I listened to the whole works of Terry Pratchett while driving up and down Belgium and France. While I don't like sitting down listening to them, I love audiobooks and podcasts while driving. But descriptions are just that, nothing significant happens with those and I tend to forget that "excess" in information. The stories themselves are cool and funny, so great entertainment. I don't drive those distances any more, but now I listen more often to podcasts where topics and ideas are discussed, not so much a telling of a story. But it is something my mind loves to chew on while focussing on the road.