Rebecca Clarren steadily narrates her own work, a look at the dispossessed Jews who benefited from the dispossession of the Lakota from their own lands in South Dakota. Clarren is descended from Russian Jews who homesteaded where property was stripped away, by various violent and questionable means, from the Indigenous people who were there first. She weaves together the story of her family with that of the Lakota in a riveting account of an overlooked piece of American history. Clarren is a capable narrator, though some listeners may find she does not have the range of a professional performer. She moves the fascinating story along, and that, coupled with the strength of the narrative itself, makes this a recommended listen.
Pub Date: Oct. 3, 2023
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9780593789667
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
With understated naturalism, Rob Shapiro introduces listeners to Sid Caesar, the first comic superstar of television. From 1949 to 1957, as many as 60 million viewers tuned in weekly to Caesar's inspired improvisational sketch comedy juggernauts, "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour." Caesar's writers' room of protégés such as Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Neil Simon went on to influence the entertainment world for close to 70 years. Shapiro's delivery reflects the author's emphatic, almost argumentative, opinion that even with his volatile temper, self-doubt, addictions, and professional burnout, Caesar should be fondly remembered. Who's forgetting? The rags-to-riches story of a Jewish boy from Yonkers practically inventing television comedy is the stuff of legend.
Pub Date: Nov. 11, 2025
Duration: 13 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217165575
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
In 1943 a select group from the upper echelons of German society gathered at a tea party. They hated what Germany had become under Hitler, and they resolved to stop him. Author and narrator Jonathan Freedland engages listeners in this little-known story of Nazi resistance. His narration is both articulate and steady. His voice drives the narrative with energy, infusing excitement during the group's success in rescuing Jews and evoking dread at their failure to kill Hitler. This account offers dramatic and detailed descriptions of their eventual capture and incarceration, including the torture and other suffering they endured. Listeners will be transfixed by Freedland's skillful account of these courageous anti-Nazis.
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 2025
Duration: 12 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9780063373235
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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