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In the 10 lessons of TV's New Golden Age, Professor Eric R. Williams will take you on a tour of this high watermark period in television history, sometimes known as the "Third Golden Age of Television", or G3. Along the way, you will consider some of the best and the worst that television has to offer, not just in G3, but throughout the history of the medium.

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.

L'équipe d'Audible vous gâte encore cette année ! Nous avons décidé de vous raconter les anecdotes les plus drôles de nos talents une fois installés en studio.

Funny, irreverent, sometimes shocking, and occasionally downright filthy, in Allegedly...the Popbitch Podcast, comedians Ellie Taylor and Dan Schreiber, alongside Popbitch editor Chris Lochery, geek out about all-things-celebrity, giving listeners a uniquely entertaining, fun-fact-and-gossip-filled insight into the world of showbusiness and how it really works. A ‘Sidebar of Shame’ for the ears.

SNL alum and sage satirist Colin Quinn is here to take no prisoners. In this hilarious stand-up show, performed live at the Minetta Lane Theatre, no political view is safe. Quinn takes on political division highlighting the truth, absurdity, and humor on both sides of the aisle. This isn’t Colin Quinn vs. liberals or conservatives. This is Colin Quinn deftly roasting liberals, conservatives, and everyone in between.  

Part documentary, part improv comedy, Wildlife Confidential is a surreal interview show about the real animals (portrayed by humans) behind wild stories ripped from the headlines.

Praised as “a breakneck, hair-raising comic tour of the contemporary American male psyche” by The New York Times, Drinking in America, is a gritty, muscular restaging with star Andre Royo (The Wire) bringing to vivid life more than a dozen colorful characters, each in the throes of intoxication. Written and originated by three-time Obie Award winner Eric Bogosian, this critically acclaimed work takes on a new persona in our present day, with terms like toxic masculinity and male fragility at the forefront of the zeitgeist.

The fiercely talented and versatile stage and screen performer Solea Pfeiffer (Hamilton, Almost Famous, The Light in the Piazza, and Evita) brings her powerhouse vocals and gift of storytelling to create a deeply personal musical narrative. Armed with her immense versatility as a vocalist, the Zimbabwe-born performer explores what it means to be a mixed-race person in America today and takes us on her journey toward self-discovery, self-love, and ultimately self-celebration.

When Mexican-born novelist Lucia lands her first TV writing job, she immediately feels out of place in the White, male-dominated writers' room. Before long, she’s drawn to the only other Latino around, a janitor named Abel, and the two begin an unlikely friendship—one that’s tested when Abel’s confidences start showing up in Lucia’s scripts.

"Un uomo va dal dottore" è l'inizio di tante barzellette; se poi quell'uomo è un ipocondriaco fa ancora più ridere. Saverio Raimondo è un comico ma soprattutto un ansioso, uno che quando starnutisce pensa subito di avere un cancro; e alle soglie dei 40 anni, dopo una pandemia globale e qualche disavventura, sente l'urgente bisogno di risposte scientifiche alla domanda "come sto?". In ogni puntata Saverio Raimondo si reca da uno specialista diverso per farsi visitare: dal cardiologo al dermatologo, dal gastroenterologo all'allergologa.

Baddiel and Ripley’s Buy Leave It or Not is the comedy/consumer-advice podcast from old friends and comedy heroes David Baddiel and Fay Ripley. Listen in as they sort out your shopping trolley - unboxing and reviewing the products you didn’t even know you wanted. From full English breakfast-makers to vagina candles, all of modern consumer life is here. But the question is, will David and Fay Buy, Leave It or...Not?

Welcome to Season 4 of Audicted.

News is everywhere and it’s all bad! So, John Robins has sealed himself in his panic room and he won’t come out until the world’s fixed. Did you know that we’re rapidly running out of Grave Space? Or that the increasing convenience of modern life is slowly infantilizing us? When is someone going to stop social media ripping society apart? And is it possible to eat anything at all without contributing to the destruction of the planet?

What happens when “The show must go on!”meets a global pandemic? In this illuminating four-part podcast, host Faith Salie looks at the lives affected by 2020’s shutdown of Broadway and the subsequent reopening of productions there and across the country.

Der Mini-Podcast "DIE WUT IN MIR" erzählt auf intime Weise die persönlichen Wutgeschichten von drei Frauen: Pari, Sarah und Elisabeth. Elisabeth, die die Last der Kindererziehung allein schultert. Pari, die mit Rassismus und traditionellen Rollenzuschreibungen klarkommen muss. Und Sarah, die ihre weniger qualifizierten männlichen Kollegen an sich vorbeiziehen sieht. In diesem Podcast sprechen sie offen und mutig über ihren Zorn. Dazu erklärt die Feministin Antje Schrupp, was die Gesellschaft davon hat, wenn ihre weibliche Hälfte berechtigtem Ärger keine Luft machen darf.

Presenter and author Dotty invites celeb guests to come and confess the thing they most want to put in the (hashtag) trashbag – however big, however trivial, what will be stuck in the waste disposal this week? Each rant-filled podcast sees Dotty alongside a revolving cast of eclectic guests as the two of them air their candid views, to earn their pet peeve the coveted place in the bin. 

Audible is your year round badge to South By Southwest! While the 2021 Festival was entirely online, this year’s keynote speakers and panel sessions brought today's creators and innovators together for inspiring conversations.

You Heard it Here First is an audio recommendation show that helps you discover your next listen. Hosted by Imriel Morgan, the show cherry-picks from the Audible catalogue of podcasts, audiobooks and dramas, with laughs and fascinating facts along the way. You'll hear from Audible's Editors - the in-house audio experts - as well as from lovely listeners who know their favourite genre like the back of their hand. And that's not to mention the clips of chats with a variety of authors. You'll also find out how you too can be featured in the podcast!

Audible is proud to sponsor the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in our continued commitment to providing a home for bold creators and their extraordinary stories.

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