Stories and music have always been inextricably linked. At Audible, music icons of all kinds are sharing their lives, their works, and their minds in intimate and unexpected ways, so that you can hear their stories like never before. From boundary-breaking musicians to the latest in tech, culture and art, Audible
is your always-on destination for SXSW-style content that enlightens and inspires.
is your always-on destination for SXSW-style content that enlightens and inspires.
Origins
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Episode 1: Camilo
- By: Camilo, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Camilo, Phil Griffin
- Length: 32 mins
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Camilo, the Colombian singer-songwriter and winner of five Latin Grammy awards, lives and breathes origin, not only as the source of everything he has ever known, but also as his most inspiring teacher.
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Episode 2: Doja Cat
- By: Doja Cat, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Doja Cat, Phil Griffin
- Length: 35 mins
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Doja Cat, the multi-award-winning rapper/singer, has created an origin through costume and character, yet is in constant exploration of the catalyst of her own artistic expression.
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Very Good
- By Anonymous User on 01-14-23
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Episode 3: Tobe Nwigwe
- By: Tobe Nwigwe, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Tobe Nwigwe, Phil Griffin
- Length: 34 mins
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Tobe Nwigwe is a Texan rapper of Nigerian descent whose origins have led him far from his initial professional football ambitions. He revisits the path that led him to his true calling.
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Episode 4: Mickey Guyton
- By: Mickey Guyton, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Mickey Guyton, Phil Griffin
- Length: 38 mins
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Mickey Guyton, an African-American country music artist, lives a story full of triumph in the face of rejection and unpacks her origin as a survivor.
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Episode 1: Camilo
- By: Camilo, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Camilo, Phil Griffin
- Length: 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Camilo, the Colombian singer-songwriter and winner of five Latin Grammy awards, lives and breathes origin, not only as the source of everything he has ever known, but also as his most inspiring teacher.
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Episode 2: Doja Cat
- By: Doja Cat, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Doja Cat, Phil Griffin
- Length: 35 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall
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Story
Doja Cat, the multi-award-winning rapper/singer, has created an origin through costume and character, yet is in constant exploration of the catalyst of her own artistic expression.
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Very Good
- By Anonymous User on 01-14-23
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Episode 3: Tobe Nwigwe
- By: Tobe Nwigwe, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Tobe Nwigwe, Phil Griffin
- Length: 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Tobe Nwigwe is a Texan rapper of Nigerian descent whose origins have led him far from his initial professional football ambitions. He revisits the path that led him to his true calling.
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Episode 4: Mickey Guyton
- By: Mickey Guyton, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Mickey Guyton, Phil Griffin
- Length: 38 mins
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Mickey Guyton, an African-American country music artist, lives a story full of triumph in the face of rejection and unpacks her origin as a survivor.
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Episode 5: Flying Lotus
- By: Flying Lotus, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Flying Lotus, Phil Griffin
- Length: 33 mins
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Flying Lotus, the prolific producer/DJ, looks at origin through the lens of loss and longing to consider if the most powerful lessons are those that encourage us to return to the simplest version of our story.
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Episode 6: King Princess
- By: King Princess, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: King Princess, Phil Griffin
- Length: 31 mins
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King Princess, the non-binary singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, takes on origin in the frame of identity, a place where we are formed, informed, and then transformed.
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Diary of a Rockstar
- By djchopchop on 11-19-22
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Episode 7: Koffee
- By: Koffee, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Koffee, Phil Griffin
- Length: 30 mins
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Koffee, the Jamaican-born Reggae artist and the youngest person to ever win Best Reggae album, reflects on the importance of trusting her instincts and her love of the island that nurtured her creativity.
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Just brilliant.
- By DSJ on 01-30-23
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Episode 8: Billie Eilish
- By: Billie Eilish, Phil Griffin
- Narrated by: Billie Eilish, Phil Griffin
- Length: 36 mins
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Billie Eilish, the Grammy-winning minimalist chanteuse, challenges the very idea of origin. In her art and identity, she rejects the very idea that who she was yesterday is who she has to be tomorrow.
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I love billie eilish's voice!!
- By Anonymous User on 04-07-23
Words + Music
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Please Tell My Brothers
- Words + Music | Vol. 35
- By: Jeff Tweedy
- Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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A leading light on the alternative and indie music scene for nearly 40 years, Jeff Tweedy is a master of the art in the artifice of songwriting. In this volume, Tweedy introduces listeners to the people, occasions, and frames of mind that have inspired but don’t necessarily populate the iconic songbooks of bands Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and Tweedy.
