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Vous peinez à vous abandonner à un sommeil profond? Dans la toute nouvelle saison du célèbre balado pour vous aider à dormir, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, comédien, réalisateur, musicien et auteur, vous guidera vers le pays des rêves.

Listen in as the Audible Editors discuss their favorite listens of 2023 in this special podcast episode. What does it take to make the Best of the Year list? Whose performances stood out the most? From Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life and The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos R.N. to Alison Bechdel’s DTWOF, and so many more, there was so much great audio to consider—and as always, the editors have a lot of thoughts to share.

The brutalized body of 14-year-old Emmett Till was published in Jet magazine at the insistence of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Mamie wanted the horrific photograph of her son’s lynched body to be displayed for the world to see, to expose America to its own barbaric acts of racial terror. As such, Emmett’s death and Mamie’s actions afterwards would ignite a crucial moment in the civil rights movement, changing the course of history forever.

After writing her debut novel about ride-or-die female friendships in an Indian village, Parini Shroff discusses the making of The Bandit Queens with Audible Editor Kat, including why humor is so important when times are dark and why The Golden Girls is relevant for all generations.

Kennedy Ryan is the queen of second-chance romance, and her Audible Original Coming Home is no exception. Kennedy sits down with Audible Editor Margaret to discuss audio-first stories, what she loves about HBCUs, and why she prefers writing love stories about characters who reunite after years spent discovering themselves.

In this rousing conversation, Pulitzer-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond talks about his new listen, Poverty, by America. He discusses with Audible Editor Alanna ways in which the United States has the resources to end poverty in America—but hasn’t done it yet—and he outlines how we can all fight against systemic oppression.

Bedtime can become a favourite time for kids if it also means story time. It is not always easy to come up with a story though. Laying down with your child and listening to our podcast could be a fun solution to this. You can relax too while spending special time with your kids and helping them improve their imagination.

Based on the Respect magazine essay "The Game Changer" by Sheena Lester Narrated by Sheena Lester.In 1998, XXL Editor-in-Chief Sheena Lester and the magazine's staff set out to create a hip-hop remake of Art Kane’s legendary 1958 Esquire magazine photoshoot known as “A Great Day In Harlem."Kane's image featured 57 of the greatest jazz musicians of the time gathered around the stoop at 17 West 126th Street in Harlem. That image remains one of the greatest moments in jazz music history, and the talented team at XXL was looking to pull off the same for hip-hop at the very same place ...

Are you ready for a story? It’s Audible Storytime! Join Inel and Rebecca as they tell us some of the most famous fairytales of all time. From Goldilocks and the Three Bears to Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel to Jack and the Beanstalk, these are all stories you know and love, with original music and sound design for a fully immersive, entertaining family listening experience. Whether you’re in the car on a family road trip, looking for a bit of entertainment while it’s raining outside, or just fancy sticking on some headphones and revisiting these timeless stories, settle down and enjoy ...

Author Xochitl Gonzalez sits down with Audible Editor Edwin to discuss her debut, Olga Dies Dreaming. With a heroine caught between a freedom-fighting mother and her own entrepreneurial ambitions, the novels asks, "Are we defined by the expectations of others?"

In this moving conversation, Audible Editor Kat talks with actor and activist Erika Alexander about the Audible Original Finding Tamika, which investigates the murder of a young Black woman and the system that failed her.

Celeste Ng discusses her disturbingly realistic dystopia in Our Missing Hearts with Audible Editor Tricia. They explore the power of art, love, and storytelling in the face of fear and persecution.

Libro de la escritora Irene Kordt. Mai-Cha tiene 10 años y mil ilusiones. Ella sueña con visitar otros lugares, otros países. Todo es tranquilo a su alrededor. Las costumbres campesinas y fiestas familiares, los campos de arroz, las azaleas sobre las montañas, su casita en la cumbre y el mar, pero el destino cambia cruelmente la dulce e inocente vida de esta niña. ¿Qué le espera a Mai-Cha? ¿Qué ocurrirá?... esto lo sabremos a través de cada episodio.

Welcome to Season 4 of Audicted. This season will bring exciting new guests such as best-selling author Jesse Q. Sutanto, award-winning narrators Julia Whelan and Vikas Adam, excerpts from exclusive interviews, recommendations from new voices around Audible, and more. Listen in and let the Audible editors help you find your next great audio experience.

The Audible Local Ledger, a non-profit organization, reads local news and information to several hundred blind and print disabled listeners on the Cape, Islands and South Coast of Massachusetts. Along with our Sero Phone app, smart speakers, specially tuned SCA receivers and cable streams, our podcasts are yet another channel we employ to bring our blind listeners their community and regional news 24/7/365. More info is available at: www.audiblelocalledger.org

5 Friends get together and discuss the world of College and Pro Football.

Being a musician today can mean so many different things. In the Audible Genius Podcast you’ll hear the stories of the people who live, work, and play in today’s vast music landscape. And through their experience see just how big the world of music truly is.