Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable 03: Apollo and Daphne, Etc
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23 minutes, 11 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
Here we have Apollo and Daphne and how one of them refuses the other's advances and becomes a laurel tree. Then we have Pyramus and Thisbe, the love story that inspired Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, or at least the bloody parts of it. And finally: Cephalus and Procris and how the wind is slutty and how misunderstanding can inspire uxoricide. Read by Alex Wilson.
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18 minutes, 40 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
Creation myths! Read by Alex Wilson.
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24 minutes, 44 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
An introduction to the stories and legends of ancient Greece and Rome, and an overview of the pantheon. Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable 01: Introduction"
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16 minutes, 18 seconds
Unabridged Religous Work
First Century AD
The eleventh book of the New Testament: the epistle of the apostle Paul to the Philippians. It was written during Paul's first imprisonment in Rome, yet he emphasizes joy and rejoicing at the gospel.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "New Testament: Philippians"
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16 minutes, 7 seconds
Unabridged Humor/Storytelling/Essay
1878
Twain proposes some realistic sequels to three common morality tales.
Continue reading "About Magnanimous-Incident Literature"
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8 minutes, 52 seconds
Unabridged Essay
1786
American essaysist and humorist Benjamin Franklin on the game of chess, and its application to life.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "The Morals of Chess"
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13 minutes, 37 seconds
Unabridged NIMH Informational Brochure
1999
Full text (including printable and redistributable brochures) available at the NIMH website.
Continue reading "NIMH: Social Phobia"
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48 minutes, 4 seconds
Unabridged SF-related podcast
2006
Telltale founder Alex Wilson, preparing to attend the famous Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, gives an introduction and "before" picture. Featuring Michael A. Burstein and Jason Erik Lundberg.
Follow along with the adventures in Alex's Clarion Journal. The theme song "Untitled Pretention Pontificated by a Passive Voice" is available separately here. Photo by Jamie Bishop.
Expect the second and final Clarion podcast in the first half of 2007.
Continue reading "Clarion My Wayward Son 1 of 2"
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2 minutes, 22 seconds
Unabridged Speech
1863
"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the propisition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War..." Given by US President Abraham Lincoln on the battlefield November 19, 1863, after the hard-fought, casualty-ridden, and turning-point Civil War battle near Gettysburg, PA.
This speech is inscribed, along with Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "The Gettysburg Address"
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1 hour, 17 minutes
Unabridged SF-Related Essays on Writing
2003
Science fiction and fantasy author Tobias S. Buckell talks about a much-ignored period in the working writer's career: after one makes that first major professional story sale, but before he or she has turned that exception into the rule. Buckell discusses "the benefits, the experience, and the dangers of being a Joe Blow Neopro," along with "some strategies to move out of this stage in of our careers."
These six columns originally appeared in Speculations in 2003, when Buckell was still a neopro. His advice is likely worth reading because his first novel, Crystal Rain, comes out this month from Tor Books. Columns included:
- An Introduction
- Putting in the Time
- Original Source Creativity
- Professionalism
- Taking it Up a Notch
- Plan Your Career Now
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23 minutes, 39 seconds
Unabridged Religous Work
First Century AD
The ninth book of the New Testament: the epistle of the apostle Paul to the Galatians. Paul argues that redemption comes from grace rather than as a reward for adherence to laws, "for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain."
Read by Alex Wilson.
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6 minutes, 51 seconds
Unabridged Speech
1775
Patrick Henry's address to the second Virginia Convention in March 23, 1775, where he offered a resolution that put the colony in a state of defense leading up to the American Revolution.
A bestselling Telltale recording (and one of the first), now available free with a Creative Commons License. Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
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1 hour, 19 minutes
Unabridged Military Treatise
600 BC, 1910 (translation)
The classic, definitive Chinese book on military strategies and tactics. For centuries it has influenced generals, rulers, and others interested in military intelligence. More recently it has become required reading for some businesses executives. Translation from the Chinese by Lionel Giles. Read by Alex Wilson.
The free MP3 sample below includes the entirety of Part 7.
Continue reading "The Art of War"
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1 hour, 1 minute
Unabridged NIMH Informational Brochure
2003
A detailed booklet describing what you need to know about depression in men: how it looks, how it feels, getting help, and getting better. Read by Alex Wilson.
Full text (including a printable and redistributable brochure) available at the NIMH website.
Have you known a man who is grumpy, irritable, and has no sense of humor? Maybe he drinks too much or abuses drugs. Maybe he physically or verbally abuses his wife and his kids. Maybe he works all the time, or compulsively seeks thrills in high-risk behavior. Or maybe he seems isolated, withdrawn, and no longer interested in the people or activities he used to enjoy.
Perhaps this man is you. If so, it is important to understand that there is a disease of the brain called depression that may be underlying these feelings and behaviors. It's real: scientists have developed sensitive imaging devices that enable us to see it in the brain. And it's treatable: more than 80 percent of those suffering from depression respond to existing treatments, and new ones are continually becoming available and helping more people. Talk to a healthcare provider about how you are feeling, and ask for help.
Or perhaps this man is someone you care about. Try to talk to him, or to someone who has a chance of getting through to him. Help him to understand that depression is a common illness among men and is nothing to be ashamed about. Encourage him to see a doctor and get an evaluation for depression.
For most men with depression, life doesn't have to be so dark and hopeless. Life is hard enough as it is; and treating depression can free up vital resources to cope with life's challenges effectively. When a man is depressed, he's not the only one who suffers. His depression also darkens the lives of his family, his friends, virtually everyone close to him. Getting him into treatment can send ripples of healing and hope into all of those lives.
