43: Road Trip Audiobook Draft

With summer upon us, we are taking a virtual road trip with another Audiobook draft. Panelists Shachi Bhatt, Gilbert Tang, and Mark Siegal join me to discuss what makes a good road trip audiobook and to share our favorite audiobooks for listening with friends, family, or solo on road trips and long car rides.

**Round 1:**

Shachi: I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend written and narrated by Martin Short [8h 40m]

Mark: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions written by Randall Munroe; narrated by Wil Wheaton [6h 36m]

Gilbert: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! written by Richard P. Feyman; narrated by Raymond Todd [11h 31m]

Scott: As You Wish: 

Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride written by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden; narrated by Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Chris Sarandon, Andy Scheinman, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright, and Billy Crystal [7h 1m]

**Round 2:**

Shachi: In the Garden of Beasts: 

Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin written by Erik Larson; narrated by Stephen Hoye [12h 52m]

Mark: Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self written and narrated by Manoush Zomorodi [6:58] // [Episode 10]

Gilbert: Born a Crime written and narrated by Trevor Noah [8h 44m] // [Episode 16]

Scott: Good Omens written by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett; narrated by Martin Jarvis [12h 32m]

**Round 3:**

Shachi: James and the Giant Peach written by Roald Dahl; narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt [3h 18m]

Mark: The Tale of Despereaux written by Kate DiCamillo; narrated by Graeme Malcolm [3h 30m]

Gilbert: The Golden Compass written by Philip Pullman; narrated by Philip Pullman & a full cast // His Dark Materials (series)

Scott: One Summer: America, 1927 written and narrated by Bill Bryson [17h 03m]

 

**Additional Picks:**

Shachi: Namesake [10h 10m]

Mark: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [5h 51m]; On the Road [11h 08m]

Gilbert: Calypso [6h 39m]; Scythe [10h 32m] // [Episode 12]

Scott: Harry Potter (series); The Hobbit [11h 05m]; Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void [10h 27m]

 

**Other Drafts:**

Episode 22: Mount Everest Audiobook Draft

Episode 35: Audiobook Draft for New Audiobook Listeners

 

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