Politics & Economy audiobooks

Seeing Red

By: Sarah Oates & Gordon Neil Ramsay

Narrated by: Emily Durante

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The US media has been tainted with Russian disinformation, but the more significant threat is how the Right has embraced the Russian model of the news media as a vehicle for propaganda. This could not have happened without Donald Trump, who has been aided and abetted by politicians and news outlets that favor persuasion over information. From... Read more

Think It Over

By: Oliver L. North & David L. Goetsch

Narrated by: Rand Archer

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In the past, one of the most cherished American values was the truth. When people dealt with dilemmas, issues, opinions, and decisions, their first question was “What is the truth in this situation?” Now people are concerned only with what they think, feel, and want.
We have lost touch with the importance of truth in our lives. This reality has... Read more

Operation Ark

By: Pen Farthing

Narrated by: Kerry Hutchinson

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Operation Ark was always about people and animals. Pen Farthing’s actions were nothing short of heroic. - Ricky Gervais   67 People. 171 Animals. Getting out was only half the battle.   August 2021. The Taliban invaded Kabul.   The British Government was Missing in Action.   The evacuation was disastrous, shambolic and deadly.   Pen Farthing... Read more

How Tyrants Fall

By: Marcel Dirsus

Narrated by: Richard Burnip

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

'Gripping . . . essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPE

'A sparkling read full of original observations and captivating insights' KATJA HOYER

'Utterly compelling . . . jaw-dropping' BRIAN KLAAS

'Fascinating, wide-ranging . . . highly-entertaining' PETER GEOGHEGAN

Strongmen are rising. Democracies are faltering. How does tyranny end?

Tyrants project... Read more

Price of the Modi Years

By: Aakar Patel

Narrated by: Aakar Patel

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Columnist, author and political commentator, Aakar Patel has long been a close observer of the political scenario. In Price of the Modi Years, he seeks to explain the data and facts on India’s performance under Narendra Modi.Modi’s predecessor, Manmohan Singh, had once said that Modi would be a disaster as prime minister. This book shows how. It... Read more

To Kill a Nation

By: Michael Parenti

Narrated by: Rich Miller

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and democracy. Read more

The Reactionary Spirit

By: Zack Beauchamp

Narrated by: Justin Price

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

With keen and original insight, Vox journalist Zack Beauchamp traces how a reactionary antidemocratic ethos born and bred in America has come to infect democracies around the world

There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of American politics that has endured since our nation’s birth. The defining ideals of democracy and liberty for... Read more

JFK Jr.

By: RoseMarie Terenzio & Liz McNeil

Narrated by: Michael David Axtell, Kevin R. Free, Lanna Joff...

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look at the real man behind the myth. Sharing never-before-told stories and insights, his closest friends, confidantes, lovers, classmates, teachers, and colleagues paint a vivid portrait of one of the most beloved figures of the 20th century, revealing... Read more

Disembedded

By: Basak Kus

Narrated by: Lauren Pedersen

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

During the last two decades, there has been much scholarly and popular interest in the financialization of the American economy—why the turn to finance has taken place, what constituted it, and what has come out of it. In Disembedded, Basak Kus draws from the theories of Karl Polanyi—one of the greatest and most influential political economists... Read more

Ruin Their Crops on the Ground

By: Andrea Freeman

Narrated by: Heni Zoutomou

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The first and definitive history of the use of food in United States law and politics as a weapon of conquest and control, a Fast Food Nation for the Black Lives Matter era

In 1779, to subjugate Indigenous nations, George Washington ordered his troops to “ruin their crops now in the ground and prevent their planting more.” Destroying harvests is... Read more

Inside SEK

By: Kuni

Narrated by: Rolf Berg

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Wenn es für die Polizei zu brenzlig wird, tritt das Spezialeinsatzkommando auf den Plan. Die anonymen Elitekräfte mit den Sturmmasken sind da, wenn die Gefährdung am größten ist: bei der Terrorismusbekämpfung, Geiselbefreiungen, Razzien und gefährlichen Zugriffen. Der ehemalige Polizist mit dem Decknamen »Kuni« war lange im SEK tätig. In 25... Read more

Berg und Sinn – Im Nachstieg von Viktor Frankl - Abridged

By: Michael Holzer & Klaus Haselböck

Narrated by: Daniel Wandelt

Length: 4 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sich selbst finden in den Bergen: Klettern mit Viktor FranklKlettern als Parabel für das Leben: Wir werden mit unseren Ängsten konfrontiert, überwinden äußere und innere Hindernisse, trainieren unseren Körper und unseren Willen und lernen, absolut zu vertrauen – unseren eigenen Fähigkeiten, aber auch unserem Seilpartner.Der weltberühmte... Read more

