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Complete Podiobook (Podcast audiobook) directory
With the medium of 'podiobooks' (audiobooks released as weekly mp3 podcasts) just starting to get off it's feet I thought it would be interesting to collate just what novels are available into one directory. I will also try and include any other interesting stuff I find, such as podcast radio drama's etc. This page will be updated at least once a week, please let me know if you spot any error's dead links etc.
What are Podiobooks? Visit Podiobooks.com for more info.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (read by Jason Pomerantz)
From the Reader, Jason Pomerantz:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been called "the first true American fairy tale" and it richly deserves the title. The story of Dorothy's epic journey through a strange land, filled with terrifying enemies and loyal allies, resonates today as much as it did when it was first written, at the turn of the last century.
You've probably seen the movie countless times, so you might not expect any surprises from the book. But when you listen, you'll be charmed by how imaginative it is, and in a way that's different from the film.
I dearly love the movie, but, in this reading, I've tried to approach the story as if I'd never seen it. My Dorothy is a little younger than her cinematic counterpart and her trio of beloved friends - The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodsman and The Cowardly Lion - are all just a little sillier. It's hard to escape from the shadow of the MGM spectacular, but I've done my best. I hope you have as much fun listening as I'm having recording!
So sit back, put on your slippers (ruby, silver or whatever color you like) and watch out for flying monkeys! Load up your MP3 player and remember - There's no place like home!
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast childrens story
Cost - Free
Geek Fu Action Grip by Mur Lafferty
Lessons from the Geek Fu Master is a collections of essays by Mur Lafferty, producer and host of the podcast, Geek Fu Action Grip. Her essays cover the spectrum of topics from gaming, comics, writing, feminism, and parenting. This podiobook features the essays from her podcast, the essays she contributed to The Dragon Page Wingin' It podcast as well assome essays that have never been released.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast Essays
Cost - Free
At the Appointed Time by Bradley Harris
As The Darkest Group's plan gains critical mass and is now in motion, an elderly priest is visited by messengers, and receives even more disturbing news than he had expected. Somehow, both are linked by a father and son who, at the moment, are now sitting down at the dinner table. This book is about a struggle; the struggle of one man that became the struggle of many.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast religous Fiction novel
Cost - Free
Fiddle and Burn by Jason Pomerantz
Part comedy. Part soap opera. A fiction blog. A serialized sit-com. A daily comic strip in prose.
When Rantz takes a job as Circulation Director of Fiddle and Burn: Guide to Fandom Magazine, he hauls his family to a new home. None of them realizes that this will lead to one bizarre adventure after another.
There's an epic struggle to throw away an old garbage can.
There are embarrassing incidents involving a very rude laptop computer.
There's a heroic quest to overcome parental objections and acquire an upgraded version of a violent computer game.
There are profound metaphysical breakthroughs revealed in the dentist's chair.
And, running through all the story lines, there's the strange figure of Coyote Man - Is he a noble superhero who defends the suburbs from vicious villains? Or is he a sad old man who lives in a dream world inside his head? It's a tale both comic and tragic, inspiring and pathetic. Some might even say... quixotic.
Whether it's comic book and science fiction fandom, the publishing industry or modern American family life, Fiddle and Burn squeezes out the humor and delivers it in easily digestible bite sized doses.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast sitcom/comedy
Cost - Free
Noggle Stones by Wil Radcliffe
In his tortured dreams, the mad goblin scholar, Bugbear, saw the coming war. Pride would crumble to dust. Glory would melt to tears. Wisdom would shatter to madness. And the shadows would reign supreme. Only an eldritch scroll, a humble bee, and Bugbear’s awkward human apprentice could win this desperate struggle…a conflict that began in a time now remembered only in faded parchments, fractured whispers, and a children’s rhyme…
“White, Gray, and Black Stones
Scattered ‘Cross the Board
Now You Must Unite Them
To Become The Noggle Lord!”
