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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Three great fiction audiobooks

Pop Culture Happy Hour

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πŸ—“οΈ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

It's summer, and whether you're taking a trip – or simply staying out of the heat with the AC running – there's nothing like relaxing with a good audiobook. So in this encore episode, we are recommending three of our favorite fiction audiobooks.

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Christian nationalists want to turn America into a theocracy, a government under biblical rule.

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If they gain more power, it could mean fewer rights for you.

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I'm Heath Drusen and on the new season of Extremely

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American I'll take you inside the movement. Listen to Extremely American

0:19.8

from Boise State Public Radio, part of the NPR Network.

0:24.0

It's summer and whether you're taking a trip or simply staying out of the heat

0:32.0

with the AC running, there's nothing like

0:34.4

relaxing with a good audiobook. And when you find just the right narrator to

0:38.8

bring characters to life, a novel can be even better. The right voice or the right cast of voices can immerse you in a story beyond the printed page.

0:47.5

I'm Linda Holmes and today in this encore episode of NPR's pop culture happy hour

0:52.4

contributor Greta Johnson and I are

0:54.7

talking about three of our favorite fiction audio books you can listen to this summer. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Wise, the app that makes

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Learn more about how Wise could work for you at wise.com.

1:23.6

On the Ted Radio Hour, MIT Psychologist Sherry Turkle,

1:27.6

her latest research into the intimate relationships

1:30.9

people are having with chatbots.

1:33.0

Technologies that say,

1:35.0

I care about you, I love you, I'm here for you,

1:39.0

take care of me.

1:40.0

The pros and cons of artificial intimacy that's on the Ted Radio Hour from NPR.

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