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Brought to you by Penguin. This audiobook has received a Grammy nomination for 'Best Audiobook, Narration, and Storytelling Recording' The exhilarating and startlingly honest autobiography of the living legend. The long-awaited memoir by the icon of stage, screen and music. This audiobook is...

Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade pasta and tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift...

Award-winning, best-selling author Colm Tóibín returns to the Thalia Book Club for a discussion on his latest novel with Elissa Schappell (Blueprints for Building Better Girls). With a performance from the novel by Amy Ryan (Birdman).

Get a look into the mind of Cheech Marin–one half of the renowned Cheech and Chong comedic duo–and follow through the highs and lows of his personal and professional lives. An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a...

A bite-sized anthology of horror/Comedy.

Pleasingly tall comedian Pierre Novellie (star of The Frank Skinner Show and BudPod) uses his unique style of erudite bafflement to focus on the deep and the shallow in a comedic answer to In Our Time. Join Pierre Novellie – “a master of standup” (Guardian) – for a “scintillating mix...

Rosie's working day is about to get seriously strange!... Rosie (AKA Alison) works at a high-class escort agency as a receptionist. When her boss asks her to be the special birthday present for his favourite nephew, she can't help but agree. The boss is the boss after all. However an evening of surprises, unexpected parents and even the odd spider awaits her. By the end of the night, will she have fulfilled her mission or is her potential pay-rise nothing but a distant dream? Perfect for fans of off-beat romance!

They Have Names is an audio project created and hosted by Mo Sati. Built from spoken-word storytelling, symbolic imagery, and sacred silence, the series guides listeners through the intimate textures of life—alleyways and living rooms, rooftops and schoolyards, clinics and classrooms—alongside artists, journalists, professors, and newlyweds. Each mini-series restores what the world keeps trying to flatten: names, childhoods, vocations, hopes, aspirations, traditions, and futures. It does not seek pity. It demands witness.

Confessions of a Rock n Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading up to John Lennon’s Last Interview is Laurie Kaye's fascinating and well reviewed memoir—the story of her rock radio related life and career wrapped around December 8th, 1980, which was John Lennon’s last day on earth and thanks to RKO Radio that's when she conducted at the Dakota what tragically turned out to be his final interview, which ended mere hours before he was shot and killed!

Doctor Horrible, Jayne Cobb, Oz, Fitz-Simmons, Echo, Pike, Saffron, Kaywinnet, the Groosalugg, Skip, Satsu, Dana Polk, Perfect Jheung, Icarus, the Siphon, Edna Giles, Dandelion Naizen, and especially Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With Whedon's superhero names, goddess names, flower names, saint's names, and dozens of British names, he's filling his world with references from Shakespeare to manga, delighting fans who look closer. Which names repeat the most? Which characters have secret links?

Looking for a unique one of a kind name or password combo? Magic Eight Name & Password Flipper has over 14,000 interesting names. Think of this flipper book as a giant Magic Eight Name ball. This book is packed with tons of clever noteworthy names and passwords. If you need an interesting Baby, Avatar, Password, or Pet name, then you'll want to start listening to see what you discover.

When El Matador opened in 1958, Bennett Cerf called it "the most attractive room in America". Part saloon, part salon, Barnaby Conrad's nightclub was nestled in the heart of San Francisco's cabaret and nightlife district. On any given night, one might find Noel Coward, Marilyn Monroe, Truman Capote, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, or Tyrone Power in the club or might hear Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Eva Gabor, George Shearing, or André Previn take over the piano.

Actor Michael McMillian chats candidly with other actors, comedians and performers about the highs and lows of making it in the entertainment industry. From bad auditions to achieving pipe dreams, Slate Your Name celebrates the relentless grind of the working actor.

Twice a month Eric Vetter, host of No Name NYC, New York's longest running comedy-variety show, talks to NYC-based artists, performers, writers and creatives about what it's really like to work in and around the performing arts in New York City.

Join voice actress Cari Favole as she discusses all things voice related! She’ll give a plethora of information, from history and drama to trending hot topics, all in a positive, inspirational, and uplifting way! But more importantly, we will play “Name That Voice”, where we delve deep into the lives and stories of some of your favorite Voice Actors and how their passion led them on their career journey.

A poignant true story of a woman who turned her tale of foster care and adoption by a Jewish family into a heart-rending play. A courageous and energetic storyteller, she brings life’s complex issues of identity, strength, character, and charm to the stage. We experience what it must have been like to grow up adopted. The listener is taken on a beautiful journey that explores self-identity, the importance of family, and the search for self. We follow her path and realize we are all in a constant search despite our experiences.

"Die Karneval der Kunst"-Reihe ist ein experimentelles Produktionskonzept, bei welchem der "Interviewer Igor", ein Möchtegern-Moderator und liebenswürdiges Großmaul mit Herz, den zurückhaltenden und publikumsscheuen Universal-Künstler "Friedrich Frieden" in ein spontanes Gespräch zwingt, in dessen Verlauf auf humoristische und feinsinnige Art Themen aus dem aktuellen Zeitgeschehen, Philosophie und Kunst aufgegriffen werden, aufgepeppt mit musikalischen Muntermachern zwischendurch.

Stephen Luckwell is an autistic teenager with an enquiring mind. His teacher, Claire, helps him through the daily activities which present him with enormous challenges, from deciphering phrases such as 'I was miles away' or 'I wouldn't want to be in your shoes', to understanding private jokes...

Life, Stories, Memories and Fun! Between Us two we tackle the struggles and highs of life through different perspectives. For people who want to relate!