Depression is a real illness; it is treatable; and men can have it. It takes courage to ask for help, but help can make all the difference.
Continue reading "NIMH: Men and Depression"
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15 minutes, 56 seconds
Unabridged NIMH Informational Brochure
2001
A detailed booklet that describes symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping.
Full text (including a printable and redistributable brochure) available at the NIMH website.
Continue reading "NIMH: Eating Disorders"
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37 minutes, 26 seconds
Two Unabridged Humor Essays
1882,1899
Includes the Telltale Weekly comedic recordings of Mark Twain's "My First Lie (And How I Got Out of It)" and "On the Decay of the Art of Lying." From "My First Lie (and How I Got Out of It):"
"As I understand it, what you desire is information about 'my first lie, and how I got out of it.' I was born in 1835; I am well along, and my memory is not as good as it was. If you had asked about my first truth it would have been easier for me and kinder of you, for I remember that fairly well. I remember it as if it were last week. The family think it was the week before, but that is flattery..."
From "On the Decay of the Art of Lying:"
"Observe, I do not mean to suggest that the custom of lying has suffered any decay or interruption--no, for the Lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man's best and surest friend, is immortal, and cannot perish from the earth while this club remains. My complaint simply concerns the decay of the art of lying..."
Two humorous essays/speeches read by Alex Wilson.
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27 minutes, 29 seconds
Unabridged Historical Document
1787
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America..."
Read by John Jennens.
Also available: The Bill of Rights (free) and The Declaration of Independence (50 cents).
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1 hour, 15 minutes
Unabridged Interview
2005
Publisher and writer Jason Erik Lundberg of Two Cranes Press talks to multimedia artist Jamie Bishop about the ups and downs of launching a small press startup, collaborating with fantasy artist Janet Chui, publishing science
fiction and fantasy work by Jeff VanderMeer, Nalo Hopkinson, Bruce Boston, Mike Jasper, and others, and releasing a short story collection by Big Fish author Daniel Wallace. Candid, informative listen for anyone interested in starting up her or his own publishing venture.Continue reading "Jason Erik Lundberg (Small Press Startup) Interview"
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36 minutes, 37 seconds
Unabridged Memoir / Essay
1881
"In the first narrative of my experience in slavery, written nearly forty years ago, and in various writings since, I have given the public what I considered very good reasons for withholding the manner of my escape..." Frederick Douglass reveals the missing piece of his autobiography, in a tale that could not have been told without endangering others while slavery continued to exist.
Continue reading "My Escape from Slavery"
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23 minutes, 16 seconds
Unabridged Science & Philosophy Essay
1891
"Science is a match that man has just got alight." An important early essay on science and philosophy, offering insight into the unfettered mind that would a few years later belong to "The Father of Science Fiction." Read by Alex Wilson. Not for sale in the EU.
Continue reading "The Rediscovery of the Unique"
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1 hour, 29 minutes
Unabridged Christian Sermons
1744
Contains the Telltale Weekly unabridged recordings of Jonathan Swift's On Sleeping in Church, On the Wisdom of This World, On Mutual Subjection, and Three Prayers Used by the Dean for Stella in Her Last Sickness..
Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "Three Sermons and Prayers"
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29 minutes, 45 seconds
Unabridged Humorous Speeches
1899-1908
Five speeches by the master at making them interesting and witty.
Theoretical Morals (1899)
"A man can't become morally perfect by stealing one or a thousand green watermelons, but every little helps."
The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling (1907)
"Simplified spelling is all right, but, like chastity, you can take it too far."
Education and Citizenship (1908)
"Now I want to tell a story about jumping to conclusions. It was told to me by Bram Stoker and it concerns a christening."
Layman's Sermon (1906)
"Now I am not modest. I was born modest, but it didn't last."
University Settlement Society (1901)
"Marvelous it is, to think of schools where you don't have to drive the children in, but drive them out! It was not so in my day."
Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "Five Speeches"
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4 minutes, 27 seconds
Unabridged Reading of a Historical Document
1789 / 1791
The ten original amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America--passed by Congress September 25,1789 and ratified December 15, 1791. This recording may be freely shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "The Bill of Rights"
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53 minutes, 1 second
Unabridged Speech on Technology and Business Issues
2004
On June 17, 2004, science fiction author and EFF spokesman Cory Doctorow talked to Microsoft Research Group and other interested parties about Digital Rights Management (DRM), copyright, and the technology that cleaves them together and apart. In five parts, Doctorow covers everything from DVD region coding and the player piano to the Apple iTunes Music Store and why Sony didn't create the digital successor to its once-ubiquitous Walkman. Everything you ever wanted to know about DRM, but were afraid to tell Microsoft.
20% of all revenues from the sale of this recording will be donated to the Cory Doctorow's charity of choice, which--to nobody's surprise--is the Electronic Frontier Frontier Foundation. This is in addition to the 1% of all Telltale Weekly revenues donates to the EFF. See the Mission page for details.
Continue reading "Microsoft Research DRM Talk"
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1 hour, 20 minutes
Unabridged Essay
1849
Originally entitled "Resistance to Civil Government," the classic libertarian essay on self-reliance advocating the active refusal to disobey unjust laws. Read by Alex Wilson.
Continue reading "Civil Disobedience"
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15 minutes, 4 seconds
Unabridged Formal Poetry
1961
On January 20, 1961, Kennedy called on Americans to be active in their citizenship. This recording is in the public domain.
Continue reading "Inaugural Address 1961"
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