Audible Bucks will provide weekly stipends for up to 400 qualifying Newark area students and residents to help drive local spending and aid in recovery.
Audible continues its commitment to being a home for hilarious, provocative content with these new Original comedy podcasts created and performed by beloved comic writers and visionaries, like Paul Lieberstein and Bob and Nate Odenkirk.
Jason Bowen, Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, and Ato Blankson-Wood will perform Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” premiering at Audible Theater’s Minetta Lane Theatre in January 2022 and also recorded for global release on Audible.
On NPR’s “How I Built This” with Guy Raz, Audible’s Founder and Executive Chairman Don Katz reveals what inspired him to create Audible, some surprising challenges he and the team faced in the beginning, and what motivated his decisions along the way.
Sesame Workshop and Audible will produce two new seasons of the “The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends.” Season Two will premiere exclusively on Audible on January 27, 2022, and Season One will be released in Spanish on the same day.
Fifteen local artists and artist collectives will create commissions for the inaugural phase of Newark Artist Collaboration, a program created to amplify the work of Newark-based artists and encourage local investment in Newark’s creative community.
Audible and our employee-led impact group UNIDOS—which advocates for the Hispanic and Latino community, both inside Audible and in the cities where we operate—celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Director of Spanish-Language Original Content Manny Miravete is rapidly growing Audible’s catalog of Hispanic and Latino content.
The multi-project development deal with Hillman Grad Productions, the production company founded by Lena Waithe and Rishi Rajani, leads with “Kym,” an original scripted comedy series starring Emmy-nominated comedian Kym Whitley.
When the pandemic caused companies to shift to remote work, Karen Gajda’s van business shuttling Audible and other employees around Newark was forced to adjust. But an inventive plan kept her drivers working, delivering meals for Newark Working Kitchens.
Launched in September 2020, the Global Center for Urban Development’s mission is to advance equity, racial justice and economic empowerment in Newark, N.J. and cities around the world.
Written by Wallace Shawn, directed by Scott Elliott, and starring Lili Taylor, “The Fever” will be performed at Audible Theater’s stage at the Minetta Lane Theatre and recorded as an Audible Original for release to a global audience.