Challenging Listening Materials
Intended for Natives
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NPR's National Story Project -- The stories of normal people in their own words |
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CNN Audio & Video Podcasts -- The latest news and feature stories (including Student News) |
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Harry Ransom Center (University of Texas at Austin) -- Archive of fascinating historical videos |
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PennSound -- Hear Contemporary Poetry Read Aloud |
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Academy of Achievement -- A Museum of Living History |
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Euronews -- See videos featuring European news while referring to a transcript |
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Hear the Bible |
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Video Stories by the NY Times |
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BBC Radio 4's Routes of English Series |
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Podcasts on Photography -- Made by agency co-founded by Henri Cartier-Bresson |
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Arts Edge -- Hear and see presentations by and about performing artists |
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Sound Portraits -- Real narratives from real people about real American life |
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TED (Technology Entertainment Design) -- Talks by geniuses and cultural icons |
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LibriVox -- Acoustical liberation of books in the public domain |
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Spoken Alexandria Project -- Public domain classics as spoken word recordings |
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HarperAudio -- Hear excerpts of stories by popular writers |
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Women's Personal Stories -- Personal interviews and stories with women who have survived breast cancer |
