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The Fine Arts

Monday, April 30th, 2012

Nature and the muses are finally awakening in May. What kind of artistic feelings do the following 10 gems from our catalog awaken in you?
Building all kinds of housing – nests, burrows, hives – is a major occupation throughout the animal kingdom. One of the biggest achievements of man in this art is certainly [...]

LibriVox World Tour 2012: Asia

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Welcome to the second leg of the 2012 LibriVox World Tour! Go on a roundtrip through the Orient with 10 gems from our catalog.
Henry Morgenthau was the US ambassador to the Ottoman Empire 1913 – 1916. He was one of the first and most prominent people to speak out against the Armenian genocide, an [...]

Mighty Women

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

March is Women’s History Month – a perfect time to celebrate all women around you with 10 gems from our catalog.
Arabella, The Female Quixote, is a truly mighty woman. After all, she can kill with a mere look! Or so she believes… Read the wonderful parody of “Don Quixote” by Charlotte Lennox, and who [...]

LibriVox Community Podcast #125

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #125 hosted by Bob Gonzalez (bobgon55).

Duration: 31m 14s
Multilingual Performances – Part Two of a Two-Part Series.
With contributions from Piotrek81, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, Leni, & Martin Geeson.
Teaser & Intro 0:00
Piotrek81 2:07
“The Ackerman Steppe” read by Piotrek81 in Polish & Algy Pug in English 5:00
Nadine Eckert-Boulet 7:10
Nadine reading “Un Matin” in French 11:32
Martin [...]

LibriVox Community Podcast #124

Sunday, February 19th, 2012

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #124 hosted by Bob Gonzalez (bobgon55).

Duration: 29m 17s
Multilingual Performances – Part One of a Two-Part Series.
With contributions from TriciaG, Karen Savage, Lars Rolander, Leni, Martin Geeson, and Kristin G.
Teaser & Introduction 0:00
TriciaG with non-English language catalog statistics 2:06
Karen Savage 3:22
Lars Rolander 5:49
Leni 12:16
Martin Geeson 18:39
Kristin 24:12
Outro 27:50
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LibriVox Community Podcast #123

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #123 hosted by Ruth Golding (RuthieG).

Duration: 25m 15s.
Dickens at 200
Charles Dickens – love him or hate him? Why is he still so popular 200 years after his birth?
With contributions from Lucy Perry, Martin Geeson and Andy Minter, and with readings from:
Mrs. Watkins-Tottle from Sketches by Boz read by David Lazarus [...]

Librivox World Tour 2012: Europe

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Welcome to the first leg ouf our World Tour 2012! Follow 10 gems from our catalog on a round trip through the Old World…
Let’s start in the West, in lovely green Ireland, where Clodagh, daughter of The Gambler Dennis Asshlin fights for her family’s honor – by marrying the wrong man. Find out in [...]

LibriVox Community Podcast #122

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #122 hosted by Bob Gonzalez (bobgon55).

Duration: 51m. 27s.
Part Two of a Two-Part Series on Performing in LibriVox Dramatic Works.
With contributions from Carol Box, Linny, Elizabeth Klett, Arielle Lipshaw, David Barnes, Ezwa, JemmaBlythe, Denny Sayers, Andy Minter, and Algy Pug. 
Bob Gonzalez: Intro and Preview of the show 00:00
Carol Box (carolb) on [...]

LibriVox Community Podcast #121

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Listen to LibriVox Community Podcast #121 hosted by Algy Pug (Algy Pug).

Duration: 73m. 11s.
Part One of a two-part series on Dramatic Works on LibriVox.
Introduction. – 0:00
Availle reports on activity in the Dramatic Works Forum – 1:29
Interview with Kristin G: Part 1 – 4:55
Ezwa sings Shakespeare – 11:26
Interview with Liberty Stump: Part 1 – 13:11
Lucy Perry [...]

Improve Yourself!

Sunday, January 1st, 2012

Happy New Year to everyone!
New Year – New Resolutions, which are more often than not thrown out shortly after the Christmas decorations. But maybe the following 10 gems from our catalog help you keep them for longer this year.
Top Resolution #1 is doing less of stuff: drinking, smoking, eating… The successful treatment in [...]