Politics & Economy audiobooks

Rudolf Steiner: Wie erlangt man Erkenntnisse der höheren Welten?

By: Rudolf Steiner

Narrated by: Tim Eriksson

Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Nachdem Rudolf Steiner im Jahre 1904 die Erstausgabe seines Werkes "Theosophie" präsentiert hatte, folgte rasch darauf das Werk "Wie erlangt man Erkenntnisse der höheren Welten?", eine außerordentlich detaillierte Einführung in die Ideenwelt der Anthroposophie.Das Buch wurde ein außerordentlich großer Erfolg und erschien in mehreren Auflagen. Read more

Derecha

By: Alejandro Páez Varela & Álvaro Delgado Gómez

Narrated by: Bobby Sánchez & Alex Ortega

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

La derecha en México ha dominado los poderes formales y los de facto; ha operado las políticas públicas y las finanzas de la nación; se ha apropiado del pensamiento crítico y de la academia. Y ha sido revolución, movimiento, contrarrevolución, legislador, Ejecutivo y Poder Judicial. Ha usado el centro y hasta la izquierda; ha corrompido,... Read more

Und es geschieht jetzt

By: Marko Martin

Narrated by: Thomas Höricht

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Der 7. Oktober 2023 – ein Schreckenstag, dessen Ausmaß noch immer nicht abzusehen ist. Marko Martin beschreibt, was im Jahr danach geschah. Auf der einen Seite die sich polarisierende Öffentlichkeit, die Relativerungen und Rechtfertigungen. Auf der anderen die Jüdinnen und Juden in Deutschland und Israel, in deren täglichen Leben nichts ist wie... Read more

Psychopolitics

By: Byung-Chul Han

Narrated by: Peter Noble

Length: 2 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Exploring how neoliberalism has discovered the productive force of the psyche Byung-Chul Han, a star of German philosophy, continues his passionate critique of neoliberalism, trenchantly describing a regime of technological domination that, in contrast to Foucault’s biopower, has discovered the productive force of the psyche. In the course of... Read more

Bloody Minded

By: Susie Ferguson

Narrated by: Susie Ferguson

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful memoir on womanhood by RNZ presenter Susie Ferguson
Early in her radio career Susie Ferguson became a war correspondent. The only woman among hundreds of soldiers, in a helmet and flak jacket she was one of the boys. None of them knew she was taking fifteen painkillers a day and relying on opioids to stem the burning and stabbing pain... Read more

Beyond the Game: Pat Tillman

By: Andrew Maraniss

Narrated by: Christopher Douyard

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Beyond the Game is a nonfiction chapter book series about athletes who have stepped up beyond sports to make a difference in the world, from acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss and illustrator DeAndra Hodge. This is the story of NFL star Pat Tillman, who gave up his NFL career to enlist in the army.

In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author... Read more

A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict

By: Ilan Pappe

Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross

Length: 3 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel–Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.



"Ilan Pappe is the most original, radical and hard-hitting of Israel's 'new historians.'" —Avi Shlaim, author of Three Worlds



The devastation of 7 October 2023 and the horrors that followed astounded the world. But the... Read more

Tragic Nation: Burma 

By: Amitav Acharya

Narrated by: Richard Bhakti Klien

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

A decade ago, Burma was full of light and hope. Today, it has descended into darkness and despair. The once promising political and opening up of the country has been set back, possibly for a long time. How did this happen?Why? Many outside observers are surprised by the developments, but it was predictable. For those watching Burma the February... Read more

Den of Spies

By: Craig Unger

Narrated by: Jason Culp

Length: 12 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The explosive inside story of the October Surprise conspiracy, a stunning act of treason that changed American history. New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign... Read more

Ungoverning

By: Russell Muirhead & Nancy L. Rosenblum

Narrated by: Katherine Fenton

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Katherine Fenton reveals how a concentrated attack on political institutions threatens to disable the essential workings of government

In this unsettling book, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum trace how ungoverning—the deliberate effort to dismantle the capacity of government to do its work—has become a malignant... Read more

Treaty Justice

By: Charles Wilkinson

Narrated by: Jason Grasl

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1974, Judge George Boldt issued a ruling that affirmed the fishing rights and tribal sovereignty of Native nations in Washington State. The Boldt Decision transformed Indigenous law and resource management across the United States and beyond. The case also brought about far-reaching societal changes, reinforcing tribal sovereignty and... Read more

Lost in Austin

By: Alex Hannaford

Narrated by: James Meunier

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A long-time Austinite and journalist’s exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texas—charting the shifts within its vibrant music scene, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the challenges of gentrification—ultimately questioning what this city’s transformation signals for American urban identity.Austin isn’t what it used... Read more

Star-Spangled Jesus

By: April Ajoy

Narrated by: April Ajoy

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

In this hilarious memoir, a social media star and podcast host shares about her time deeply entrenched in Christian Nationalism and how she left it behind to better follow Jesus.

