Classic Audiobook Collection

The Wisdom of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: mystery For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:33:59) Chapter 2 (01:15:18) Chapter 3 (01:51:01) Chapter 4 (02:31:04) Chapter 5 (03:07:24) Chapter 6 (03:45:07) Chapter 7 (04:17:49) Chapter 8 (05:03:01) Chapter 9 (05:37:54) Chapter 10 (06:09:41) Chapter 11 (06:46:27) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Innocence of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton audiobook. Genre: mystery In The Innocence of Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton introduces an unlikely detective: Father Brown, a quiet Catholic priest with a shabby umbrella, a round face, and a disarming manner that makes criminals underestimate him. Moving through English villages, country houses, and city streets, Father Brown is repeatedly drawn into baffling crimes - stolen jewels, sudden disappearances, impossible murders, and deceptions staged with theatrical flair. While others chase evidence, reputation, or spectacle, he listens patiently, notices what vanity hides, and uses a deep understanding of human weakness to see through lies. Alongside him appears the elegant and notorious thief Flambeau, whose encounters with the priest become a tense contest of wits and conscience. Each case is a compact puzzle, but the stories also explore larger questions about pride, temptation, forgiveness, and the thin line between respectability and wrongdoing. Wry, philosophical, and richly atmospheric, this classic collection invites listeners into mysteries where the smallest detail - or the smallest act of mercy - can change everything. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:56:44) Chapter 2 (01:58:03) Chapter 3 (02:56:49) Chapter 4 (03:38:57) Chapter 5 (04:28:42) Chapter 6 (05:11:34) Chapter 7 (06:06:22) Chapter 8 (07:08:04) Chapter 9 (07:59:26) Chapter 10 (08:50:25) Chapter 11 (09:42:46) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche audiobook. Genre: philosophy In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche launches a provocative investigation into the hidden motives behind moral beliefs and the cultural assumptions people treat as timeless truths. Written as a series of sharp, energetic sections rather than a single linear argument, the book challenges readers to question ideas such as objective morality, absolute truth, and the comforting stories societies tell themselves about virtue and vice. Nietzsche targets the legacy of traditional European philosophy and religion, arguing that many 'higher' ideals can mask deeper drives: the will to interpret, to rank, to control, and to give life a meaning that favors certain types of people. Along the way he examines the psychology of philosophers, the social power of moral language, the tension between individual creativity and herd conformity, and the costs of intellectual honesty. With aphorisms that move from biting critique to visionary calls for new values, Nietzsche invites readers to look past familiar categories of good and evil and confront the unsettling possibility that moral systems are human creations, shaped by history, temperament, and struggle. The central conflict is the reader's own: whether to cling to inherited certainties or risk a harder freedom of thought. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:06:02) Chapter 01 (01:05:30) Chapter 02 (01:45:35) Chapter 03 (02:29:39) Chapter 04 (02:53:09) Chapter 05 (03:50:42) Chapter 06 (04:44:18) Chapter 07 (05:54:20) Chapter 08 (06:56:06) Chapter 09 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer audiobook. Genre: biography A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage battery, and the electric light. In the words of the authors, 'It is designed in these pages to bring the reader face to face with Edison; to glance at an interesting childhood and a youthful period marked by a capacity for doing things, and by an insatiable thirst for knowledge; then to accompany him into the great creative stretch of forty years, during which he has done so much. This book shows him plunged deeply into work for which he has always had an incredible capacity, reveals the exercise of his unsurpassed inventive ability, his keen reasoning powers, his tenacious memory, his fertility of resource; follows him through a series of innumerable experiments, conducted methodically, reaching out like rays of search-light into all the regions of science and nature, and finally exhibits him emerging triumphantly from countless difficulties bearing with him in new arts the fruits of victorious struggle.' For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:05:39) Chapter 2 (00:19:23) Chapter 3 (00:41:07) Chapter 4 (01:26:59) Chapter 5 (01:57:01) Chapter 6 (02:48:57) Chapter 7 (03:13:31) Chapter 8 (03:57:40) Chapter 9 (04:55:12) Chapter 10 (06:03:17) Chapter 11 (06:50:36) Chapter 12 (07:42:05) Chapter 13 (08:35:03) Chapter 14 (09:05:05) Chapter 15 (10:03:23) Chapter 16 (11:08:00) Chapter 17 (12:04:14) Chapter 18 (13:03:22) Chapter 19 (13:52:01) Chapter 20 (14:37:52) Chapter 21 (15:13:41) Chapter 22 (16:06:29) Chapter 23 (16:46:14) Chapter 24 (17:23:16) Chapter 25 (18:10:53) Chapter 26 (18:56:17) Chapter 27 (19:40:25) Chapter 28 (20:32:35) Chapter 29 (21:42:49) Chapter 30 (22:53:14) Chapter 31 (22:55:31) Chapter 32 (23:10:18) Chapter 33 (23:42:32) Chapter 34 (24:01:26) Chapter 35 (24:31:55) Chapter 36 (24:41:18) Chapter 37 (24:51:20) Chapter 38 (24:56:38) Chapter 39 (25:11:37) Chapter 40 (25:24:38) Chapter 41 (25:56:47) Chapter 42 (26:12:46) Chapter 43 (26:23:12) Chapter 44 (26:41:01) Chapter 45 (26:47:01) Chapter 46 (26:55:39) Chapter 47 (27:13:56) Chapter 48 (27:23:41) Chapter 49 (27:39:15) Chapter 50 (27:48:43) Chapter 51 (28:54:18) Chapter 52 (29:42:21) Chapter 53 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest audiobook. Genre: mystery On a rain-swept London night, American millionaire-adventurer Robert Grell leaves the comfort of his club for a secret appointment, just days before his society wedding to Lady Eileen Meredith. By morning, Grell is at the center of a scandalous puzzle: a man has been found murdered in the study of Grell's home, yet the dead man is not who the household insists he is. As whispers spread from drawing rooms to back alleys, Scotland Yard is called in to prevent a high-profile case from turning into a public humiliation. Leading the inquiry is Chief Inspector Heldon Foyle, a patient, relentless investigator who quickly realizes that every straightforward explanation falls apart under scrutiny. Grell himself has vanished, a veiled woman seems to hover at the edge of events, and a missing foreign valet deepens the sense that someone has staged the scene with care. With aristocratic reputations on the line and the criminal underworld offering its own shadowy truths, Foyle must sort genuine clues from deliberate misdirection and answer the question that drives the case: is this murder the work of chance, revenge, or a plan close to perfection? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:03) Chapter 02 (00:15:01) Chapter 03 (00:24:04) Chapter 04 (00:28:40) Chapter 05 (00:33:54) Chapter 06 (00:40:14) Chapter 07 (00:46:59) Chapter 08 (00:54:12) Chapter 09 (00:59:17) Chapter 10 (01:05:11) Chapter 11 (01:13:46) Chapter 12 (01:20:57) Chapter 13 (01:29:52) Chapter 14 (01:36:53) Chapter 15 (01:42:22) Chapter 16 (01:51:52) Chapter 17 (01:59:28) Chapter 18 (02:05:41) Chapter 19 (02:14:18) Chapter 20 (02:20:06) Chapter 21 (02:30:25) Chapter 22 (02:35:40) Chapter 23 (02:44:30) Chapter 24 (02:54:30) Chapter 25 (03:02:01) Chapter 26 (03:10:18) Chapter 27 (03:17:58) Chapter 28 (03:28:34) Chapter 29 (03:36:23) Chapter 30 (03:40:48) Chapter 31 (03:47:53) Chapter 32 (03:53:07) Chapter 33 (04:01:48) Chapter 34 (04:07:31) Chapter 35 (04:14:39) Chapter 36 (04:25:26) Chapter 37 (04:33:46) Chapter 38 (04:43:15) Chapter 39 (04:47:51) Chapter 40 (04:56:44) Chapter 41 (05:06:05) Chapter 42 (05:19:20) Chapter 43 (05:31:21) Chapter 44 (05:39:13) Chapter 45 (05:49:53) Chapter 46 (06:02:24) Chapter 47 (06:12:30) Chapter 48 (06:24:17) Chapter 49 (06:29:34) Chapter 50 (06:43:01) Chapter 51 (06:50:55) Chapter 52 (07:06:23) Chapter 53 (07:13:11) Chapter 54 (07:24:27) Chapter 55 (07:33:02) Chapter 56 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cathay by Ezra Pound audiobook. Genre: poetry The Cathay poems appeared in a slim volume in 1915. They are, in effect, Ezra Pound’s English translations/interpretations from notebooks written by the Japanese scholar Ernest Fenollosa. Pound, not knowing any Chinese or Japanese at all, promptly created a new and somewhat complex style of translation, as he had done with words from several other languages. The Cathay poems are primarily written by the Chinese poet Li Po, referred to throughout these translations as Rihaku, the Japanese form of his name. These poems came to have a profound influence on 20th Century poetry, spawning, among other things, the Imagist movement, and helped in the generation of widespread interest in Asian literature and thought. Also included in this collection are two poems from Pound’s 1912 collection Ripostes. “The Seafarer” is another of Pound’s experiments in translation, this one from the Anglo-Saxon. