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Listen to The Impeachment Report on Audio Submitted by Becca Stumpf on December 10, 2019

Go right to the source: listen to the official report from the House Intelligence Committee on Donald Trump’s secret pressure campaign against Ukraine, now available as an audiobook.
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Tagged: business, current events, history, Jon Meacham, politics, The Impeachment Report, u.s. history

News Brief: Audiobooks From the Headlines Submitted by Erin Murphy on November 13, 2019

Heard a news story that piqued your interest recently? Already blasted through the newest investigative podcast? Dig deeper into your latest newsworthy fascination with these expertly written audiobooks taken straight from the headlines. Read more

Tagged: Adam Alexi-Malle, Ahmet Altan, Andy Greenberg, Blowout, Chanel Miller, Crisis of Conscience, current events, Elizabeth Knowelden, I Will Never See the World Again, Jodi Kantor, Karen Armstrong, Kate Kelly, Know My Name, Mark Bramhall, Mark Deakins, Megan Twohey, Philippe Sands, Rachel Maddow, Rebecca Lowman, Robin Pogrebin, Sandworm, She Said, The Education of Brett Kavanaugh, The Lost Art of Scripture, Tom Mueller, Yasemin Congar

Know Her Name —and Her Voice: Chanel Miller’s audiobook is “one of the most profound recordings I’ve ever taken part in” Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on September 30, 2019

We talked to award-winning audiobook producer Kelly Gildea, and audiobook director Joseph Grimm, about their memorable experience working with writer, artist, and assault survivor Chanel Miller as she recorded her breathtaking memoir, KNOW MY NAME. Read more

Tagged: current events, Know My Name, memoir

Don’t Miss These 5 Deep Dives Submitted by Becca Stumpf on August 8, 2019

The dog days of summer are the perfect time for going deeper into the stories and events behind the news. Read more

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8 Audiobooks for Your Current Events Fix Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on June 17, 2019

Getting soundbites from daily news, sometimes, isn’t enough. Go beyond the headlines and dig into one particular topic—from racism in America to freedom of speech on the internet—by plugging into one of these audiobooks. Read more

Tagged: Alan Eisenstock, Amanda Little, Andrew Eiden, Ayaz Virji, business, Chris Arnade, current events, David Kaye, Dignity, Dominic Hoffman, Donte Bonner, ELIZABETH LIANG, Elliot Ackerman, Ill Winds, Larry Diamond, Love Thy Neighbor, Mary Beard, Places and Names, Priya Vulchi, Speech Police, Tell Me Who You Are, The Fate of Food, Winona Guo, Women & Power

Current Events: Get the Stories Behind the Stories Submitted by Becca Stumpf on March 25, 2019

When it comes to understanding current events in context, listening to long-form journalism and analysis from those who intimately know a subject is critical. Read more

Tagged: American Cipher, An American Summer, Biased, Coders, current events, Doing Justice, Higher Etiquette, Never Remember, Possible Minds, The New Silk Road, The Time is Now

Current Events: Exploring Economic Inequality Submitted by Taraneh DJangi on January 31, 2019

The shrinking of the middle class and economic inequality in the country is one of the many topics you can regularly find in the news. It is, in fact, a global issue. Economic disparity has been an ever-growing dilemma for thousands of years.

While it seems like a bleak problem, there are many thought leaders—and everyday people—trying to address it, educate others, and find solutions. Read more

Tagged: Anand Giridharadas, Art Cullen, business, Chris Henry Coffey, current events, Deborah Fallows, Ganesh Sitaraman, James Fallows, Kate Pickett, Macleod Andrews, our towns, Richard Wilkinson, Shridhar Solanki, Storm Lake, The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution, The Inner Level, Winners Take All

September’s Current Events: Activism Listens Submitted by Erin Murphy on September 14, 2018

With the ceaseless news cycle, it can be easy to miss individual players who are making a difference. Take a listen to the incredible life stories of these very different activists, who are all aiming to make the world better in their own unique way. Read more

Tagged: American Prison, current events, DeRay Mckesson, Eli Saslow, I Should Have Honor, James Fouhey, Khalida Brohi, On the Other Side of Freedom, Rising Out of Hatred, Scott Brick, Shane Bouer, uncensored, Zachary R. Wood

Catch Up On Current Events with Audiobooks Submitted by Erin Murphy on July 10, 2018

Keeping up to date with the news can be a challenge, but luckily audiobooks are here to help. Read more

Tagged: A Terrible Country, Almarie Guerra, Amitava Kumar, annie lowrey, Ari Fliakos, current events, fruit of the drunken tree, give people money, immigrant montana, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Keith Gessen, Marisol Ramirez, Michiko Kakutani, Tavia Gilbert, the death of truth

6 Audiobooks That Illuminate Race Relations in America Submitted by Natalie Coleman on March 26, 2018

It’s without a doubt that the topics of race and equality in America are at the forefront of our conversation. Read more

Tagged: Adenrele Ojo, Beresford Bennett, between the world and me, Blood at the Root, business, current events, Dominic Hoffman, I Can't Breathe, In the Shadow of Statues, Kaleo Griffith, Matt Taibbi, Mitch Landrieu, Patrick Phillips, race, Radical Hope, ta-nehisi coates, We Were Eight Years in Power