Art audiobooks

Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters

By: Jeff Dunham

Narrated by: Jeff Dunham

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Jeff Dunham's Minding the Monsters brings together your favorites - Walter, Peanut, Bubba J, Jose Jalapeno... On a Steek!, and Achmed the Dead Terrorist as you've never seen them before! Enter the ultimate haunted house where Walter transforms into something grumpier than he already is! Watch Bubba J rise from the dead! Meet Peanut's alter ego,... Read more

Why The Florida Keys Still Need Support, A Year And A Half After Hurricane Irma

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In March, FEMA ended its temporary housing program for people affected by Hurricane Irma, which slammed the Florida Keys in September 2017. But as rebuilding continues after one of the costliest storms in U.S. history, shelter for survivors and volunteers continues to be a major challenge in an area known for a critical shortage of affordable... Read more

In The Uk, Brexit Supporters Feel Their Will Is Being Thwarted

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, after failing three times to get Parliament to agree to her proposal. Now some Brexit supporters are afraid their country’s separation from the EU will never happen. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports on the mood in... Read more

The Art of Is

By: Stephen Nachmanovitch

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

A critically acclaimed musician and teacher presents a guide to the dynamics of improvisationIt’s easy to assume that Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous and endlessly influential “I Have a Dream” speech was prescripted, vetted by others, written, and rewritten. It was not. Instead it was given on the fly, when from the audience singer Mahalia... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Shows, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This collection contains sixteen of the greatest shows ever broadcast during the Golden Age of Radio—including episodes of The Jack Benny Program, The Abbott & Costello Show, Burns & Allen, Gunsmoke, The Amos ’n’ Andy Show, Philip Marlowe, Gang Busters, Suspense, X Minus One, Our Miss Brooks, Sherlock Holmes and many others. Relive the... Read more

Planet Trek fm #32 - Die ganze Welt von Star Trek - Abridged

By: Björn Sülter

Narrated by: Björn Sülter

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Über Episode #32 Die zweite Staffel von "Star Trek: Discovery" geht mit "Perpetual Infinity" ("Der Zeitsturm") und "Through the Valley of Shadows" ("Tal der Schatten") weiter. Medienjournalist und Star-Trek-Experte Björn Sülter spricht in seinem Podcast "Planet Trek fm" mit der Autorin und Übersetzerin Claudia Kern sowie mit Co-Pilot Moritz... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Westerns, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The golden age of radio had incredible Western shows that kept Americans glued to their sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear Western heroes catch the bad guys and save ladies in distress. This collection includes Gregory Peck in an hour-long episode of The Gunfighter on the Screen Director’s Playhouse; James Stewart as... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Detective Shows, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The golden age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction’s most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Dick Powell as suave detective Richard Diamond, Vincent Price as the Saint, Jack Webb as Sergeant... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: various performers

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The golden age of radio had incredible comedy shows that kept Americans in stitches for decades. Families gathered around their living room radios to be entertained by the greatest names in Hollywood each and every day. This collection includes Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Eve Arden as Connie Brooks on Our Miss Brooks, Jim & Marian Jordan in... Read more

Biographer Robert Caro On Why It's Taking Decades To Fully Capture LBJ

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Robert Caro is one of the nation’s preeminent biographers, known for meticulous research and taking his time with a subject. Indeed, he began his massive series The Years of Lyndon Johnson in 1977, but its final volume won't be published for at least another year. Meanwhile, Caro has written a memoir about how he does what he does, titled... Read more

70 Jahre Grundgesetz: Ein kabarettistischer Blick

By: Philip Simon, Wilfried Schmickler, Fatih Çevikk...

Narrated by: Philip Simon, Wilfried Schmickler, Fatih Çevikk...

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

70 Jahre Grundgesetz - was für ein Jubiläum! Am 23. Mai 1949 erlassen, sollte es lediglich bis zur Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands gelten. Doch ist aus dem Provisorium längst der Grund- stein der Bundesrepublik Deutschland geworden, der unser Zusammenleben regelt. Die Würde des Menschen, Frieden, Gleichberechtigung, Meinungsfreiheit, das Recht... Read more

Ester Steinberg: Hebrew School Dropout

By: Ester Steinberg

Narrated by: Ester Steinberg

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Ester tells us why the worst part about being a comedian are her co-workers, why threesomes in LA would just be a scheduling nightmare and questions if Picasso’s mom criticized his career path too in her debut album, Ester Steinberg: Hebrew School Dropout. Read more

