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Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker, November 1st 2010 (Seymour Hersh, Kelefa Sanneh, David Remnick) Author: Seymour Hersh, Kelefa Sanneh, David Remnick Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall Format: Highlights Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 10-27-10 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: In this issue: COMMENT "Recession Election", by Hendrik Hertzberg: The midterm elections. THE TALK OF THE TOWN "O LeBron, My LeBron!", by Ben McGrath: An unusual poetry contest in the Sunshine State. ANNALS OF NATIONAL SECURITY "The Online Threat", by Seymour Hersh: The growing cyber-threat to Americas civilian and military infrastructure. ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS "Funny Person", by Kelefa Sanneh: A first-generation American comedian whos fast becoming a household name. BOOKS "Groovin' High", by David Remnick: A review of Keith Richard's Life. Listen to by Keith Richards and James Fox. Want more of The New Yorker? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker, December 13th 2010 (Ariel Levy, John Cassidy, John Lahr) Author: Ariel Levy, John Cassidy, John Lahr Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall Format: Highlights Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-10 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: In this issue: COMMENT "Iran and the Bomb", by Hendrik Hertzberg: A path we should not follow. THE TALK OF THE TOWN "Snoops", by Zachary Kanin: At dinner with New York's private eyes. OUR LOCAL CORRESPONDENTS "Reservations", by Ariel Levy: A tribe plans a casino in the Hamptons. BOOKS "Enter the Dragon", by John Cassidy: China and the free market myth. A CRITIC AT LARGE "Method Man", by John Lahr: The life and work of Elia Kazan. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Punch Lines", by Anthony Lane: Reviews of The Fighter and I Love You Philip Morris. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker, July 12th & 19th 2010: Part 1 (Barbara Demick, Ben McGrath, Daniel Mendelsohn) Author: Barbara Demick, Ben McGrath, Daniel Mendelsohn Narrator: Dan Bernard, Christine Marshall Format: Highlights Length: 2 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 07-07-10 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: In this issue: COMMENT "The Name of the Game", by Hendrik Hertzberg: Who hates soccer? THE TALK OF THE TOWN "Acts of God", by Nick Paumgarten: Falling tree limbs, oil spills: Whos to blame? "Francophrenia", by Dana Goodyear: General Hospital meets performance art. LETTER FOM YANJI "Nothing Left", by Barbara Demick: Is North Korea finally facing collapse? THE SPORTING SCENE "The Undead", by Ben McGrath: Big Papi's late innings. BOOKS "Marriage à la Möbius", by Daniel Mendelsohn: A début novel examines the dark side of matrimony. THE THEATRE "Underdogs", by Hilton Als: Victims of prejudice in Merchant of Venice and On the Levee. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Wives Tales", by Anthony Lane: Reviews of The Kids Are All Right and Henri-Georges Clouzots Inferno . Want more of The New Yorker? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New York Times Audio Digest, October 10, 2008 Length: 54 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-08 Publisher: The New York Times Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: It's the perfect listen for your morning commute! In the time it takes you to get to work, you'll hear a digest of the day's top stories, prepared by the editorial staff of The New York Times. Each edition includes articles from the front page, as well as the paper's international, national, business, sports, and editorial sections. Subscribe for or . Get the issue. Check out the . (P) and ©2008 The New York Times News Services Division of The New York Times Company Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Banner Season Author: Sidney Blumenthal Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Unabridged Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: On a windy afternoon in February 1959, 14-year-old Craig Wade scooped up what seemed to be a crumpled rag that was blowing, tumbleweed style, across a railroad track in his hometown, Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He later told a local newspaper that he simply likes to save things. "Banner Season" is from the October 2016 issue of Smithsonian. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Mighty Mouse Author: Jerry Adler Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Unabridged Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: The first patented animal is still leading us through the maze of cancer research. "Mighty Mouse" is from the December 2016 issue of Smithsonian. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: What Folklore Tells Us About Eclipses Author: James Deutsch Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 08-23-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: A long time ago, before NASA and Google teamed up to createinteractive mapsof forthcoming solar eclipses, or before we ever sought celestial advice fromGeekDad.com, our human ancestors would look up at the darkening sky and exclaim something like, what the heck? "What Folklore Tells Us About Eclipses" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on August 15, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How Three Amateur Jewel Thieves Made Off with New Yorks Most Precious Gems Author: David Sears Narrator: Desiree Fultz Format: Original Recording Length: 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: On the night of October 29, 1964, two self-styled Miami beach boys crept onto the grounds of New York Citys American Museum of Natural History while a lookout drove a white Cadillac around the museums block of Manhattan. "How Three Amateur Jewel Thieves Made Off With New Yorks Most Precious Gems" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on February 25, 2014. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Following the Failure of Tay, Microsoft Is Back With New Chatbot Zo Author: Victoria Woollaston Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-10-16 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Tay's successor is called Zo and is only available by invitation on messaging app Kik. When you request access, the software asks for your Kik username and Twitter handle. If you don't already use Kik, you can tick a box to say you use Facebook Messenger or Snapchat. