Art audiobooks

Ekstasen der Zeitenmischung

By: Klaus Theweleit

Narrated by: Klaus Theweleit

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Zeitenmischung: Gleichzeitigkeit der Zeiten… alles wird zur Gegenwart, schmilzt zusammen, das Vergangene und das Zukünftige: Ekstase! Ezra Pound, die Stimme 'Radio Roms', ruft uns zu aus dem Irrenhaus und brüllt seiner Nymphe Hilda Doolittle ins Ohr… und dann die Gedichte "handgeschrieben auf Schafs- oder Ziegenleder, Orpheus' feinstem... Read more

Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers: Series 1 and 2

By: Andy Hamilton

Narrated by: Andy Hamilton

Length: 3 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In Series 1 and 2 of Andy Hamilton Sort of Remembers, the much-loved Andy presents a collection of potentially misremembered anecdotes.

He’s been working in comedy for over 40 years and there’s a lot of reminiscing he can do…using comic observation and personal anecdotes he will explore each theme, examining how much (or how little) things have... Read more

Celeste Ng And Maxine Hong Kingston Answer Your Questions About "The Woman Warrior"

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "The Woman Warrior," join Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Ng selected “The Woman Warrior,” which was published by Kingston in 1976. Plus, Jeff announces the September book... Read more

Sex Power Money

By: Sara Pascoe

Narrated by: Joe Jameson & Sara Pascoe

Length: 10 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER ** ** FEATURED ON BBC ARTS' BETWEEN THE COVERS ** Award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe turns her attention to the things that really matter to humans - sex, power and money. 'A genuinely hilarious explanation of the science of sex' FRANKIE BOYLE 'I've never read a book so fast and laughed so loudly while... Read more

Why We Love Star Wars

By: Ken Napzok

Narrated by: Ken Napzok

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrate the greatest saga ever told: All of us who are deeply influenced by the epic saga of Star Wars have our favorite moments. Each time the screen goes black and you see those words—"A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away"—the music blasts through you and you're a kid again. Ken Napzok, expert appreciator of Star Wars, counts down each... Read more

Five Days Gone

By: Laura Cumming

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

NOMINATED FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE

The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Velazquez shares a riveting true... Read more

Managing School Stress By Bringing Yoga Into The Classroom

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The back-to-school period can mean a stressful transition for students, parents and teachers alike. To help them manage that anxiety, the nonprofit program Y.O.G.A. for Youth is bringing techniques for mindfulness and relaxation to the classroom. Damien Henson of Student Reporting Labs has the story. Read more

Left Bank

By: Agnes Poirier

Narrated by: Christa Lewis

Length: 13 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

In this fascinating tour of a celebrated city during one of its most trying, significant, and ultimately triumphant eras, Agnès Poirier unspools the stories of the poets, writers, painters, and philosophers whose lives collided to extraordinary effect between 1940 and 1950. She gives us the human drama behind some of the most celebrated works of... Read more

Improv for Writers

By: Jorjeana Marie

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie

Length: 5 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Improv instructor and writer Jorjeana Marie presents the first book to harness the creative power of improvisation exercises to help both aspiring and seasoned authors defeat writer's block and generate new ideas. 

Suffering from writer's block and inner critics? Having trouble generating ideas for plots, settings, and characters? Introducing the... Read more

The Curse of Collinwood

By: Marilyn Ross

Narrated by: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Curse of Collinwood (May 1968)
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Upset over the death of Ernest Collins, Victoria begins to believe that phantoms are haunting her. Are they figments of her imagination? As the threats to her life become very real, she is forced to accept the horrifying truth.

The strange figures are not phantoms but the bodies of Derek and Esther Collins,... Read more

Barnabas Collins

By: Marilyn Ross

Narrated by: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Barnabas Collins (November 1968)

Barnabas Collins, the 175 year-old vampire, is introduced in this story of gothic suspense.

