Art audiobooks

Aging Maine repays college debts to attract younger workers

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Maine, land of lobsters and lighthouses, is also the nation’s oldest state. With a median age of 43, roughly a third of its population is in or approaching retirement. To counter its aging workforce, the state is attempting to attract more recent college graduates by helping to repay their student loans. Hari Sreenivasan reports as part of our... Read more

The Ecstasy of Being

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Joseph Campbell’s collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean Erdman Dance, and including Campbell’s unpublished manuscript “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the book he was working on when he died.Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell’s wide-ranging passions.... Read more

Doris Kearns Goodwin on What Today's Leaders Can Learn From Past ‘Turbulent Times'

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In her new book, “Leadership in Turbulent Times,” presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin explores the trajectories of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson, arguing that for all four of them, “at some point, ambition for the self became ambition for something larger.” Judy Woodruff interviews the... Read more

Will The Traditions Of Tiny Tangier Island Survive Or Sink?

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Life on Tangier Island has always been defined by water. Now it is menacing its very existence. Battered by Chesapeake Bay's relentless waves, scientists say the land’s shrinking is accelerating, as man-made climate change makes the waves from rising seawater worse. John Yang talks with Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem, and examines how... Read more

Michael Lewis Traces the ‘Gutting of the Civil Service' Under Trump

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Michael Lewis says the idea that civil servants are “lazy or stupid or dead weight on the society is...the most sinister idea alive in this country right now." In his new book, “The Fifth Risk,” Lewis examines how the Trump administration has been staffing the federal government, and its “ignorance of the mission.” Lewis sits... Read more

Michael Lewis traces the ‘gutting of the civil service' under Trump

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Michael Lewis says the idea that civil servants are “lazy or stupid or dead weight on the society is...the most sinister idea alive in this country right now." In his new book, “The Fifth Risk,” Lewis examines how the Trump administration has been staffing the federal government, and its “ignorance of the mission.” Lewis sits... Read more

Tiny Easter Island deals with giant trash problem

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Easter Island off the coast of Chile has a major trash problem. It’s near what’s known as a “trash vortex” in the middle of the South Pacific and floating waste is constantly washing ashore. Local officials estimate the growing population is producing more than 20 tons of trash per day. What’s to be done? Jeffrey Brown explores some creative... Read more

Straight Outta Crawley

By: Romesh Ranganathan

Narrated by: Romesh Ranganathan

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Straight Outta Crawley, written and read by Romesh Ranganathan.

At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's Holiday Camp talent competition, smashing the only other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo.

The gig went so well that Romesh retired his... Read more

Die Kleine Meerjungfrau

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by: Sebastian Lohse

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Musik und Sprache erzählen das klassische Märchen "Die kleine Meerjungfrau" von H.C. Andersen in einer einprägsamen Verbindung. Prädikat: Wertvoll. Die Musik wurde für dieses Hörbuch extra komponiert und bietet Kindern und Erwachsenen einen wundervollen Eintritt in die magische Welt dieses zeitlosen Märchens. Read more

The Old Cart Wrangler’s Saga - Abridged

By: Brian Price

Narrated by: David Ossman

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

We’ve all seen that lone shopping cart sitting on the edge of a parking lot. Who goes and gets it and brings it home? The cart wrangler, of course.Brimming with easy humor, fantasy, and wisdom, David Ossman—of Firesign Theatre fame—gives the performance of a lifetime in this theatrical full-length monologue backed by a crack Kansas City jazz... Read more

Unsuitable Boy

By: Karan Johar

Narrated by: Gaurav Sajjanhar

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Karan Johar is synonymous with success, panache, quick wit, and outspokenness, which sometimes inadvertently creates controversy and makes headlines. KJo, as he is popularly called, has been a much-loved Bollywood film director, producer, actor, and discoverer of new talent. With his flagship Dharma Production, he has constantly challenged the... Read more

Hagen Rether, Liebe 7

By: Hagen Rether

Narrated by: Hagen Rether

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Ausverkauft! So mancher glaubt beim Studieren von Hagen Rethers Tourplan, dies sei der Titel des Programms, denn Restkarten sucht man bei seinen Terminen vergeblich. Obwohl oder gerade weil sich Hagen Rether in den Medien rar macht, füllt er deutschlandweit die größten Hallen. Flache Witze und Mainstreamhumor darf man bei seinen Auftritten nicht... Read more

Joe Lycett’s Obsessions: Series 1

By: Joe Lycett

Narrated by: Joe Lycett

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Joe Lycett explores the nation's weird and wonderful obsessions by getting to know a selection of famous and not so famous guests.

