Politics & Economy audiobooks

The Secret Listener

By: Yuan-Tsung Chen

Narrated by: Rebecca Lam

Length: 12 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The history of China in the twentieth century is comprised of a long series of shocks: the 1911 revolution, the civil war between the communists and the nationalists, the Japanese invasion, the revolution, the various catastrophic campaigns initiated by Chairman Mao between 1949 and 1976, its great opening to the world under Deng, and the... Read more

Jewish Space Lasers

By: Mike Rothschild

Narrated by: Jon Vertullo

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The strange tale of how one Jewish family—the Rothschilds—became a lightning rod for conspiracy theories over the course of the last two centuries . . .



In 2018 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to share her suspicions that the California wildfires were started by 'space solar generators' which were funded by powerful,... Read more

Coming Up Trumps: A Memoir

By: Jean Trumpington

Narrated by: Sarah Badel

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In this witty, candid and utterly fascinating memoir, Baroness Trumpington looks back on her long and remarkable life. The daughter of an officer in the Bengal Lancers and an American heiress, she was born in 1922 into a world of privilege and luxury. But her mother lost most of her inheritance in the Wall Street Crash and the family retrenched... Read more

Always By My Side

By: Christina Schmid

Narrated by: Christina Schmid & Lisa Coleman

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A LIFE LOST.
A LOVE CUT SHORT.

'From the moment I set eyes on him I adored him. The connection between us was so strong it went beyond everything else. His job, my job, his lifestyle, my lifestyle. All that fell away...'

Christina and Oz had their whole lives ahead of them. Oz was one of only a handful of bomb disposal experts serving in the... Read more

Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

By: Max Arthur

Narrated by: Richard Bebb

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project... Read more

The World for Sale

By: Javier Blas & Jack Farchy

Narrated by: John Sackville

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source.

'This jaw-dropping study shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so... Read more

Broken

By: Jessica Pryce

Narrated by: Deanna Anthony

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.Dr. Jessica Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and, in... Read more

All the Presidents' Gardens

By: Marta McDowell

Narrated by: Marni Penning

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

This New York Times bestseller shares the rich history of the White House grounds, revealing how the story of the garden is also the story of America.

The 18-acres surrounding the White House have been an unwitting witness to history—kings and queens have dined there, bills and treaties have been signed, and presidents have landed and retreated.... Read more

Craig Brown: A BBC Radio Collection

By: Craig Brown

Narrated by: Craig Brown, Jan Ravens, Alistair McGowan, Ewan...

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

'The wittiest writer in Britain today' Stephen FryColumnist, critic and award-winning author Craig Brown is well known for his Private Eye parodies lampooning politicians and celebrities. He has written for numerous newspapers, both under his own name and as his alter egos Wallace Arnold and Bel Littlejohn. Collected here are Brown's four... Read more

The Econocracy

By: Joe Earle, Cahal Moran & Zach Ward-Perkins

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of The Econocracy by Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins, read by Jonathan Keeble.

A century ago, the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The trouble is, most of us can't speak it.
This is... Read more

Israelophobia

By: Jake Wallis Simons

Narrated by: Jake Wallis Simons

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

'This is an important and necessary book by a superb and subtle writer. There's no one more qualified to write it than Jake Wallis Simons, both as ground-breaking Middle East security correspondent and Editor of the Jewish Chronicle. It analyses the often prejudiced coverage and intense scrutiny of Israel that so often veers into obsession and... Read more

Free For All

By: Gavin Francis

Narrated by: Gavin Francis

Length: 3 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Britain's health service is dying. Gavin Francis shows us why we should fight for it.

Since its birth in 1948, the powers that be have chipped away at the NHS. Now, Britain's best-loved institution is under greater threat than ever, besieged by a deadly combination of underfunding, understaffing and the predatory private sector.

In the wake of the... Read more

The News Quiz 2023: The Complete Series 110, 111 and 112

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Andy Zaltzman & Various

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

All three series of the award-winning satirical news show from 2023

Originally conceived as a one-off whimsy, The News Quiz is now in its 46th year and still going strong. In these 26 shows, host Andy Zaltzman gathers up handfuls of headlines and hurls them at the panellists, who promptly fling back punchlines, puns and persiflage.