Your blood will grow cold as you read the never-before-told story of the foggy night in 1899 when Barnabas Collins first arrived in Collinwood. You’ll chill to the full horror of the real truth about Barnabas—a secret so... Read more

IMomSoHard: Live

By: Kristen Hensley & Jennifer Smedley

Narrated by: Kristen Hensley

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedians Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley of the viral webseries #IMOMSOHARD bring you their 2-person stand-up show! Combining stand-up & improvisation, the two share their honest and self-effacing humor on topics ranging from friendship, periods, sex after marriage, body image, and parenting failures. Because, hey: You’re not in this alone,... Read more

Wolfsprinzessin der Vampire

By: Mirjam Kul

Narrated by: Marlene Rauch & Moritz Biesel

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

WÖLFE UND VAMPIRE SIND KEINE SEELENGEFÄHRTEN! Was wenn doch? Die junge Werwölfin Elysa ist als kleine Schwester des Alphas der Augapfel ihres Rudels in Rio de Janeiro. Dunkle Wolken ziehen auf, als der bösartige Xander Morgan den wackeligen Friedenspakt mit den Wölfen bricht und eine Armee von Vampiren in Sao Paulo schafft. Während ihr Bruder... Read more

Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight

By: Alonzo Bodden

Narrated by: Alonzo Bodden

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

In this day and age if it were all heavy it wouldn’t be a comedy special, it would be a depression special, and Alonzo Bodden is very aware of this. That’s why he goes back and forth, from Heavy to Lightweight, because he knows we need a break from news in comedy. Police description might be “big, scary black guy” but he’s regularly on NPR.... Read more

Jon Reep: Ginger Beard Man

By: Jon Reep

Narrated by: Jon Reep

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

North Carolina-born Jon Reep brings the laughs to Chicago and discusses everything from outdated state laws to giant satellite dishes and asks maybe the most important question - why isn’t there a fresh salt guy at restaurants? Read more

Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I

By: Alice Wetterlund

Narrated by: Alice Wetterlund

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Follow comedian / actor Alice Wetterlund as she reveals her personal struggles with peeping toms, cat-rearing, alcoholism and the secret alien conspiracy behind new country music in her breakout comedy special. Best known for HBO’s "Silicon Valley" and "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates", Wetterlund shines in this tour de force hour long special... Read more

Mike E. Winfield: Stepman

By: Mike E Winfield

Narrated by: Mike E Winfield

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Who says you can’t get along with those annoying step kids? Mike E. Winfield explains the challenges of marrying an older woman and being a step father to a son with whom he shares similar qualities. Step Son AND Step Homies! Not only will you laugh, be prepared to fall in love with this relatable one hour of comedy. Read more

A Scientific Approach To Evaluating Global Anti-Poverty Programs

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In Ethiopia, over a quarter of the population survives on less than two dollars a day. International organizations and foreign governments provide funds to address the rampant poverty in this country and others, but little data is available to assess the effectiveness of such programs. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on one... Read more

Coaching parents on toddler talk to address low-income word gap

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

By age four, toddlers in low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those in high-income families, according to researchers. As a result, these children tend to have smaller vocabularies and fall behind in reading. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports on one program in Providence, Rhode Island, that gets... Read more

Journeys in the Wild

By: Gavin Thurston

Narrated by: Gavin Thurston

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

From Gavin Thurston, the award-winning Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II cameraman, comes extraordinary and adventurous true stories of what it takes to track down and film our planet's most captivating creatures.

Gavin has been a wildlife photographer for over thirty years. During that time he's lurked in the shadows of some of the world's... Read more

Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps

By: Ursula Buchan

Narrated by: Alasdair Buchan & Ursula Buchan

Length: 17 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Beyond the Thirty-Nine Steps by Ursula Buchan, read by Alasdair Buchan and Ursula Buchan.

John Buchan’s name is known across the world for The Thirty-Nine Steps. In the past one hundred years the classic thriller has never been out of print and has inspired numerous adaptations for film, television, radio and stage, beginning... Read more

In Europe, Business Booms When Cruise Ships Arrive — But Is It Worth The Bother?

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Cruise liners offer scenic views you can’t replicate from land, but they also cause downstream consequences. In Europe, some beautiful waterfront cities are joining forces to limit the impact of thousands of passengers being disgorged onto their picturesque streets. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on new restrictions being imposed... Read more

Poetic Thoughts Vol2: Introspection

By: Joshua Psalms

Narrated by: Joshua Psalms

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Every individual that has ever walked the Earth has a story to tell. The most impactful stories contribute to a larger anthem where the central theme goes beyond ourselves. This collection of poetry, presented from differing perspectives, points to the larger anthem of introspection. Each poem illustrates an aspect of the Christian walk... Read more

In Montparnasse

By: Sue Roe

Narrated by: Kristin Atherton

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and developed." - The Times (UK)

As she did for the Modernists In Montmartre, noted art historian and biographer Sue Roe now tells the story of the Surrealists in Montparnasse.

In Montparnasse begins on the eve of the First... Read more