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September 2013 - Spoken

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Background, context, and highlights from the transcript: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/07/16/sylvia-plath-ted-hughes-bbc-interview-1961/

Rare 1961 BBC interview with Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes

Background, context, and transcript: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/07/09/sylvia-plath-spoken-word-tulips-bbc/

Sylvia Plath reads "Tulips": A Rare BBC Recording

Background and transcript: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/07/23/raymond-chandler-ian-fleming-bbc/

Raymond Chandler in conversation with Ian Fleming: Rare BBC interview

Background, poem text, and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/08/09/charles-bukowski-reads-friendly-advice-to-a-lot-of-young-men/

Charles Bukowski reads his "Friendly Advice To A Lot Of Young Men"

Excerpt from https://soundcloud.com/designmatters/interactionofcolor

Background, context, and discussion <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/08/16/interaction-of-color-josef-albers-50th-anniversary/">here</a>.

Josef Albers and the art of seeing

Listen to an excerpt from The Landmark Speeches and Sermons of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic March on Washington. Edited by Clayborne Carson, Kris Shepard, and Peter Holloran. 

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For the first time ever, twenty-four original recordings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from his iconic "I Have A Dream" speech to his stirring sermon "A Knock At Midnight," are collected together in this treasured box set.  His landmark speeches that echoed around the world and the more intimate sermons from the churches where he carried out his ministry are just as moving and meaningful today as they were when the great orator first expressed them.  

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speeches stirred a nation to change - and his calls to peaceful action and refusal to turn to despair or violence in the face of injustice continue to inspire the world today.  Each of the twelve sermons and speeches collected here is accompanied by an introduction by other renowned theologians and champions of civil rights, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Rosa Parks, Reverend Billy Graham, Bishop TD Jakes, Aretha Franklin, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and Representative John Lewis, who share their priceless firsthand testimony on the events that inspired the delivery of King's message.  

This definitive box set includes all the landmark speeches of the great orator and American leader Martin Luther King, Jr., from his inspirational "I Have a Dream" to his firey "Give Us the Ballot." Comprised of recordings previously included in A Call to Conscience and A Knock at Midnight, THE ESSENTIAL BOX SET is a must-have for any home, library, or school collection.

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Available now from Hachette Audio as a CD or digital download, and from Grand Central Publishing as a paperback or ebook.
 
Download:
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CD:
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Also Available: THE CONCISE KING  

From those who have not yet had the life-changing experience of hearing King's message in his own voice, to the millions who already know the deep inspirational value of having his words close at hand, this collection makes the teachings and philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. accessible to everyone.  

THE CONCISE KING is the ideal introduction to the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.    Introductions by luminaries such as Rosa Parks, Andrew Young, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy further illuminate the events and environment that spurred King's message of love, dignity, strength, and hope for a better future.

For further information: http://hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/the-concise-king/9781600248740

  


Martin Luther King, Jr: The Essential Box Set - Audiobook Excerpt

We`re All Empty Space

An exclusive chat with Gareth Bale as he makes his dream move to the Santiago Bernabeu

Gareth Bale is all in for Real Madrid CF

Listen to an excerpt from SALINGER, now a major motion picture from The Weinstein Company!

SALINGER Audiobook Excerpt

2011 audio: Pelini curses Husker fans, World-Herald reporters

T.S. Eliot reads from his 1930s classic, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. Poem text, background, and other goodies here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/26/t-s-eliot-reads-the-naming-of-cats-1947/

MORE / POEM TEXT

T. S. Eliot reads "The Naming of Cats" from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

“The problem with introspection is that it has no end.”― Philip K. Dick

Wistful feelings buried in your eyes, 
Secret yearning no one hears your cries, 
Who will help you? Where is all your might?
Lost all hope, this battle you can't fight.

You can't help but shed that lonely tear, 
Blissful feeling, nothing left to fear, 
One step closer to finding some light, 
Darkness somehow, never felt so bright. 

Take it easy, I know that you can,
For there is something else,
I know there's something else, 
There's always something else, 
Believe in something else. 

Cover art by: Inaiya



Something Else

Ninidze reading Galaktion

A rare 1929 recording by the Dominion Gramophone Company. Background and story here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/13/a-a-milne-reads-winie-the-pooh-1929/

A.A. Milne reads from Winnie-the-Pooh, 1929

CST088 Guitar & Voice 
Eric Chenaux

www.cstrecords.com/cst088

Eric Chenaux • "Simple Frontal"

پوشید عبا زیرا پوشاک بشر را     /      اندام همه زیبد و اندام شما نه

Nowrouzaneh - Esmail Khoi

‘‘ الجميلات هنَّ القصيراتُ   " يُشرَبْنَ في كأس ماء   
 
محمود درويش .. 

www.facebook.com/asoma.sb

الجميلات هنَّ الجميلاتُ

Small Craft On A Milk Sea

2 Forms of Anger

Brian Eno with Jon Hopkins & Leo Abrahams - 2 Forms Of Anger (taken from Small Craft On A Milk Sea)

