Check out some of the songs on The Scoop's Staff Picks Playlist.

Jaime E. Galvan, 29, City Editor

Watching: "Speed Racer"

Reading: "A Good Year" by Peter Mayle

TV: "House, M.D."

Listening:

1. "Strange Times" The Black Keys

2. "Summer Holiday & Me" The Jessica Fletchers

3. "Can't Stand the Light" The Contrast

4. "6 String Belief" Jay Farrar

5. "Back Of My Hand" Gemma Hayes

Podcasting: The Sci-Fi Observer

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Jamie Chase, 26, Scoop Designer

Watching: "Speed Racer"

Reading: "Endless Chain" by Emilie Richards

Listening:

1. "Iris" Goo Goo Dolls

2. "Send Me An Angel" Deadstar Assembly

3. "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor" Arctic Monkeys

4. "Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's

5. "Rose" A Perfect Circle

Podcasting: A Way With Words

Laura Martinez, Old Enough, Reporter

Watching: "27 Dresses"

Reading: "Last Breath" by Mariah Stewart

TV: "Dancing With the Stars" and "Ugly Betty" also 24-hour news channels

Listening:

1. "You Make Me Feel So Good" Book of Love

2. "Pocketful of Sunshine" Natasha Bedingfield

3. "Drive" Incubus

4. "Groove Line" Heat Wave

5. "You Spin Me Round" Dead or Alive

Armando Sanchez, 23, Sports Designer

Watching: "Rudy"

Reading: "Entertainment Weekly"

TV: "House," "The Office"

Listening:

1. "Addicted" Saving Abel

2. "Inside the Fire" Disturbed

3. "She Wants To Move" N.E.R.D.

4. "Prayer of the Refugee" Rise Against

5. "Ready to Fall" Rise Against

Playing: Devil May Cry 4 on XBox 360