Showing results by narrator "Barbara Creel-Benjamin"

"David Sedaris, on Packing a Wallop" is from the June 14, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Nell Mcshane Wulfhart and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

He could use his power over a new mass medium to unite the country. Instead, he uses it to divide us.

"Why Trump Is More Father Coughlin Than Franklin Roosevelt" is from the May 04, 2018 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Jon Meacham and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

In spring 1931, Zora Neale Hurston finished her first book, a 117-page manuscript titled “Barracoon.” It told the true story of Cudjo Lewis, an Alabama man who was believed to be the last living person captured in Africa and brought to America on a slave ship.

"A Work by Zora Neale Hurston Will Finally Be Published" is from the May 03, 2018 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Alexandra Alter and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Near the end of her life, Mary Mann Hamilton (1866-c.1936) was encouraged to record her experiences as a female pioneer. The result is the only known firsthand account of a remarkable woman thrust into the center of taming the American South - surviving floods, tornadoes, and fires; facing bears, panthers, and snakes; managing a boardinghouse in Arkansas that was home to an eccentric group of settlers; and running a logging camp in Mississippi that blazed a trail for development in the Mississippi Delta.

As I listened to James B. Comey, the former FBI director, tell the Senate Intelligence Committee about his personal meetings and phone calls with President Trump, I was reminded of something: the experience of a woman being harassed by her powerful, predatory boss. There was precisely that sinister air of coercion, of an employee helpless to avoid unsavory contact with an employer who is trying to grab what he wants.

"James Comey and the Predator in Chief" is from the June 08, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Nicole Serratore and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

His audience liked the applause lines, as they always do. But it’s hard to resist laughing at Trumpian syntax. I am given to indulging in it with a finger of bourbon after long days. My favorite so far is this insight from a South Carolina rally in 2015:

"How to Listen to Trump Every Day for Years" is from the January 22, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by John Mcwhorter and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Christina McMullen, psychologist extraordinaire, has problems - not least of which are her needy clients, a schizophrenic septic system, and her sizzling-then-fizzling romance with Lieutenant Jack Rivera. But Chrissy has yet another problem she'd like to ignore: finding her secretary's missing boyfriend. Okay, so she secretly hopes the vertically challenged computer geek has harmlessly departed from Elaine's life - after all, there's no evidence to suggest foul play. But when her razor-sharp instincts, honed by years as a cocktail waitress, start screaming, she'll have to use her skills.

"Obama, on 2-Day Visit to Britain, Has Lunch with Queen Elizabeth II" is from the April 22, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Israel, a Medical Marijuana Pioneer, Is Eager to Capitalize" is from the December 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Isabel Kershner and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

In just the past few years, researchers have identified what they believe is an adult version of attention deficit disorder: a restless inability to concentrate that develops spontaneously after high school, years after the syndrome typically shows itself, and without any early signs.

"New Study Casts Doubt on Diagnosis of Adult-Onset ADHD" is from the October 20, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Benedict Carey and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"How Some Would Level the Playing Field: Free Harvard Degrees" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Stephanie Saul and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"At MIT, Science Embraces a New Chaos Theory" is from the Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Hilarie M. Sheets and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

Officials at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York were tight-lipped Thursday night about an unusual email exchange in which its chief curator is said to have rebuffed a White House request for a Vincent van Gogh painting and offered a gold toilet instead.

"Museum Told White House: No Van Gogh, but Here’s a Gold Toilet" is from the January 25, 2018 Entertainment section of The New York Times. It was written by Matt Stevens and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

José A. Rivera, a farmer on the southeast coast of Puerto Rico, stood in the middle of his flattened plantain farm on Sunday and tried to tally how much Hurricane Maria had cost him.

"‘No More Agriculture in Puerto Rico,’ a Farmer Laments" is from the September 24, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Frances Robles and Luis Ferré Sadurní and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

The experiences of male nurses offer lessons that could help address a problem of our time: how to prepare workers for the fastest-growing jobs, at a time when more than a quarter of men are not in the labor force.

"Male Nurses Explain Why Nursing Is a Job of the Future for Men" is from the January 04, 2018 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Claire Cain Miller and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Rising Premiums for Universal Life Insurance Draw Scrutiny" is from the May 20, 2016, Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Ann Carrns and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

I never thought I’d live long enough to write this sentence: The most significant reform process underway anywhere in the Middle East today is in Saudi Arabia.

"Saudi Arabia’s Arab Spring, at Last" is from the November 23, 2017 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Thomas L. Friedman and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"The Closer: Michelle Obama" is from the November 05, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Obama, Cementing New Ties with Cuba, Lifts Limits on Cigars and Rum" is from the October 14, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

It’s a question central to daily life: Do you spend money to save time or spend time to save money? Well, if happiness is the goal, you might consider opening that wallet.

"Want to Be Happy? Buy More Takeout and Hire a Maid, Study Says" is from the July 27, 2017 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Niraj Chokshi and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.