Art audiobooks

Good Black

By: Robert Penny

Narrated by: Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney, Ellis Foster, D...

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In Pittsburgh in the 1980’s, a young man falls in love with an older woman, and their lives are changed forever.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production, starring Rolanda Brigham, Yvonne Dabney, Ellis Foster, Donn Carl Harper, Runako Jahi, Audrey Morgan, Kemati Janice Porter, and Valerie Robinson.

Directed by Woodie King Jr. Read more

The Complete Talking Heads

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alan Bennett & Patricia Routledge

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete audio collection of Alan Bennett’s celebrated monologues, published together for the first time and performed by some of Britain’s best actors

The Talking Heads monologues are widely regarded as one of Alan Bennett’s finest dramatic achievements. First broadcast on BBC TV and BBC Radio 4 in the 1980s and 1990s, they won a host of... Read more

Long Story Short

By: Margot Leitman

Narrated by: Margot Leitman

Length: 4 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

This is a practical storytelling guide from comedian, winner of multiple Moth storytelling competitions, and founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade storytelling program Margot Leitman. Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound? Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how! With a fun,... Read more

Taking Flight

By: Elaine DePrince & Michaela DePrince

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Michaela DePrince was known as girl no. 27 at the orphanage, where she was abandoned at a young age and tormented as a "devil child" for a skin condition that makes her skin appear spotted. But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life.

At the age... Read more

My Journey

By: Donna Karan

Narrated by: Kathleen Boyes & Donna Karan

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR • In this candid memoir, featuring a foreword by Barbra Streisand, renowned designer Donna Karan shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual... Read more

The Spirit of Christmas Day - Abridged

By: George Zarr

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: Yes

In this uplifting and humorous story, John, a stressed-out working father, embarks on a journey to reconnect with the true meaning of today’s Christmas.This full-cast dramatization features vivid sound effects that set each scene, accompanied by unforgettable original music. Filled with an inspirational message of hope, The Spirit of Christmas... Read more

Simply the Beth

By: Beth Stelling

Narrated by: Beth Stelling

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Simply the Beth is Beth Stelling at her "beth" as she delivers well-constructed jokes that are smart and fearlessly funny with topics ranging from fleshlights to hysterectomies. Read more

Razzle Dazzle

By: Michael Riedel

Narrated by: Peter Berkrot

Length: 16 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Razzle Dazzle is a provocative, no-holds-barred narrative account of the people, money, and power that reinvented an iconic quarter of New York City, turning its gritty back alleys and sex shops into the glitzy, dazzling Great White Way—and bringing a crippled New York from the brink of bankruptcy to its glittering glory.In the 1970s Times... Read more

M Train

By: Patti Smith

Narrated by: Patti Smith

Length: 6 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

National Best Seller 

From the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids: an unforgettable odyssey of a legendary artist, told through the prism of the cafés and haunts she has worked in around the world. It is a book Patti Smith has described as “a roadmap to my life.”

M Train begins in the tiny Greenwich Village café where Smith goes... Read more

Mallets Aforethought - Abridged

By: Jeff Ward & Doug Bost

Narrated by: Jeff Ward, Doug Bost & a full cast

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Mallets AforethoughtTwo aging croquet champions finally meet their match at a high-stakes tournament on the Maine coast.Script: Doug BostProduction: Union SignalCast:James S. BostMadge BostDoug BostUnion Signal is Jeff Ward and Doug Bost. From their ruined garage, they’ve been producing radio plays that have been broadcast on National Public... Read more

The Toad - Abridged

By: Doug Bost & Jeff Ward

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The ToadRetribution springs from the marshes in another thrilling adventure in the annals of Clovis DeWitt, alias The Toad.Script: Jeff WardProduction: Union SignalMusic and engineering: Mark BalloraArtwork: Jimmy Dean HornCast:Jeff WardDavid McDanielBob SadlerTrissy CallanDoug BostMark BalloraSteve FarrellDavid RaineyPriscilla HolbrookMary... Read more

October Surprise - Abridged

By: Doug Bost & Jeff Ward

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: Yes

October SurpriseA Speculation for Public Radio. October Surprise is the tale of a murderer whose career in mayhem can’t be stopped, even by his own death.Script: Jeff WardProduction: Union SignalCast:Josh WeinsteinDoug BostJeff WardElisa DeCarloMary MicariKevin MaherDoug TyskUnion Signal is Jeff Ward and Doug Bost. From their ruined garage,... Read more

Roadkill - Abridged

By: Jeff Ward & Doug Bost

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

RoadkillA driver picks up a hitch-hiker on a dark stretch of highway in the Badlands and starts a cat-and-mouse game to reveal the identity of an escaped killer.Script: Doug BostProduction: Union SignalArtwork: Jimmy Dean HornCast:Doug BostJeff WardKJ SanchezKen MunchChris HatfieldUnion Signal is Jeff Ward and Doug Bost. From their ruined... Read more

