Art audiobooks

Elayne Boosler: Top Tomata

By: Elayne Boosler

Narrated by: Elayne Boosler

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Elayne Boosler, Top Tomata, was voted "Special of the Year" by the readers of Cable Guide Magazine, a big deal back then! It was the truest "live" standup comedy special ever. Read more

Mis galletas crujientes de Nochevieja

By: Jeanette Winterson

Narrated by: Elsa Veiga

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

«Un poco de reflexión merece una galletita crujiente.»
J.W. Te invitamos a disfrutar de un delicioso capricho navideño sin remordimientos: Mis galletas crujientes de Nochevieja. Un mágico relato escrito por Jeanette Winterson, extraído del recopilatorio «Días de Navidad», en el que descubrir el original punto de vista de la autora mientras... Read more

The Mailroom

By: David Rensin

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 16 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

It's like something out of a Hollywood potboiler: start out in the mailroom, end up a mogul. Only for dozens of Hollywood's brightest, it happens to be true. Some of the biggest names in entertainment—including David Geffen, Barry Diller, and Mike Ovitz—began as trainees in musty talent agency mailrooms. Now, in this fascinating new book,... Read more

Despite Oil Wealth, Iraq'S Basra Plagued By Broken Infrastructure, Poverty And Violence

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Basra, in southern Iraq, contains much of the country’s oil wealth -- yet residents there are struggling just to survive. The city lacks basic services like clean water and reliable electricity, and jobs are rare. But people taking to the streets to protest what they see as government failures to provide say they've been brutally punished.... Read more

Author Elaine Pagels Explores Why Humans Rely On Religious Belief

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Why do people have faith in what they cannot see? Author Elaine Pagels explores the concept of religious belief, and shares her own experience with finding faith in the face of tragedy, in her new book, “Why Religion?” Jeffrey Brown caught up with Pagels at this year’s Miami Book Fair. Read more

Neues aus der Anstalt

By: Diverse Interpreten

Narrated by: Diverse Interpreten

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Chefvisite in der TV-Anstalt: Politsatire mit Georg Schramm, Urban Priol, Frank-Markus Barwasser als "Erwin Pelzig". In ihrer Sendung betrachteten die Kabarettisten die nationale und internationale Politik aus dem Foyer einer psychiatrischen Tagesklinik heraus. Hier wurde in einem Zustand zwischen politischer und psychiatrischer Verstörtheit... Read more

Planet Trek fm #18 - Die ganze Welt von Star Trek - Abridged

By: Björn Sülter

Narrated by: Björn Sülter

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Über Episode #18 "Star Trek: Enterprise" war das erste Prequel des Franchises und Anfang vom Ende zu Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends. Mit Gast Moritz "Darmok auf dem Ozean" Wolfart analysiert Gastgeber Björn Sülter alle sechsundzwanzig Abenteuer der zweiten Staffel, geht auf die verschiedenen Figuren, Kulturen und Handlungselemente ein und setzt... Read more

Why Iraq's Biblical Paradise Is Becoming A Salty Wasteland

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In addition to recovering and rebuilding after a brutal war with ISIS, Iraq is facing a dire water shortage. Levels in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have plummeted, in part because neighboring Turkey built a dam upstream that restricts the flow into Iraq. The remaining water is too salty to sustain life. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson... Read more

Poet Franny Choi On The Value Of Imagining Alternate Realities

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

What’s the value of asking questions to which we don’t know the answer? Poet Franny Choi’s “Introduction to Quantum Theory” does just that, and she calls it “one of the scariest things” she’s ever written. Choi offers her brief but spectacular take on imagining alternate realities. Read more

Critical Yemeni Port City Clings To Fragile Truce

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Houthi rebels control the critical Yemeni port of Hodeidah, but they are now encircled by fighters loyal to the country’s internationally recognized government. In the ravaged city, fighting between the two sides continued up until a UN-brokered cease-fire took effect Tuesday. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson obtained rare access to Hodeidah... Read more

Born to Be Posthumous

By: Mark Dery

Narrated by: Adam Sims

Length: 14 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense.

From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the... Read more

Hollywood vs. The Author

By: Stephen Jay Schwartz (Editor)

Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan, Simon Mattacks, Stephen Jay Schwa...

