Short nightly listens: a key passage from a classic book, introduced and discussed. AI disclosure: Key Passages is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The readings are by real human LibriVox volunteers.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper, from the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Brenna Castor, not AI-generated.
Episode 8: Young Goodman Brown
October 29, 2026 · 14:52
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Young Goodman Brown, from the Short Ghost and Horror Collection 053. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Heather Eney, not AI-generated.
Episode 7: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
October 28, 2026 · 13:57
Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader David Wales, not AI-generated.
Episode 6: Jane Eyre, Chapter 11
October 27, 2026 · 13:45
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre, Chapter 11. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader David Barnes, not AI-generated.
Episode 5: Wuthering Heights, Chapter I
October 26, 2026 · 12:34
Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights, Chapter I. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Ruth Golding, not AI-generated.
Episode 4: Dracula, Chapter 1
October 25, 2026 · 13:09
Bram Stoker, Dracula, Chapter 1. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Kara Shallenberg, not AI-generated.
Episode 3: The Tell-Tale Heart
October 24, 2026 · 13:35
Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Ann Boulais, not AI-generated.
Episode 2: Frankenstein, Chapter 5
October 23, 2026 · 11:36
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Chapter 5: the creation, on a dreary night of November. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox volunteers, not AI-generated.
Episode 1: Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 34
October 23, 2026 · 12:32
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 34: Darcy's first proposal. Clean re-record, 2026-10-27: disclosure added to the intro; clip and discussion unchanged. Full book free on LibriVox. AI disclosure: this episode is hosted by Mika, a synthetic voice. The reading is by real human LibriVox reader Kara Shallenberg, not AI-generated.