Essay Audiobooks
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
by Oscar Wilde
20 minutes, 6 seconds
Unabridged Lecture
1883
With a professional’s insight, an opinionated mind, and no small amount of trademark wit, Oscar Wilde offers his advice on “what makes an artist and what does the artist make; what are the relations of the artist to his surroundings, what is the education the artist should get, and what is the quality of a good work of art.” Read by Damian Hess.
“Art is the science of beauty, and Mathematics the science of truth: there is no national school of either… Nor is there any such thing as a school of art even. There are merely artists, that is all.”
Originally for sale on April 23, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a Victorian dramatist and novelist best known for his witty dialogue, epigrammatical style, and social commentary.
Damian Hess engineers and produces music for Emerald Rain Productions and MC
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Oscar Wilde, Podcast
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
by Jonathan Swift
18 minutes, 27 seconds
Unabridged Essay
1729
“A Modest Proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public.” A satiric essay read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on March 19, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1775) was an Irish writer and ordained minister best known for his biting, often ruthless satire in essays and fiction.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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Jonathan Swift, Podcast
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
by Tobias S Buckell
1 hour, 17 minutes
Unabridged SF-Related Essays on Writing
2003
Science fiction and fantasy author Tobias S. Buckell talks about a much-ignored period in the working writer’s career: after one makes that first major professional story sale, but before he or she has turned that exception into the rule. Buckell discusses “the benefits, the experience, and the dangers of being a Joe Blow Neopro,” along with “some strategies to move out of this stage in of our careers.”
These six columns originally appeared in Speculations in 2003, when Buckell was still a neopro. His advice is likely worth reading because his first novel, Crystal Rain, comes out this month from Tor Books. Columns included:
- An Introduction
- Putting in the Time
- Original Source Creativity
- Professionalism
- Taking it Up a Notch
- Plan Your Career Now
Spoken Alexandria podcasted the column twice weekly between February 1st through 18th, and now the bundled downloads are available free. Read by Alex Wilson.
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Podcast, Spoken Alexandria, Tobias S Buckell
Tuesday, December 21st, 2004
the first ten amendments to The Constitution of The United States of America
4 minutes, 27 seconds
Unabridged Reading of a Historical Document
1789 / 1791
The ten original amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America–passed by Congress September 25,1789 and ratified December 15, 1791. This recording may be freely shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.
Read by Alex Wilson.
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Podcast, United States of America
Friday, February 27th, 2004
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by Justin Meckes
33 minutes, 27 seconds
Unabridged Nonfiction Stories
2001
These are nonfiction stories from the mountains of North Carolina. They are a unique look at the underbelly of an eccentric city. Twenty-four vignettes read by the author.
This audiobook collects all six 25-cent volumes of the “Stories from Asheville” series, the first modern storytelling/memoir to appear at Telltale Weekly.
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Justin Meckes
