{"id":800,"date":"2016-10-30T21:53:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-31T02:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/?p=800"},"modified":"2016-10-30T21:53:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T02:53:52","slug":"itunes-and-spotify-beyond-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/2016\/10\/30\/itunes-and-spotify-beyond-music\/","title":{"rendered":"ITunes and Spotify: Beyond Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have enjoyed listening to many different audio pieces throughout the class last week. Audio has a way of creating a personal experience that is often more convenient and easier to consume than traditional forms of news and literature. It\u2019s hard to find time in college to sit down and read a book or newspaper. Having audio books, podcasts, interviews, etc. makes it easier to stay informed on the go. I got hooked on alternative forms of audio this past summer when commuting an hour and a half each way to work. Prior to this, I would only listen to music playlists I created on Spotify. It wasn\u2019t until this summer that I discovered Spotify had more to offer than music.<\/p>\n<p>First, Spotify has audio lessons in ten different languages. These resources came in handy when I decided to do research in Berlin earlier this year. Spotify\u2019s German lessons allowed me to learn important phrases that really improved the success of my trip. Also, Spotify also has numerous audio books ranging from classics like Jane Austen to Self Help Books.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.makeuseof.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/languages.jpg?resize=368%2C202\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ITunes has similar audio lessons and books, however, ITunes has a broader selection of podcasts. Honestly, you can find a podcast on any topic. My favorite though is<em> Serial<\/em>. <em>Serial<\/em> is hosted by Sarah Koenig, a journalist, reporter and producer. The podcast is broken up into seasons. Each season covers a different true story &#8211; a true crime story. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/True_crime\">True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. <\/a>The plot unfolds episode by episode and is character driven. The first season covers the arrest of Adnan Syed for allegedly killing his classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Throughout the season, Sarah Koenig uncovers new evidence, talks to other suspects, follows Adnan\u2019s attempt to appeal his sentence and soooo much more. The first season is an emotional roller-coaster and the listener attempts to come to a conclusion on Adnan\u2019s guilt. It also an eye opening experience to murder trials. I highly recommend listening to the podcast. You can also listen to\u00a0<em>Serial\u00a0<\/em>on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/serial\">Soundcloud.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/serialpodcast.org\/sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/serial\/img\/serial-itunes-logo.png?resize=252%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have enjoyed listening to many different audio pieces throughout the class last week. Audio has a way of creating a personal experience that is often more convenient and easier to consume than traditional forms of news and literature. It\u2019s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/2016\/10\/30\/itunes-and-spotify-beyond-music\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-connection"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/download-1.jpg?fit=300%2C168&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7TOgG-cU","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":808,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions\/808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/annettevee.com\/2016cdm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}