The topics covered in this audiobook may be rough going for listeners, but the author's commitment to sounding the alarm will keep them glued to their earbuds. Credible accounts are presented of how the public, especially marginalized people, are routinely lied to about climate change, the Covid pandemic, corruption among the powerful, and other unpleasant realities. Sarah Kendzior speaks in a tone of humility that makes her seem credible, even sympathetic. She sounds like a youthful investigative reporter, someone who will make listeners more motivated to understand what fuels her discontent and suspicion. She says a combination of naïveté and resignation is the default mode for humans. But her gentle writing and low-key earnestness will motivate many listeners to be more discerning about what they believe.
Pub Date: Sept. 13, 2022
Duration: 9 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781250868947
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
While author Zengerle provides a workmanlike reading of the lengthy prologue, Beth Hicks successfully presents an engaging, straightforward, and unadorned narration of the balance. Zengerle, a New York Times Magazine writer, presents a well-researched, if highly-opinionated, examination of the life and evolution of conservative pundit Tucker Carlson. Zengerle also examines the polarization of media covering American politics online and on cable networks, such as CNN and Fox News. Despite the author's sharply critical and, at times, angry rhetoric, Hicks manages to offer a calm and nuanced narration. Hicks delivers on this treatise profiling the American body politics' radicalization and extreme polarity in both the process itself and its coverage reporting.
Pub Date: Jan. 27, 2026
Duration: 9 hrs
DD ISBN: 9798217296149
Publisher: N/A
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Zygar, who was born at the beginning of the last decade of the USSR, is now an expatriate Russian journalist living in the West. In this audiobook he provides great detail on the interpersonal relationships among the various members of the Soviet ruling elite and how what seemed like an opportunity for "democracy" was muffed by all parties concerned. Henning's clear voice is easily understood. While his frequent mispronunciations of Russian names and words may be a distraction, the information he presents is interesting, and Zygar is a good writer. Henning's overall narration brings clarity to the decades-long decline and seemingly sudden demise of the Soviet Union.
Pub Date: Nov. 11, 2025
Duration: 22 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781797192918
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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