Some I listened to, some I read along with the podcast, and I found that I enjoyed the read-alongs more...especially if there was a rhyme scheme, which natural phrasing makes harder to appreciate (unless it's relentlessly end-stopped, which Maryann doesn't do). I noticed this with Jehanne's Fresh Air recording, too--I honestly wouldn't have known they were sonnets, without seeing them.
I guess it comes down to different learning styles--I'm a very visual learner, while my kids are more auditory.
Something else to consider, since this was a recording of an event: occasionally the audience would read ahead a bit and respond to something they saw coming a few words away. I found this a little annoying when I didn't have the text in front of me. But when I could read ahead a bit, too, as I did in "Mid Evil", I could join their conspiratorial chuckle.
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