Spoken Word Archive

Bill Hicks - “This is kind of a sentimental night for me,” Bill Hicks says at the start of “Rant in E-Minor,” the CD that best showcases his one-of-a-kind comedy. “This is the

Brother Dave Gardner - Chuck, a good ol’ boy from Alabama, has “zippers in the sides of his aviator cap so his sideburns could hang out.”   His girlfriend is named Baby. She is this dumb:

Harry Clarke - "Harry Clarke" was the best play I saw in 2017. It came back briefly in 2018. And is now gone. Forever. [Do not despair. There's an audiobook. It costs

Kate Tempest - The program is archived, available all week, but I treat “Cavalcade” as appointment listening --- on Sunday nights, you can find me writing with one ear on Paul Cavalconte’s exquisite

Mitch Hedberg - ''I used to do drugs,'' Mitch Hedberg joked. ''I still do drugs. But I used to, too.'' On March 29, 2005, that line stopped being funny --- he was found

Ruth Draper - At the start of her career, Ruth Draper asked Henry James, a family friend, for advice about her future, whether she ought to pursue a career as a conventional actress