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JT & Wilco
- By kutzkai on 03-07-23
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I Am Mine
- Words + Music | Vol. 24
- By: Eddie Vedder
- Narrated by: Eddie Vedder
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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In the summer of 1990, Eddie Vedder left the surf and sun in San Diego to join a group of friends working to put a new band together in the Seattle underground. Within months, they were anything but underground; they’d found their lead singer, and Vedder went on to lead Pearl Jam on a global takeover of ‘90s culture. In this latest edition of Audible’s Words + Music series, Vedder dives deep, reflecting on a life at the intersection of art, sensitivity, and masculinity.
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Thank You
- By George sallis on 11-20-21
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Dear Life
- Words + Music | Vol. 28
- By: Beck
- Narrated by: Beck
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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A true musical polymath, Beck shifts between and blends genres and generations with a preternatural ease—one foot in the secret history of American music and the other moving toward the future. Consistently brushed off by industry gatekeepers on both coasts, Beck perseveres—ultimately building a bespoke audience of millions who share his borderless musical vision. In Dear Life, Beck proves that the most powerful art is made by those who are brave enough to be fully themselves.
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Amazing insight in to Beck - Grateful for this Audible.
- By DAVID J GREENBERG on 07-02-22
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Alanis Morissette
- Words + Music | Vol. 8
- By: Alanis Morissette
- Narrated by: Alanis Morissette
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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A down-to-earth global pop star. A deeply spiritual, cerebral powerhouse. A famously outspoken introvert. For her millions of fans, and the few unacquainted, defining rock luminary Alanis Morissette is an exercise in dichotomies and nuance. And though her most formidable traits are seemingly at odds with one another, they are, oddly enough, completely emblematic of all of us: complex, conflicting, and, most importantly, ever evolving. With her striking command of language and profound emotional fluency, the 46-year-old covers an enormous amount of personal ground with listeners.
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Music x Words
- By Patrick on 10-23-20
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Please Tell My Brothers
- Words + Music | Vol. 35
- By: Jeff Tweedy
- Narrated by: Jeff Tweedy
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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A leading light on the alternative and indie music scene for nearly 40 years, Jeff Tweedy is a master of the art in the artifice of songwriting. In this volume, Tweedy introduces listeners to the people, occasions, and frames of mind that have inspired but don’t necessarily populate the iconic songbooks of bands Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and Tweedy.
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JT & Wilco
- By kutzkai on 03-07-23
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I Am Mine
- Words + Music | Vol. 24
- By: Eddie Vedder
- Narrated by: Eddie Vedder
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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In the summer of 1990, Eddie Vedder left the surf and sun in San Diego to join a group of friends working to put a new band together in the Seattle underground. Within months, they were anything but underground; they’d found their lead singer, and Vedder went on to lead Pearl Jam on a global takeover of ‘90s culture. In this latest edition of Audible’s Words + Music series, Vedder dives deep, reflecting on a life at the intersection of art, sensitivity, and masculinity.
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Thank You
- By George sallis on 11-20-21
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Dear Life
- Words + Music | Vol. 28
- By: Beck
- Narrated by: Beck
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Original Recording
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A true musical polymath, Beck shifts between and blends genres and generations with a preternatural ease—one foot in the secret history of American music and the other moving toward the future. Consistently brushed off by industry gatekeepers on both coasts, Beck perseveres—ultimately building a bespoke audience of millions who share his borderless musical vision. In Dear Life, Beck proves that the most powerful art is made by those who are brave enough to be fully themselves.
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Amazing insight in to Beck - Grateful for this Audible.
- By DAVID J GREENBERG on 07-02-22
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Alanis Morissette
- Words + Music | Vol. 8
- By: Alanis Morissette
- Narrated by: Alanis Morissette
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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A down-to-earth global pop star. A deeply spiritual, cerebral powerhouse. A famously outspoken introvert. For her millions of fans, and the few unacquainted, defining rock luminary Alanis Morissette is an exercise in dichotomies and nuance. And though her most formidable traits are seemingly at odds with one another, they are, oddly enough, completely emblematic of all of us: complex, conflicting, and, most importantly, ever evolving. With her striking command of language and profound emotional fluency, the 46-year-old covers an enormous amount of personal ground with listeners.