Project Status - Completed
Type - Podcast fantasy novel
Cost - Free
Potter's Wheel by Andy Losik
For the past seven years, world-class computer hacker Potter has been breaking into one computer network after another, stealing personal identities, and ruining lives with a little device he calls “Potter’s Wheel”. After becoming bored with his electronic syphoning, Potter sets his sights on something bigger and zeroes in on the perfect group of unknowing pawns to make his mission happen.
Chuck Nolan and three of his teacher friends from the quiet little town of Riverton, Michigan can’t wait to get to a conference in Las Vegas, but some very vocal colleagues know nothing good will ever come from a place called Sin City. Despite the cries of outrage, Chuck and friends make it to Vegas only to step right into the middle of Potter’s scheme.
When the teachers realize something is amiss and a creepy pursuer winds up dead, they decide they’ve had enough adventure. Getting home proves impossible when news of a huge casino heist breaks, naming them prime suspects.
Too scared to turn themselves into authorities, the quartet heeds its instincts and flees. Secretly navigating Glitter Gulch while trying to find some way to prove their innocence turns into the gamble of their lives.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Crime novel
Cost - Free
Claybourne by Andrew Dubber & Belinda Todd
A Sci Fi / Supernatural Thriller / Soap Opera Podcast Drama
Claybourne was a sci-fi / supernatural thriller / soap opera radio drama, recorded and broadcast nationwide in New Zealand in the late 1990s. This is the podcast revival of Claybourne - and quite possibly the first podcast drama serial.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast sci-fi/thriller radio drama
Cost - Free
Mister Ron's Basement from Ron Evry
Mister Ron's Basement explores the world of public domain humor five days a week, featuring the greatest writers in the world.
Project Status - Ongoing, new stories regularly added
Type - Classic short stories, essays and articles
Cost - Free
Available downloads - 270 downloads have been offered all of which are still available.
Jim Kelly's Free Reads
Short stories written and recorded by the author himself.
Burn
Colonization is the theme of this exciting, complex page-turner that provides a provocative and entertaining look at Thoreau's classic eco-text Walden. Eccentric billionaire Jack Winter has bought the planet Beekman's Pea, renamed it Walden, and created a utopia in which members renounce the technologies of human civilization. Marginalized by these newcomers, the planet's original inhabitants are resisting the colony's dominance by setting fires to Walden's artificial ecology. A member of Walden, Prosper Gregory Leung is a veteran firefighter who believes in protecting Winter's utopian vision, but when he is wounded, he begins to learn of the terrible price that the people of Walden are paying for their paradise. Interwoven with themes of environmental responsibility, political struggle, and courage, this adventure novel nimbly combines political and social relevance with a flawless and gripping narrative from a veteran science fiction author.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Short stories + novellas
Cost - Free
Come, Let Me Whisper by Russell L. Burt
Macabre fiction. Horror fiction. Dark fiction. Whatever you choose to call it, that is what is contained within this collection of short stories. But other than that, these tales are as varied as can be. Ghost stories... they're in there. Lovecraftian monsters... certainly. Twist endings... got it. Psychological terror... of course. Sunny, happy endings... not so much. Oh, and one other thing these stories have in common: they are intended for a mature audience- one who is not easily offended, I might add.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Horror / Dark Fantasy short stories
Cost - Free
7th Son: Book One - Descent by J.C. Hutchins
Three weeks ago, the U.S. president was murdered by a four-year-old boy.
Today, seven men stare at each other in a locked conference room. Kidnapped and brought to this underground facility, the strangers are sitting in silence, thunderstruck. Despite minor physical differences, they all appear to be the same man, with the same name ... and the same childhood memories.
Unwitting participants in a secret human cloning experiment, these seven "John Michael Smiths" have been gathered by their creators for one reason - to capture the mastermind behind the president's assassination.
Their target? The man they were cloned from; the original John Michael Smith, code-named John Alpha.
Soon our heroes - John, Jack, Michael, Kilroy2.0 and the others - realize the president's murder was merely a prologue to Alpha's plans. As the mystery deepens and the implications of Alpha's scheme are slowly revealed, the clones decide to stand against John Alpha. The outcome will unearth a conspiracy larger than they could have ever imagined.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast Sci-Fi novel
Cost - Free
With the medium of 'podiobooks' (audiobooks released as weekly mp3 podcasts) just starting to get off it's feet I thought it would be interesting to collate just what novels are available into one directory. I will also try and include any other interesting stuff I find, such as podcast radio drama's etc. This page will be updated at least once a week, please let me know if you spot any error's dead links etc.