Social media influencer and podcast host April Ajoy wouldn’t have called herself a Christian Nationalist when she performed her original song “America Say Jesus” on the... Read more

Tokyo Noir

By: Jake Adelstein

Narrated by: Jake Adelstein & Shoko Plambeck

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime exposé, and memoir. It’s 2008, and it’s been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. The global economy is in shambles, Jake is off the police beat but still chain-smoking clove cigarettes, and Tadamasa Goto, the... Read more

On Leadership

By: Tony Blair

Narrated by: Tony Blair

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The leadership manual Tony Blair wishes he had when he became prime minister, with personal insights and global examples that show aspiring leaders how to go from talking about change to making change.

Sir Tony Blair learnt the precepts of governing the hard way: by leading a country for over ten years. In that time he came to understand that... Read more

Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday Massacre: Lessons for the International Community

By: Rohan Gunaratna

Narrated by: Zachary Coffin

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Radical Islam is an enduring global challenge that presents a national and international security threat. Instigation by hate preachers, inadequate government, societal attention, religious and reciprocal radicalization have allowed this threat to manifest into terrorist violence. Extremist ideologies have infiltrated religious, educational, and... Read more

If We Are Brave

By: Theodore Johnson

Narrated by: Theodore Johnson

Length: 4 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The popular Washington Post contributing opinion columnist challenges readers to have uncomfortable conversations about race, drawing on the first-person perspectives of the author and Americans from diverse viewpoints and walks of life.“The United States claims to be a nation founded on an idea,” writes Theodore R. Johnson, “but Americans—even... Read more

Black Saturday

By: Trey Yingst

Narrated by: Trey Yingst

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify the scope and magnitude of this latest and most dramatic outbreak in one of the bloodiest, most nuanced, and longest-standing conflicts in modern history.On... Read more

Social Security 101, 2nd Edition

By: Michele Cagan & Alfred Mill

Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King

Length: 7 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn the ins and outs of the social security system in this accessible, easy-to-navigate guide with refreshed, updated information in Social Security 101, 2nd Edition.

Too often, writing about social security turns the noteworthy details of the benefits into boring details about regulations or biased political arguments that would put even a... Read more

What She Said

By: Elizabeth Renzetti

Narrated by: Elizabeth Renzetti

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Indigo’s Most Anticipated Canadian Books • One of CBC Books’ Works of Canadian Nonfiction to Check Out This Fall

A passionate advocate for gender equity, and one of our most respected journalists, explores the most pressing issues facing women in Canada today with humour and heart.

The fight for women’s rights was supposed to have been... Read more

Nobody Is Coming to Save You

By: Scott Mann

Narrated by: Scott Mann & Mike Rowe

Length: 5 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestselling author and leadership coach shares his invaluable secrets for successfully motivating people to action in low-trust, high-stakes environments.

For years, Scott Mann worked in low-trust, high stakes environments where nobody was coming to save him, his men, or the exhausted majority of Afghans they served. There, he... Read more

Bricks that Build Us BOOK 3

By: Rob Howat

Narrated by: Robin Howat

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Family, Education, Beliefs and Law.We live in a time of increasing conflict due to ignorance, misinformation and polarization. We must change this. How balanced order was and still can be achieved is described in this set of four books. Heads filled with too many imagined injustices ignore realities generally experienced by the dispossessed and... Read more

Strangeland

By: Jon Sopel

Narrated by: Jon Sopel

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Returning to the UK in some ways has been disconcerting – or maybe discombobulating would be a better word. It is, after all, my home; it is where I grew up, a country I love and am proud of. But either it’s changed, or I have. Maybe both.
It just feels like a strange land.

At the beginning of 2022, after eight years of... Read more

Por nuestras libertades (antes de que sea demasiado tarde)

By: Silvia Cherem

Narrated by: Silvia Cherem & Noé Velázquez

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

El 7 de octubre de 2023, Hamás, grupo terrorista que gobierna Gaza desde 2007, llevó a cabo “en el nombre de Alá” una carnicería en el sur de Israel: arrasó aldeas, violó en horda a cuanta mujer halló a su paso, amarró y quemó vivas a familias enteras, incluidos niños y ancianos, decapitó y cercenó cuerpos, masacró con salvajismo a 1 240... Read more