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The Hidden Lives of Writers

Podcast · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard

How and why writers write. Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel are working writers - and their favourite people are writers. Join them as they dive deep into HOW and WHY successful writers write. Mail us at hiddenlivesofwriters@gmail.com

10 Nov 64 episodes English Books · Arts

The Importance of Being Earnest

Book · Librivox

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest is subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People," and has proved immensely popular since its first performance in 1895. The play certainly has its farcical and comic elements, such as the witty banter exchanged by the characters and the flippant attitude towards love…

23 Oct 2012 3 episodes English Read by Various Readers Language Learning · Arts

The Invisible Man

Book · Librivox

Terrifically popular science fiction novel by renowned writer HG Wells, about a scientist discovering how to achieve invisibility. But, in his case, being out of sight evidently does NOT mean out of mind. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

13 Aug 2014 12 episodes English Read by Cate Barratt Sports · Sports · Arts

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Book · Librivox

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., written while he was living in Birmingham, England, and first published in 1820. It was based on a German folktale set in the Dutch culture of Post-Revolutionary…

24 Oct 2012 2 episodes English Read by Bob Neufeld Arts · Arts

The Metamorphosis

Book · Librivox

"The Metamorphosis" is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915 and one of his best known works. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a horrible verminous creature. Terrifying in its banal simplicity, it became one of the seminal works…

5 Jan 2014 6 episodes English Read by David Richardson Arts

The Monthly Review

Podcast · TimesLIVE Podcasts

Every month, Mark Gevisser writes an in-depth essay for Business Day about new literature, art, theatre or culture. Gevisser then hosts a public discussion about the issues the essay raises to which he invites some of South Africa's most interesting thinkers. This podcast is a recording of those discussions. The…

18 Oct 2019 3 episodes English Arts · Society & Culture

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Book · Librivox

Dorian Gray, a young man of wealth and stature in late 1800's London, meets Lord Henry Wotton while posing for a portrait by his friend Basil Hallward. Once the painting is complete, Dorian realizes that it will always be young and attractive, while he will be forced to age and…

21 Aug 2014 13 episodes English Read by John Gonzalez Arts

The Prince

Book · Librivox

The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after…

18 Jan 2013 14 episodes English Read by Paul Adams Arts

The Scene

Series · News Talk 94.1

The Upper Cumberland is home to artists, painters, craftsmen, musicians, and performers. Playhouses, performance halls, outdoor venues, gallery showings, craft centers... our community has many talented people and events happening and we take you to meet these performers and artists who are on The Scene with your host Jane Ellen.

8 May 2018 5 episodes English Arts · Kids & Family

The Scene

Podcast · News Talk 94.1

Spotlight a growing and vibrant arts community in the Upper Cumberland with The Scene on Lite Rock 95.9. Host Laura Holloway interviews local artists, performers, and more to learn what goes into their craft and why. Find out where their ideas and talents originate, while also keeping a pulse on…

14 Dec 272 episodes English Arts · Society & Culture

The Secret Agent

Book · Librivox

The Secret Agent is Conrad's dark, and darkly comic story of a band of spies, anarchists, agents-provocateurs plotting and counter-plotting in the back streets of London in the early 20th Century. The novel centers on Verloc, a shop-owner, phony-anarchist and double-agent, who becomes embroiled in an ambitious terrorist plan to…

9 May 2014 13 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts

The Secret Garden

Series · StoryNory

The classic story of a spoilt girl who learns to love life, people and nature when she discovers a secret garden.

30 Jul 2013 28 episodes English Arts

The Secret Garden

Book · Librivox

Orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, and finds herself in a house full of secrets and mysteries.

18 May 2014 28 episodes English Read by Karen Savage Arts · Kids & Family

The Story Explorer

Podcast · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard

What is the outlook of a story? Hello listener, welcome to my podcast series: The Story explorer. I am a reader who has the need to talk with others about what I’ve read. I have started and joined many book clubs. I now run one in a little café in…

8 Dec 15 episodes English Books · Arts

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Book · Librivox

Macbeth is a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of his darkest and most powerful tragedies. Set in Scotland, the play dramatizes the corroding psychological and political effects produced when its protagonist, the Scottish lord Macbeth, chooses evil as the way to fulfill his ambition for power…

10 Jul 2014 5 episodes English Read by Various Readers Arts

The Turn't Table

Podcast · Active FM

HipHop has become the biggest genre in the world, but it is not just a genre of music, it is a CULTURE and is still somewhat an untapped market. HipHop infiltrates and influences many different facets of our lives. It influences the way people talk, dress etc. It has a…

3 Jan 2023 28 episodes English Arts · Music

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Book · Librivox

The timeless story of the Wizard Of Oz. Follow Dorothy as she leaves Kansas for Oz on a cyclone. She meets many strange, and wonderful people and creatures along the way. Enjoy it again with your children and family. Summary by J. Hall

23 Oct 2012 25 episodes English Read by J. Hall Arts · Arts · Kids & Family

The World Show With Nicky B

Podcast · Kaya 959

The World Show is informative, expansive, and largely pan-African. This is a musical journey that bridges generations and genres, travelling across continents and timelines, with in-depth interviews and features. ‘The World Show’ is a four-hour global journey through sound – featuring the freshest tracks from home and afar.

14 Dec 339 episodes English Arts · Performing Arts

The necklace

Book · Librivox

The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed character studies and brief but moving dramas well suited to the genre. The nine stories in this collection provide a vivid portrait gallery of his typical subjects - from simple peasants and prostitutes to…

22 May 2014 1 episodes English Read by Bob Neufeld Arts · Arts

The remains of a conversation

Series · Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard

What do South African artists tell us about us? Via a conversation based on a shared experience with South African artists, I want to discover a truth about the society we live in. What do artists do or think? And what does that say about us? That's what I'd like…

2 May 2024 5 episodes English Arts · Personal Journals