What are Podiobooks? Visit Podiobooks.com for more info.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (read by Jason Pomerantz)
From the Reader, Jason Pomerantz:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has been called "the first true American fairy tale" and it richly deserves the title. The story of Dorothy's epic journey through a strange land, filled with terrifying enemies and loyal allies, resonates today as much as it did when it was first written, at the turn of the last century.
You've probably seen the movie countless times, so you might not expect any surprises from the book. But when you listen, you'll be charmed by how imaginative it is, and in a way that's different from the film.
I dearly love the movie, but, in this reading, I've tried to approach the story as if I'd never seen it. My Dorothy is a little younger than her cinematic counterpart and her trio of beloved friends - The Scarecrow, The Tin Woodsman and The Cowardly Lion - are all just a little sillier. It's hard to escape from the shadow of the MGM spectacular, but I've done my best. I hope you have as much fun listening as I'm having recording!
So sit back, put on your slippers (ruby, silver or whatever color you like) and watch out for flying monkeys! Load up your MP3 player and remember - There's no place like home!
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast childrens story
Cost - Free
Geek Fu Action Grip by Mur Lafferty
Lessons from the Geek Fu Master is a collections of essays by Mur Lafferty, producer and host of the podcast, Geek Fu Action Grip. Her essays cover the spectrum of topics from gaming, comics, writing, feminism, and parenting. This podiobook features the essays from her podcast, the essays she contributed to The Dragon Page Wingin' It podcast as well assome essays that have never been released.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast Essays
Cost - Free
At the Appointed Time by Bradley Harris
As The Darkest Group's plan gains critical mass and is now in motion, an elderly priest is visited by messengers, and receives even more disturbing news than he had expected. Somehow, both are linked by a father and son who, at the moment, are now sitting down at the dinner table. This book is about a struggle; the struggle of one man that became the struggle of many.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast religous Fiction novel
Cost - Free
Fiddle and Burn by Jason Pomerantz
Part comedy. Part soap opera. A fiction blog. A serialized sit-com. A daily comic strip in prose.
When Rantz takes a job as Circulation Director of Fiddle and Burn: Guide to Fandom Magazine, he hauls his family to a new home. None of them realizes that this will lead to one bizarre adventure after another.
There's an epic struggle to throw away an old garbage can.
There are embarrassing incidents involving a very rude laptop computer.
There's a heroic quest to overcome parental objections and acquire an upgraded version of a violent computer game.
There are profound metaphysical breakthroughs revealed in the dentist's chair.
And, running through all the story lines, there's the strange figure of Coyote Man - Is he a noble superhero who defends the suburbs from vicious villains? Or is he a sad old man who lives in a dream world inside his head? It's a tale both comic and tragic, inspiring and pathetic. Some might even say... quixotic.
Whether it's comic book and science fiction fandom, the publishing industry or modern American family life, Fiddle and Burn squeezes out the humor and delivers it in easily digestible bite sized doses.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast sitcom/comedy
Cost - Free
Noggle Stones by Wil Radcliffe
In his tortured dreams, the mad goblin scholar, Bugbear, saw the coming war. Pride would crumble to dust. Glory would melt to tears. Wisdom would shatter to madness. And the shadows would reign supreme. Only an eldritch scroll, a humble bee, and Bugbear’s awkward human apprentice could win this desperate struggle…a conflict that began in a time now remembered only in faded parchments, fractured whispers, and a children’s rhyme…
“White, Gray, and Black Stones
Scattered ‘Cross the Board
Now You Must Unite Them
To Become The Noggle Lord!”
Project Status - Completed
Type - Podcast fantasy novel
Cost - Free
Potter's Wheel by Andy Losik
For the past seven years, world-class computer hacker Potter has been breaking into one computer network after another, stealing personal identities, and ruining lives with a little device he calls “Potter’s Wheel”. After becoming bored with his electronic syphoning, Potter sets his sights on something bigger and zeroes in on the perfect group of unknowing pawns to make his mission happen.