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Over 40 Ancient Ships Discovered on the Bottom of the Black Sea Author: Jason Daley Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-23-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: About 12,000 years ago, at the end of the last Ice Age, melting glaciers began filling the Black Sea. "Over 40 Ancient Ships Discovered on the Bottom of the Black Sea" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on November 18, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Facebook Teaches Bots How to Negotiate but They Learn to Lie Instead Author: Liat Clark Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: The chatbots came up with their own original and effective responses including deceptive tactics. ©2017 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2017 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Alcatraz Wasnt Always Uncle Sams Devils Island Author: Kat Eschner Narrator: Desiree Fultz Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: On this day in 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived on the rocky island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. Before that, the island had almost a century of history as a prison, but it wasn't always the notorious prison it's known as today. Here are five things to know about its history. "Alcatraz Wasnt Always Uncle Sams Devils Island" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on August 11, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Before 1929, Nobody Thought the President Needed a Telephone in his Office Author: Kat Eschner Narrator: Desiree Fultz Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: President Rutherford B. Hayes first arranged to have a telephone installed in the White House, writes Stacy Conradt for Mental Floss. Back then, the only alternative form of rapid communication was the telegram. But it wasnt until Herbert Hoover requested, just after taking office, that a line be put in on his desk in the Oval Office that the room that was intended to be the center of power had its own phone, writes History.com. "Before 1929, Nobody Thought the President Needed a Telephone in his Office" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on March 28, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Headphones That Can Replay Sounds From Your Past Author: James Temperton Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Fujitsu and Yamaha's headphone concept uses artificial intelligence to understand ambient sound, geo-tag it and play it back when someone revisits the same location. ©2017 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2017 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker (Oct. 2, 2006) Author: Dorothy Wickenden, Bill Buford, Ben Bradlee, Jim Holt, Sasha Frere-Jones, David Denby Narrator: uncredited Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-06 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: COMMENT "Top of the Class" by Dorothy Wickenden: Even without early admissions, universities perpetuate America's class system. NOTES OF A GASTRONOME "TV Dinners" by Bill Buford: The unstoppable rise of cooking shows. PERSONAL HISTORY "A Return" by Ben Bradlee: Memories of war in the South Pacific. A CRITIC AT LARGE "Unstrung" by Jim Holt: Two critiques of string theory. POP MUSIC "The Closer" by Sasha Frere-Jones: Ludacris' new album. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Power Players" by David Denby: Sean Penn in All the King's Men and The Last King of Scotland. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: What's the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.? Author: Erin Blakemore Narrator: Michael Johnson Format: Original Recording Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-23-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Listen up, would-be Anglophiles: Here's how never to mess up your realms, kingdoms and empires again. "What's the Difference Between England, Britain and the U.K.?" is smithsonianmag.com, published on June 24, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Science of F1 Pit Stops: How Williams Smashed the Two-Second Barrier Author: Matthew Reynolds Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Williams is the fastest team in the Formula One pit lane. WIRED found out what it takes to pit stop in under two seconds ahead of the Formula One 2017 season. ©2016 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2016 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Why Mind Wandering Can Be So Miserable, According to Happiness Experts Author: Libby Copeland Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: For you, it could be the drive home on the freeway in stop-and-go traffic, a run without headphones or the time it takes to brush your teeth. Its the place where youre completely alone with your thoughtsand its terrifying. For me, its the shower. "Why Mind Wandering Can Be So Miserable, According to Happiness Experts" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on February 24, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Flying the F-35B: Inside BAE's Secret War Machine Simulator Tucked Away in a Quiet UK Village Author: Liat Clark Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 14 mins Language: English Release date: 03-10-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: WIRED visits BAE Systems' Warton base in Lancashire, where the military contractor recently installed an F35-B simulator. ©2016 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2016 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How an Army of Postmen Is Turning China's Rural Stores into the World's Largest Retail Network Author: David Rowan Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 03-10-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: A billionaire investor, a data-crunching genius and thousands of local postmen how China's small-town stores are undergoing a tech revolution. ©2016 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2016 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Canada Cant Figure Out Why the Ocean Floor Is Beeping Author: Erin Blakemore Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 11-09-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: No, an alarm clock hasnt been going off on the bottom of the ocean floor in Northern Canada - but something annoying appears to be happening down there. "Canada Cant Figure Out Why the Ocean Floor Is Beeping" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on November 7, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Researchers