After The Fall Of Isis Caliphate, Its Capital Remains A City Of The Dead

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Although the Islamic State’s physical territory has dissolved, immense destruction from the brutal battle to eradicate the militant group remains. In the former caliphate’s capital city, Raqqa, survivors sort through the wreckage in search of bodies, recalling the atrocities they’ve seen in this city of the dead. Special correspondent Jane... Read more

Victoria Wood: From Soup to Nuts

By: Victoria Wood

Narrated by: Rebecca Front & Victoria Wood

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Rebecca Front presents this two-part look back at Victoria Wood’s stand-up and songs using her own archives and tapes – including never-before-heard material

Victoria Wood was a comedian, actress and all-round national treasure. She wrote and starred in countless sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcoms over four decades, winning numerous... Read more

Fifteen Paths

By: David Weitzner, PhD

Narrated by: Steve Menasche

Length: 10 hours

Abridged: No

Prescriptions for imaginative living in today's noisy and ever-narrowing world

Our social conversation has gone awry. We are surrounded by noise and retreating to social media bubbles. As conversations across ideological divides become increasingly difficult, we as a society need to rethink what it means to listen, to think, to create, and to... Read more

A Love Letter Life

By: Jeremy Roloff & Audrey Roloff

Narrated by: Jeremy Roloff & Audrey Roloff

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER; More than 100,000 copies sold!More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other. Now for the first time, the former co-stars of TLC's hit show Little People, Big World share their imperfect, resilient, and inspiring love story.As Jeremy and Audrey... Read more

Planet Trek fm #31 - Die ganze Welt von Star Trek - Abridged

By: Björn Sülter

Narrated by: Björn Sülter

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Über Episode #31 Die zweite Staffel von "Star Trek: Discovery" geht mit "Project Daedalus" ("Projekt Daedalus") weiter. Medienjournalist und Star-Trek-Experte Björn Sülter spricht in seinem Podcast "Planet Trek fm" mit der Autorin und Übersetzerin Claudia Kern sowie mit Co-Pilot Moritz Wolfart über das neue Abenteuer und ordnet es ein. Du... Read more

GREAT-GRANDMA MITTIE’S LETTERS: THE SPACE ADVENTURES OF DARA, VESKO, AND BORKO. PART 1

By: Mitka Angelova

Narrated by: Stephanie Barton-Farcas

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Great-Grandma Mittie’s Letters: The Space Adventures of Dara, Vesko, and Borko is a fun book series for all ages. Younger readers will learn many interesting facts about the cosmos, whereas the older readers will have fun refreshing their knowledge about nature and its laws. The main characters of the book, three young children, travel the space... Read more

The Critical Role Of "Guarded" Chief Justice John Roberts

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

With the country feeling deeply polarized and a Supreme Court that has moved to the right under President Trump, the role of Chief Justice John Roberts is attracting increased interest and scrutiny, including in The Chief, a new book by Joan Biskupic. Judy Woodruff talks to Biskupic about the pivotal justice's “guarded” personality, drive to... Read more

Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

By: Yona Zeldis McDonough

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in Austria in 1756, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his first piece of music, a minuet, when he was just five years old! Soon after, he was performing for kings and emperors. Although he died at the young age of thirty-five, Mozart left a legacy of more than 600 works. This fascinating biography charts the musician's extraordinary career... Read more

So Much Longing in So Little Space

By: Karl Ove Knausgaard

Narrated by: Matthew Waterson

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant and personal examination by sensational and bestselling author Karl Ove Knausgaard of his Norwegian compatriot Edvard Munch, the famed artist best known for his iconic painting The Scream

In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard sets out to understand the enduring and awesome power of Edvard Munch's work by... Read more

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?

By: Roberta Edwards

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters.  Yet he had a hard time finishing things, a problem anyone can relate to.  Only thirteen paintings are known to be his; as for the illustrated encyclopedia he intended to create, all that... Read more

Miyazakiworld

By: Susan Napier

Narrated by: Susan Napier

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki's life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the worldA thirtieth century toxic jungle, a bathhouse for tired gods, a red haired fish girl, and a furry woodland spirit—what do these have in common? They all spring from the mind of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the greatest living animators, known... Read more

Who Was Elvis Presley?

By: Geoff Edgers

Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Put on your blue suede shoes and get ready for another addition to the Who Was…? series! The King could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. But he forged a sound all his... Read more