Alexa: Music Podcasts and Books

Hello, my name is Ricky Enger, and today we’ll take a look at using the Alexa Amazon Echo for accessing our entertainment, like music, books, and podcasts. If you’re not yet familiar with setting up or using your Amazon Echo, check out the first couple of workshops in this series to get up to speed.

So our Alexa Amazon Echo is actually called a smart speaker. So if you ever hear that term, it's just referring to these devices that we can talk to. And you know, one of the coolest things about having a smart speaker is that, well, it's an actual speaker. That means we can play some great music on it, among other things. I wonder what kind of music our assistant likes anyway. Let’s ask.

Alexa, what kind of music do you like?

Alexa: Same as most people. It depends on how I’m feeling. But my good mood tunes are usually pop.

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