https://thenextweb.com/daily-distraction/2020/04/17/daily-distraction-here-are-some-free-audiobooks-for-you-cheapskate/

When I was a kid, I loved to sit next to my grandparents and listen to their stories — some from their lives and some made up.

Even when I grew up, I used to listen to various standup shows on my walkman through cassettes. Years later, that love for stories got turned into an obsessive podcast habit.