Audible UK has created the ultimate challenge for its narrators. In a minute, performers have to narrate one of the most difficult poems there is—with an accent. See how celebrities like Juliet Stevenson, Emilia Fox and Jonathan Pryce perform.
Grammy-nominated family entertainer, comedian, and musician Billy Kelly will give two performances of his one-man “This Is A Family Show!” at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Geared towards kids 8 and up, it will be recorded live for Audible listeners.
A columnist, author and co-host of “The View,” Meghan McCain will share her spirited callback to the ideologies her father, John McCain, fought for so fiercely in an upcoming Audible Original to be released in 2020.
Audible Captions was developed to enhance the experience of literature for students, in keeping with Audible’s longstanding commitment to supporting public education through technology.
Audible employees and Newark-based artists teamed up for a Community Art Day in Washington Park. Everyone added their artistic touch to the solar lights in the park’s Sensory Lab Pop-up Installation.
While touring Newark with his “Our Harlem” food truck, Marcus Samuelsson stopped by our offices to talk with employees about his journey to becoming a chef and his excitement at developing a genre-bending audio cookbook.
For Raphael Cedeno, Senior Global Program Manager for Customer Care and expert at-home cook, each day at Audible is fresh and dynamic as he helps develop innovative experiences for Audible’s customers.
Audible welcomed leaders and alumni from Per Scholas, a national organization that fosters tech talent from underserved communities, to Newark’s expanding tech community at a networking reception in June.
Our Audible Pride has been on full display this month. We teamed up with the Queer Newark Oral History Project, hosted movie screenings, speakers, and happy hours, and curated a diverse list of important LGBTQIA+ listens.
Audible, the City of Newark and our community partners are launching summer and fall programming in Newark’s Washington Park utilizing the seating and lighting provided by our recently installed Sensory Lab.
Edna Agyemang, one of Audible’s Newark high school interns, shares how “being at the center of modernized listening” has given her the confidence to write and to leave her “footprint on the world.”
The New York premiere of Issac Gomez’s “the way she spoke” will be performed at the Minetta Lane Theatre, the creative home of Audible Theatre, and released on audio for Audible’s millions of listeners worldwide.