I am not a birder, but most days I spend a fleeting moment paying them special attention. Why not? There they are, pleasant to see, hear and be near. My appreciation for this particular realm within the animal kingdom took a major leap forward when I heard the finished master for NPR Sound Treks: Birds. […]
I Am Not a Birder, But…
September 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: Bill Harley·Birds·HighBridge·Jon Hamilton·Julie Zickefoose·Kerry Thompson·NPR·Sound Treks
Latino Americans set for HighBridge release (and PBS Broadcast!) in September 2013
August 21st, 2013 · No Comments · Acquisition News
HighBridge is delighted to announce it will be publishing the audio edition of Latino Americans by longtime public media favorite Ray Suarez in September 2013. Not only is the book a landmark history of the Latino role in shaping the Americas – and the US in particular, but it captures the sprawling, emotional, personality-rich tale that […]
Stamberg and Co. Break Down Barriers – NPR American Chronicles: Women’s Equality
August 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Uncategorized
As part of the NPR American Chronicles series, listeners might be fearful of an over-academic treatment of a subject that is very personal to many. Women’s Equality is nothing of the sort. I can’t recommend this audio enough as an example of essential, inspiring, primary audio content presented in an artistic and entertaining manner. Susan […]
Tags: american chronicles·Bella Abzug·Betty Friedan·Dorothy Gilman·Elizabeth Cady Stanton·Frances Perkins·Geraldine Ferraro·Gloria Steinem·Jeannette Rankin·Kerry Thompson·Leona Hansberger·Norma McCorvey·NPR·Shirley Chisholm·Susan B. Anthony·Susan Stamberg·Victoria Woodhull
Big Laughs & Cultural Reflection from Sam Hoffman (Old Jews Telling Jokes) at St. Paul JCC
March 13th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Author/Narrator News, HighBridge at the Movies
Sam Hoffman, author of the Audie® Award-winning Old Jews Telling Jokes and producer/host of The Joke-Off, wowed the crowd at St. Paul’s JCC on Saturday night. The evening was a perfect combination of big laughs and cultural reflection, throughout which Sam presented highlights from his web sensation featuring older Jews (60+) telling jokes in a […]
Tags: broadway·JCC·old jews telling jokes·Sam Hoffman·St. Paul
Tom Waits: As Good and as Bad as Ever
October 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
Say you’re a music fan of recent vintage, and you’re puzzled by all the hoopla surrounding a new release by a gruff voiced character in a jacket and fedora. If you need a little background on Tom Waits as his new album releases—his first in seven years—a fantastic primer can be found on American Routes: […]
A few thoughts on Jerry Leiber
August 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News, Publishing News
A few days ago Jerry Leiber, the lyricist from the legendary songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, died. Writing songs for early innovators like Elvis Presley and the Coasters, as well as for singular voices like Ben E. King and Peggy Lee, Leiber had a large hand in shaping the vernacular of rock and roll. Remembering […]
Economic crisis solved: Just cancel CAR TALK funding
March 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
We assume this will be fuel for the Car Talk guys’ banter in the coming weeks: Anthony Weiner (D-NY) chiding his colleagues on the House floor about the defunding of NPR as a significant aspect of financial reform of federal spending. “We finally found out our problem, we discovered a target that we can all […]
Tags: anthony weiner·car talk