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:02:24) Chapter 02 (00:03:32) Chapter 03 (00:06:52) Chapter 04 (00:09:06) Chapter 05 (00:11:36) Chapter 06 (00:12:57) Chapter 07 (00:15:01) Chapter 08 (00:20:55) Chapter 09 (00:23:44) Chapter 10 (00:25:01) Chapter 11 (00:26:28) Chapter 12 (00:28:00) Chapter 13 (00:29:30) Chapter 14 (00:31:49) Chapter 15 (00:34:19) Chapter 16 (00:41:27) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott audiobook. Genre: scifi In the perfectly ordered world of Flatland, everything and everyone is a geometric shape, and your place in society is literally defined by the number of sides you have. A Square, a respectable middle-class professional, lives a predictable life governed by rigid rules, sharp prejudices, and an unquestioned faith in the dimensions he can see. But on the eve of the centennial celebration, his routine is interrupted by unsettling encounters that hint at realities beyond length and width. When a mysterious visitor from a higher dimension appears, the Square is drawn into a mind-bending journey that challenges his understanding of space, logic, and even the limits of imagination. As he struggles to communicate what he has learned to a society terrified of the unknown, Flatland becomes both a playful mathematical thought experiment and a pointed satire of social hierarchy, conformity, and intellectual censorship. By blending wit with wonder, Edwin Abbott Abbott crafts a story that invites listeners to reconsider how easily 'common sense' can become a cage - and how daring it is to see the world from a different angle. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:22:55) Chapter 2 (00:50:48) Chapter 3 (01:15:58) Chapter 4 (01:46:01) Chapter 5 (02:06:29) Chapter 6 (02:34:13) Chapter 7 (03:10:04) Chapter 8 (03:54:33) Chapter 9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe audiobook. Genre: horror When young Arthur Gordon Pym, a restless teenager in Nantucket, convinces his friend Augustus Barnard to help him stow away on a whaling voyage, he expects adventure - not a descent into terror. Hidden in the cramped hold of the Grampus, Pym is plunged into darkness, hunger, and delirium as the ship lurches into crisis. When disaster erupts above deck, he and a handful of survivors are forced into uneasy alliances, facing mutiny, brutal violence, and the thin line between courage and desperation. Cast adrift on an indifferent ocean, their struggle becomes a grim test of endurance as they chase uncertain rescue and reckon with what people will do to live. Yet survival only opens the door to stranger horizons. As Pym's journey carries him farther south into unknown seas, the familiar rules of navigation, nature, and human behavior begin to warp, and the expedition turns into an eerie exploration of the boundaries between fact and nightmare. Poe blends sea tale realism with mounting dread, building a voyage that is as much about the mind's extremes as the world's edge. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:05:06) Chapter 01 (00:27:09) Chapter 02 (01:06:05) Chapter 03 (01:27:25) Chapter 04 (01:45:44) Chapter 05 (02:03:00) Chapter 06 (02:23:18) Chapter 07 (02:38:57) Chapter 08 (02:55:56) Chapter 09 (03:14:35) Chapter 10 (03:26:16) Chapter 11 (03:42:04) Chapter 12 (04:05:35) Chapter 13 (04:27:38) Chapter 14 (04:48:42) Chapter 15 (05:00:18) Chapter 16 (05:11:59) Chapter 17 (05:24:24) Chapter 18 (05:39:38) Chapter 19 (05:52:48) Chapter 20 (06:08:37) Chapter 21 (06:20:42) Chapter 22 (06:35:01) Chapter 23 (06:45:41) Chapter 24 (07:00:43) Chapter 25 (07:13:05) Chapter 26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last Days of Pompeii by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton audiobook. Genre: history Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. Once a very widely read book and now relatively neglected, it culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The novel uses its characters to contrast the decadent culture of first-century Rome with both older cultures and coming trends. The protagonist, Glaucus, represents the Greeks who have been subordinated by Rome, and his nemesis Arbaces the still older culture of Egypt. Olinthus is the chief representative of the nascent Christian religion, which is presented favorably but not uncritically. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:06:32) Chapter 02 (00:32:39) Chapter 03 (01:13:11) Chapter 04 (01:34:44) Chapter 05 (01:51:20) Chapter 06 (02:18:59) Chapter 07 (02:39:43) Chapter 08 (03:10:38) Chapter 09 (03:30:54) Chapter 10 (03:42:28) Chapter 11 (03:56:29) Chapter 12 (04:26:41) Chapter 13 (04:40:45) Chapter 14 (04:54:54) Chapter 15 (05:06:26) Chapter 16 (05:35:46) Chapter 17 (06:04:15) Chapter 18 (06:17:25) Chapter 19 (06:37:25) Chapter 20 (06:57:36) Chapter 21 (07:22:23) Chapter 22 (07:36:30) Chapter 23 (07:52:28) Chapter 24 (08:06:36) Chapter 25 (08:20:48) Chapter 26 (08:45:18) Chapter 27 (09:03:49) Chapter 28 (09:20:47) Chapter 29 (09:26:57) Chapter 30 (09:48:01) Chapter 31 (10:18:06) Chapter 32 (10:31:16) Chapter 33 (10:46:14) Chapter 34 (11:13:07) Chapter 35 (11:37:58) Chapter 36 (11:54:23) Chapter 37 (12:00:11) Chapter 38 (12:12:07) Chapter 39 (12:21:58) Chapter 40 (12:32:18) Chapter 41 (12:48:25) Chapter 42 (12:54:00) Chapter 43 (13:10:50) Chapter 44 (13:27:06) Chapter 45 (14:01:54) Chapter 46 (14:27:40) Chapter 47 (15:05:51) Chapter 48 (15:10:57) Chapter 49 (15:32:54) Chapter 50 (15:42:22) Chapter 51 (15:53:24) Chapter 52 (16:05:43) Chapter 53 (16:14:38) Chapter 54 (16:26:04) Chapter 55 (16:32:29) Chapter 56 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit audiobook. Genre: fantasy In The Book of Dragons, Edith Nesbit gathers a sparkling set of fantasy tales in which dragons are not distant legends but troublesome, tempting, and often very funny neighbors to the human world. Across these stories, curious children, stubborn adults, would-be heroes, and unlucky families stumble into encounters with beasts that breathe fire, freeze rivers, hoard treasure, or slip into everyday life in startling disguises. Each adventure begins with a small decision - a broken rule, a careless wish, a plan to be brave, or the belief that magic can be managed - and then follows the consequences as dragons upset households, kingdoms, and expectations. With her trademark blend of wit and warmth, Nesbit turns classic fairy-tale ingredients into something sharper and more surprising: courage is tested, cleverness matters as much as strength, and kindness can be as powerful as any sword. By turns mischievous and suspenseful, these stories invite listeners to delight in wonder while recognizing the hard truths beneath the enchantment: magic always has a price, and growing up often means learning which bargains to refuse. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:28:14) Chapter 2 (01:00:42) Chapter 3 (01:29:43) Chapter 4 (02:07:23) Chapter 5 (02:38:14) Chapter 6 (03:09:10) Chapter 7 (03:39:13) Chapter 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trail of the Axe by Ridgwell Cullum audiobook. Genre: adventure Dave ran a lumber mill in western Canada. There are some workers within his organization who he trusts implicitly, some who he doesn't trust at all, and some who he is unsure about. But Dave is basically a trusting soul. Most of the folks in Malkern liked him, as he had been a major factor in shaping the village and in providing employment for a lot of the folks who lived in the area. Dave was not a pleasant site to look at; ungainly, not very attractive, yet he had a heart that was the antithesis of his lack of physical attractiveness. Dave was a good friend to Betty, who had promised her hand in marriage to Jim Truscott, who was on leave from Malkern searching for gold in the Yukon territory to secure a future for himself and his bride-to-be. Truscott had asked Dave to watch over Betty during his absence, but when he returned from his fortune seeking expedition in the Yukon, Truscott was a changed man. He didn't seem the same personable Jim Truscott that Betty had promised herself to, and Dave was a bit suspicious of his personality alterations as well. Now, Betty had to decide whether to hold herself to her promise, and Dave had to determine whether or not he should also keep himself to the promise he had made to his friend. There is plenty of action, suspense, and personal introspection combined with a love story in The Trail of the Axe, and many a surprise awaits every turn. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:27) Chapter 02 (00:53:58) Chapter 03 (01:17:52) Chapter 04 (01:36:06) Chapter 05 (01:59:19) Chapter 06 (02:20:23) Chapter 07 (02:48:56) Chapter 08 (03:18:46) Chapter 09 (03:48:24) Chapter 10 (04:12:31) Chapter 11 (04:30:54) Chapter 12 (04:52:54) Chapter 13 (05:08:58) Chapter 14 (05:25:15) Chapter 15 (05:52:25) Chapter 16 (06:14:40) Chapter 17 (06:40:24) Chapter 18 (07:01:59) Chapter 19 (07:21:41) Chapter 20 (07:46:47) Chapter 21 (08:12:50) Chapter 22 (08:32:23) Chapter 23 (09:04:42) Chapter 24 (09:32:58) Chapter 25 (09:54:01) Chapter 26 (10:04:12) Chapter 27 (10:19:14) Chapter 28 (10:52:59) Chapter 29 (11:07:15) Chapter 30 (11:37:49) Chapter 31 (11:53:39) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five Children and It by E. Nesbit audiobook. Genre: fantasy When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother are sent to the countryside for a quiet holiday, they expect ordinary days of picnics, sandy lanes, and small adventures. Instead, a chance discovery in a gravel pit introduces them to a strange, grumpy creature with long whiskers and extraordinary powers: a Psammead, an ancient sand fairy that can grant one wish each day. Delighted, the five children begin wishing for exciting changes - beauty, wealth, thrilling surprises, and more - only to learn that magic rarely works the way you imagine. Each wish brings unexpected complications, forcing the siblings to think quickly, stick together, and face the consequences of their own choices before sunset erases the day's enchantment. As the children juggle secrecy, rivalry, and growing responsibility, they discover that the best parts of an adventure are not the wishes themselves, but the lessons earned while trying to set things right. Witty, warm, and full of inventive mishaps, E. Nesbit's classic tale explores childhood imagination, family loyalty, and the tricky gap between what you want and what you truly need. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:26:17) Chapter 02 (01:04:25) Chapter 03 (01:46:29) Chapter 04 (02:26:21) Chapter 05 (02:42:28) Chapter 06 (03:09:59) Chapter 07 (03:31:34) Chapter 08 (04:09:38) Chapter 09 (04:31:59) Chapter 10 (04:58:39) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

