Art audiobooks

Little Known Facts: Roger Bart

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Roger Bart is a Tony Award winning actor who has been successful on both stage and screen. From Broadway (Charlie Brown, Young Frankenstein, The Producers) to film (Hercules, American Gangster) to TV (Quantico, Desperate Housewives, Episodes), Bart has made his mark. In this interview, he covers the early days of his career, being asked about... Read more

Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme: The Complete Series 1-4

By: Tim Key

Narrated by: Tim Key & Tom Basden

Length: 5 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever wondered just how much of life you can understand through poetry?

Tim Key is never far from stage and screen - from Peep Show to Alpha Papa to Taskmaster. But now he's back doing what he does best - attempting to recite poetry whilst tormenting his friend and musician, the equally brilliant, and long suffering, Tom Basden.

From ruminating on... Read more

It’s Not What You Know: Series 1-5

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Joe Lycett & Miles Jupp

Length: 11 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

What would Jonathan Agnew do if he wasn't a cricket commentator? Who would play Romesh Ranganathan in a film of his life? What's the naughtiest thing Sara Pascoe did as a child?

It's not what you know, but who you know that matters... and indeed, how well you know them. The show is a bit like ‘Mr and Mrs’, except that it's not played by husbands... Read more

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By: Bradley Wiggins

Narrated by: Bradley Wiggins & Tom Watt

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

With a foreword by Eddy Merckx The world of professional cycling is fraught with fierce competition, fervent dedication and unerring ambition, and only a handful of competitors reach iconic status. Among them is Sir Bradley Wiggins – a man uniquely placed to reflect on the history of this remarkable... Read more

Little Known Facts: Nikki Graff Lanzarone

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Nikki Graff Lanzarone is best known as a Broadway actress, singer and dancer. She’s starred in hit productions of Chicago, Hello Again and Seussical. Lanzarone talks in this interview about her being from a famous acting family, her love of singing, her one-woman show Hero Worship, and her husband’s career as a veterinarian. Read more

Little Known Facts: Nia Vardalos

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Academy nominated and award-winning actress, Nia Vardalos is also a screenwriter and producer. Best known for her writing of and acting in the hit film, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, she has also written and appeared in Larry Crowne with Tom Hanks and I Hate Valentine’s Day. In this interview, Vardalos talks about her hope to do Broadway, her... Read more

Little Known Facts: John Slattery

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

An actor best known for his role on the hit drama series Mad Men, Slattery’s other starring roles have included the TV shows Homefront, Desperate Housewives, and movie roles where he played Dwight Eisenhower in the biopic Churchhill, and also Iron man 2, Ant-Man and Captain America. Slattery’s a mainstay on the stage and he talks about... Read more

Little Known Facts: Miriam Shor

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Miriam Shor is an award-winning actress whose star began to shine on stage in 1998 when she played Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Shor’s impressive resume covers stage (The Wild Party, Scarcity), TV (The Americans, The Good Wife) and movies (Bedazzled, Hedwig and the Angry Inch). Here, she talks growing up in America and Italy, her early... Read more

Little Known Facts: Matthew Broderick

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

With a prolific career of over 40 films and multiple TV and stage productions since he blasted to fame with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in 1986, Matthew Broderick is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors. Broderick talks about his famous parents, his iconic role as Bueller, acting with legends like Marlon Brando and how early in his life he... Read more

Little Known Facts: Lucas Hedges

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

American actor is best known for playing Patrick Chandler in Manchester in the Sea (2016), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. His screen, stage and TV credits also include Moonrise Kingdom, Kill the Messenger, Lady Bird. The Gate and The Slap. In this interview, he talks about his wanting to act since he was a young child, the ability... Read more

Little Known Facts: Patti LuPone

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Patti LuPone is an actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She’s a two-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Tony Award winner. LuPone’s stage work covers War Paint, Penny Dreadful and Evita. She’s also worked in TV (Life Goes On, Penny Dreadful) and film (The Comedian, Wise Guys). LuPone talks about Broadway audiences,... Read more

Little Known Facts: Rob Morrow

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Actor and Director Rob Morrow has been on the scene for over 30 years. He’s most known for his starring roles in TV’s Northern Exposure and Numbers. Morrow has also cut out a career in films such as Maze and is an accomplished musician. In his time with Ilana, he covers his rough early years, his daughter wanting to act, and his Northern... Read more