Kicking off... Read more

The Hidden History of American Democracy

By: Thom Hartmann

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann paves the way to saving our democracy.

In this powerful, sweeping history and analysis of American democracy, Thom Hartmann shows how democracy is the one form of governance most likely to produce peace and happiness among people.

With the violent... Read more

A Fish Has No Word For Water

By: Violet Blue

Narrated by: Keira Grace

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

WINNER: 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards GOLD"A gripping account of survival and a condemnation of the conditions that marginalize and endanger the unsheltered." —KIRKUS"Superb... Sharp dialogue, incisive observations, and polished prose." —BookLife EDITOR'S PICKHer mother was a hacker-for-hire and drug dealer to Silicon Valley's elite;... Read more

9/11 With POTUS

By: Chris Carlson

Narrated by: Brett Rockwood

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Imagine, you're with the President in Florida, when America was attacked on 9/11. Buckle your seat belt - You're in the White House Travel Pool. It's gonna get wild! As told by Cameramen, Reporters, and WH Staff - All with the President, The week of 9/11. Revealing stories!News Cameraman, Chris Carlson was there, in the White House Press Pool,... Read more

Memoirs of a Soldier and an Ambassador for Christ

By: Lloyd C. Glover

Narrated by: Mad Mac

Length: 5 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Memoirs of a Soldier and an Ambassador for Christ "God Gave Me an Assignment"This is a fabulous book that explores the life story of Lloyd C. Glover, a Soldier and an Ambassador for Christ. This book covers sixty years of his life looking back at the start of his relationship with God and the history of his life and how his childhood growing up... Read more

Popular Presidents

By: Susan Hill

Narrated by: Susan Hill

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn about the American presidents and how they lived. Read more

The World That Wasn't

By: Benn Steil

Narrated by: Stephen Graybill

Length: 23 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

From the acclaimed economist-historian and author of The Marshall Plan, a “timely, riveting” (The Washington Post) new perspective on the political career of Henry Wallace—one that will forever change how we view the making of US and Soviet foreign policy at the dawn of the Cold War.

Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most... Read more

American Shield

By: Aquilino Gonell & Susan Shapiro

Narrated by: Robb Moreira

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Set against the extraordinary events of January 6, 2021, Aquilino Gonell’s inspirational memoir is rooted in the joys and struggles of the immigrant experience that have long defined the American experimentAquilino Gonell came to the United States from the Dominican Republic as a young boy. Although he spoke no English, he dedicated himself to... Read more

On Gold Hill

By: Jaclyn Moyer

Narrated by: Momo Hoshi

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A young South Asian American woman’s story of reconnecting with her identity, family, and heritage through sustainable farming

In 2012, 25-year-old Jackie Moyer—the daughter of a forbidden marriage between a white American father and a Punjabi American mother—leased 10 acres of land in Gold Hill, California, and embarked on a career in organic... Read more

A Space for Us

By: Michelle Cassandra Johnson

Narrated by: Michelle Johnson

Length: 8 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The first comprehensive guide for leading BIPOC affinity groups for challenging white supremacy, healing racial trauma, and taking collective action

Meeting in racial affinity groups is a common practice in anti-racist, social justice, diversity, and similar educational endeavors. These groups provide a structured space in which participants... Read more

Richard Nixon

By: Paul Carter

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Length: 13 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Modern biographies of Richard Nixon have been consumed with Watergate. All have missed arguably the most important perspective on Nixon as California's native son, the only U.S. president born and raised in California. By shifting the focus from Watergate and Washington to Nixon's deep, defining roots in California, Paul Carter boldly challenges... Read more

Containing Big Tech

By: Tom Kemp

Narrated by: Dave Clark

Length: 7 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The path forward to rein in online surveillance, AI, and tech monopolies

​Technology is a gift and a curse. The five Big Tech companies—Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google—have built innovative products that improve many aspects of our lives. But their intrusiveness and our dependence on them have created pressing threats to our civil... Read more