32 Caliber by Donald McGibeny audiobook. Genre: mystery In Donald McGibeny's brisk, pulp-era thriller 32 Caliber, attorney Warren Thompson (called Bupps by his friends) expects an easy life of club lunches, court appointments, and quiet evenings with the Indianapolis set. That calm shatters when his closest friend and law partner, Jim Felderson, is blindsided by his wife Helen's sudden decision to leave him for the charming and well-funded Frank Woods. What begins as a private scandal hardens into something far more dangerous when an apparent accident exposes the shadow of murder and a single, nagging detail: a 32 caliber bullet that should not exist in an honest man's story. Forced to choose between discretion and duty, Warren steps out of the courtroom and into the role of investigator, following Jim's suspicions into rooms where money talks, marriages fracture, and reputations are bought and sold. The search for the truth propels him from manicured country clubs to stranger haunts and hidden networks, where every new lead threatens to implicate someone he knows. Part detective yarn, part social drama, 32 Caliber turns betrayal into a case file and asks how far loyalty can stretch before it breaks. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:16:25) Chapter 02 (00:27:17) Chapter 03 (00:50:48) Chapter 04 (01:09:22) Chapter 05 (01:27:27) Chapter 06 (01:41:46) Chapter 07 (01:54:09) Chapter 08 (02:12:37) Chapter 09 (02:23:24) Chapter 10 (02:36:33) Chapter 11 (02:55:33) Chapter 12 (03:05:47) Chapter 13 (03:15:05) Chapter 14 (03:29:29) Chapter 15 (03:41:24) Chapter 16 (03:57:49) Chapter 17 (04:03:57) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ghost Breaker by Charles Goddard audiobook. Genre: mystery A fast-talking blend of thrills, laughs, and old-world romance, The Ghost Breaker follows Warren Jarvis, a Kentucky gentleman who has brought a dangerous feud with him all the way to Manhattan. After a predawn gunfight in a hotel corridor, Warren finds himself hiding in the suite of Maria Theresa, a proud Spanish princess with troubles of her own. Instead of turning him in, Maria offers a bargain: she will help Warren slip past the law if he will become her sworn protector and travel with her to her ancestral estate abroad - a crumbling castle rumored to be haunted by a relentless spirit. With Warren's sharp instincts and his loyal (and often hilarious) servant Rusty at his side, the journey turns from a daring escape into a battle of nerves as strange noises, shadowy figures, and midnight warnings stalk the halls. But in a place steeped in secrets, Warren soon suspects the haunting may be more than superstition - and that someone very human could be using fear as a weapon. As danger closes in, courage, loyalty, and growing affection are tested in every darkened corridor. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:23:56) Chapter 02 (00:43:31) Chapter 03 (00:56:57) Chapter 04 (01:10:14) Chapter 05 (01:25:10) Chapter 06 (01:40:03) Chapter 07 (02:00:12) Chapter 08 (02:22:45) Chapter 09 (02:38:13) Chapter 10 (03:02:45) Chapter 11 (03:24:14) Chapter 12 (03:42:38) Chapter 13 (04:04:07) Chapter 14 (04:29:11) Chapter 15 (04:41:15) Chapter 16 (04:59:34) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Witch Shall Be Born by Robert E. Howard audiobook. Genre: fantasy The kingdom of Khauran is admittedly a small one, nestled between the vast desert and the plains, but it is blessed with an abundance of rich soil, hard working devoted inhabitants and much gold but most of all by a sweet young queen who is as wise and beneficent as she is beautiful. But then from out of nowhere, disaster strikes. A horrible witch (her evil twin sister) secretly replaces her and introduces devil worship, human sacrifice and other things too repulsive to mention. Conan, who was the captain of her guard is captured and crucified in the desert. From there the incomparable story telling skill of Robert E. Howard takes us on a spiral of exciting intrigue, battle, blood, demons, and final retribution For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:22:12) Chapter 2 (00:48:44) Chapter 3 (01:12:17) Chapter 4 (01:25:58) Chapter 5 (01:43:44) Chapter 6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

October Vagabonds by Richard le Gallienne audiobook. Genre: poetry Richard and his friend Colin must sadly return from their distant hermitage to New York City at summer's end. However, rather than take the train on the 430 mile trip to the city, the two decide to walk the route, for as Richard stated: 'Don't you hate the idea of being hurled along in a train, and suddenly shot into the city again, like a package through a tube?' Certainly a lengthy walk it would be, but the two decide that the trip itself can be the most rewarding, and their trek begins. Along the way, they meet people they never would have met; they witness landscape, nature and habitat which they wouldn't have otherwise seen; and they learn about themselves and their place in the world which they may not have otherwise comprehended. A clever travelogue of two artistic types from first person point of view. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:21:00) Chapter 2 (00:48:12) Chapter 3 (01:26:05) Chapter 4 (02:13:08) Chapter 5 (02:44:50) Chapter 6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dhammapada by Buddha audiobook. Genre: religion The Dhammapada is a compact, powerful collection of verses attributed to the Buddha and preserved within the Buddhist tradition as a guide to living with clarity, restraint, and compassion. Arranged in thematic chapters, its short teachings move from the inner landscape of thought and intention to the outward consequences of speech and action, showing how suffering arises and how it can be eased. Through vivid images and memorable aphorisms, the text follows the path from confusion to understanding: training the mind, meeting anger without hatred, loosening attachment, and cultivating mindful attention in everyday life. Rather than telling a single story, it offers a steady voice of counsel that speaks to common human struggles - fear, desire, pride, grief, and restlessness - and points toward freedom through ethical conduct, meditation, and wisdom. Listeners will encounter recurring themes such as karma, impermanence, and the disciplined life of the awakened person, along with practical encouragement for householders and seekers alike. Whether approached as spiritual poetry or as a handbook for practice, the Dhammapada invites reflection and personal application, verse by verse. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:39) Chapter 02 (00:25:33) Chapter 03 (00:44:52) Chapter 04 (00:58:25) Chapter 05 (01:15:29) Chapter 06 (01:32:16) Chapter 07 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell audiobook. Genre: philosophy The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on knowledge rather than metaphysics. Russell guides the reader through his famous distinction between 'knowledge by acquaintance and knowledge by description' and introduces important theories of Plato, Aristotle, René Descartes, David Hume, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, Georg Hegel and others to lay the foundation for philosophical inquiry by general readers and scholars alike. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:17:53) Chapter 02 (00:37:50) Chapter 03 (00:57:53) Chapter 04 (01:14:05) Chapter 05 (01:42:24) Chapter 06 (01:59:08) Chapter 07 (02:16:07) Chapter 08 (02:32:14) Chapter 09 (02:53:21) Chapter 10 (03:13:10) Chapter 11 (03:34:06) Chapter 12 (03:51:50) Chapter 13 (04:13:38) Chapter 14 (04:34:41) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Studies in Pessimism by Arthur Schopenhauer audiobook. Genre: philosophy Arthur Schopenhauer, an early 19th century philosopher, made significant contributions to metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. His work also informed theories of evolution and psychology, largely through his theory of the will to power – a concept which Nietzsche famously adopted and developed. Despite this, he is today, as he was during his life, overshadowed by his contemporary, Hegel. Schopenhauer's social/psychological views, put forth in this work and in others, are directly derived from his metaphysics, which was strongly influenced by Eastern thought. His pessimism forms an interesting and perhaps questionable contrast with his obvious joy in self-expression, both in the elegance of his prose and in his practice of playing the flute nightly. His brilliance, poetry, and crushing pessimism can be seen immediately in this work, as for example in this claim from the first chapter: 'The pleasure in this world, it has been said, outweighs the pain; or, at any rate, there is an even balance between the two. If the reader wishes to see shortly whether this statement is true, let him compare the respective feelings of two animals, one of which is engaged in eating the other.' We see also, in this work, his misogyny, as for example in his claim that 'as lions are provided with claws and teeth, and elephants and boars with tusks, . . . so Nature has equipped woman, for her defence and protection, with the arts of dissimulation; and all the power which Nature has conferred upon man in the shape of physical strength and reason, has been bestowed upon women in this form.' Given his opening comment, the translator, T.B. Saunders, seems to have been at least somewhat sympathetic to this perspective. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:02:03) Chapter 2 (00:35:42) Chapter 3 (00:48:29) Chapter 4 (01:02:38) Chapter 5 (01:13:52) Chapter 6 (02:06:33) Chapter 7 (02:24:58) Chapter 8 (03:01:26) Chapter 9 (03:14:07) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Treasury of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter audiobook. Genre: family Step into the green and bustling countryside of Beatrix Potter's England in Treasury of Beatrix Potter, a beloved collection of classic tales where animals wear coats, take tea, and get into very human trouble. Here you will meet the mischievous Peter Rabbit as he tests the boundaries of safety and obedience, the determined Jemima Puddle-Duck as she searches for a secure place to nest, and the sharp-witted woodland creatures who must navigate vanity, appetite, and danger. Each story unfolds like a miniature drama: a simple errand becomes an adventure, a quiet garden turns into a perilous maze, and a cozy home is never far from the wildness just beyond the hedgerow. Potter's gentle humor and keen observations bring to life a world governed by manners and consequences, where courage can be small but meaningful and where cleverness does not always guarantee an easy escape. Perfect for listening together or returning to alone, this treasury celebrates curiosity, comfort, and the timeless thrill of a good story told softly but with real stakes. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:06:49) Chapter 02 (00:24:13) Chapter 03 (00:33:05) Chapter 04 (00:39:39) Chapter 05 (00:47:08) Chapter 06 (00:56:21) Chapter 07 (01:05:50) Chapter 08 (01:12:01) Chapter 09 (01:14:48) Chapter 10 (01:16:54) Chapter 11 (01:22:08) Chapter 12 (01:38:02) Chapter 13 (01:57:25) Chapter 14 (02:05:39) Chapter 15 (02:13:40) Chapter 16 (02:23:33) Chapter 17 (03:03:19) Chapter 18 (03:32:06) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett audiobook. Genre: drama The hero is Mr Priam Farll, a painter of considerable ability. He is, however, extremely shy – so shy that when his valet, Henry Leek, dies suddenly, the doctor believes the dead man to be Priam Farll and the live man the valet. The artist does not try to disabuse him. After the funeral (in Westminster Abbey), Priam Farll marries a widow and lives a happy life until the loss of his wife’s money means he has to take up painting again. A connoisseur of art recognises his style but thinks the paintings are by an imposter. He makes a fortune by buying his works through a small dealer and selling them in America as genuine. Meanwhile Priam Farll refuses through his obstinate shyness to prove his own identity. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:31:19) Chapter 02 (01:01:02) Chapter 03 (01:32:12) Chapter 04 (02:00:23) Chapter 05 (02:28:58) Chapter 06 (03:01:32) Chapter 07 (03:25:06) Chapter 08 (03:52:56) Chapter 09 (04:24:22) Chapter 10 (04:53:17) Chapter 11 (05:24:23) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adeline Mowbray by Amelia Opie audiobook. Genre: tragedy In Amelia Opie's Adeline Mowbray, a brilliant, warm-hearted young woman comes of age under the influence of bold new ideas about reason, independence, and marriage. Raised by a mother who prizes enlightened principles over convention, Adeline is encouraged to question the social rules that govern love and respectability. When she encounters the charismatic writer and thinker Glenmurray, Adeline is drawn into a relationship that seems to promise moral sincerity without the constraints of law or ceremony. But the world beyond the salon is less forgiving than the world of theory. As Adeline tries to live honestly according to her beliefs, she faces gossip, legal vulnerability, and the quiet cruelty of polite society - pressures that test her pride, her compassion, and her sense of self. Moving between intimate domestic scenes and public scrutiny, the novel follows Adeline's shifting friendships, painful reckonings, and hard-won insight into the gap between ideals and lived experience. At once a critique of hypocrisy and a portrait of a woman struggling to define her own life, Opie's story asks what it costs to defy custom, and who pays the price when principle collides with prejudice. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:11:30) Chapter 02 (00:27:16) Chapter 03 (00:44:32) Chapter 04 (00:55:13) Chapter 05 (01:12:13) Chapter 06 (01:32:10) Chapter 07 (01:44:12) Chapter 08 (02:06:57) Chapter 09 (02:31:37) Chapter 10 (02:40:15) Chapter 11 (02:51:17) Chapter 12 (03:00:52) Chapter 13 (03:19:48) Chapter 14 (03:42:59) Chapter 15 (04:06:49) Chapter 16 (04:28:37) Chapter 17 (05:17:42) Chapter 18 (05:58:05) Chapter 19 (06:42:05) Chapter 20 (07:16:38) Chapter 21 (08:03:58) Chapter 22 (08:28:31) Chapter 23 (08:41:43) Chapter 24 (08:54:32) Chapter 25 (09:10:16) Chapter 26 (09:24:41) Chapter 27 (09:32:59) Chapter 28 (09:43:56) Chapter 29 (10:12:26) Chapter 30 (10:24:15) Chapter 31 (10:33:00) Chapter 32 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog, Too by Alfred Elwes audiobook. Genre: family Told as the autobiography of a streetwise dog named Job, The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog, Too begins in the curious city of Caneville, where dogs have their own society, rivalries, and rules. Job grows up hungry and unwanted, learning to scavenge, avoid bullies, and survive rough treatment without letting bitterness harden him. Framed by an introduction from the feline editor Miss Minette Gattina, Job's plainspoken account follows him through a string of trials - quarrels over food, fights he never sought but cannot always escape, sudden changes of fortune, and moments when courage means choosing restraint instead of revenge. Along the way, Job discovers how easily strength can become cruelty, and how difficult it is to stay honest when the world rewards swagger and violence. As danger rises in Caneville, including a sweeping natural emergency that tests every creature's instincts, Job is pushed toward a life defined not by luck but by duty. Part animal adventure, part moral fable, this 19th century tale celebrates loyalty, compassion, and the hard-earned dignity of being good when no one is watching. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:16:29) Chapter 01 (00:48:17) Chapter 02 (01:18:47) Chapter 03 (01:38:28) Chapter 04 (02:00:27) Chapter 05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet audiobook. Genre: science In The Mind and the Brain, pioneering psychologist Alfred Binet explores one of the most enduring questions in human inquiry: how does the inner life of thoughts, feelings, and will relate to the physical organ of the brain? Writing at a moment when experimental psychology and neurology were rapidly reshaping medicine and philosophy, Binet guides listeners through the major debates of his era, weighing materialist explanations against views that defend the autonomy of mental life. He examines perception, memory, attention, and personality, asking what can be measured, what can be inferred, and where scientific description reaches its limits. Along the way, Binet introduces key clinical and laboratory observations, including cases of brain injury and disorders of consciousness, to show how changes in the nervous system can illuminate the structure of experience. Clear, argumentative, and often surprisingly modern in its caution about easy answers, the book offers a thoughtful framework for anyone curious about the origins of consciousness and the methods we use to study it. This is a brisk, idea-driven work that connects early psychology, philosophy of mind, and emerging brain science into a single, provocative investigation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:21) Chapter 02 (00:30:18) Chapter 03 (00:52:40) Chapter 04 (01:02:56) Chapter 05 (01:10:06) Chapter 06 (01:36:29) Chapter 07 (01:53:17) Chapter 08 (02:05:18) Chapter 09 (02:17:53) Chapter 10 (02:45:52) Chapter 