Georgia and the Bad Idea - Abridged

By: Doug Bost & Jeff Ward

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Georgia and the Bad IdeaGeorgia finds some new friends to trick-or-treat with on Halloween. But their scary costumes might be real. Recorded live on WBAI-FM, New York.Script: Jeff WardProduction: Union SignalArtwork: Jimmy Dean HornCast:Carolyn BaeumlerMatt HarringtonPriscilla HolbrookDoug BostSusan MicariJeff WardFloraine KayMary MicariAmy... Read more

Dorcus - Abridged

By: Jeff Ward & Doug Bost

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

DorcusA Speculation for Public Radio. Dorcus profiles a young surgeon who makes a giant difference for her tiny patients.Script: Jeff WardProduction: Union SignalCast:Josh WeinsteinJeff WardCarolyn BaeumlerBibb BaileyDanton StoneJerry GerberUnion Signal is Jeff Ward and Doug Bost. From their ruined garage, they’ve been producing radio plays that... Read more

A Study in Wax - Abridged

By: Doug Bost & Jeff Ward

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A Study in WaxFrom the classic script by Antony Ellis. Two men at an arctic station find out how deadly it can be to listen to somebody else’s music all winter long. Script: Antony EllisProduction: Union SignalMusic: S.A.M.Cast:Doug BostJeff WardMort MilderUnion Signal is Jeff Ward and Doug Bost. From their ruined garage, they’ve been producing... Read more

Coming to the Stage: Season 2

By: Dan Levy

Narrated by: Dan Levy & Various Narrators

Length: 2 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In Season 2 of Coming to the Stage, Comedy Dynamics’ first original series, host Dan Levy introduces a new pool of up-and-coming comedians who people WILL be talking about tomorrow. This season features: Josh Fadem, Dan St. Germain, Rhea Butcher, Eddie Della Siepe, Donnivin Jordan, Ashley Barnhill, Megan Koester, Vincent Oshana, Merrill Davis,... Read more

This Ain't Shakespeare

By: Brooks McBeth

Narrated by: Brooks McBeth & Joel McHale

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Filmed live in Seattle, Joel McHale introduces us to his friend and fellow comedian, Brooks McBeth. Brooks has an edgy, but yet still endearing style of comedy that has made him a favorite at comedy clubs across the country. Read more

The Exorcist

By: William Peter Blatty

Narrated by: Alexandra Mathie, Full Cast & Robert Glenister

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Glenister and Ian McDiarmid star in a gripping BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of William Peter Blatty’s classic horror novel

‘When a radio play is this good, the devil really is in the details’ Radio Times

Summoned to a case of apparent possession, Father Karras is at first sceptical, then horrified. The victim –a 12-year-old girl named Regan –... Read more

The Lady in the Van

By: Alan Bennett

Narrated by: Alan Bennett, Full Cast & Maggie Smith

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Maggie Smith stars in this BBC radio adaptation of Alan Bennett's highly acclaimed autobiographical stage play

An eccentric old lady moves into a quiet street in Camden Town. There she remains, installed in her van in glorious self-sufficiency, until the council instructs her to move on. Then a kind homeowner invites her to move her van into his... Read more

Charles Dickens: The BBC Radio Drama Collection: Volume One

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Alex Jennings, Full Cast & Pam Ferris

Length: 18 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Powerful full-cast radio dramatisations of four of Charles Dickens' most famous novels

Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned novelists of all time, and this first volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes four of his best-loved stories.

The Pickwick Papers
Mr Samuel Pickwick, founder of the Pickwick Club, forms a Corresponding... Read more

The New Adventures of Michael Shayne, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jeff Chandler & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Michael Shayne, “the reckless, red-headed Irishman,” was a popular hard-boiled detective created by crime novelist Brett Halliday. Mike settled in New Orleans just after World War II, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude.Like Mike Hammer and Philip Marlowe, Shayne is a loner. Once happily married, Mike is devastated... Read more

Night Beat, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & NBC Radio

Narrated by: Frank Lovejoy & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: Yes

There were several newspaper-based dramas during radio’s golden age, including Box 13, Let George Do It, and Casey, Crime Photographer, but Night Beat was a cut above. It was the story of Randy Stone, hard-nosed Chicago Star newsman, and his quest for the human-interest story behind the headlines. It starred Frank Lovejoy as Stone, who came to... Read more

Radio Pro

By: Joe Martelle

Narrated by: Joe Martelle & Jordan Rich

Length: 22 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Radio Pro is several books in one, covering every aspect of personality radio—from the history of pioneer broadcasters to how to become a successful personality. Forty-one-year radio pro Joe Martelle also brings together a richly varied selection of candid comments on the subject from over 150 of America’s best broadcasters—seasoned pros who... Read more