THREE GREAT PODCASTS TO MAKE YOUR NEXT ROADTRIP FLY BY!

With the Coronavirus shutdown of recent months and more of us trying to do our part by social distancing, you might feel like your entertainment options have shrunk dramatically compared to this time last year. One thing that you CAN do to pass the time safely is take a long and relaxing drive. Northwest Arkansas is great for that, full of sights and sounds. But what if you’ve been there and done that and the “new” has worn off? Well, one way to make any downtime better, including a long drive, is by listening to a great podcast. The world of podcasting has really exploded in both quality and variety in recent years, with shows on topics of every flavor, including relationships, sports, crime, history and more. You can find them on Spotify, iTunes, and….

other popular online music sources. . 

Seen below, check out McLarty Daniel Buick GMC’s suggestions for three great podcasts to listen to for entertainment while you’re taking a long and relaxing drive. Whether you’re driving just for the heck of it, taking a vacation or travelling for work, any one of these is guaranteed to make the long miles fly by! And if you need a vehicle with a great sound system to play those podcasts clear as a bell, come see us today at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, or check out our big selection online right now. 

THE MISSIONARY: While there are millions of needy people around the world who rely on the kindness of charitable organizations to survive, light oversight of charities — especially in poverty-stricken countries — can lead to some horrific problems when either do-gooders go wrong or they set out to do bad things in the first place. In “The Missionary,” journalists Rajiv Golla, Halima Gikandi and Malcolm Burnley take a deep dive into the story of American missionary Renee Bach, a woman who ran a charity that set out to help desperately needy children in the African nation of Uganda, but left death and confusion in its wake. Over the course of seven episodes Golla, Gikani and Burnley look into Bach background, what forces drove her to go to Africa as a recently-graduated high school student from Virgina, and why things went so horribly wrong at the charity she started. 

13 MINUTES TO THE MOON: On a scale from one to “impossible,” the mission to put a human being on the surface of the moon in 1969 must rank right up there with one of the most impossible things that has ever been attempted. That it succeeded in an age when computers were as big as a delivery truck and most calculations were still done by slide rule is not only a stunning scientific achievement, it’s one of the greatest stories ever. In the podcast “13 Minutes to the Moon,” the BBC sets out to tell this incredible true story, calling on many of the people who made it possible for Neil Armstrong to say: “That was one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind on July 20, 1969. Featuring a score by movie composer Hans Zimmer, this 12 episode podcast is for anyone who has ever looked up at the moon and marveled over the knowledge and courage it took to take us there.  

TALKING SOPRANOS: Whether you were a fan when the show was on the air or have picked it up in reruns or on HBO streaming, you know “The Sopranos” has earned its place as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Following the story of New Jersey mob-boss Tony Soprano (played by the late, great James Gandolfini) as he tries to raise a family while simultaneously runs a wide-ranging criminal empire, the show is raw, brilliantly written, often hysterically funny and always awe inspiring in its depth of emotion and character development. Over twenty years after the show debuted, stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, who played Tony’s protege Christopher and rotund wiseguy Bobby Baccalieri, respectively, launched the “Talking Sopranos” podcast during the coronavirus lockdown to immediate fanfare. Schirripa and Imperioli discuss one episode per week, starting with the pilot episode. Whether you’re a big-time Sopranos fan or not, their show — featuring their recollections of crucial scenes, and guest appearances by show stars including Robert Iler and Edie Falco — is a true delight. In addition to the always-hilarious back and forth between the two long-time friends, “Talking Sopranos” delivers the goods, including Schirripa and Imperioli spilling the fava beans on things even diehard fans were never privy to when the show was on the air. 

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