11 (02:56:00) Chapter 12 (03:09:24) Chapter 13 (04:10:20) Chapter 14 (04:30:41) Chapter 15 (04:46:41) Chapter 16 (05:19:40) Chapter 17 (05:33:41) Chapter 18 (06:15:30) Chapter 19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne audiobook. Genre: mystery When a quiet weekend at an English country estate turns violent, the calm facade of Red House is shattered by a murder that seems to defy common sense. Mark Ablett, newly returned from overseas and eager to settle into his family home, is drawn into a web of suspicion when the wealthy and unpopular Cayley is found dead inside a locked room, and a mysterious visitor has vanished without a trace. With the household rattled and the local police following the most obvious leads, Mark turns for help to his close friend Antony Gillingham, an amiable, sharp-minded amateur sleuth with a taste for puzzles and a talent for seeing what others overlook. Together they sift through contradictory statements, hidden motives, and the estate's geography, testing each theory against the stubborn facts of time, space, and opportunity. As the investigation deepens, the pair must separate coincidence from design and decide whom to trust before panic and accusation destroy the household from within. Clever, playful, and classically structured, The Red House Mystery invites listeners to match wits with its investigators in a quintessentially British whodunit where every detail matters. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:16:53) Chapter 02 (00:36:49) Chapter 03 (00:56:01) Chapter 04 (01:14:36) Chapter 05 (01:34:02) Chapter 06 (01:50:08) Chapter 07 (02:06:02) Chapter 08 (02:28:34) Chapter 09 (02:49:00) Chapter 10 (03:07:33) Chapter 11 (03:25:12) Chapter 12 (03:40:25) Chapter 13 (03:58:45) Chapter 14 (04:17:23) Chapter 15 (04:36:50) Chapter 16 (04:57:22) Chapter 17 (05:27:57) Chapter 18 (05:43:54) Chapter 19 (06:04:06) Chapter 20 (06:17:07) Chapter 21 (06:42:07) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Under the Andes by Rex Stout audiobook. Genre: mystery Under the Andes was written by Rex Stout years before his creation of the immensely popular Nero Wolfe series of novels, and while perhaps his future writing style is still blossoming, certainly his knack for weaving a fantastic tale of mystery and adventure will have most readers anxious for the next phase of adventure at every turn. The story finds two brothers and a pretty female companion on a journey which eventually takes them to a series of underground caves under the Andes of South America, where they encounter a lost tribe of Incas who have apparently survived hundreds of years oblivious of the outside world. The apparent 'king' of the tribe has become infatuated with the fair-skinned female intruder of the group and, well, suffice it to say there's a lot of action, attempted escapes, heroism, and peculiar interactions between all, reminiscent of H. Rider Haggard with a touch of Edgar Rice Burroughs. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:23:16) Chapter 02 (00:43:10) Chapter 03 (01:07:54) Chapter 04 (01:36:04) Chapter 05 (01:57:49) Chapter 06 (02:24:11) Chapter 07 (02:43:36) Chapter 08 (03:12:35) Chapter 09 (03:43:10) Chapter 10 (04:12:23) Chapter 11 (04:41:24) Chapter 12 (05:10:42) Chapter 13 (05:40:36) Chapter 14 (06:11:56) Chapter 15 (06:42:56) Chapter 16 (07:11:10) Chapter 17 (07:41:06) Chapter 18 (08:11:26) Chapter 19 (08:40:09) Chapter 20 (09:08:59) Chapter 21 (09:38:42) Chapter 22 (10:07:52) Chapter 23 (10:38:24) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People Minus X by Raymond Z. Gallun audiobook. Genre: scifi When young Ed Dukas sits down to write a simple letter, he notices something impossible: faint words forming on the page as if an unseen hand is writing beside him. The incident cracks open a lifetime of buried fear and wonder, all tracing back to his uncle, Dr. Mitchell Prell, the brilliant scientist blamed for an experiment that shattered the Moon and helped trigger catastrophe on Earth. In the aftermath, Prell's most controversial breakthrough spreads through the Solar System: living artificial flesh that can rebuild bodies and, paired with recorded memories and personality patterns, restore the dead as humanlike androids. To some, the restored are humanity's second chance. To others, they are For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (01:04:20) Chapter 02 (01:40:29) Chapter 03 (02:11:30) Chapter 04 (02:31:35) Chapter 05 (03:07:36) Chapter 06 (03:43:25) Chapter 07 (04:16:54) Chapter 08 (04:44:10) Chapter 09 (05:18:23) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wandl the Invader by Ray Cummings audiobook. Genre: scifi There were nine major planets in the Solar System and it was within their boundaries that man first set up interplanetary commerce and began trading with the ancient Martian civilization. And then they discovered a tenth planet--a maverick! This tenth world, if it had an orbit, had a strange one, for it was heading inwards from interstellar space, heading close to the Earth-Mars spaceways, upsetting astronautic calculations and raising turmoil on the two inhabited worlds. But even so none suspected then just how much trouble this new world would make. For it was WANDL THE INVADER and it was no barren planetoid. It was a manned world, manned by minds and monsters and traveling into our system with a purpose beyond that of astronomical accident! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:14:15) Chapter 02 (00:41:09) Chapter 03 (00:59:20) Chapter 04 (01:24:52) Chapter 05 (01:51:24) Chapter 06 (02:05:53) Chapter 07 (02:29:56) Chapter 08 (02:41:52) Chapter 09 (02:59:15) Chapter 10 (03:16:26) Chapter 11 (03:30:04) Chapter 12 (03:39:50) Chapter 13 (03:52:34) Chapter 14 (04:15:14) Chapter 15 (04:32:19) Chapter 16 (04:44:50) Chapter 17 (04:56:17) Chapter 18 (05:09:45) Chapter 19 (05:15:03) Chapter 20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unwise Child by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi In a future New York where street gangs carry vibroblades and advanced electronics are as common as cigarettes, power designer Michael Raphael Gabriel, known on the job as Mike the Angel, expects danger to come with the territory. What he does not expect is to be targeted twice in a single morning, then abruptly reassigned as engineering officer aboard an experimental spacecraft with one secret mission: get an extraordinary machine off Earth before it becomes an existential threat. That machine is Snookums, a super-robot with a childlike personality and a terrifying new talent for invention, and he travels under the anxious supervision of Dr. Fitzhugh, his creator, and Leda Crannon, a child psychologist pressed into the role of nursemaid. Once the ship is underway, a string of frightening incidents turns the voyage into a locked-room puzzle in zero gravity: systems fail, nerves fray, and a crew member is murdered, with suspicion falling where no one wants it to fall. Caught between official duty and personal survival, Mike must untangle sabotage, motive, and machine logic before fear, secrecy, and a brilliant 'child' of metal doom them all. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:08:04) Chapter 02 (00:17:13) Chapter 03 (00:29:56) Chapter 04 (00:40:53) Chapter 05 (00:51:06) Chapter 06 (01:07:31) Chapter 07 (01:26:35) Chapter 08 (01:50:11) Chapter 09 (02:08:52) Chapter 10 (02:21:51) Chapter 11 (02:39:53) Chapter 12 (03:02:27) Chapter 13 (03:27:37) Chapter 14 (03:42:54) Chapter 15 (04:01:10) Chapter 16 (04:08:16) Chapter 17 (04:18:13) Chapter 18 (04:35:19) Chapter 19 (04:48:03) Chapter 20 (04:55:59) Chapter 21 (05:16:41) Chapter 22 (05:19:13) Chapter 23 (05:38:30) Chapter 24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man Who Hated Mars by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi Ron Clayton has spent fifteen bitter years in exile on Mars - a punishment sold as 'freedom' for criminals Earth no longer wants. Trapped in the thin air, dependent on oxidation pills, and driven half-mad by the planet's relentless cold, Clayton storms into the Terran Rehabilitation Service and begs Lieutenant Phoebe Harris for the one thing he never expected to want: a prison cell back on Earth. She refuses, and Clayton is forced to accept that the system is designed to keep men like him off-world forever. citeturn1view0 When a Space Transport Service ship drops in, opportunity arrives in the form of Herbert 'Parks' Parkinson, a talkative crewman with a nose oxygen rig and a careless streak. One desperate night later, Clayton gambles everything on a stolen uniform, a borrowed identity, and a plan to slip past steel walls, security routines, and suspicious officers. citeturn3view1turn3view2 But survival aboard the ship demands more than hiding his name: Clayton must work, improvise, and keep his fear in check while Mars' harsh rules echo in his muscles and his mind. Tight, tense, and morally thorny, Randall Garrett's classic tale asks what exile does to a man - and whether escape is ever the same as redemption. citeturn0search1 For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:36:23) Chapter 02 (01:26:05) Chapter 03 (01:53:09) Chapter 04 (02:04:31) Chapter 05 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That Sweet Little Old Lady by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: mystery