Hearing Voices
For some people, podcasts are all about true crime or politics. For me, they’re a pathway to new and treasured friends.
Over the past year, I’ve made some wonderful new friends. None of them know I exist, but they’ve proven to be rocks that I can cling to in the churning sea of the pandemic. When I can’t go out, they come in, and enrich my life. Interested? Let me introduce you!
“This is 99% Invisible. I’m Roman Mars.” Just hearing those words, and the instantly recognizable voice from beautiful downtown Oakland California, brings a smile to my face. (Roman’s voice been called the sexiest on radio, and who am I to argue.) With every episode I can be sure I’m going to learn something fascinating, have a laugh or share a sad insight — sometimes all three within the next 45 minutes. After every episode, I go out into the world with new eyes, trying hard to notice the things that I’d typically take for granted in the built world, and ALWAYS reading the plaque.
Gateway episode: #405 The Freedom House Ambulance Service. The story of the beginning of the emergency medical response profession — it won’t be what you imagine.
