

These are some of the podcasts to which I listen on a regular basis:

Coverville: Nothing but covers of songs. Good commentary; takes listener requests.

Firesign Theatre: Snippets of FT albums and commercials they've done. I don't know if the commercials are serious or not, but they're for real companies, and are typical FT.

On the Media: A weekly NPR program. Since I'm rarely in the house Saturday when it's broadcast, I love the ability to listen to it during the week as I have time.

The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd: The serialized (and funny) adventures of Dr. Floyd as he travels through time battling his nemesis Dr. Steve.

Safe Digressions: Your daily dose of poetry, and a refreshing break during a day of techie nonsense.

Science @ NASA: Brief reports on various NASA activities. The stories about the Huygens probe have been particularly interesting, especially the description of methane rainbows on Titan.

Comment Re:Oedipus was a "movie," too. (Score 2, Informative) 914

Roche is decent, but I (accessing vague memory here) found him too concerned with literal translation. Taylor is crap. I would go with the Fitts-Fitzgerald version. It's generally considered the most accessible to modern readers, since they went for the meaning over strict literalness to keep the sense and lyricism of the original. I wouldn't use that one if you're trying to learn Greek while you read, but if you're just trying to enjoy the play, it's the best choice. I've not read the Fagles translation, but I hear it's good, too.

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-Carolyn

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