Performance audiobooks

The Phantom and Barnabas Collins

By: Marilyn Ross

Narrated by: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The Phantom and Barnabas Collins (September 1969)
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Maggie Evans visits the Collins family graveyard and is transported back in time to the year 1880. There she awakes, an amnesia victim, at a Collinwood she barely recognizes. All that seems familiar are the house itself and the family’s guest, Barnabas Collins.

Slowly, Maggie learns she is... Read more

The Foe of Barnabas Collins

By: Marilyn Ross

Narrated by: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The Foe of Barnabas Collins (July 1969)

Barnabas befriends lovely Paula Jennings right after her marriage to strange, mysterious Christopher Jennings. He feels protective towards the lovely heiress because he suspects Christopher is the werewolf who has been ravaging the countryside. When Christopher is joined by Melissa Henry (the reincarnation... Read more

A Conversation With ‘We The Corporations' Author Adam Winkler

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Adam Winkler, author of our October pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins William Brangham to discuss “We the Corporations,” and William announces the November book selection. Read more

Why Chernobyl has suddenly become a hotspot for global tourists

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The site of the world’s worst radiological catastrophe is unexpectedly coming back to life -- due to an American television show. Scores of tourists are visiting Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, in response to an HBO miniseries that illuminates the disaster, which occurred before Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, in new... Read more

Screen Director’s Playhouse, Vol. 1

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The Screen Director’s Playhouse came to NBC in 1949 and became one of the top drama anthologies featuring Hollywood actors reprising their screen roles a la Lux Radio Theater. The primary focus of the program was the original movie’s director, who not only served as a guest host but also participated in an interview towards the end of the... Read more

Why Twyla Tharp wants us to ‘shut up' and do what we love

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Twyla Tharp is the greatest choreographer of our era. Her groundbreaking
career in dance blended classical ballet with contemporary culture. Now, at
age 78, Tharp is sharing her innovative approach to health and aging in a
new book. Jeffrey Brown visited the American Ballet Theater recently to ask
Tharp what she looks for in fellow dancers and... Read more

Richard Diamond, Private Detective, Collection 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Created by Blake Edwards (of Pink Panther fame), Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC radio in 1949 starring film actor and crooner Dick Powell. Powell had recently played Philip Marlowe in the popular RKO film Murder, My Sweet and jumped at the chance to play a suave detective on radio. Richard Diamond was a light-hearted New... Read more

The Cavalcade of America, Collection 2 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Cavalcade of America dramatized the greatest events in American history and featured the biggest names in Hollywood!In 1935, the DuPont Company chose to enhance its image by dramatizing great events in American history to an audience of millions each week on The Cavalcade of America. “Cavalcade” is a term used to describe pioneers who shaped... Read more

Amos ’n’ Andy, Vol. 7 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: Freeman Gosden, Charles Correll & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll star as Amos ‘n’ Andy, in the most popular comedy show of the Golden Age of radio!On March 19, 1928, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll introduced Amos ‘n’ Andy, which went on to become one of the most popular and longest-running programs in radio history. During the height of its popularity, almost the entire... Read more

The Cisco Kid, Collection 2 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: Yes

Here’s adventure … here’s romance … here’s O.Henry’s Robin Hood of the old west in sixteen exciting radio adventures of … The Cisco Kid!The Cisco Kid was a popular film, radio, television, and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his short story “The Caballero’s Way,” published in 1907 in the... Read more

Suspense, Vol. 6 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Suspense … Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills!Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama series of the golden age. Known as Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills it focused on... Read more

Gerard Hardy's Misfortune

By: Dorothy Johnston

Narrated by: Jennifer McDonald

Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

According to local legend, the historic Royal hotel in Queenscliff on Australia's Victorian coast is haunted. Having served as both a mental asylum and a morgue in the early days it could hardly fail to be, but a bizarre murder in the hotel's basement puts a decidedly eerie spin on things.The victim is an academic, obsessed with spiritualism,... Read more

Romeo Und Julia - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Omid Paul Eftekhari

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Verona heißt es: Entweder liebt man, oder man stirbt. Die verfeindeten Familien Montague und Capulet liefern sich eine Blutfehde, die ganz Verona ins Chaos zu stürzen droht. Als der Fürst der Stadt den Familien mit dem Tode droht, wollen diese den brüchigen Frieden halten. Was sie nicht wissen ist, dass ihre Kinder, Romeo und Julia, sich... Read more

Escrito en la sangre (abreviado) - Abridged

By: Enza Scalici

Narrated by: Juan Guzman

Length: 4 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro ?Escrito en la sangre ? de Enza Scalici. Alexander, hijo del conde de Wobster, se vio despojado de su título y su posición por su primo Christopher, quién además le roba a Vivian, la mujer que ama. La única prueba de Alexander para recuperar su título y a Vivian la lleva en la sangre, pero su... Read more