Little Known Facts: Rory O'Malley

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Actor, singer and activist, Rory O’Malley has appeared on stage in The Book of Mormon and most recently, the smash Hamilton. He’s also performed on screen in hits like Dreamgirls, where he performed on the official movie soundtrack covering “Cadillac Car.” Here, O’Malley talks about his start at his hometown Cleveland’s prestigious theater... Read more

Little Known Facts: Sarah Jessica Parker

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Sarah Jessica Parker is an “A list” Hollywood star. As an actress, producer and designer, she rose to fame as the star of Sex and the City. She’s a multiple Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild winner who has conquered Broadway, movies and television. In this interview, she talks about growing up with 7 siblings and moving to... Read more

Little Known Facts: Tony Shalhoub

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Tony Shalhoub has managed a career in producing and acting on stage and on the big and small screen for nearly 30 years. He’s most known for his starring role in the TV series Monk. Shalhoub’s resume includes the series Wings, Nurse Jackie and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Movie roles include Galaxy Quest, Men in Black, and Cars. Here, he discusses... Read more

Little Known Facts: Uma Thurman

By: Ilana Levine

Narrated by: Ilana Levine

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Actress. Model. Fashionista. Uma Thurman has made a big mark from Broadway to Hollywood. She’s starred in iconic movies like the Kill Bill series, Dangerous Liaisons, and Pulp Fiction. She began her career as a 15-year-old model where she appeared in Glamour and on the cover of British Vogue. The award-winning actress spends time with Levine... Read more

For many in El Salvador, life hangs in the balance, amid fears of brutal gangs

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Extraordinary violence is among the factors pushing Central Americans north toward the U.S. In El Salvador, rival gangs like MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang kill thousands per year, despite a harsh crackdown by law enforcement. Special correspondent Danny Gold reports from San Martin on how these brutal groups control the population and drive one... Read more

Wildly into the Dark

By: Tyler Knott Gregson

Narrated by: Tyler Knott Gregson

Length: 1 hour 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The most intimate and eclectic poetry collection yet from bestselling author and online sensation Tyler Knott GregsonWith loyal fans around the world and across the internet, Tyler Knott Gregson is reinventing poetry for a new generation, using Instagram and Tumblr to reach readers where they are. Tyler’s third collection includes more of his... Read more

Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down

By: Gina McIntyre

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 3 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The official behind-the-scenes companion audio guide to the first two seasons of Stranger Things and beyond.

Stranger things have happened. . . .

When the first season of Stranger Things debuted on Netflix in the summer of 2016, the show struck a nerve with millions of viewers worldwide and received broad critical acclaim. The series has gone on... Read more

The Incomplete History of Secret Organizations

By: Joe Tracz

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

This mysterious illustrated tie-in to Netflix's award-winning A Series of Unfortunate Events -- featuring an introduction by Count Olaf's legal representative, Neil Patrick Harris -- shares insider secrets about the Baudelaire family and the making of the show.

In every library there is a single book that can answer the question that burns like... Read more

Storyteller

By: Lorelei King & Ali Muirden

Narrated by: Lorelei King & Ali Muirden

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Simple, straightforward advice from both sides of the microphone on becoming an audiobook narrator — what it takes and how to do it! Sales and production of audio books are booming. It seems that in our busy, multitasking lives, people are hungry for more and more recorded books. In this audio book, two of the best in the business —... Read more

Beneath the Dragonwood Trees: In the Beginning

By: Margot Elaine Jones

Narrated by: Margot Elaine Jones, Charles Moselle, Buffy For...

Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Entertain the whole family with this original, orchestrated, magical adventure!
Imagine meeting up with some of your favorite fairy tale characters in an enchanted forest that casts a spell of mayhem, mischief, magic and fun.
A musical fairy tale, Beneath the Dragonwood Trees: In the Beginning - the first in theBeneath the Dragonwood Trees... Read more

Octavio Solis on growing up a ‘skinny brown kid' on the U.S.-Mexico border

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 3 minutes

Abridged: No

As politicians spar over immigration, playwright Octavio Solis recounts his childhood as a “skinny brown kid” in El Paso in his memoir “Retablos”. Solis says that though he was in the U.S. legally, Border Patrol would ask him to recite the pledge of allegiance. Jeffrey Brown also talks with Solis about his work consulting for the Disney film... Read more

Two-Dimensional Man

By: Paul Sahre

Narrated by: Paul Sahre

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In Two-Dimensional Man, Paul Sahre shares deeply revealing stories that serve as the unlikely inspiration behind his extraordinary thirty-year design career. Sahre explores his mostly vain attempts to escape his "suburban Addams Family" upbringing and the death of his elephant-trainer brother. He also wrestles with the cosmic implications... Read more