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Music x Words
- By Patrick on 10-23-20
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Bluebird Memories: A Journey Through Lyrics & Life
- Words + Music | Vol. 3
- By: Common, Awoye Timpo, NSangou Njikam
- Narrated by: Common
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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In a performance that combines the personal and poetic with the literary and the lyrical, Grammy, Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winning artist Common spins something entirely new and bold for both his old-school fans and those new to one of hip-hop’s most essential voices. This is Bluebird Memories, part of Audible's Words + Music that blends storytelling, music, and performance to create a one-of-a-kind listening experience.
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I'm an OWW
- By R. Sippel on 08-09-20
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The Road to Redunktion
- Words + Music | Vol. 29
- By: Tenacious D
- Narrated by: Tenacious D
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Through hard work and, well, tenacity, Jack Black and Kyle Gass catapulted themselves into rock superstardom. But before they were the only two members of the best rock band on earth, they were just Jack and Kyle, two theater students finding their footing in Los Angeles. The D’s trajectory was a slow and steady rise from clubs to a guest spot on the hit show Mr. Show on HBO to albums to film to headlining festivals across the globe. But it wasn’t without its pains. This is their story. These are their Words + Music.
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Perfectly executed masterpiece
- By Patrick Greenberg on 08-06-22
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Living Legend
- Words + Music | Vol. 31
- By: John Legend
- Narrated by: John Legend
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
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This is the story of how a nerdy, homeschooled kid in the church choir named John Stephens became the Grammy-winning, platinum-selling, genre-pushing pop star we know as John Legend. For a long time, he led a double life—excelling as a star student while his home life was in shambles, working in corporate America as a financial consultant while moonlighting as a musician in nightclubs, always straddling a line between the person he was and the person he wanted to be. These are his Words + Music.
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The Legend
- By KimG on 10-03-22
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A New Moon
- Words + Music | Vol. 32
- By: Brandy Norwood, Gerrick Kennedy
- Narrated by: Brandy Norwood
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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Brandy has influenced the last quarter century of pop music and helped define the R&B legacy of the ‘90s and ‘00s with seven rich, innovative albums. She’s an esteemed vocalist who along the way had to manage the pressures of teenage fame, young superstardom, and self-doubt. These are her Words + Music.
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THE WAIT IS OVER!!! 🙌🏾 🔥
- By Jamee on 12-02-22
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Straw into Gold
- Words + Music | Vol. 33
- By: Aimee Mann
- Narrated by: Aimee Mann
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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Indie-rock icon Aimee Mann is well acquainted with trauma and the transformative act of using it as a basis for artistic expression, but that doesn’t mean that she knows how or why it works. Mann goes on a journey of discovery to better understand the link between damage and why what we do with it matters.
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Mostly a commercial for a podcast
- By Blaise on 01-09-23
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The Art of Confessing
- Words + Music | Vol. 34
- By: Jazmine Sullivan
- Narrated by: Jazmine Sullivan
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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The Art of Confessing is an intimate diary entry from Jazmine Sullivan, a Grammy-winning vocal powerhouse blessed with the unique gift of emotional storytelling. R&B is a space for Black women to create their own language around love, sexuality, and heartache. Within that space, Jazmine Sullivan has built a strong, powerful sisterhood through her music.
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The Art of Confessing By Jasmine Sullivan
- By Tammye Brunson on 03-09-23
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Welcome to My Panic
- Words + Music | Vol. 14
- By: Billie Joe Armstrong
- Narrated by: Billie Joe Armstrong
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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Soaring ambition. Unwavering integrity. Billie Joe Armstrong isn’t the first punk to negotiate mainstream success, but he might be its most undisguised example. In Welcome to my Panic, Green Day’s iconic front man holds nothing back as he tracks listeners though his deeply personal and artistic journey in raw detail. Matching his emotional storytelling with new, exclusive, recordings of Green Day’s biggest hits, Armstrong chronicles the seminal moments in his life: the trauma and triumphs that have come to define him.
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Welcome to my Panic
- By A.Fernandez on 04-22-21
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St. Vincent
- Words + Music | Vol. 4
- By: St. Vincent
- Narrated by: St. Vincent
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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On rare occasion, a fascinating artist will endeavor to peel back the curtain and truly reveal themselves: Their craft, their thoughts, their pain, their humanity. But it is even more rare that the artist actually possesses the range of gifts to pull it off. St. Vincent is such an artist. And St. Vincent: Words plus Music is such an experience.