Tu was! - Abridged

By: Ruprecht Polenz

Narrated by: Jonas Baeck

Length: 1 hour 31 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ruprecht Polenz tritt rechtsextremen Schwurblern und Demokratieverächtern seit Jahren energisch entgegen, weil er glaubt, dass auch seine neun Enkel das Glück haben sollen, in einer Demokratie zu leben. Er ist einer der erfahrensten Influencer im Dienst von Freiheit und Vielfalt in Deutschland, seine engagierten Posts in den sozialen Medien... Read more

The Language of Climate Politics

By: Genevieve Guenther

Narrated by: Genevieve Guenther

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In an illuminating analysis, Dr. Genevieve Guenther shows that the climate debate is not, in fact, neatly polarized, with Republicans obstructing climate action and Democrats advancing climate solutions. Partisans on the right and the left often repeat the same fossil-fuel talking points, and this repetition produces a centrist consensus... Read more

Lifehouse

By: Adam Greenfield

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 8 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

How to reclaim power in a time of perpetual crisis



We are living through a Long Emergency: a near-continuous train of pandemics, heatwaves, droughts, resource wars, and other climate-driven disasters. In Lifehouse, Adam Greenfield asks what might happen if the tactics and networks of care that spring up in response to these times might be brought... Read more

One Generation Away

By: Brilyn Hollyhand

Narrated by: Brilyn Hollyhand

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A rising teenage conservative star offers his battle plan in his debut book for Gen Z to reclaim this country by returning to faith, family, and freedom.

When Ronald Reagan warned that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction, was he pointing to Generation Z?
 
Today’s young adults have been indoctrinated since preschool in... Read more

Riding with Reagan

By: John R. Barletta

Narrated by: Christopher Grove

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

John Barletta was a Vietnam veteran and Secret Service agent who spent over a decade with the Reagans, poised to give his own life at any moment to save the fortieth president of the United States. His superior riding skills made Barletta the perfect choice to protect Reagan during his frequent visits to the ranch. Over time, he got to know... Read more

Democracy in Retrograde

By: Sami Sage & Emily Amick

Narrated by: Nikki Massoud

Length: 4 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to save our democracy but doesn’t know where to start.

In today’s political climate, it’s hard not to get discouraged. Isolated, doom scrolling, lacking a sense of purpose or community...it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the dire state of American... Read more

The Longest Con

By: Joe Conason

Narrated by: Steve Marvel

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The Longest Con tells the fascinating story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump, a bumptious fraud whose checkered career and tawdry retinue, including his presidential cabinet, have featured almost every variety of scam. But... Read more

True Gretch

By: Gretchen Whitmer

Narrated by: Gretchen Whitmer

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From trailblazing Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer comes an unconventionally honest, personal, and funny account of her remarkable life and career, full of insights that guided her through a global pandemic, showdowns with high-profile bullies, and even a kidnapping and assassination plot.

When Gretchen Whitmer was... Read more

Cities Under Siege

By: Gianno Caldwell

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

A Fox News analyst and well-known commentator on urban violence examines the rise in crime affecting American cities and tells how it has personally affected families, including his own. On June 24, 2022, Gianno Caldwell’s eighteen-year-old brother, Christian, was murdered. He was standing with friends on a street in the Southside of Chicago... Read more

How Economics Works

By: DK

Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover everything you need to know about economics with this unique graphic guide.

With clear, jargon-free language, How Economics Works is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide to all aspects of economics.

Covering everything from economic theories to economies in action, the book presents the groundbreaking ideas of key economists - from... Read more

Black Pill

By: Elle Reeve

Narrated by: Elle Reeve

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Polarized—reveals how the battle between the right and left is spilling out from the darkest corners of the internet into the real world with often tragic consequences.

Award-winning journalist and CNN correspondent Elle Reeve was not surprised by the... Read more

Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms

By: Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak & Paul Swartz

Narrated by: Jon Vertullo

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

An essential new guide to navigating the turbulent macroeconomic landscape as you form your strategy.



When turmoil hits, executives and investors face notoriously unreliable macroeconomic forecasts, whipsawing data, and contradictory opinions. Are disruptions transient and ephemeral—or permanent and structural? False alarms are costly traps, but... Read more