Randall Garrett had this story first published in Astounding Science Fiction September and October of 1959. His twisted sense of humor and gift for the bizarre situation with believable characters shines here. In the not too distant future, Ken Malone, young but promising FBI agent , is given the most important and difficult assignment of his career: find a spy who is stealing information from the Ultra Top Absolute Secret project to develop a non-rocket space ship at Yucca Flats Labs in Nevada. But this is not a normal spy, this spy laughs at the FBI and all attempts to find him or her because they use an unknown new method to steal the information directly from the minds of the scientists. And then of course, there is the Sweet Little Old Lady who is immortal and the stunning nurse and the Las Vegas gangsters and ... well, you had better listen to the story to find out the details For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:29:19) Chapter 2 (00:59:53) Chapter 3 (01:48:52) Chapter 4 (02:14:38) Chapter 5 (02:46:07) Chapter 6 (03:24:30) Chapter 7 (03:44:30) Chapter 8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quest of the Golden Ape by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi A lonely, forbidden mansion hidden in the backwoods has repelled curious visitors for a century, guarded by uncanny psychological barriers that feel stronger than iron. But John Pride, a steady middle-aged lawyer bound by an old family promise, forces his way through on the one night the barriers weaken and finds an impossibly ancient man clinging to life, desperate for a final duty to be fulfilled. Far across space on the planet Tarth, rival nations converge on the empty Plains of Ofrid to witness the end of a legend: an indestructible tower built by Portox, the vanished scientist of a slaughtered people, and a great clock counting down one hundred years to an awakening and an avenger. When the clock tolls, violence and politics ignite at once, and the shockwave reaches Pride's secret vault on Earth, where a powerful young man rises with a perfect body, a fractured mind, and only echoes of terror and vengeance where a past should be. Pulled between two worlds, he must piece together who he is, why he was hidden, and what price Tarth will demand when old crimes come due. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:05:33) Chapter 02 (00:14:15) Chapter 03 (00:22:16) Chapter 04 (00:31:59) Chapter 05 (00:45:47) Chapter 06 (00:56:08) Chapter 07 (01:04:44) Chapter 08 (01:25:10) Chapter 09 (01:33:45) Chapter 10 (01:44:06) Chapter 11 (01:58:22) Chapter 12 (02:15:51) Chapter 13 (02:45:10) Chapter 14 (03:00:59) Chapter 15 (03:15:08) Chapter 16 (03:37:48) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nor Iron Bars A Cage. by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi In a near-future New York where hypoguns and inertia-drive aircraft are everyday tools, Inspector Royall faces a problem no amount of manpower can solve: the repeat violent offender who cycles through the courts until someone gets hurt again. Royall is part of a controversial pilot program that offers an alternative to iron bars - not by locking criminals away, but by reshaping what they fear. Under the guidance of Dr. Brownlee and his team, convicted predators, arsonists, and reckless killers can be diverted from prison into psychiatric therapy that installs powerful, specific inhibitions: a firebug who cannot bear the sight of flame, a brawler who is terrified his fists will shatter, a drunk whose first sip of alcohol becomes unthinkable. When Chief Inspector Acrington, a visiting British aristocrat and senior lawman, comes to investigate the program, Royall must defend its spotless record while a brutal child-murder case and a newly captured offender force the city to confront the hardest questions. Is preventing harm worth tampering with a mind? And when safety depends on conditioning, who decides how much of a person can be taken away in the name of justice? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:18:09) Chapter 2 (00:39:42) Chapter 3 (00:58:03) Chapter 4 (01:17:21) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damned If You Don’t by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed? The one that would revolutionize society with it's simplicity? Well usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually. But what if there really was one or two like that? Would the oil industry, or the power conglomerates, or the auto monopolies actually be nasty enough to suppress something that would help the rest of the world just so they could go on making profits? Well of course they would, silly! But then there is another possibility, one that is explored in the uniquely wonderful way of Randall Garrett. And one that you may not suspect. And one that may even change your opinions just a bit so watch out. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:39:17) Chapter 02 (01:10:05) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

But, I Don’t Think by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi The title is obscure and a bit unsettling I admit; what could it possible mean? Randall Garrett wrote a story here that had me blissfully going in the wrong direction until he quietly yanked the rug from under my feet and made me fume a bit with irritation and amazement. I loved it and hated it because it did not end the way I wanted it to but the way it obviously should. The society and culture in the galaxy he has presupposed is as fascinating as the story itself and I can only hope he expanded on it in other books somewhere. The publisher quotes another story by R. Phillip Dachboden to indicate what he meant 'As every thinking man knows, every slave always yearns for the freedom his master denies him... But, gentlemen,' said the Physician, 'I really don't think we can consider any religion which has human sacrifice as an integral part as a humane religion.' 'At least,' added the Painter with a chuckle, 'not as far as the victim is concerned.' The Philosopher looked irritated. 'Bosh! What if the victim likes it that way?' For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:27:11) Chapter 02 (00:50:12) Chapter 03 (01:18:05) Chapter 04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anything You Can Do by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi When a damaged alien craft crashes into the Siberian tundra, the survivor is not a little green diplomat but the Nipe - a centipede-like being with terrifying strength, speed, and a mindset that treats humanity as both obstacle and resource. citeturn2view0 The first witness, forester Wang Kulichenko, can only watch in horror as the incident becomes the opening move in a global emergency. citeturn2view0 As the Nipe slips away and leaves a trail of panic, Earth's leaders face a grim calculation: killing the intruder might be easy, but letting it live could unlock knowledge that would reshape human science. citeturn0search2 Their solution is as audacious as it is ethically fraught - build a human who can match the alien. Inside a tightly controlled Institute, a handpicked candidate is pushed through extreme conditioning and biological enhancement, only to discover that becoming humanity's answer to the Nipe comes with unsettling gaps in memory, shifting loyalties, and the creeping fear that the project is changing more than just muscle and reflexes. citeturn2view0 As the world waits for its engineered champion to be ready, the central question sharpens: how far can humans remake themselves to win, without losing what makes them human in the first place? For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:09:41) Chapter 02 (00:22:08) Chapter 03 (00:29:07) Chapter 04 (00:52:44) Chapter 05 (01:13:26) Chapter 06 (01:42:19) Chapter 07 (01:54:51) Chapter 08 (02:14:54) Chapter 09 (02:32:32) Chapter 10 (02:35:48) Chapter 11 (02:51:17) Chapter 12 (03:04:52) Chapter 13 (03:18:42) Chapter 14 (03:23:25) Chapter 15 (03:47:13) Chapter 16 (04:10:29) Chapter 17 (04:16:15) Chapter 18 (04:34:15) Chapter 19 (05:05:23) Chapter 20 (05:19:18) Chapter 21 (05:27:38) Chapter 22 (05:53:31) Chapter 23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anchorite by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi Randall Garrett sticks a sharp needle into our government and society in this wonderful story. He projects the current trends towards paternalistic government into the future. Yes, we have attained a world government and everyone is equal whether they want to be or not; everyone is taken care of no matter how incompetent, stupid or sleazy they are and everyone is out to undermine everyone else. The author predicts (sadly only too well) what the trends of today will eventually produce if allowed to continue. But wait! there is hope in the asteroid belt where jerks and incompetents are weeded out by hard physical laws and only those who possess common sense and the ability to actually survive are allowed to govern. But will the Earth government allow this to continue? Of course not. Listen to this great story to have a peek into the future. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:43:19) Chapter 02 (01:27:57) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Spaceship Named McGuire by Randall Garrett audiobook. Genre: scifi Can a spaceship go crazy? Well, yes it can if it has a brain. And the new MG (magnetogravitic drive) experimental robot space ship does indeed have a 'brain'. Completely bewildered as to why the first six models of their supposedly perfect new ship model, the MG-YR, nicknamed the McGuire, have gone totally bonkers after activation and before they could ever be used, the company has called in the services of Daniel Oak. They suspect sabotage of course. Daniel Oak is the hard boiled private investigator with nerves of steel and a mind of the same substance. He is extremely expensive to hire but gets results; and he knows his way around crime, space ships and especially women. What he finds out is surprising! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 1 (00:19:04) Chapter 2 (00:40:30) Chapter 3 (01:01:36) Chapter 4 (01:21:20) Chapter 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Tune With The Infinite by Ralph Waldo Trine audiobook. Genre: self help In Tune With The Infinite is Ralph Waldo Trine's classic New Thought guide to living with greater peace, power, and purpose by aligning the inner life with a larger spiritual reality. Written in clear, uplifting language, it invites listeners to consider how thoughts, beliefs, and habitual attitudes shape health, work, relationships, and the quality of everyday experience. Trine argues that a calm, centered mind can become receptive to an infinite source of strength and wisdom, and he offers practical reflections on cultivating faith, courage, gratitude, and goodwill. Along the way, he challenges fear, worry, resentment, and self-doubt as forces that pull us out of harmony, replacing them with the steady discipline of constructive thinking and compassionate action. Part inspirational philosophy and part daily-life manual, the book weaves together spiritual principle and practical application, urging listeners to test its ideas in the ordinary moments where character is formed. The central conflict is internal: whether we will be ruled by reactive emotions and limiting beliefs, or learn to live from a deeper, steadier center that opens the door to clearer judgment, stronger resilience, and a more generous life. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:03:14) Chapter 01 (00:05:40) Chapter 02 (00:12:32) Chapter 03 (00:48:29) Chapter 04 (01:49:55) Chapter 05 (02:12:36) Chapter 06 (02:52:20) Chapter 07 (03:13:14) Chapter 08 (03:45:55) Chapter 09 (04:08:59) Chapter 10 (04:20:22) Chapter 11 (04:31:41) Chapter 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man from Glengarry by Ralph Connor audiobook. Genre: adventure With international book sales in the millions, Ralph Connor was the best-known Canadian novelist of the first two decades of the Twentieth Century. The Man from Glengarry was his most popular and accomplished work. Immediately after its publication in 1901, the novel spent several months in the top ranks of the New York Times 'Books in Demand' list. We follow the story of Ranald Macdonald, who is shaped by family and community in rural eastern Ontario in the early decades after Canadian confederation. This is a book about the making of men, but also, ultimately, about the making of a nation, as the mature Ranald moves west to take a leadership role in the fledgling province of British Columbia. The Man from Glengarry features adventure and romance, and is, above all, a work of serious moral purpose. 'Ralph Connor' was the pen-name of the Reverend Charles Gordon, a prominent Canadian minister, and his stories are woven through with his religious convictions. His is a two-fisted Christianity — or, as he said in his autobiography, a religion that can appeal to 'red-blooded' people who aren't afraid to engage in physical conflict for causes that they know are right. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:31) Chapter 01 (00:33:56) Chapter 02 (00:54:14) Chapter 03 (01:08:04) Chapter 04 (01:17:51) Chapter 05 (01:43:44) Chapter 06 (02:11:32) Chapter 07 (02:29:18) Chapter 08 (02:54:31) Chapter 09 (03:48:44) Chapter 10 (04:17:39) Chapter 11 (04:49:34) Chapter 12 (05:08:43) Chapter 13 (05:50:55) Chapter 14 (06:20:01) Chapter 15 (06:59:35) Chapter 16 (07:24:02) Chapter 17 (08:13:49) Chapter 18 (08:39:55) Chapter 19 (09:04:31) Chapter 20 (09:35:11) Chapter 21 (10:10:15) Chapter 22 (10:57:27) Chapter 23 (11:37:57) Chapter 24 (12:05:58) Chapter 25 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glengarry School Days by Ralph Connor audiobook. Genre: drama Set in the rugged Scottish-Canadian community of Glengarry, Ralph Connor's Glengarry School Days follows the arrival of a young, idealistic schoolmaster determined to bring order, learning, and a larger sense of purpose to a one-room country school. He soon discovers that the classroom is only the beginning: rivalries between farm boys, family feuds, prideful clan loyalties, and the rough demands of frontier life spill into every lesson and every game. At the center are the students themselves - bright, stubborn, and fiercely independent - who test their teacher's patience while quietly needing his guidance. As the school year unfolds, friendships harden under pressure, a few spirited leaders emerge, and the community is forced to confront what it truly values: strength or character, tradition or growth, winning or fairness. Told with humor, warmth, and a strong moral backbone, Connor paints a vivid portrait of youth on the edge of adulthood, where courage is measured as much by kindness as by grit, and where a small schoolhouse can become the proving ground for an entire generation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:23) Chapter 02 (00:36:37) Chapter 03 (01:19:09) Chapter 04 (02:02:23) Chapter 05 (02:15:37) Chapter 06 (02:39:39) Chapter 07 (02:55:35) Chapter 08 (03:25:23) Chapter 09 (04:08:37) Chapter 10 (04:43:05) Chapter 11 (04:57:35) Chapter 12 (05:12:12) Chapter 13 (05:21:28) Chapter 14 (06:06:32) Chapter 15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bacon by R. W. Church audiobook. Genre: biography In this concise, vivid volume from the English Men of Letters series, Victorian scholar and churchman R. W. Church traces the extraordinary contradictions of Francis Bacon (1561-1626): philosopher of a new science, master of English prose, and ambitious servant of power in the volatile world of Elizabethan and Jacobean politics. Church follows Bacon from a brilliant, restless youth and early legal promise into the rivalries of court, where patronage, strategy, and survival often clash with principle. Along the way, he makes Bacon's big intellectual wager feel urgent and human: that knowledge should be rebuilt from the ground up through disciplined observation and experiment, so that humanity might gain practical command of nature. With clear explanations of Bacon's major writings and aims, and a steady eye for the pressures that shaped his choices, Church examines how a mind devoted to public good and intellectual reform could also accept compromises that darken its legacy. The result is both an accessible introduction to Bacon's ideas and a probing character study of greatness tested by temptation, ambition, and the costs of living at the center of power. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:02:27) Chapter 01 (00:33:37) Chapter 02 (00:53:22) Chapter 03 (01:21:14) Chapter 04 (01:52:24) Chapter 05 (02:10:23) Chapter 06 (02:36:34) Chapter 07 (02:54:27) Chapter 08 (03:13:22) Chapter 09 (03:30:57) Chapter 10 (03:56:49) Chapter 11 (04:22:09) Chapter 12 (04:53:25) Chapter 13 (05:06:52) Chapter 14 (05:29:32) Chapter 15 (05:56:21) Chapter 16 (06:25:35) Chapter 17 (06:38:39) Chapter 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fast in the Ice by R. M. Ballantyne audiobook. Genre: adventure In Fast in the Ice, R. M. Ballantyne throws listeners aboard the brig Hope as she sails from England into the blank white spaces of the Arctic in pursuit of a bold idea: that beyond the pack lies an open polar sea waiting to be reached. Captain Harvey is a driven, capable commander, but he is also a man who knows what his ambition costs the people he leaves behind. At his side is his nephew, Tom Gregory, a young ship's surgeon eager to trade classroom learning for real danger and discovery. As Greenland and Baffin's Bay close around them, the Hope is battered by storms, then gripped by the ice, turning a voyage of exploration into a long fight for endurance. The crew must improvise shelter and food, contend with sickness and scarcity, and venture out across a frozen wilderness where polar bears, darkness, and crushing cold are as threatening as any enemy. Along the way, Ballantyne mixes tense sea adventure with detailed, lived-in glimpses of Arctic travel, dog sledging, and hard-won lessons learned from the region's native people, testing what leadership and comradeship mean when the world itself will not let you go. