Politics & Economy audiobooks

Slow Burn

By: Robert Jisung Park

Narrated by: Davis Brooks

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook narrated by Davis Brooks reveals how the subtle but significant consequences of a hotter planet have already begun—from lower test scores to higher crime rates—and how we might tackle them today It's hard not to feel anxious about the problem of climate change, especially if we think of it as an impending planetary catastrophe.... Read more

Apocalypse Television

By: David Craig

Narrated by: Kim Niemi

Length: 8 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

On November 20, 1983, a three-hour made-for-TV movie, The Day After, premiered on ABC. Set in the heartland of Lawrence, Kansas, the film depicted the events before, during, and after a Soviet nuclear attack with vivid scenes of the post-apocalyptic hellscape that would follow. The film was viewed by over 100 million Americans and remains the... Read more

Cyborg

By: Laura Forlano & Danya Glabau

Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt

Length: 4 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This introduction to cyborg theory provides a critical vantage point for analyzing the claims around emerging technologies like automation, robots, and AI. Cyborg analyzes and reframes popular and scholarly conversations about cyborgs from the perspective of feminist cyborg theory. Drawing on their combined decades of training, teaching, and... Read more

You Can't Always Say What You Want

By: Dennis Baron

Narrated by: Tom Perkins

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The freedom to think what you want and to say what you think has always generated a pushback of regulation and censorship. This raises the thorny question: to what extent does free speech actually endanger speech protection? This book examines today's calls for speech legislation and places it into historical perspective, using fascinating... Read more

Goodbye Globalization

By: Elisabeth Braw

Narrated by: Brigid Lohrey

Length: 13 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

A bold new account of the state of globalization today—and what its collapse might mean for the world economy



After the Cold War, globalization accelerated at breakneck speed. Manufacturing, transport, and consumption defied national borders, companies made more money, and consumers had access to an ever-increasing range of goods. But in recent... Read more

Common Sense

By: Thomas Paine

Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-1776 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the 13 Colonies. Writing in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshaled moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Colonies to fight for egalitarian government. It was published anonymously on January 10,... Read more

The Octopus of Global Control

By: Charlie Robinson

Narrated by: Graham Dunlop & Darren Grimes

Length: 22 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

The Octopus of Global Control is a controversial, nonfiction book detailing how those in positions of power are able to manipulate society for their benefit, why they believe that they are entitled to impose their warped world view of reality on mankind, and how we can break free from their grip.The eight tentacles of control that are wrapped... Read more

The Communist Manifesto

By: Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels

Narrated by: Jeff Moon

Length: 1 hour 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Embark on a revolutionary journey into the foundations of modern political thought with "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, now available as a thought-provoking audiobook. In this seminal work, Marx and Engels articulate their vision for a classless society, where the proletariat rises against capitalist oppression to... Read more

The Founding Fathers: Biographies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin

By: Shane Costello

Narrated by: Kevin Theis

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook includes biographies on the following men: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin.The Founding Fathers of the United States led the American Revolution against the Kingdom of Great Britain. Most were descendants of colonists settled in the Thirteen Colonies in North America.Historian Richard... Read more

My Life in the Red Army

By: Fred Virski

Narrated by: Kevin Waits

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

"My Life in the Red Army" by Fred Virski offers a rare, firsthand account of a soldier's experiences within the Soviet military machine during a critical period of the 20th century. Through the lens of Virski's personal journey, the book sheds light on the inner workings, struggles, and day-to-day life of the Red Army from the perspective of an... Read more

No Heroes, No Monsters

By: Anna Ardin

Narrated by: Anna Ardin

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

No Heroes, No Monsters focuses on the dramatic struggle of Anna Ardin, the WikiLeaks activist who, in 2010, came forward to report sexual abuse by Julian Assange. This is her testimony to a legal trial that was replaced by an Internet tribunal. A tribunal where women's rights are all too often both neglected and weaponized. A tribunal that every... Read more

The News Quiz 2008

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig & Various

Length: 11 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Three series of the award-winning satirical panel game, chaired by Sandi ToksvigHosted by the peerless Sandi Toksvig, these 25 episodes take us through the highlights and lowlights of 2008, a year dominated by the global financial crisis and the US presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain.Scrutinising stories both world-shaking and... Read more

Las cartas de Colosio (30 aniversario)

By: Rafael Medina Martínez

Narrated by: Bernardo García

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Una mirada al hombre que marcó un antes y un después en la vida política de México, cuyas ideas, a pesar del intento de silenciarlas con su asesinato el 23 de marzo de 1994, aún reverberan en la conciencia del pueblo de México. Esta es la recopilación de la correspondencia entre Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta, una de las figuras más importantes... Read more

Four Chancellors and a Funeral

By: Russell Jones

Narrated by: Chris Devon

Length: 11 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The sequel nobody wants. After a decade of the Tories, could it get any worse? Spoiler – it does.