Hear Katherine Ryan share her love of the Kardashians, Greg James introduce Joe to the world of cricket, and Janice Connolly share her collection of de-cluttering books. Can Lloyd Griffith inspire you with his... Read more

Why It Will Take More Than Basic Recycling To Cut Back On Plastic

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Around the world, waves of plastic are washing ashore and clogging landfills. Even though plastic pollution is now one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals, our appetite for the virtually indestructible material keeps growing. Amna Nawaz and producer Lorna Baldwin begin our series. Read more

Storyworthy

By: Matthew Dicks

Narrated by: Matthew Dicks & John Glouchevitch

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A five-time Moth GrandSLAM winner and bestselling novelist shows how to tell a great story — and why doing so matters.Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. On a first date or job interview, at a sales presentation or therapy appointment, with family or friends, we are constantly narrating events and interpreting emotions... Read more

Woman at the Window

By: Shoma Chatterji

Narrated by: Pooja S Ruparel

Length: 9 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Representations of women in Indian cinema are often warped and twisted. They are subjected to a series of gazes – voyeuristic, investigative and titillating. The controlling look is always with the male. One film-maker who consistently steered clear of this right through his career was Satyajit Ray. None of Ray's women on celluloid can be... Read more

Don't Disturb the Dead - The Story of the Ramsay Brothers

By: Shamya Dasgupta

Narrated by: Sumit Kaul

Length: 9 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone knows about the Ramsays – even those who have never watched a Ramsay film. But who were they really? Where did they come from? Why did they make the films they did? And how? How, really, did they pull it off? In India, the Ramsay name remains synonymous with horror movies. Still, all these decades later. Don't Disturb the Dead is the... Read more

How Does It Feel?

By: Mark Kermode

Narrated by: Mark Kermode

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Following a formative encounter with the British pop movie Slade in Flame in 1975, Mark Kermode decided that musical superstardom was totally attainable. And so, armed with a homemade electric guitar and very little talent, he embarked on an alternative career - a chaotic journey which would take him from the halls and youth clubs of North... Read more

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos

By: Monica Brown, PhD

Narrated by: Adriana Sananes

Length: 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, her dramatic works featuring bold and vibrant colors. Her work brought attention to Mexican and indigenous culture, and she is also renowned for her works celebrating the female form. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets—two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two... Read more

I Love Lucy

By: Gregg Oppenheimer

Narrated by: Ron Bottitta, Seamus Dever, Sarah Drew, Abigail...

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The onscreen pairing of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz is at the heart of one of the most popular TV shows in history. Who would have thought that to get on the air, they had to battle both a network and a sponsor who thought the show couldn't possibly succeed? Playwright Gregg Oppenheimer – son of I Love Lucy’s creator Jess Oppenheimer – spins the... Read more

René Sydow, Die Bürde des weisen Mannes

By: René Sydow

Narrated by: René Sydow

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Warum wird die Welt nicht klüger, wenn der Zugang zu Wissen noch nie so leicht war? Warum verarmen Menschen, bei all dem Reichtum der Welt? Woher kommen Hass, Fanatismus und Turbo-Abi? Wer ist Schuld an diesem Elend? Und wer trägt eigentlich die Bürde des weisen Mannes? In seinem dritten Soloprogramm geht der Träger des Deutschen Kabarettpreises... Read more

Planet Trek fm #16 - Die ganze Welt von Star Trek - Abridged

By: Björn Sülter

Narrated by: Björn Sülter

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Über Episode #16 Es war eine echte Sensation! Patrick Stewart verkündete in Las Vegas die Rückkehr des Jean-Luc Picard! Doch ist das wirklich Grund zur Freude? Während Mike begeistert ist, zweifelt Moritz und Björn sorgt sich um seinen Captain. Plötzlich kommt auch noch ein gewisser Herr von Melmac ins Spiel und am Ende verpatzen alle ein... Read more

The Coen Brothers

By: Adam Nayman

Narrated by: Rob Shapiro

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A playfully critical journey through the Coen brothers' filmography

From such cult hits as Raising Arizona (1987) and The Big Lebowski (1998) to major critical darlings Fargo (1996), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly recognizable voice in modern American... Read more

Big Deal

By: Kevin Winkler

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 17 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Bob Fosse (1927–1987) is recognized as one of the most significant figures in post-World War II American musical theater. With his first Broadway musical, The Pajama Game, in 1954, the "Fosse style" was already fully developed, with its trademark hunched shoulders, turned-in stance, and stuttering, staccato jazz movements. Fosse moved decisively... Read more