Travel to the Amazon to Find out If Musical Taste Is Hardwired Author: Jason Daley Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: It can often feel like there is something deep and universal about a collection of notes making up a chord or arranged into a beautiful melody. For some, music can crawl up the spine and evoke real shivers. Over the centuries, Western music has assumed its highly developed system of harmony and intervals was tapping into some grand truth innately recognized by all humans; after all, even Justin Bieber's music is based on mathematical ratios described by Pythagoras himself. "Researchers Travel to the Amazon to Find out If Musical Taste Is Hardwired" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on July 14, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Mice Watching "Touch of Evil" Teach Scientists about the Mind's Eye Author: Jason Daley Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: In the past, teasing out the intricacies of how the human brain makes sense of visual input was close to impossible. It was not until recently that scientists could directly observe individual neurons at work. Now the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle is launching the Allen Brain Observatory to use this new technology to investigate cognition in an unusual manner: they make mice watch movies. "Why Chemicals in the US Are Still "Innocent until Proven Guilty"" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on July 15, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How to Regulate the Incredible Promise and Profound Power of Gene Drive Technology Author: James P. Collins Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: From ancient soothsayers to Wall Street stock pickers, humans have always yearned to be able to tell the future. The ability, needless to say, has mostly been overstated. But what if there was a sense in which you really could tell the future? And what if we could also make a particular outcome more likely, even certain? The emerging technology known as gene drives offers just such a prospect for favoring particular traits in future plants and animals - to increase agricultural output, to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission, or something we havent yet imagined. "How to Regulate the Incredible Promise and Profound Power of Gene Drive Technology" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on July 28, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Here's How the Pacific NW Is Preparing For "The Big One" Author: Erin Blakemore Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 06-15-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: California has spent years preparing for the big one - the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault. But what if the fault that runs along the Pacific Northwest delivers a gigantic earthquake of its own? If the people of the Cascadia region have anything to do with it, they wont be caught unawares. "Here's How the Pacific NW Is Preparing For "The Big One"" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on June 9, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker, August 10th & 17th, 2009: Part 1 (John Seabrook, Malcolm Gladwell, Judith Thurman) Author: John Seabrook, Malcolm Gladwell, Judith Thurman Narrator: uncredited Format: Original Recording Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 08-05-09 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: COMMENT "Discriminating Tastes", by Kelefa Sanneh: Obama and the new racism debate. ANNALS OF ENTERTAINMENT "The Price of the Ticket", by John Seabrook: The business of concertgoing. POLITICS AND PROSE "The Courthouse Ring", by Malcolm Gladwell: The truth about Atticus Finch. A CRITIC AT LARGE "Wilder Women", by Judith Thurman: The women behind the Little House stories. THE TALK OF THE TOWN "One of the Boys", by Tad Friend: Leslie Mann on the Judd Apatow gang. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Lightened Loads", by Anthony Lane: Reviews of Cold Souls and Not Quite Hollywood. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A Letter Written by Charles Darwin, Twice Stolen, Returns to the Smithsonian Author: Jackson Landers Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: A letter written by Charles Darwin in 1875 has been returned to the Smithsonian Institution Archives by the FBI after being stolen twice. We realized sometime in the mid-1970s that it was missing, says Effie Kapsalis, head of web, new media and outreach for the Smithsonian Institution Archives. It was noted as missing and likely taken by an intern, from what the FBI is telling us. Word got out that it was missing when someone asked to see the letter for research purposes, and the intern replaced the letter. The intern likely took the letter again once nobody was watching it. "A Letter Written by Charles Darwin, Twice Stolen, Returns to the Smithsonian" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on June 3, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Citizen Journalism Is Broken but a Startup Has a Plan to Fix It Author: James Temperton Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 08-25-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: London based On Our Radar is helping unconnected communities find a voice on the global stage. ©2017 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2017 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How Getting Fish Hooked on Drugs Could Help Fight Opioid Addiction Author: Jason Daley Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 09-06-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Opioid addiction in the United States is at crisis levels, with drug overdoses now the leading cause of death for people under the age of 50. Treating those addictions, however, is tough; scientists still havent fully studied the physiology of addiction. But, asHeather Brady reports forNational Geographic, hydrocodone-addicted zebrafish could help in the search. "How Getting Fish Hooked on Drugs Could Help Fight Opioid Addiction" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on August 31, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: There Are 100 Companies to Blame for 71% of Greenhouse Gases Author: Nicole Kobie Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-17-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Annual Carbon Majors Report from environmental charity CDP shows the role corporations play in greenhouse gas emissions. ©2017 