In which I prattle on at length.

Here's a rundown of my latest reading and podcast habits. I'd always like to hear your own suggestions on worthwhile books and blogs, although I already have a reading list as long as my arm. I always get a little distressed when I stumble on indispensable sites and interesting writers though...the mindshare and time I devote to these things is already filled to capacity.

Podcasts: My weekly rotation of podcasts has almost completely supplanted my former habit of listening to music while I drive. Favorites:

• EconTalk with Russ Roberts. This is fantastic and unfailingly interesting. There is a searchable catalog going back several years. This means that I have about 300 hour-length episodes to catch up on. Here are a couple good ones to start on:
• The brilliant Richard Epstein on regulation
• David Owen on energy density and efficiency
• Coffee and Markets. 20 minutes or so every weekday. Really sharp and thought-provoking, and explains tons about financial markets and economics in particular, and book reviews on Wednesdays. I think you'll really like these.
• Ross Douthat on Bad Religion (don't miss the brief discussion on the LDS church as a model for cohesive religious communities)
• Peter Schweizer on Throw Them All Out.

Books: I am trying to come out of a prolonged personal reading slump. I read an obscene amount for my MBA (although probably less volume and more interesting material than Jon), so I'm really out of the habit. That said, I squeezed a couple books in here and there.

• The Rational Optimist (Matt Ridley) had a profound impact on my thinking, and gave me lots of ammunition for arguments with the anti-prosperity, "sustainability" crowd. I loved this book.
• Liberal Fascism (Jonah Goldberg). A devastating analysis of the intellectual history of the American progressive movement. 
• Don't Vote, It Just Encourages the Bastards (P.J. O'Rourke). Just got this for my anniversary--isn't Katie a sweetheart?--and I'm only two pages in, but I already love it.

Blogs: Sites I refresh like a rat hitting the bar for a food pellet.

• City Journal
• The Weekly Standard (including this awesome piece from Matt Labash on the fundamental asininity of Facebook)
• National Review

Go forth and consume! What's in your daily rotation?