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Immerse yourself in a realm where the delicate interplay of emotions evokes both chills and fever, reflecting the intensity of human experience. This podcast delves into the depths of passion, longing, and the haunting shadows of desire, inviting listeners to explore the rich tapestry of feelings that define our existence. Every episode features a new complete audiobook, presenting a rotating collection that captures the essence of love, loss, and the sublime complexities of the heart. This is not a single story but a series of unique explorations that challenge perceptions and ignite the ...

I: ‘Pandemic’ by Jesse F. Bone A deadly pandemic consumes the world (blah blah blah - you know the rest). If only THAT was the cure to the real one? II: ‘2BR02B’ by Kurt Vonnegut I wanna live forever...and have kids...but what about the consequences? III: ‘The Beautiful People’ by Charles Beaumont Why would you not want to be beautiful? Like every else. Now, now, don't be difficult. IV: ‘Operation Distress’ by Lester del Rey One man alone in the depths of space...suddenly struck with illness...if he returns to Earth, he could infect the world! V: ‘Doctor’ by Murray Leinster...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 different recordings of Sea Fever by John Masefield. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 16th, 2007.

A view into the tumultuous and creative life of Edgar Allan Poe. Today the name Edgar Allan Poe invokes a tragic genius whose mastery of horror seems inexorably tied to his tormented life. But in his own time, Poe was above all a craftsman-an editor and reviewer desperately trying to earn a living by transmuting the wild ephemera of early Victorianism into innovations in science fiction, horror, and detective literature.

Rudolf Virchow (1821-1902), professor of medicine and pathology at the Charité Hospital in Berlin, published more than 2000 papers and dozens of books. His investigation of the 1847-1848 typhus epidemic in Upper Silesia laid the foundations of public health in Germany. During the Revolution of 1848, Virchow helped found a journal promoting medicine as a social science. For physicians, his contributions to the understanding of the pathophysiology of disease and to the working vocabulary of medicine were fundamental, but Virchow also believed that social injustice and political oppression lay ...

I: ‘Pandemic’ by Jesse F. Bone A deadly pandemic consumes the world (blah blah blah - you know the rest). If only THAT was the cure to the real one? II: ‘2BR02B’ by Kurt Vonnegut I wanna live forever...and have kids...but what about the consequences? III: ‘The Beautiful People’ by Charles Beaumont Why would you not want to be beautiful? Like every else. Now, now, don't be difficult. IV: ‘Operation Distress’ by Lester del Rey One man alone in the depths of space...suddenly struck with illness...if he returns to Earth, he could infect the world! V: ‘Doctor’ by Murray Leinster...