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Uranium is best known for the destructive power of the atom bombs, which ushered in the nuclear era at the end of World War II, but given the effectiveness of nuclear power, plants like those at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania were constructed to generate energy for Americans during the second half of the 20th century. While nuclear power plants were previously not an option and thus opened the door to new, more efficient, and more affordable forms of energy for domestic consumption, the use of nuclear energy understandably unnerved people.

In this rousing conversation, Pulitzer-winning sociologist Matthew Desmond talks about his new listen, Poverty, by America. He discusses with Audible Editor Alanna ways in which the United States has the resources to end poverty in America—but hasn’t done it yet—and he outlines how we can all fight against systemic oppression.

In The Celebrants, Steven Rowley explores friendships that endure for a lifetime, ‘90s pop culture, and the joys of middle age. Listen in as Audible Editor Tricia chats with the best-selling author about his work and about narrating his own audiobooks.

In this conversation with Audible Editor Katie, historian Dan Jones reveals that he dove into writing his first novel after a gentle shove from George R.R. Martin. Listen in to hear Dan’s story about the writing and recording of Essex Dogs.

After writing her debut novel about ride-or-die female friendships in an Indian village, Parini Shroff discusses the making of The Bandit Queens with Audible Editor Kat, including why humor is so important when times are dark and why The Golden Girls is relevant for all generations.

Greg O’Connor and Josh Fagin, who cowrote summer thriller The Space Within, discuss with Audible Editor Sam how the stellar soundscape and all-star cast—led by Jessica Chastain—came together for this eerie, bingeable podcast.

Audible Editor Sam chats with award-winning writer Emily Tesh about the dystopian, militaristic space colony she created in Some Desperate Glory. They discuss writing about queerness in science fiction and how teaching ancient Latin and Greek shaped the story Emily wanted to tell.

Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, became an instant best seller when it published in 2022. Listen in to this joyful conversation as Audible Editor Patty and Bonnie discuss the novel and why we should all be a little bit more like Elizabeth Zott, its trailblazing main character.

TJ Klune is known for his heartstring-pulling stories with loveable characters, and here he chats with Audible Editor Michael about his Pinocchio- and Roomba-inspired novel, In the Lives of Puppets.

Kennedy Ryan is the queen of second-chance romance, and her Audible Original Coming Home is no exception. Kennedy sits down with Audible Editor Margaret to discuss audio-first stories, what she loves about HBCUs, and why she prefers writing love stories about characters who reunite after years spent discovering themselves.

Author Xochitl Gonzalez sits down with Audible Editor Edwin to discuss her debut, Olga Dies Dreaming. With a heroine caught between a freedom-fighting mother and her own entrepreneurial ambitions, the novels asks, "Are we defined by the expectations of others?"

Travis Beacham, writer of hits like Pacific Rim and Carnival Row, wanted to create an audio drama from the listener’s perspective. Here, he discusses his immersive, post-apocalyptic (and vampiric!) Audible Original, Impact Winter, with Audible Editor Melissa.

Celeste Ng discusses her disturbingly realistic dystopia in Our Missing Hearts with Audible Editor Tricia. They explore the power of art, love, and storytelling in the face of fear and persecution.

In this moving conversation, Audible Editor Kat talks with actor and activist Erika Alexander about the Audible Original Finding Tamika, which investigates the murder of a young Black woman and the system that failed her.

In Carrie Soto Is Back, best-selling author Taylor Jenkins Reid chronicles the riveting story of a notorious tennis star and her journey out of retirement to reclaim her grand-slam record. In this conversation, the author discusses her final novel about fame with Audible Editor Katie.

In this essay originally aired in the 1950s, deaf and blind author, activist, and lecturer Helen Keller discusses her vision of faith and how it gives her hope for the future of mankind in "The Light of a Brighter Day", her contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This I Believe is a...

Nella Braddy, a pioneer among female editors, compiled this eight-story collection and published Masterpieces of Adventure: Adventures Within Walls in 1922. It features eight authors: Robert Louis Stevenson, O. Henry, Washington Irving, Anton Chekhov, Honoré de Balzac, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, and Leonidas Andreiyeff.

The Napoleonic Wars radically altered the old, established European power dynamics, and in 1795, the British, now emerging as the globe’s naval superpower, assumed control of the Cape as part of the spoils of war. In doing so, they recognized the enormous strategic value of the Cape as global shipping routes were developing and expanding. Possession passed back and forth once or twice, but more or less from that point onward, the British established their presence at the Cape, which they held until the unification of South Africa in 1910.

As the oft-repeated and invariably accurate pearl of wisdom goes, a dog truly is man's best friend. For a long time, people have almost universally loved dogs, and it seems to have been that way for at least tens of thousands of years. When affection is abundantly and consistently expressed, this pure, unspoken, wholesome love is one that is very much requited, and then some. This bond can be demonstrated by the mere existence of pet keepers who unironically refer to themselves as “dog parents,” not merely “dog owners”.

Peter Skene Ogden was a Canadian fur trader and explorer. As a zealous member of Canada’s North West Fur Company, his vicious campaign against Hudson’s Bay Company members marked him as one of the most dangerous personalities on the continent, unpredictable and capable of the lowest tactics for unseating the great British power.