Curious about the development of audiobooks?Are you the type of person who learns aurally, enjoys hearing stories, and experiencing recorded sound in all of its forms? Join Kiwi actor, writer, director and audiobook narrator Romy Hooper as she interviews those who work with all things spoken and all things heard. The bibliophiles, authors, publishers, engineers, historians, performers and artists whose job it is to provide you with high-quality audio content are combined here. Seasoned and a ...

This is the moving story of a woman who, throughout her life, has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do. Minnie Baragwanath was diagnosed, at the age of 15, with a congenital condition that left her legally blind. However, she did not meekly accept the limitations that blindness might have imposed on her: instead, she dug in her heels and set about improving not only her own life but also the lives of all New Zealanders with access needs. The dramatic events of Minn ...

This is the channel for the podcasts of New Zealand author, blogger and adventurer Mary Jane Walker ('A Maverick Traveller'). Mary Jane has published twelve books of travel memoirs, several of which are now audiobooks on Gumroad. For more, see her website a-maverick.com!

World War I was one of the most savage and brutal wars in human history. There were millions of deaths and the tragedy was compounded by the fact that these were all young men in the flower of youth. Both sides suffered heavy losses and this war is also notable for being one in which many new and terrible weapons were introduced by both to slaughter each other. Gallipoli Diary by John Graham Gillam is one of the many personal narratives written by survivors of this bloody conflict. Published ...