Art audiobooks

Just a Lucky So and So

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

Narrated by: Arnell Powell

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else, it was rich in superb music. Young Louis took it all in, especially the cornet blowing of Joe King Oliver. But after a run in with the police, 11-year-old Louis was sent away to the... Read more

The Crowd Work Tour

By: Todd Barry

Narrated by: Todd Barry

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A Todd Barry show consists of two things: amazing jokes and amazing crowd work. He went on a tour without the amazing jokes and did entire shows of riffing and bantering with the audience. Filmed in seven west coast cities. Read more

The Wireless Theatre Collection, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: the Wireless Theatre Company, Susan Casanove &...

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the hilarious to the terrifying, this diverse collection features ten Wireless Theatre productions in a single volume:We Are the BBC by Susan Casanove, directed by Jack BowmanRob Sterling Davies is on the crest of a wave—and apparently Stephen Fry’s new best friend. But all isn’t quite as it seems.We Are Not the BBC by Susan Casanove,... Read more

Bringing ballet to the townships of South Africa

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A sprawling township outside of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg has become synonymous with a continued struggle nearly two decades after the end of apartheid. But while many cultural divides still remain, some black South Africans are now turning to ballet, once reserved for wealthy whites. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent... Read more

Can’t Stop Won’t Stop

By: Jeff Chang

Narrated by: Mirron Willis

Length: 19 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Forged in the fires of the Bronx and Kingston, Jamaica, hip-hop became the Esperanto of youth rebellion and a generation-defining movement. In a post–civil rights era defined by deindustrialization and globalization, hip-hop crystallized a multiracial, polycultural generation's worldview, and transformed American politics and culture. But that... Read more

Who Was Frida Kahlo?

By: Sarah Fabiny

Narrated by: Marisol Ramirez

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she was for her marriage to another famous artist,... Read more

You Belong to the Universe

By: Jonathon Keats

Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling call to apply Buckminster Fuller’s creative problem solving to present-day problemsA self-professed “comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,” the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was undoubtedly a visionary. Fuller’s creations often bordered on the realm of science fiction, ranging from the freestanding geodesic dome to... Read more

Who Was Pablo Picasso?

By: True Kelley

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. He made collages, sculptures out of everyday objects, and beautiful ceramic plates. True Kelley's engaging biography is a wonderful introduction... Read more

Brilliance and Fire

By: Rachelle Bergstein

Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

"A diamond is forever." Who among us doesn’t recognize this slogan and, with it, the fascination that diamonds hold in our collective imagination as emblems of royalty, glamor, and eternal love? Rachelle Bergstein's cultural biography illuminates the enticing, often surprising story of our society's enduring obsession with diamonds—and the... Read more

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Howard Duff, Steven Dunne & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sam Spade was a hard-boiled detective with cold detachment, a keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice. The character of Sam Spade was created by writer Dashiell Hammett in 1930 for his crime story The Maltese Falcon, and for most people, the character is closely associated with actor Humphrey Bogart, who... Read more

Classic Radio’s Greatest Westerns, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: John Wayne, Alan Ladd & various performers

Length: 5 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Here are twelve episodes from the greatest Western shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! You’ll hear William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon in Gunsmoke; John Dehner as the man called Paladin in Have Gun—Will Travel; Alan Ladd in a Western tale well-calculated to keep you in suspense; John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Gregory Peck... Read more

The New Adventures of Michael Shayne, Vol. 2 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jeff Chandler & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Michael Shayne, “the reckless, redheaded Irishman” was a popular hard-boiled detective created by crime novelist Brett Halliday. In the novels, Michael Shayne settled in Miami just after WWII, making crime pay by fighting it with a license and an attitude. Like Mike Hammer and Philip Marlowe, Shayne was a loner. The backstory on Mike is that he... Read more

The Lives of Harry Lime, a.k.a. The Third Man, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Orson Welles & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Made as a prequel to the hit film The Third Man, this radio show was created to follow the adventures of the popular character Harry Lime, played here, and in the movie, by Orson Welles.The 1949 film The Third Man won an Academy Award and was an international success, called “magic” by Roger Ebert and “one of the finest films ever made” by the... Read more

Jeff Regan, Investigator, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Jack Webb, Frank Graham & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Jeff Regan, Investigator came to CBS Radio on July 10, 1948, with Jeff Regan as a tough private eye working for a detective agency run by Anthony J. Lyon. Regan introduced himself on each show with “I get ten a day and expenses. They call me the Lyon’s Eye.”Lyon, portrayed by Wilms Herbert, ran the International Detective Bureau, a small private... Read more

The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees

By: Robert Penn

Narrated by: Robert Penn

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Out of all the trees in the world, the ash is the most closely bound up with who we are. From tool handles to arrows, wheels and bowls to furniture and baseball bats, humans have made more and varied use of ash than any other kind of wood. Journeying across the English-speaking world, Robert Penn meets craftsmen with rare skills and a knowledge... Read more

The City on the Edge of Forever - Abridged

By: Harlan Ellison

Narrated by: Harlan Ellison, Gabrielle de Cuir, LeVar Burton...

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

The original teleplay that became the classic Star Trek episode, with an expanded introductory essay by Harlan Ellison, The City on the Edge of Forever has been surrounded by controversy since the airing of an “eviscerated” version—which subsequently has been voted the most beloved episode in the series’ history. In its original form, The City... Read more

Rodney Laney: I Blame The Publik Skool System

By: Rodney Laney

Narrated by: Rodney Laney

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most respected comedians in the business, Rodney Laney, is the ultimate showman. The in-demand headliner continues to entertain audiences all over the world with his latest album, I Blame the Publik Skool System. Read more

Dialogue

By: Robert McKee

Narrated by: Robert McKee

Length: 11 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling.
Robert McKee's popular writing workshops have earned him an international reputation. The list of alumni with Oscars runs off the page. The cornerstone of his program is his singular book, Story, which has... Read more

The Joe Bev Experience

By: Joe Bevilacqua

Narrated by: Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford & Barbara Bush

Length: 24 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Veteran Radio Personality (NPR, Sirius XM Radio) Joe Bev presents his favorite conversations with such highly diverse people as Lady Bird Johnson, Betty Ford, Barbara Bush, John Houseman, June Foray, Diana Canova, Fred Frees, Bob Bergen, Phil Proctor, Joe Alaskey, Steve Mendoza, Noel Blanc, David Ossman, Janet Waldo, Fred Grandinetti, and... Read more

Some Enchanted Evenings

By: David Kaufman

Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne

Length: 17 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A fascinating new biography of Mary Martin, the girl whose heart belonged to daddy, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Janet Gaynor, and Peter Pan.Mary Martin was one of the greatest stars of her day. Growing up in Texas, she was married early to Benjamin Hagman and gave birth to her first child, Larry Hagman. She was divorced even more quickly. Martin... Read more

Damon Millard: Shame, Pain, And Love

By: Damon Millard

Narrated by: Damon Millard

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Raw and brutally honest is a good way to describe the stand-up comedy of Damon Millard. From his humble roots in the trailer park, to the insanity of living in New York City, Shame, Pain, and Love hits all the stops on the rollercoaster of his life. Read more

Shardlake: Dissolution

By: CJ Sansom

Narrated by: Full Cast, Jason Watkins & Mark Bonnar

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

A thrilling BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation based on CJ Sansom's bestselling Tudor crime novel.

Winter, 1537. Henry VIII has declared himself Supreme Head of the Church, and instructed his chief minister Thomas Cromwell to dissolve England's religious houses and seize their wealth. But Cromwell's plot to bring down the abbeys has hit a snag... Read more

Until research unlocks medical understanding of marijuana, patients experiment

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Lenny and Amy’s 5-year-old son has epilepsy. When conventional medications caused terrible side effects, they started giving him a daily drop of cannabis oil, with dramatic results. But it’s a calculated risk: While there is anecdotal evidence of cannabis’ effectiveness, scientists face research roadblocks because it’s a schedule 1 controlled... Read more

Seinfeldia

By: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong

Narrated by: Christina Delaine

Length: 9 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld never thought anyone would watch their silly little sitcom about a New York comedian sitting around talking to his friends. NBC executives didn't think anyone would watch either, but they bought it anyway, hiding it away in the TV dead zone of summer. But against all odds, viewers began to watch, first a... Read more