Chuck Nolan and three of his teacher friends from the quiet little town of Riverton, Michigan can’t wait to get to a conference in Las Vegas, but some very vocal colleagues know nothing good will ever come from a place called Sin City. Despite the cries of outrage, Chuck and friends make it to Vegas only to step right into the middle of Potter’s scheme.
When the teachers realize something is amiss and a creepy pursuer winds up dead, they decide they’ve had enough adventure. Getting home proves impossible when news of a huge casino heist breaks, naming them prime suspects.
Too scared to turn themselves into authorities, the quartet heeds its instincts and flees. Secretly navigating Glitter Gulch while trying to find some way to prove their innocence turns into the gamble of their lives.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Crime novel
Cost - Free
Claybourne by Andrew Dubber & Belinda Todd
A Sci Fi / Supernatural Thriller / Soap Opera Podcast Drama
Claybourne was a sci-fi / supernatural thriller / soap opera radio drama, recorded and broadcast nationwide in New Zealand in the late 1990s. This is the podcast revival of Claybourne - and quite possibly the first podcast drama serial.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast sci-fi/thriller radio drama
Cost - Free
Mister Ron's Basement from Ron Evry
Mister Ron's Basement explores the world of public domain humor five days a week, featuring the greatest writers in the world.
Project Status - Ongoing, new stories regularly added
Type - Classic short stories, essays and articles
Cost - Free
Available downloads - 270 downloads have been offered all of which are still available.
Jim Kelly's Free Reads
Short stories written and recorded by the author himself.
Burn
Colonization is the theme of this exciting, complex page-turner that provides a provocative and entertaining look at Thoreau's classic eco-text Walden. Eccentric billionaire Jack Winter has bought the planet Beekman's Pea, renamed it Walden, and created a utopia in which members renounce the technologies of human civilization. Marginalized by these newcomers, the planet's original inhabitants are resisting the colony's dominance by setting fires to Walden's artificial ecology. A member of Walden, Prosper Gregory Leung is a veteran firefighter who believes in protecting Winter's utopian vision, but when he is wounded, he begins to learn of the terrible price that the people of Walden are paying for their paradise. Interwoven with themes of environmental responsibility, political struggle, and courage, this adventure novel nimbly combines political and social relevance with a flawless and gripping narrative from a veteran science fiction author.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Short stories + novellas
Cost - Free
Come, Let Me Whisper by Russell L. Burt
Macabre fiction. Horror fiction. Dark fiction. Whatever you choose to call it, that is what is contained within this collection of short stories. But other than that, these tales are as varied as can be. Ghost stories... they're in there. Lovecraftian monsters... certainly. Twist endings... got it. Psychological terror... of course. Sunny, happy endings... not so much. Oh, and one other thing these stories have in common: they are intended for a mature audience- one who is not easily offended, I might add.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Horror / Dark Fantasy short stories
Cost - Free
7th Son: Book One - Descent by J.C. Hutchins
Three weeks ago, the U.S. president was murdered by a four-year-old boy.
Today, seven men stare at each other in a locked conference room. Kidnapped and brought to this underground facility, the strangers are sitting in silence, thunderstruck. Despite minor physical differences, they all appear to be the same man, with the same name ... and the same childhood memories.
Unwitting participants in a secret human cloning experiment, these seven "John Michael Smiths" have been gathered by their creators for one reason - to capture the mastermind behind the president's assassination.
Their target? The man they were cloned from; the original John Michael Smith, code-named John Alpha.
Soon our heroes - John, Jack, Michael, Kilroy2.0 and the others - realize the president's murder was merely a prologue to Alpha's plans. As the mystery deepens and the implications of Alpha's scheme are slowly revealed, the clones decide to stand against John Alpha. The outcome will unearth a conspiracy larger than they could have ever imagined.
Project Status - Ongoing
Type - Podcast Sci-Fi novel
Cost - Free
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