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:06:58) Chapter 02 (00:17:15) Chapter 03 (00:33:20) Chapter 04 (00:49:26) Chapter 05 (01:06:31) Chapter 06 (01:24:46) Chapter 07 (01:51:25) Chapter 08 (02:05:39) Chapter 09 (02:20:27) Chapter 10 (02:33:25) Chapter 11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Away in the Wilderness by R. M. Ballantyne audiobook. Genre: adventure In 19th-century Canada, famed backwoods hunter and trapper Jasper Derry sets out from the far reaches of Rupert's Land with one urgent goal: reach civilization in time to marry the woman he loves, Marie Laroche, and finally trade a life of wandering for a home. The journey should be straightforward for a man as capable as Jasper, but the wilderness has its own plans. Traveling with two unlikely companions, Arrowhead, a sharp-eyed Indigenous guide, and John Heywood, a young artist whose sketches and curiosity often slow the pace, Jasper must thread his way through swarming insects, dangerous rivers, isolated outposts, and sudden encounters with wild animals, including a terrifying bear. As the three friends push onward, their camaraderie is tested by exhaustion, hard choices, and the long shadow of human conflict on the frontier, including the schemes of Darkeye, a hostile chief who sees opportunity in their passage. Fast-moving, vivid, and moral in spirit, Away in the Wilderness blends survival adventure with humor, friendship, and a hard-earned lesson about pride, mercy, and revenge. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:06:27) Chapter 02 (00:15:48) Chapter 03 (00:26:31) Chapter 04 (00:34:44) Chapter 05 (00:50:12) Chapter 06 (01:09:59) Chapter 07 (01:24:31) Chapter 08 (01:45:19) Chapter 09 (01:59:47) Chapter 10 (02:15:20) Chapter 11 (02:35:02) Chapter 12 (02:48:52) Chapter 13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Witch of the Demon Seas by Poul William Anderson audiobook. Genre: fantasy Condemned pirate captain Corun of Conahur is hours from the headsman's axe when a strange bargain buys him a little more life. The price is a voyage no sane sailor attempts: guiding a black galley into the Demon Seas, toward the lost, dread citadel of the Xanthi - amphibious sea-devils whose raids and ancient ruins haunt every chart. Corun's new masters are as dangerous as any monster: Shorzon, a calculating sorcerer with a plan that reaches beyond kings, and Chryseis, the mercurial witch whose beauty, cruelty, and iron will can command men as surely as chains. With a crew of hard-bitten sea raiders and a kingdom's politics tightening like a noose behind them, Corun is pulled between survival and pride, desire and suspicion, loyalty and revenge. Storm-lashed islands, bloody shipboard clashes, and eerie encounters in alien waters drive the journey forward as Corun begins to grasp what Shorzon and Chryseis truly seek. To reach the Xanthi is one thing; to return with his soul intact is another. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:35) Chapter 02 (00:34:15) Chapter 03 (00:52:08) Chapter 04 (01:01:40) Chapter 05 (01:24:41) Chapter 06 (01:36:17) Chapter 07 (01:59:11) Chapter 08 (02:15:41) Chapter 09 (02:27:22) Chapter 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sensitive Man by Poul William Anderson audiobook. Genre: scifi Poul Anderson delves into the realm of human potential in this exciting story and asks some penetrating questions for us to think about. What if psychology finally enabled people to even partially control all those automatic reactions of our minds and bodies? What if we were not slaves to anger, fear, emotions, hormones, blood pressure and the thousand other things that our bodies 'take care of' from instant to instant? What if those things could be brought under the control even partially of our reason and minds? In this story one man stood between a power-hungry cabal and their world mastery—but a man of, shall we say, unusual talents. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:16:33) Chapter 02 (00:39:54) Chapter 03 (00:51:23) Chapter 04 (01:16:16) Chapter 05 (01:32:40) Chapter 06 (01:49:16) Chapter 07 (02:09:59) Chapter 08 (02:28:08) Chapter 09 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Golden Slave by Poul William Anderson audiobook. Genre: scifi 100 B.C. The Cimbrian hordes galloped across the dawn of history and clashed in screaming battle against the mighty Roman legions. Led by their chief, Boierik, and his son, Eodan, the hungry and homeless pagan tribes hurled back the Romans time after time in their desperate search for land. But for all the burning towns, the new-caught women weeping, the wine drunk, the gold lifted, the Cimbri did not find a home. And now it was over. At Vercellae the Roman armies shattered them completely. Only a few survived—and for them death would have been more merciful. Eodan, the proud young chieftain, had been caught and sold into slavery, his infant son murdered and his beautiful wife, Hwicca, taken as a concubine. But whips and slave chains could not break the spirit of this fiery pagan giant who fought, seduced and connived his way to a perilous freedom to rescue the woman he loved For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:41) Chapter 02 (00:42:34) Chapter 03 (00:59:32) Chapter 04 (01:23:39) Chapter 05 (01:52:12) Chapter 06 (02:08:58) Chapter 07 (02:33:00) Chapter 08 (02:51:06) Chapter 09 (03:10:36) Chapter 10 (03:40:57) Chapter 11 (04:06:08) Chapter 12 (04:33:08) Chapter 13 (05:00:02) Chapter 14 (05:14:41) Chapter 15 (05:38:07) Chapter 16 (06:00:28) Chapter 17 (06:29:21) Chapter 18 (06:52:18) Chapter 19 (07:07:12) Chapter 20 (07:25:51) Chapter 21 (07:33:46) Chapter 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Snowball by Poul William Anderson audiobook. Genre: scifi In a quiet Massachusetts college town, physicist Simon Arch and his equally brilliant wife, Elizabeth, are chasing a theoretical hunch about dielectrics when they accidentally create something that should not exist: a cheap, stable material with an astronomical dielectric constant. A block the size of a book can store staggering amounts of energy - and, worse (or better), the recipe is simple enough that anyone with basic chemicals and a kitchen oven can make it. Simon imagines patents, progress, and a cleaner world powered by compact energy storage. Then the idea escapes the lab. A teenage hot-rodder sees an engine-free future. Entrepreneurs smell instant fortunes. Utilities, fuel companies, and politicians realize their control of power itself is slipping away. As homemade capacitite spreads like gossip, the modern economy begins to wobble, and Simon finds himself trapped between personal pride, public need, and the accelerating consequences of an invention that cannot be recalled. Snowball is a sharp, fast-moving classic of social science fiction about technology's unintended ripple effects, and how quickly a miracle can become a crisis when it belongs to everyone. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:35:55) Chapter 02 (01:07:21) Chapter 03 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sentiment, Inc. by Poul William Anderson audiobook. Genre: scifi When young engineer Colin Fraser falls hard for Judy Harkness, a rising actress with big-city ambition, their long-distance courtship feels like the start of a steady, ordinary future. Then, without warning, Judy announces a whirlwind engagement to Matthew Snyder, a wealthy older man she barely tolerated, and her personality seems subtly, frighteningly off. Colin cannot accept that love can flip so cleanly, so he follows the trail to a sleek, secretive outfit with an innocuous name: Sentiment, Inc. There he encounters Dr. Robert Kennedy, a brilliant researcher whose work suggests that emotions are not as untouchable as people like to believe. If feelings are built from networks of associations, what happens when those associations can be rearranged on command? As Colin digs deeper, his personal heartbreak turns into a confrontation with a technology that could redefine consent, loyalty, and even identity. Part psychological puzzle, part classic science-fiction thriller, Sentiment, Inc. asks how much of the heart is truly ours - and what a society might become if desire itself could be engineered. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:13:19) Chapter 02 (00:33:00) Chapter 03 (00:55:11) Chapter 04 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside Earth by Poul William Anderson audiobook. Genre: scifi This story takes place in the not so distant future. Earth has been conquered and is a subjugated planet, the much too humanoid new rulers now extract heavy taxes, control industry and reproduction and interfere in every aspect of life. Rumors of their brutality and vicious massacres increase every day. Obviously, they must be thrown out and rebellion seethes among the patriots. But on the other hand, others are not so eager to get rid of the overlords: the terrible nationalistic wars have been stopped, famine is long gone and health care is almost universally available. Still, the elite intellectual portion of the earth's population plot to remove the heavy heel of the oppressors from their necks and let earth be free again. But time and again the attempts for freedom have been crushed the Valgolians mainly because national, ethnic, religious and racial prejudices and hatred among the earthlings keep the conspirators from working together. Obviously, no conqueror wants his subjects to revolt against his rule. Obviously? This one would go to any lengths to start a rebellion! For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 01 (00:21:32) Chapter 02 (00:36:44) Chapter 03 (00:54:35) Chapter 04 (01:05:21) Chapter 05 (01:17:15) Chapter 06 (01:30:13) Chapter 07 (01:49:53) Chapter 08 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices