Art audiobooks

The Art of Storytelling

By: John Walsh

Narrated by: John Walsh

Length: 4 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Many of us would love to hold the attention of a crowd, a classroom, or just a group of our friends by telling them a great story. We have felt the pressure of a public presentation or the disappointment of a story that is ignored and we are ready for more.In The Art of Storytelling, John Walsh talks through the steps to presenting a... Read more

Blondie's Debbie Harry and Chris Stein with Anthony DeCurtis

By: Debbie Harry & Chris Stein

Narrated by: Anthony DeCurtis

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Music icons Debbie Harry and Chris Stein join Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone for a discussion about their sound, style and enduring influence. They’ll take us inside their creative processes—from the early hits to their double package, Blondie 4(0) Ever, and album, Ghosts of Download. Read more

Andy Haynes: Greatest Hits

By: Andy Haynes

Narrated by: Andy Haynes

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Seattle-born Andy Haynes has established himself as a comic to watch with performances on Conan, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and the New Faces showcase at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. His first album Greatest Hits, recorded live in San Francisco takes on coffee nazis, his favorite drugs, and some impromptu cat jokes. Read more

Laffmobb's We Got Next, Vol. 4

By: Various Artists, Red Grant, Trey Elliott, Meshe...

Narrated by: Red Grant, Trey Elliott, Davell Taylor & Meshel...

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A new comedy series that delivers a next generation twist on stand-up. An entertaining hour where reality meets stand-up comedy via performances and profiles of the next generation of great African American comics. We Got Next takes you into the talent scout lab of Bob Sumner (Founder/Producer/Lead Talent Scout of Def Comedy Jam series with... Read more

People We Meet: Unforgettable Conversations

By: NPR

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Nationally known NPR on-air personalities—including Melissa Block, David Greene, Rachel Martin, Guy Raz, Scott Simon, Susan Stamberg and many more—share the lasting impressions made during interviews with a wide variety of exceptional individuals. Each story is introduced by the NPR host and offers a candid account of how the encounter was... Read more

The Disaster Artist

By: Greg Sestero & Tom Bissell

Narrated by: Greg Sestero

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Nineteen-year-old Greg Sestero met Tommy Wiseau at an acting school in San Francisco. Wiseau's scenes were rivetingly wrong, yet Sestero, hypnotized by such uninhibited acting, thought, "I have to do a scene with this guy." That impulse changed both of their lives. Wiseau seemed never to have read the rule book on interpersonal relationships (or... Read more

Laffmobb's We Got Next, Volume 3

By: Tobe Hixx, Leighann Lord, Brandon Broady & Jay ...

Narrated by: Tobe Hixx, Leighann Lord, Brandon Broady & Jay ...

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A new comedy series that delivers a next generation twist on stand-up. An entertaining hour where reality meets stand-up comedy via performances and profiles of the next generation of great African American comics. We Got Next takes you into the talent scout lab of Bob Sumner (Founder/Producer/Lead Talent Scout of Def Comedy Jam series with... Read more

Myq Kaplan: Small, Dork, and Handsome

By: Myq Kaplan

Narrated by: Myq Kaplan

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Wise guy Myq Kaplan is Small, Dork, and Handsome. The might of Myq's manic comedy machine is sure to stupefy and amuse as he describes his skewed spin on the oddities of life. Filmed live in Boston. Read more

Clear

By: D.L. Hughley

Narrated by: D.L. Hughley

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Politically insightful legendary comedian, D.L. Hughley, takes the stage at the Regency Theatre in San Francisco. Hughley riffs on current affairs and reviews everything from legalizing marijuana to the value of having nosey white neighbors. Read more

Jasper Redd: Jazz Talk

By: Jasper Redd

Narrated by: Jasper Redd

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Straight from the Folly Theater in Kansas City, polyrhythmic comedian Jasper Redd breaks it down with a set that's sure to blow your top. Read more

Laffmobb's We Got Next, Vol. 2

By: Austin Hall, Reyna Amaya, Bob Sumner, Kevin Sim...

Narrated by: Austin Hall, Reyna Amaya, Bob Sumner, Kevin Sim...