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Not my cup of tea
- By Mark Wiznitzer on 09-06-20
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7 Years
- Words + Music | Vol. 18
- By: Tariq Trotter
- Narrated by: Tariq Trotter
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Tariq Trotter, a.k.a. Black Thought, sits firmly within the pantheon of hip-hop’s greatest MCs. But the cofounder of the multiplatinum-selling hip-hop band The Roots is best understood not through all trophies and awards, but the sheer weight of his lyrical force. In 7 Years, Trotter’s new addition to Audible’s Words + Music series, the prolific rapper examines his life and career in dynamic seven-year increments.
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Philly Love :)
- By Sweet Dee on 07-08-21
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Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song
- Words + Music | Vol. 5
- By: Tom Morello
- Narrated by: Tom Morello
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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Rock god. Justice fighter. Rabble-rouser. Ivy Leaguer. An American renegade and fearless truth teller. Rage Against the Machine’s guitar virtuoso, Tom Morello, is many things; but perhaps, he himself, sums it up best: a one-man revolution. For the first time ever, hear Morello fuse the deeply personal with the political in a rapturous, badass, one-man show that skillfully balances soul-bearing stories with spellbinding guitar fury: Speaking Truth to Power Through Stories and Song by Tom Morello.
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From casual fan to wanting to consume more Tom M.
- By Raymond A. Lukasiewicz on 09-01-20
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Sheryl Crow
- Words + Music | Vol. 6
- By: Sheryl Crow
- Narrated by: Sheryl Crow
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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Revealing, intimate, and exhilaratingly raw, celebrated songwriter and acclaimed singer Sheryl Crow’s Words + Music provides the perfect canvas for the nine-time Grammy Award-winning artist to showcase her potent talent, articulate her complex inner workings, and breathe new life into a sizable stack of her most beloved tracks.
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Good listen
- By Jennifer K. on 09-10-20
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All I Can
- Words + Music | Vol. 23
- By: Sharon Van Etten
- Narrated by: Sharon Van Etten
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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Sharon Van Etten is a songwriter, musician, performer, and actress. Impressive sure, but that’s not why fans crowded the merch table she manned at her early gigs, hoping to shar….
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Beautiful, Authentic, and Heartfelt
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-21
Technology That Innovates
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The Science of Sci-Fi
- From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel
- By: Erin Macdonald, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Erin Macdonald
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Science fiction allows us to go places we can only dream of seeing - other worlds, distant stars, entirely different galaxies. While not every story is concerned with the hard science behind space travel and other futuristic ventures, fiction can give us amazing insight into what we could be capable of and what we dream of doing. In these 10 lectures, Professor Erin Macdonald interweaves real science and the achievements of the imagination to reveal the truth that underlies our favorite stories and sheds light on what the future may hold.
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surfing the surface
- By scarlet on 01-13-20
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How Technology Influences Language
- By: James Pfrehm, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: James Pfrehm
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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To be human in today’s world means that you engage in constant linguistic interactions with some form of technology, from your smart phone to your refrigerator. That’s not as new a trend as you might think. Language has shaped - and been shaped by - some of our world’s most significant communication technologies. Our current language bears the marks of millennia of interaction between humans and our technologies, beginning with the very first primitive writing systems and moving into the age of the printing press, the telegraph, and the typewriter.
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Excellent and entertaining
- By Marta on 01-26-22
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The Psychology of Online Behavior
- By: Nicola Fox Hamilton, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Nicola Fox Hamilton
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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The proliferation of social media platforms and our increasing reliance on the internet for connection and communication has caused the line between the “real” world and the online world to blur. So much of our lives can be impacted by online interactions—and not all those interactions are positive. Why does the internet seem to encourage bad behavior from some users? Why do we feel we need to share so much of our private lives with the online world? Is screen time really as addictive as the headlines say?
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Good content but very Liberal Biased
- By ZingerGGG on 05-30-22
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Artificial Intelligence
- Friend or Foe?
- By: Geoff White, Bernard P. Achampong
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Will AI lead to the transformation of society as we know it, or bring about its destruction?
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Surprising Extent AI is Being Used
- By Admiralu on 09-07-20
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The Science of Sci-Fi
- From Warp Speed to Interstellar Travel
- By: Erin Macdonald, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Erin Macdonald
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Science fiction allows us to go places we can only dream of seeing - other worlds, distant stars, entirely different galaxies. While not every story is concerned with the hard science behind space travel and other futuristic ventures, fiction can give us amazing insight into what we could be capable of and what we dream of doing. In these 10 lectures, Professor Erin Macdonald interweaves real science and the achievements of the imagination to reveal the truth that underlies our favorite stories and sheds light on what the future may hold.