Towards the end of 2021, Britain had been frogmarched into an escalating series of surreal calamities. Brexit was a disaster, the NHS was in crisis, the government was bathed head-to-toe in impropriety, senior Tories were still acting as though the... Read more

The News Quiz 2006 – 2007: Sandi Toksvig Takes the Helm!

By: BBC Radio Comedy

Narrated by: Sandi Toksvig, Alan Coren & Various

Length: 15 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Sandi Toksvig’s first four series as host of the popular satirical comedy showTaking over the News Quiz chair from Simon Hoggart, comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig steps up to the plate to lead the intrepid panellists in a round-up of the biggest (and smallest) news stories of 2006 and 2007. With the exception of one show, hosted by Clive... Read more

On Guerrilla Warfare

By: Mao Tse Tung

Narrated by: William Heschel

Length: 2 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

"On Guerrilla Warfare" by Mao Tse Tung is a foundational text that elaborates on the strategies and philosophies behind guerrilla warfare, authored by the revolutionary leader during the tumultuous period of the Chinese Civil War and the Japanese invasion of China in the 20th century. Mao's work is not just a military manual but a profound... Read more

The Prince

By: Niccolo Machiavelli

Narrated by: Jason Smith

Length: 4 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Prince" is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli, written around 1513 and published posthumously in 1532. The work is a pragmatic analysis of political power, leadership, and the dynamics of statecraft. Unlike previous political philosophers who emphasized ideals, Machiavelli focused on the practical realities of achieving and... Read more

Arasiyal Anmiga MGR

By: M. Venkatesan

Narrated by: Sukanya Karunakaran

Length: 3 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

எம்ஜிஆரைப் பற்றி எத்தனையோ நூல்கள் வெளிவந்துள்ளன. ஆனால், இதுபோன்ற ஒரு நூல் வந்ததில்லை. எம்ஜிஆரின் அரசியலையும் அவரது ஆன்மிக நம்பிக்கையையும் ஒருங்கிணைத்து, ஆதாரபூர்வமாக இந்த நூல் எழுதப்பட்டுள்ளது.திராவிட இயக்கத்துக்காரர் என்று எம்ஜிஆரை ஏற்றுக்கொள்பவர்களைப் பார்த்து இந்தப் புத்தகம் மறுக்கமுடியாத கேள்விகளை முன்வைக்கிறது. தனது ஆன்மிக நிலைப்பாட்டை... Read more

Balcony Over Jerusalem

By: John Lyons

Narrated by: Peter Houghton

Length: 12 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note.
'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author'A penetrating... Read more

The Peace

By: Romeo Dallaire

Narrated by: Paul Gross

Length: 6 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

International humanitarian icon and bestselling author General Roméo Dallaire guides readers on a crucial and inspiring journey from past wars through post-modern conflict toward a vision of lasting peace.

In The Peace, Roméo Dallaire shows us the past, present and future of war through the prism of his own life. Trained in classic warfare during... Read more

Letters To Mikey

By: Glenn Cort

Narrated by: Glenn Cort

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In America we have so much, but there is something missing. There is a widespread fear of what we are becoming. Our new normal is indescribable, yet undeniable. Subtle, yet controlling. We can all feel it but we can’t put our finger on what it is.There is a generalized sense of noise and confusion that has dominated our society for years. It’s... Read more

Four Shots in the Night

By: Henry Hemming

Narrated by: Jamie Parker & Henry Hemming

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Four Shots in the Night is the story of a political murder: the killing of an IRA member turned British informant. 

The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns,... Read more

The City Is Up for Grabs

By: Gregory Royal Pratt

Narrated by: Christopher Douyard

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Chicago is a world-class city, but it is also a city in crisis.



Crime is up, schools have repeatedly shut down due to conflict between City Hall and the powerful teachers' union, and COVID-19 only deepened the entrenched poverty, institutional racism, and endless tug of war between the city's haves and have nots.



For four years, the person at... Read more

Trilogy

By: Peggy Adler

Narrated by: Peter Coyote

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1991, Peggy Adler, author of Trilogy: Three True Stories of Scoundrels and Schemers, was retained by self-proclaimed CIA agent, arms dealer and money launderer, Richard Brenneke, to co-author his autobiography. She soon discovered evidence in his files contradicting claims regarding his presence at October Surprise conspiracy meetings and... Read more