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LibriVox Community Podcast #122

Posted on January 22, 2012 by | Posted in For Volunteers, Librivox Community Podcast, News, Podcast | Comments: Comments Off on LibriVox Community Podcast #122

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

[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/librivox_community_2012/librivox_community_podcast_122.mp3]

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 her experience reading dramatic parts for LibriVox 01:02
Linny on The Orange-Yellow Diamond and dramatic adaptations of fiction 03:24
Bob Gonzalez on working with Elizabeth Klett and Arielle Lipshaw 06:41
Elizabeth Klett (gloriana) dispelling a scandalous rumor 11:09
Arielle Lipshaw (wildemoose) on her LibriVox dramatic experiences 14:39
Bob Gonzalez on Barks & Purrs by Colette-Willy 21:22
 

King Lear in a week

Bob Gonzalez Intro 25:32
David Barnes (earthcalling) on the origin of the project 25:54
Ezwa on playing the King of France 31:55
JemmaBlythe on playing Regan 33:34
Denny Sayers (DSayers) on playing the Earl of Kent 35:05
Andy Minter (ExEmGee) on playing King Lear 38:38
 

Bob Gonzalez on his suggestion to Algy Pug 42:32
Algy Pug on “Why Another Two Lears?” 43:55

Bob Gonzalez – Conclusion & Outro 49:59

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Recent past LibriVox Community Podcast files can be found at our spot on: Archive.org and archived shows for previous years can be found at: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Archived shownotes for the Community Podcast can be found at:
http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/

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http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/feed

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LibriVox Community Podcast #121

Posted on January 19, 2012 by | Posted in For Volunteers, Librivox Community Podcast, News, Podcast | Comments: Comments Off on LibriVox Community Podcast #121

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

[audio:http://www.archive.org/download/librivox_community_2012/librivox_community_podcast_121.mp3]

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 on short dramatic roles – 20:25

Interview with Amy Gramour: Part 1 – 22:11

Martin Geeson speaks – 29:52

Interview with ChyAnne – 36:02

Algy Pug on “How to get Noticed” – 40:04

Kristin G talks about Peer Gynt – 42:20

Interview with Liberty Stump: Part 2 – 53:28

Interview with Marty Kryz – 59:21

Interview with Amy Gramour: Part 2 – 66:46

Conclusion & Outro – 72:07

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To Subscribe to the Librivox Community Podcast, go to:
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Or hit this itunes link to get you to the subscribe page:
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Recent past LibriVox Community Podcast files can be found at our spot on: Archive.org and archived shows for previous years can be found at: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Archived shownotes for the Community Podcast can be found at:
http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/

And the rss feed for those shownotes is:
http://librivox.org/category/librivox-community-podcast/feed

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LibriVox.org will go dark tomorrow – SOPA

Posted on January 17, 2012 by | Posted in about LibriVox, News, on the web | Comments: 3 Comments on LibriVox.org will go dark tomorrow – SOPA

Tomorrow, LibriVox.org will go dark (though the forums will remain up). Instead of our regular pages and catalog, you’ll see the following:

Today, many websites around the Internet have “gone dark” to protest against, and raise awareness about some very important proposed legislation in the United States, which could fundamentally alter how the Internet operates: House Bill 3261, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and S.968, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

Archive.org (where LibriVox hosts its audio), is going dark from 6:00 am – 6:00 pm PST on Wednesday January 18 (9:00 am – 9:00 pm EST – 14:00 – 02:00 GMT) as part of this important protest. This means that the LibriVox catalog will not be accessible during this time.

Legislation such as SOPA and PIPA directly affects libraries (pdf) such as the Internet Archive — and indeed LibriVox — which collect, preserve, and offer access to cultural materials. Furthermore, these laws can negatively affect the ecosystem of web publishing that led to the emergence of the LibriVox.

These bills would encourage the development of blacklists to censor sites with little recourse or due process. The Internet Archive (and with it LibriVox audio files) are already blacklisted in China. There are real concerns that this legislation could lead to similar blacklists in the United States.

For United States residents, please inform yourself of these issues, and if you think they are important, please take action.

For non-US residents: Sorry for dragging you into this, and if you are willing, you might wish to sign a petition to the State Department to express your concern.

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Improve Yourself!

Posted on January 1, 2012 by | Posted in about LibriVox, Blog, For Volunteers, Monthly Picks, News | Comments: 3 Comments on Improve Yourself!

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 the clinic of Charles B. Towns inspired one of his patients to set up Alcoholics Anonymous. Read the doctor’s book Habits that Handicap how addictions of any type come to pass and how to kick them.

Top Resolution #2 is doing more of stuff: exercising, reading, studying… The problem with this is usually a lack of time. But Arnold Bennett knows exactly How to Live on 24 Hours a Day and how to make the best of each one of them.

With all this time on your hands, you should certainly spend some of it on Isabella Beeton’s Book of Household Management. After all, you never know when you’ll have to wean a calf, cook dinner for 25 people or advise a new butler about his duties.

At least the latter is not a problem for the grandfather of Little Lord Fauntleroy, who also tries to teach real British manners to the young American boy. However, it soon becomes clear in the charming novel by Frances H. Burnett who is really the one in need of lessons.

Obviously, you cannot start such lessons early enough if you want them to stick. The Goop Directory by Gelett Burgess contains a number of little poems to teach the right behaviour to children.

Such lessons were certainly not taught to Harvey Cheyne, who ends up a rather spoilt brat. When he is swept overbord on the Atlantic, a group of fishermen save his life. Refusing him any further indulgences is what turns his life around, as can be read in Rudyard Kipling’s novel Captains Courageous.

Another life-turning experience is the one by little Tip. He receives a Bible and is encouraged to use it as a guiding light to turn around his naughty ways. Pansy’s book Tip Lewis and his Lamp tells you whether he succeeds or not.

Louisa May Alcott tells the story of the four March girls during the absence of their father in the civil war. We hear about their lives, their ambitions and sorrows on growing up to become Little Women.

We all change profoundly while growing up, but often we do not recognize this along the way. A barely fictionalized account of the coming of age of James Joyce is his highly acclaimed A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

However you change, and whenever you do it, it’s best not to wait until the very end. Everyman can vouch for that, but not for having led a good life. Listen to our drama prodution to find out whether his friends help him through judgement.

Enjoy – and keep them resolutions!

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