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2017 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Computers Are Great at Chess, But That Doesn't Mean the Game Is 'Solved' Author: Kat Eschner Narrator: Desiree Fultz Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: On February 10, 1996, Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov in the first game of a six-game matchthe first time a computer had ever beat a human in a formal chess game. Two other games in that match were draws. The next year, Kasparov and Blue faced off again and Kasparov lost the match. It was a new frontier in computing. "Computers Are Great at Chess, But That Doesn't Mean the Game Is 'Solved'" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on February 10, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The First Jazz Recording Was Made by a Group of White Guys? Author: John Edward Hasse Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-01-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Just as events were unfolding in the White House that would solidify public support for entering the war in Europe, a group of five white musicians gathered in the New York City recording studios of the Victor Talking Machine Company and raucously made history. "The First Jazz Recording Was Made by a Group of White Guys?" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on February 24, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Could Marmite Really Help Control Seizures? A Limited Study Claims the Spread Impacts Brain Activity Author: Libby Plummer Narrator: Jessica Ball Format: Original Recording Length: 5 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Research has found that the high level of vitamin B12 in Marmite increases levels of a specific neurotransmitter associated with healthy brain function. ©2016 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2016 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Family Plot to Kill Lincoln Author: David O. Stewart Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 12 mins Language: English Release date: 12-28-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Early in the afternoon of July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt entered the courtyard of the Old Arsenal Prison in Washington, D.C. Behind her filed three other who had plotted to kill President Abraham Lincoln. A sweltering sun beat down on four freshly dug graves and four pine coffins. Only the day before, Surratt had learned that she would be the first woman to be executed by the United States government. "The Family Plot to Kill Lincoln" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on August 28, 2013. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How to Keep the Needles on Your Christmas Tree Author: Sarah Zielinski Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-14-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Putting up a live Christmas tree can be a lot of work. You have to make sure that the tree has plenty of water, sometimes having to crawl beneath the branches while trying not to dislodge any of the breakable ornaments. "How to Keep the Needles on Your Christmas Tree" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on December 23, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan Author: Franz Lidz Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-07-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: On the flat top of a steep hill in a distant corner of northern Japan lies the tomb of an itinerant shepherd who, two millennia ago, settled down there to grow garlic. "The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on December 1, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker, April 13th, 2009 (Jane Mayer, Jon Lee Anderson, Jill Lepore) Author: Jane Mayer, Jon Lee Anderson, Jill Lepore Narrator: Todd Mundt Length: 1 hr and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 04-08-09 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: COMMENT "Obamaism", by George Packer: Is there a philosopher-in-chief? THE TALK OF THE TOWN "The Bush Six", by Jane Mayer: The British barrister behind the possible indictment of Bush Administration officials. LETTER FROM TEHRAN "Can Iran Change?", by Jon Lee Anderson: Ahmadinejad comes up for reelection. ANNALS OF FINANCE "I.O.U.", by Jill Lepore: The American way of debt. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Friends", by Anthony Lane: Reviews of Adventureland and Goodbye, Solo. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: What Happens to Obama's Social Media Accounts When He Leaves Office? Author: Jason Daley Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-16-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: There are few people who would quibble with the idea that Barack Obama was the first Social Media President. "What Happens to Obama's Social Media Accounts When He Leaves Office?" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on November 9, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Archaeologists Find Ancient Pot with Traces of 3,000-Year-Old Burnt Cheese Author: Danny Lewis Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 09-21-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Anyone who has ever left something on the stove for too long knows the intimate pain of struggling to scrub burnt remains off the bottom of the pan. Depending on how badly it went, it can even be tempting to just toss the whole thing in the trash. Luckily for a group of archaeologists, 3,000 years ago someone living in what is now Denmark decided to do just that. "Archaeologists Find Ancient Pot with Traces of 3,000-Year-Old Burnt Cheese" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on September 16, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Editing of Human Genes May Begin by Year's End in the US Author: Erin Blakemore Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 06-29-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Should humans be allowed to alter their own genetic code? That question is steeped with controversy - especially since the development of CRISPR-Cas9, a technology that can edit genomes. Now, the National Institutes of Health have approved the first clinical trial of CRISPR in the United States. "Editing of Human Genes May Begin by Year's End in the US" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on June 23, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Australia Used to Be a Haven for Giant Penguins Author: Brian Switek Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 