Social Science audiobooks

Policing the Black Man

By: Angela J. Davis

Narrated by: Robin Miles & Kevin Kenerly

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

A comprehensive analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation’s most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars.Contributing authors include Bryan Stevenson, director of the Equal Justice Initiative, NYU Law... Read more

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By: Donna Franklin

Narrated by: Robin Miles

Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

According to renowned sociology scholar Donna L. Franklin, relationships between American black men and women are in a state of crisis. The schism between black men and women is the result of complex, large-scale societal, economic, and cultural trends, and the African-American legacy of slavery. Franklin asserts that black men and women need to... Read more

Patriot Number One

By: Lauren Hilgers

Narrated by: Angela Lin

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY
New York Times Critics • Wall Street Journal • Kirkus Reviews
Christian Science Monitor • San Francisco Chronicle

Finalist for the PEN Jacqueline Bograd Weld Biography Award
Shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize

The deeply reported story of one indelible family transplanted from rural China to New... Read more

30 Days a Black Man

By: Bill Steigerwald

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 12 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1948, most white people in the North had no idea how unjust and unequal daily life was for the ten million African Americans living in the South. But that suddenly changed after Ray Sprigle, a famous white journalist from Pittsburgh, went undercover and lived as a black man in the Jim Crow South.Escorted through the South’s parallel black... Read more

Brain Rules for Aging Well

By: John Medina

Narrated by: John Medina

Length: 8 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

How come I can never find my keys? Why don’t I sleep as well as I used to? Why do my friends keep repeating the same stories? What can I do to keep my brain sharp? Scientists know. Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts—and the prescription to age well—in his signature engaging style.
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A Survivor's Journey

By: Natasha Simone Alexenko

Narrated by: Natasha Simone Alexenko

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring true story of love, hope, and victory—and of one woman who was determined to make a difference in the wake of a crime.On August 6, 1993, twenty-year-old Natasha Alexenko was assaulted at gunpoint. After nearly a decade, her backlogged rape kit was finally tested and her rapist, who roamed free for ten years, was brought to justice.... Read more

Stay or Go

By: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Narrated by: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Committing to a long-term relationship is a big deal—especially if you have doubts. With a focus on common sense over emotion, world-renowned sex and relationship therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer offers straight-up advice on whether you should stick it out or cut your losses and move on.In Stay or Go, Dr. Ruth divides troubled couplings into three... Read more

Cops and Robbers

By: Katy Vine

Narrated by: Lydia Mackay

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's "Cops and Robbers" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Law enforcement in Hidalgo County would joke that without the drug trade, half the business in the county would fail. Others would... Read more

The Trouble with Innocence

By: Michael Hall

Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Michael Hall's "The Trouble with Innocence" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

In 1978, a Texas jury found Kerry Max Cook guilty of the state's most brutal murder on record and sentenced him to... Read more

Lost and Found

By: Katy Vine

Narrated by: Lydia Mackay

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's "Lost and Found" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Katy Vine's "Lost and Found" is a thoughtful and uplifting look into a refugee community in the heart of Texas at a time when... Read more

Showdown at Waggoner Ranch

By: Gary Cartwright

Narrated by: Bruce DuBose

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Gary Cartwright's "Showdown at Waggoner Ranch" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

"Showdown at Waggoner Ranch" is the saga of Texas's second largest ranch and its shambles of an inheritance left by... Read more

Busting Out of Mexico

By: Jan Reid

Narrated by: Bruce DuBose

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Jan Reid's "Busting Out of Mexico" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

In Mexico, if violence and property damage are avoided, there is no law against breaking out of jail. When con artist Sterling... Read more

A Kiss Before Dying

By: Pamela Colloff

Narrated by: Staci Snell & Karissa Vacker

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's "A Kiss Before Dying" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Few stories feel as classic as a well-told ghost story, the kind that makes your hair stand on end or sends chills down your... Read more

The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob

By: Skip Hollandsworth

Narrated by: Bruce DuBose

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's "The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Cowboy Bob was a master bank robber, robbing countless banks for thousands of dollars and confounding cops along... Read more

Just Desserts

By: Katy Vine

Narrated by: Lydia Mackay

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Katy Vine's "Just Desserts" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins led a perfectly adequate middle class life in Corsicana, Texas. Mr. Jenkins, Sandy, worked as an accountant at... Read more

The Shelf Life of John Mackey

By: Tom Foster

Narrated by: Matt Bull

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Tom Foster's "The Shelf Life of John Mackey" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

On June 16, 2017, Whole Foods agreed to sell itself to Amazon for $13.7 billion. This is the exclusive story that led... Read more

The Witness

By: Pamela Colloff

Narrated by: Karissa Vacker

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's "The Witness" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

For more than a decade, it was Michelle Lyons's job to observe the final moments of death row inmates--but watching 278 executions... Read more

The Innocent Man, Part One

By: Pamela Colloff

Narrated by: Staci Snell

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's "The Innocent Man, Part One" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

In 1986, in northwest Austin, Texas, Michael Morton came home from work to discover that his wife had been brutally... Read more

The Innocent Man, Part Two

By: Pamela Colloff

Narrated by: Staci Snell

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Pamela Colloff's "The Innocent Man, Part Two" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Picking up where Part One of "The Innocent Man" left off, Pamela Colloff dives into what Michael Morton went through... Read more

Still Life

By: Skip Hollandsworth

Narrated by: Ashley Wood

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, Skip Hollandsworth's "Still Life" is now available as an audio download, where the length and timeliness of a podcast meets the high-quality production of a full-length audio program.

Thirty-five years ago, Dallas--and the country--was gripped by the tragic story of John McClamrock, a high school football player... Read more

Social Studies from Texas Monthly

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles focusing on Texas society are now available in a bundle as an audio download:

* "Busting Out of Mexico" by Jan Reid, read by Bruce DuBose
* "Showdown at Waggoner Ranch" by Gary Cartwright, read by Bruce DuBose
* "Cops and Robbers" by Katy Vine, read by Lydia Mackay
* "Lost and Found" by Katy... Read more

True Crime from Texas Monthly

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 4 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles spotlighting true crime are now available in a bundle as an audio download:

* "The Cheerleader Murder Plot" by Mimi Swartz, read by Pam Dougherty
* "The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob" by Skip Hollandsworth, read by Bruce DuBose
* "A Kiss Before Dying" by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell and... Read more

Texas Business and Culture from Texas Monthly

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following articles highlighting Texas business and culture are now available in a bundle as an audio download:

* "The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw" by Michael Hall, read by Matt Bull
* "Dreaming of Her" by Pamela Colloff, read by Staci Snell
* "He Ain't Going Nowhere" by John Spong, read by Bruce... Read more

Nationally Recognized Features from Texas Monthly

By: Various

Narrated by: Various

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

In partnership with Texas Monthly, the following nationally recognized features are now available in a bundle as an audio download:

* "Still Life" by Skip Hollandsworth
* "Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, Wives" by Mimi Swartz
* "The Innocent Man, Part One" by Pamela Colloff
* "The Innocent Man, Part Two" by Pamela Colloff
* "The Witness" by Pamela... Read more