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s no secret that authors have a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. The oft-repeated cliché that “the book was better than the movie” holds true for more reasons than the average reader will ever know. When asked about selling their book rights to Hollywood authors like to joke that they drive their manuscripts to the border of Arizona and... Read more

A Poet's Take On Looking To Language For Radical Hope

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In this digital and divided society, it can often seem that language is used primarily to deliver criticism and express rage. But poet Ada Limón shares her humble opinion on why she sees people turning to poetry for language that reflects nuance, mystery and even “radical hope.” Read more

Urban Priol, TILT! 2018

By: Urban Priol

Narrated by: Urban Priol

Length: 2 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Urban Priol, der Meister des politischen Kabaretts, nimmt in TILT! 2018 die politischen und gesellschaftlichen Ereignisse des vergangenen Jahres auf die Schippe. Ein Jahresrückblick wie ein satirisches Kettenkarussell auf dem Jahrmarkt des unbegrenzten Irrsinns. 100 Jahre Revolution, 90 Jahre Mickey Mouse, 80 Jahre Heino, 70 Jahre... Read more

Días de Navidad

By: Jeanette Winterson

Narrated by: Elsa Veiga, Sheila Blanco, Beatriz Ortega, Fran...

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

El libro del año según The Sunday Telegraph y uno de los mejores libros del año según The New York Times ahora en formato audiolibro. Durante años Jeanette Winterson ha escrito un relato cada Navidad: cuentos llenos de fantasmas y de carámbanos, de trineos y de muérdago, pero con esa dosis de ironía y reflexión que solo ella es capaz de... Read more

Glamour And Gentrification Go Hand-In-Hand In Artsy Ranch Town Marfa

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

It's sometimes weird, often wonderful, definitely off the beaten path. Marfa, Texas, is a tiny rural town in the middle of dusty ranchlands, as well as an internationally renowned creative mecca. In the last few decades, as artists and nonprofits moved in, drawing tourists and upscale development, Marfa has become the model of the arts as... Read more

Planet Trek fm #17 - Die ganze Welt von Star Trek - Abridged

By: Björn Sülter

Narrated by: Björn Sülter

Length: 1 hour 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Über Episode #17 "Star Trek: Enterprise" war das erste Prequel des Franchises und Anfang vom Ende zu Beginn des neuen Jahrtausends. Mit Gast Moritz "Darmok auf dem Ozean" Wolfart analysiert Gastgeber Björn Sülter alle sechsundzwanzig Abenteuer der ersten Staffel, geht auf die verschiedenen Figuren, Kulturen und Handlungselemente ein und setzt... Read more

Flights of Fantasy

By: Michael J. Hayde

Narrated by: Nat Segaloff

Length: 14 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Here is author Michael J. Hayde’s definitive work about Superman on radio and television. Hayde is well-known for My Name’s Friday: The Unauthorized but True Story of Dragnet and The Films of Jack Webb; and Little Elf: A Celebration of Harry Langdon, and this new treasure trove of information on the Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs... Read more

Candle Making: A Step by Step Guide Teaching You How to Make Your Own Homemade Candles

By: DSM Publishing

Narrated by: Coby Allen

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Always wanted to get into the world of Candle Making?
In this book we will look into Candle Making from the beginners point of view.
Candle Making has always been one of the more popular hobbies that people can start and enjoy with very little costs at all, and you will be surprised at what you can find and achieve once you start. Candles are... Read more

Anny Hartmann, NoLobby is perfect

By: Anny Hartmann

Narrated by: Anny Hartmann

Length: 1 hour 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Anny Hartmann ist die pazifistische Schnellfeuerwaffe des politischen Kabaretts. Was treibt Politiker um? Die Machterhaltung! Nicht das bisschen Kohle, dass sie monatlich verdienen. Da hätten sie später in der Wirtschaft bessere Chancen, sagt Anny Hartmann in ihrem Programm "NoLobby is perfect". "To big to fail", also zu groß zum Scheitern,... Read more

Ayres on the Air: The Complete Series 1-6

By: Pam Ayres

Narrated by: Pam Ayres

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Writer, poet, and broadcaster Pam Ayres has been making her fans smile for more than 30 years, since her first television appearance on Opportunity Knocks. Now some of her best sketches, verses and songs are brought together in this complete collection of series 1-6 of her Radio 4 show, Ayres on the Air .

Each series consists of 4 episodes, with... Read more

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & The Mysterious Island

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Full Cast, Kerry Gooderson, Madeline Hatt, Nath...

Length: 1 hour 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Jules Verne's two novels featuring Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island), condensed down to two thrilling hours.

In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Marine scientist Professor Aronnax and his stowaway daughter Connie join whaler Ned Land aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to hunt an aggressive sea monster, believed to be... Read more

Houston, We Have a Narrative

By: Randy Olson

Narrated by: David Stifel

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you'll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they'll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that blockbusters require.



That's a huge mistake, says Randy Olson: Hollywood has a lot to teach scientists... Read more

Appreciating The 'Powerful Good' Of The Public Library

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

As the American Library Association bestows its 2018 “I Love My Librarian” awards, librarian Kristen Arnett expresses her humble opinion on why visiting a library is the best way to show your appreciation. Read more