The podcast book
I’ve been a fan of Malcolm Gladwell. I enjoy his books, his masterclass and especially his Pushkin Industries’ podcasts. So when he recently released The Bomber Mafia, about the US Air Force during World War 2, I got the audiobook version.
The audiobook was billed as a crossover between an elaborate podcast and an audiobook, with interviews and other audio fragments spliced throughout. It did not disappoint.
I am currently “reading” Nomadland as an audiobook while I do chores around the house. What a difference the experience is.
The book is read in a monotone voice, devoid of any enthusiasm. No wonder they cast Frances McDormant in the movie version. No, this is not a critique about Frances. Her style of acting matches the emotions I get listening to the audiobook.
Gladwell is onto something here: abprairie home companion meets Revisionist History meets a good old book. Audiobooks will never be the same after The Bomber Mafia.