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Yes! But don't pay for them- Everything from MIT is on youtube- just search Open Courseware and you should find a zillion of them for FREE with video. (or go in through MIT open courseware page).
Here is what happened to me. When I first started, I bought an audio book for my ipod on sociology and psychology- a few actually, but they are not cheap. Run you around $10-$20 each and I found the lack of visual to be a huge learning barrier for me that I hadn't expected?!? I couldn't skim back or re-read a sentence...or go back a few sentences to pull it all together. Another funny thing, is that I couldn't spell some words- especially names after only hearing them, so I was not familiar with them when seeing them in written form. It was kinda weird actually.

Audio supplements aren't for everyone, and I wouldn't use them as a primary source. That said, podcasts, audiobooks, and MP3 study notes have been invaluable for me. I use them as a sort of review on my way to and from work. (iTunes is great for finding FREE study material -- there are an impressive number of lectures-as-podcasts aggregated in one place.)

While my primary learning style is visual, my secondary preference is aural-kinesthetic. Since taking notes while driving is impractical, I take "mental" notes by trying to tie what I'm hearing to what I already know. I draw mental concept-pictures as I listen. (Abraham Maslow's portrait resembles a pyramid, in my head.)

I've found them to be a great way to reinforce, but they are definitely not for everyone.

Spectacular! I did not even think of youtube! Thanks for the direction! I do not and have not paid for any of the lectures I have listened to from Itunes. I have paid for some PDF documents, but only reluctantly.

Cinderly, I too listen to lectures on my commute. I try to make my study time as unobtrusive as possible for my family and I found that my commute time is perfect! Its an hour every day that I can listen to lectures and "Study". My primary learning style is tactile with a secondary of kinesthetic. Auditory is my tertiary, but I learn just fine that way too. I tend to listen to lectures passively during lull times at work, when I am doing something like data entry or something that does not require a lot of brain power. I will then listen to the same lectures again the the car. It is at least a partial application of Shoto's "Three R's".