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surfing the surface
- By scarlet on 01-13-20
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How Technology Influences Language
- By: James Pfrehm, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: James Pfrehm
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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To be human in today’s world means that you engage in constant linguistic interactions with some form of technology, from your smart phone to your refrigerator. That’s not as new a trend as you might think. Language has shaped - and been shaped by - some of our world’s most significant communication technologies. Our current language bears the marks of millennia of interaction between humans and our technologies, beginning with the very first primitive writing systems and moving into the age of the printing press, the telegraph, and the typewriter.
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Excellent and entertaining
- By Marta on 01-26-22
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The Psychology of Online Behavior
- By: Nicola Fox Hamilton, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Nicola Fox Hamilton
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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The proliferation of social media platforms and our increasing reliance on the internet for connection and communication has caused the line between the “real” world and the online world to blur. So much of our lives can be impacted by online interactions—and not all those interactions are positive. Why does the internet seem to encourage bad behavior from some users? Why do we feel we need to share so much of our private lives with the online world? Is screen time really as addictive as the headlines say?
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Good content but very Liberal Biased
- By ZingerGGG on 05-30-22
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Artificial Intelligence
- Friend or Foe?
- By: Geoff White, Bernard P. Achampong
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Will AI lead to the transformation of society as we know it, or bring about its destruction?
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Surprising Extent AI is Being Used
- By Admiralu on 09-07-20
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Exoplanets: The Search for Another Earth
- By: Danielle George
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Technologically there's never been a better time to search for a new earth beyond our solar system.
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Interesting and informative
- By Courtne on 01-01-23
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Targeted
- The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again
- By: Brittany Kaiser
- Narrated by: Brittany Kaiser
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump - and how this could easily happen again in the 2020 presidential election.
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Heavy on Kaiser, Light on Cambridge Analytica’s Data Operations
- By Morgan H Hoban on 11-05-19
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Always Day One
- How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever
- By: Alex Kantrowitz
- Narrated by: Alex Kantrowitz
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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At Amazon, "Day One" is code for inventing like a startup, with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos' own words, "stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death." Most companies today are set up for Day Two. They build advantages and defend them fiercely, rather than invent the future. But Amazon and fellow tech titans Facebook, Google, and Microsoft are operating in Day One: They prioritize reinvention over tradition and collaboration over ownership.
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Some good insights but amusingly pro-Amazon
- By Autumn on 03-10-21
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The Data Detective
- Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics
- By: Tim Harford
- Narrated by: Tim Harford
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us. That’s a mistake, Tim Harford says in The Data Detective. We shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics - we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often “the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us”.
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I expected more
- By A. Visserman on 03-09-21
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The Alignment Problem
- Machine Learning and Human Values
- By: Brian Christian
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us - and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole - and appear to assess black and white defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And autonomous vehicles on our streets can injure or kill.
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Required reading for any AI course
- By ehan ferguson on 11-16-20
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There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere
- The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for the Digital Future
- By: Kara Swisher, Lisa Dickey
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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In her acclaimed AOL.com, Kara Swisher chronicled the unlikely ascent of a group of underdog entrepreneurs and their influence on American net culture. This book picks up where the previous one left off, investigating AOL's merger with Time Warner and its aftermath. Journalists Swisher and Dickey have an ear for the comic and an appreciation for the larger-than-life personalities that propel the drama. After the merger, a troubled journey lies ahead both for AOL Time Warner and for its competitors.
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Sonds like a NY Post editorial
- By Dan on 12-05-03
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Women in Tech
- Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories
- By: Tarah Wheeler
- Narrated by: Tarah Wheeler
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Geared toward women who are considering getting into tech, or those already in a tech job who want to take their career to the next level, this book combines practical career advice and inspiring personal stories from successful female tech professionals Brianna Wu, Angie Chang, Keren Elazari, Katie Cunningham, Miah Johnson, Kristin Toth Smith, and Kamilah Taylor. Written by a female startup CEO and featuring a host of other successful contributors.
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Fantastic, motivating and superb advice!