David Foster Wallace's iconic 2005 Kenyon College graduation address. Context and transcript here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/12/this-is-water-david-foster-wallace/

Part 2 here: http://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water-2

David Foster Wallace: "This Is Water" (part 1)

KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN (1928-2007) 
KONTAKTE (1958-1960)
for piano, percussion & tape 35 minutes

L’INSTANT DONNÉ 
Caroline Cren, piano 
Maxime Echardour, percussion

MOTUS
Vincent Laubeuf, sound projection
Olivier Lamarche, sound engineering



Stockhausen | Kontakte | live at La Marbrerie (Montreuil) June 2012

Story: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/02/18/sophie-blackall-debbie-millman-interview/

Excerpt from Design Matters with Debbie Millman: https://soundcloud.com/designmatters/design-matters-with-debbie-133

Subscribe to Design Matters on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/design-matters-debbie-millman/id328074695

Sophie Blackall on Design Matters with Debbie Millman: The Whale at Coney Island

Courtesy Anna Holmes. Background and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/02/22/dear-john-hell-hath-no-fury/

A "Dear John" breakup letter from the Vietnam War

Background and transcript: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/03/21/ernest-hemingway-1954-nobel-speech/

Portrait of Hemingway by Yousuf Karsh

Ernest Hemingway's Nobel Prize acceptance speech, 1954

Exactly twenty years after Andrew Sullivan's seminal essay "The Politics of Homosexuality" (http://j.mp/10ylfGT), representative Tim Faust (D) delivers an absolutely extraordinary, stirring speech on marriage equality, leading the Minnesota House to pass the same-sex marriage bill with a vote of 79:59.

Transcribed highlights here: http://exp.lore.com/post/50130139608/exactly-twenty-years-after-andrew-sullivans

Rep. Tim Faust's moving House floor speech on marriage equality

Excerpt from Orwell's fantastic 1946 essay outlining his 11 "golden" rules of tea perfection: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/14/george-orwell-a-nice-cup-of-tea/

TRANSCRIPT / DETAILS

George Orwell on how to make the perfect cup of tea

An inspiring commencement address delivered to the graduating class at San Jose State University. Transcript and discussion: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/15/debbie-millman-look-both-ways-fail-safe/

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Debbie Millman: Fail Safe

اشک رازیست - لبخند رازیست - عشق رازیست
اشک آن شب لبخند عشقم بود
قصه نیستم که بگویی - نغمه نیستم که بخوانی
صدا نیستم که بشنوی
یا چیزی چنان که ببینی - یا چیزی چنان که بدانی
من درد مشترکم مرا فریاد کن
درخت با جنگل سخن میگوید - علف با صحرا - ستاره با کهکشان
و من با تو سخن میگویم
نامت را به من بگو - دستت را به من بده
حرفت را به من بگو - قلبت را به من بده
من ریشه های تو را دریافته ام
با لبانت برای همه لبها سخن گفته ام
و دستهایت با دستان من آشناست
در خلوت روشن با تو گریسته ام برای خاطر زندگان
و در گورستان تاریک با تو خوانده ام زیباترین سرودها را
زیرا که مردگان این سال عاشقترین زندگان بوده اند
دستت را به من بده - دستهای تو با من آشناست
ای دیریافته با تو سخن میگویم
بسان ابر که با توفان - بسان علف که با صحرا
بسان باران که با دریا - بسان پرنده که با بهار
بسان درخت که با جنگل سخن میگوید
زیرا که من ریشه های تو را دریافته ام
زیرا که صدای من با صدای تو آشناست

اشک رازیست - لبخند رازیست - عشق رازیست - احمد شاملو

لماذا أحبك.. لا تسأليني..
فليس لدي الخيار.. وليس لديك الخيار..
نزار قباني

أحبك - Ouhibouki

عشرين ألف امرأة أحببت
عشرين ألف امرأة جربت
وعندما التقيت فيك يا حبيبتي
شعرت أني الآن قد بدأت 

http://www.nizarqabani.net

عشرين ألف امرأة أحببت -  Alf Mara'a

James Joyce reads from the Aeolus episode of Ulysses, the only passage he found to be “declamatory” and thus suitable for recital.

Background and context: http://exp.lore.com/post/53132569188/as-open-culture-explains-this-rare-1924-recording

James Joyce reads from Ulysses

The late Sopranos star reads the late Maurice Sendak's most controversial book.

Background and context: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/06/21/james-gandolfini-reads-maurice-sendak/

James Gandolfini reads Maurice Sendak's In The Night Kitchen

Background and poem text <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/02/f-scott-fitzgerald-keats-ode-to-a-nightingale/">here</a>. 

F. Scott Fitzgerald reads "Ode To A Nightingale"

Background and poem text <a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/09/24/f-scott-fitzgerald-reads-john-masefield-on-growing-old/">here</a>.