Kleiner Drei (Hörspiel)

By: Josef Ulbig

Narrated by: Max Riemelt, Eva Meckbach & Johannes Klaußner

Length: 1 hour 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Rosa bekommt ein Kind. Kemal möchte ein Kind. Moritz möchte ein Kind. "Kleiner Drei" erzählt eine Freundschaft mit einem gemeinsamen Ziel. Einem gemeinsamen Wunsch. Einer gemeinsamen Aufgabe. Eine Aufgabe, die eigentlich keine Freundschaft aushält. Das Hörspiel begleitet drei Menschen, die eigentlich das Gleiche wollen und doch nicht nach dem... Read more

Tinnitus (Hörspiel)

By: Max Benyo

Narrated by: Jonathan Berlin, Elisa Schlott & Uwe Preuss

Length: 2 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Tim ist 16, als er die gleichaltrige Lena unter Drogen auf einer Party vergewaltigt. Vier Jahre später wird er aus der Haft entlassen und soll ein neues Leben beginnen. Doch die Auswirkungen seiner Tat dauern an - und lassen weder ihn noch Lena los. Der Hörer taucht in Tims und Lenas Leben ein, erlebt ihre Kämpfe und Sorgen mit, und lernt ihre... Read more

Chicxs (abreviado) - Abridged

By: Bibiana Ricciardi

Narrated by: Rocio Mallo

Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

FonoLibro se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro Chicxs de Bibiana Ricciardi. Es una interesante historia de adolescentes que luchan por ganar espacios, reconocimiento y respeto en un mundo binario. Por eso, se atreven a ir contra lo establecido y hacer elecciones de género que rompen con todos los patrones conocidos. A través de un lenguaje... Read more

Soaring Housing Costs Stretch Already-Strapped College Students

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

For many college students, living costs may exceed the cost of tuition and fees, as affordable housing options are becoming increasingly hard to find. Some find they struggle with debt, or paying for meals; others are at risk for homelessness. As part of our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan travels to Philadelphia to see how students... Read more

What Ronan Farrow Discovered About The Systems That Cover Up Sexual Misconduct

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Ronan Farrow’s explosive reporting on movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct helped launch the MeToo movement in 2017 and won him a Pulitzer Prize in 2018. In his latest book, Farrow accuses NBC, his former employer, of trying to thwart his investigation of Weinstein. Farrow joins Judy Woodruff to discuss “Catch and Kill: Lies,... Read more

House Democrats In Trump Districts Tread Delicately On Impeachment

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Only seven of the 235 House Democrats have not articulated support for the impeachment inquiry. Each represents a district President Trump won in 2016. John Yang traveled to upstate New York to find out what constituents are saying to one of the holdouts, Rep. Anthony Brindisi, who narrowly defeated a Republican incumbent in 2018. Read more

Bahnfahrt nach Emden

By: Dietmar Cuntz

Narrated by: Michael Funke

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Was passiert, wenn fremde Menschen sich im Zug oder bei einem Kochkurs kennen lernen? Wie tauschen sie sich aus? Gelingt das Gespräch auch in einem Aufzug, der stecken geblieben ist? Menschen suchen das Gespräch und lernen andere kennen. Read more

Around the World in 80 Days

By: Jules Verne

Narrated by: Orson Welles

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

As Welles mentions in his introduction, Howard Hughes's record-breaking round-the-world flight had taken place just months before and was no doubt still in the public mind. Hughes had not, however broken Phileas Fogg's record of 80. Welles makes an interesting, impatient Fogg, rushing to win his bet accompanied by his long-suffering... Read more

Brigadier Station Boxed Set

By: Sarah Williams

Narrated by: Myles Pollard

Length: 15 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

This boxed set includes the first three books in the BRIGADIER STATION series:The Brothers of Brigadier Station (Book 1)The Sky over Brigadier Station (Book 2)The Legacies of Brigadier Station (Book 3)THE BROTHERS OF BRIGADIER STATIONShe came to the outback to marry the love of her life. She just didn't expect him to be her fiancé's younger... Read more

For Daca Students, It's Hard To Focus On A Bright Future When Faced With Deportation Fears

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Like many college students, 19-year-old Jimmy Rodriguez has a lot on his plate. But unlike most of his peers, Rodriguez, a DACA beneficiary, is pursuing a degree and a future in a country he may one day be forced to leave. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the unique challenges faced by undocumented students as part of our series, Rethinking College. Read more