05-25-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Only one species of penguin currently waddles along Australias southern coast, a semiaquatic bird that is the smallest of all its family and so tiny that its commonly known as the little or fairy penguin. But in the deep past a greater variety of much more imposing birds populated this coast. Now, thanks to the fossil record, paleontologists have discovered that Australia was a refuge for penguin giants. "Australia Used to Be a Haven for Giant Penguins" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on May 23, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Geoarchaeologist Proposes There Was A "World War Zero" Author: Jason Daley Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 05-25-16 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: During the late Bronze Age, the eastern Mediterranean was dominated by the "Group of 8," the Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Cypriots, Minoans, Mycenaeans, Assyrians and Babylonians. But around 3,200 years ago all of these civilizations went into steep decline - besieged by war, famine, corruption and bickering. Archaeologists still debate why the disruption happened and whether it was a caused by an external event like an earthquake or climate change or the result of civil unrest. "Geoarchaeologist Proposes There Was A "World War Zero"" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on May 20, 2016. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Seventy Years Ago Today, Queen Elizabeth Secretly Partied With Commoners Author: Erin Blakemore Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Its been 70 years since hundreds of thousands of people gathered in streets and squares all over the world to firstcelebrate Victory in Europe Day a day marking the end of World War II in Europe. But for then-princess Elizabeth, May 8, 1945,was special for another reason: it marked the first and last time she would leave the palace and mingle with her future subjects in secret.The Telegraphs Harry Mount reportson that wild night out. "Seventy Years Ago Today, Queen Elizabeth Secretly Partied With Commoners" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on May 8, 2015. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Drag Queens Are Public Libraries Newest Storytellers Author: Erin Blakemore Narrator: Desiree Fultz Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 05-24-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Where can you find feathers, fake eyelashes, and fiction for kids? If youre stumped, you must not live in Brooklyn. The citys public library is now ground zero for an unlikely story hour, the Associated Press reports: one hosted by drag queens. "Drag Queens Are Public Libraries Newest Storytellers" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on May 18, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How Agent Orange Turned This American Small Town Into a Toxic Waste-Ridden Deathtrap Author: Kat Eschner Narrator: Mark Schectman Format: Original Recording Length: 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-05-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Thats when the town's former residents voted it out of corporate existence. Only one elderly couple still lived there at the time, according to a report published in The New York Times. Three years previously, the town had been home to 2,242 residents, who were all suddenly evacuated when it was revealed that their dirt roads had all been sprayed down with a mixture containing the toxic chemical dioxinthe main ingredient in Agent Orange. "How Agent Orange Turned This American Small Town Into a Toxic Waste-Ridden Deathtrap" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on April 3, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A Death at Home Plate Author: Gilbert King Narrator: Desiree Fultz Format: Original Recording Length: 7 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-17 Publisher: Smithsonian Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: Nobody ever remembers anything about me except one thing, Yankees pitcher Carl Mays would say. The circumstances surrounding his beaning of Ray Chapman made sure of that. "A Death at Home Plate" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on May 9, 2017. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: China Says It Will Finish 'Super Supercomputer' Prototype This Year Author: Matt Burgess Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 3 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: An exascale computer is capable of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 calculations per second. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The New Yorker, July 7 & 14, 2008 Author: Seymour M. Hersh, Adam Gopnik, George Packer Narrator: uncredited Format: Original Recording Length: 1 hr and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-08 Publisher: The New Yorker Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, News & Culture Summary: COMMENT "Obama's Iraq Problem" by George Packer: Last year's rhetoric meets this year's facts. THE TALK OF THE TOWN "Nothing Doing" by Roger Angell: An obscure baseball record. "By a Nose" by Ben McGrath: A courtroom artist's unusual experience in the War on Terror. ANNALS OF NATIONAL SECURITY "Preparing the Battlefield" by Seymour M. Hersh: The Bush Administration's secret Iran campaign. SHOUTS & MURMURS "My Airline" by David Owen: If I were in charge... A CRITIC AT LARGE "The Back of the World" by Adam Gopnik: The genius - and anti-Semitism - of G. K. Chesterton. THE CURRENT CINEMA "Desperate Men" by David Denby: Reviews of Hancock, starring Will Smith, and the French thriller Tell No One. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: What Is 5G and When Will It Launch? Author: Ben Woods Format: Original Recording Length: 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-30-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: The next evolution of mobile data could be the last step-change we see in mobile data transmission but when will 4G switch to 5G? Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Unlocking the Secrets of Our In-Built GPS Author: Emma Bryce Narrator: Dan Morgan Format: Original Recording Length: 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: WIRED Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology Summary: May-Britt Moser's grid-cell research reveals how we navigate. ©2016 Condé Nast Publications Limited (P)2016 Audible Ltd. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com