- By EuropeanCaliGRL on 12-29-17
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The Genesis Machine
- Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
- By: Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel
- Narrated by: Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel, Tim Campbell, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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Synthetic biology promises to reveal how life is created and how it can be re-created, enabling scientists to rewrite the rules of our reality. It could help us, for example, heal without prescription medications, grow meat without harvesting animals, or confront our looming climate catastrophe. Synthetic biology will determine the ways in which we conceive future generations and how we define family, how we identify disease and treat aging, where we make our homes, and how we nourish ourselves.
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Thought provoking but politically biased
- By Andy on 07-02-22
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Lead with We
- The Business Revolution That Will Save Our Future
- By: Simon Mainwaring
- Narrated by: Simon Mainwaring
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
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The global coronavirus pandemic has thrown into stark relief how "business as usual" is no longer serving us. The economic, business, and environmental models of the past do not reflect our current realities. And for our economy - for us - to survive, we need nothing less than a seismic shift in the way we do business.
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Virtual Society
- The Metaverse and the New Frontiers of Human Experience
- By: Herman Narula
- Narrated by: Herman Narula
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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“A fascinating, provocative case that the metaverse will not merely transform our virtual experience—it may actually enrich the quality of our lives” (Adam Grant)—from the visionary co-founder of one of today’s most innovative technology companies.
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Bold and thoughtful Vision
- By jason phillip michel on 10-22-22
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The Metaverse
- And How It Will Revolutionize Everything
- By: Matthew Ball
- Narrated by: Luis Moreno
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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The term metaverse is suddenly everywhere, from debates over Fortnite to the pages of the New York Times to the speeches of Mark Zuckerberg, who proclaimed in June 2021 that “the overarching goal” of Facebook is to “bring the metaverse to life”. But what, exactly, is the metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is the successor to the mobile internet that has defined the last two decades.
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Not a must read
- By Andrew on 08-09-22
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Adrift
- America in 100 Charts
- By: Scott Galloway
- Narrated by: Scott Galloway
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
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We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we’re faced with daunting questions—is our democracy under threat? How will Big Tech change our lives? What does job security look like for me? America is on the brink of massive change—change that will disrupt the workings of our economy and drastically impact the financial backbone of our nation: the middle class.
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Fascinating look at current affairs
- By Joseph Kruger on 12-02-22
Culture that Connects
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Breakthrough
- By: AT WILL MEDIA
- Narrated by: Daveed Diggs, Kelly Rowland, Sara Bareilles
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In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough is an electrifying, audio-only singing/songwriting competition series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent.
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Positivity!
- By A Scott on 06-01-23
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Writing for Audio
- By: Katie O’Connor
- Narrated by: Samantha Allen, Lara Blackman, Lauren Blakely, and others
- Length: 27 mins
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Audible editor Katie O’Connor explores the craft of writing for the audio format with Audible Originals authors Samantha Allen, Lauren Blakely, Dennis Mahoney, and Ben H. Winters. Listen in as the authors discuss how they changed their approach to their work with audio in mind. You’ll also hear from two Audible Originals editors - Lara Blackman and Steve Feldberg - about how they collaborate with their authors and where they think the future of audio is going.
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Informative and cutting edge!
- By Alexis on 12-07-20
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Listen In: A Conversation with Taylor Jenkins Reid
- An Exclusive Interview
- By: The Audible Editors, Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Narrated by: The Audible Editors, Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Length: 28 mins
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In Carrie Soto Is Back, best-selling author Taylor Jenkins Reid chronicles the riveting story of a notorious tennis star and her journey out of retirement to reclaim her grand-slam record. In this conversation, the author discusses her final novel about fame with Audible Editor Katie.
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Fun interview
- By D Scott on 02-07-23
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Listen In: A Conversation with Travis Beacham
- An Exclusive Interview
- By: The Audible Editors, Travis Beacham
- Narrated by: The Audible Editors, Travis Beacham
- Length: 27 mins
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Travis Beacham, writer of hits like Pacific Rim and Carnival Row, wanted to create an audio drama from the listener’s perspective. Here, he discusses his immersive, post-apocalyptic (and vampiric!) Audible Original, Impact Winter, with Audible Editor Melissa.
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Impact Winter
- By Amazon Customer on 02-18-23
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Breakthrough
- By: AT WILL MEDIA
- Narrated by: Daveed Diggs, Kelly Rowland, Sara Bareilles
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In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough is an electrifying, audio-only singing/songwriting competition series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent.
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Positivity!
- By A Scott on 06-01-23