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A new comedy series that delivers a next generation twist on stand-up. An entertaining hour where reality meets stand-up comedy via performances and profiles of the next generation of great African American comics. We Got Next takes you into the talent scout lab of Bob Sumner (Founder/Producer/Lead Talent Scout of Def Comedy Jam series with... Read more

Champion

By: Steve Byrne

Narrated by: Steve Byrne

Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Indomitable Steve Byrne brings the high-energy flair that earned him a nod as one of the best comics in the history of the Comedy Central Stand Up. Read more

Poetry: The Rebirth of Wonder

By: Joyce Jenkins

Narrated by: Phil Cousineau

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Great poets reveal discreet moments in which their own heart and soul lit up. They break open our hearts and minds to the truth behind the truth, the truth beyond mere facts. They lead us into an experience of hyper-truth, hyper-reality. Poems speak our fears and loves out loud. Take a romp into the depths of poetry with Jenkins and Cousineau. Read more

The Amos ’n’ Andy Show, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360

Narrated by: Freeman Gosden & Charles Correll

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll made their radio debut on January 12, 1926, as the comedic blackface characters Sam 'n' Henry. On March 19, 1928, they introduced Amos 'n' Andy, which went on to become one of the most popular and longest-running programs in radio history. During the height of its popularity, almost the entire country listened... Read more

Gunsmoke, Vol. 1 - Abridged

By: Hollywood 360 & CBS Radio

Narrated by: William Conrad & a full cast

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there's just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that's with a US marshal and the smell of … Gunsmoke!"Radio Westerns were strictly for kids until 1952, when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. The stories were grim, the deaths brutal, and life on the plains was harsh. Radio... Read more

Part Swan, Part Goose

By: Swoosie Kurtz & Joni Rodgers

Narrated by: Swoosie Kurtz

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In a wise, warmhearted memoir that celebrates her extraordinary life and stellar career, Swoosie Kurtz shares just the right combination of personal misadventure and showbiz lore, candidly reflecting on the right choices that empowered her, the wrong choices that enlightened her, and the intimate journey of caring for an aging parent.

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Laffmobb's We Got Next, Volume 1

By: Yoursie Thomas, Erin Jackson, D. C. Ervin & Geo...

Narrated by: Yoursie Thomas, Erin Jackson, D. C. Ervin & Geo...

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A new comedy series that delivers a next generation twist on stand-up. An entertaining hour where reality meets stand-up comedy via performances and profiles of the next generation of great African American comics. We Got Next takes you into the talent scout lab of Bob Sumner (Founder/Producer/Lead Talent Scout of Def Comedy Jam series with... Read more

What Are We Talking About

By: The Sklar Brothers

Narrated by: The Sklar Brothers

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The Sklar Brothers' bring their A-game to Madison WI with their energetic new comedy special, What Are We Talking About. Watch the former zygote sharing duo duke it out over sports, mullets, and airport etiquette, invoking their power house humor worthy of the hall of fame. Read more

NPR American Chronicles: World War I

By: NPR

Narrated by: Rachel Martin

Length: 3 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Famously referred to by US president Woodrow Wilson as “the war to end all wars,” the first world war eclipsed all previous wars with its scale of destruction. With over twenty-seven nations involved, the battle-field horrors and political outcomes of the first truly global military conflict had repercussions that are still felt today.

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Mike Vecchione: Muscle Confusion

By: Mike Vecchione

Narrated by: Mike Vecchione

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

New York-based Mike Vecchione takes the stage in his first recorded stand up album, Muscle Confusion. Read more

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

By: Peter Korn

Narrated by: Traber Burns

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this moving account, Peter Korn explores the nature and rewards of creative practice. We follow his search for meaning as an Ivy-educated child of the middle class who finds employment as a novice carpenter on Nantucket, transitions to self-employment as a designer and maker of fine furniture, takes a turn at teaching and administration at... Read more

Own It!

By: Tabatha Coffey

Narrated by: Tabatha Coffey

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

From the straight-shooting breakout star of Bravo’s Tabatha Takes Over and author of It’s Not Really About the Hair, Tabatha Coffey shares the secrets of her success in Own It!On television, Coffey is known for using tough love to overhaul failing businesses and help owners take charge of their future. In Own It!, Coffey takes her trademark... Read more

Elon Gold: Chosen and Taken

By: Elon Gold

Narrated by: Elon Gold

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Elon Gold unleashes his sharp, biting humor in his comedy special Chosen & Taken. His manic wit transcends race and religion to celebrate the absurd things people do. Read more

Lucian Freud

By: Phoebe Hoban

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Phoebe Hoban, author of definitive biographies of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Alice Neel, now turns her attention to Lucian Freud, the grandson of Sigmund and one of the greatest painters England has produced. Lucian Freud: Eyes Wide Open is the first biography to assess Freud’s work and life, showing how the two converge.In Hoban’s dramatic and... Read more