These podcasts are recorded live in Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium as part of the award-winning ALOUD at Central Library speaker series presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. ALOUD podcasts are updated on a weekly basis. Initial funding for ALOUD podcasts was made possible by Arent Fox LLP.
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Rabbi Sharon Brous, Father Gregory Boyle
January 30, 2024
Essay/Memoir
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Cristina Rivera Garza, Ceci Bastida
November 16, 2023
Essay/Memoir
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Tracy K. Smith, Morgan Parker
November 9, 2023
Essay/Memoir
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Rosa Lowinger, Carolina A. Miranda
October 18, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
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Santi Elijah Holley, Melina Abdullah
October 11, 2023
History/Bio
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Naomi Klein, Cory Doctorow
September 6, 2023
Science/Nature
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Héctor Tobar, Carribean Fragoza
June 15, 2023
Essay/Memoir
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Reza Aslan, Franklin Leonard, Jean Guerrero
May 13, 2023
Current Events
![David Ambroz](https://lapl.org./sites/default/files/styles/podcast_listing/public/podcasts/aloud/ahdavid-ambroz0309-1.jpeg?itok=LX2cE9yU)
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Cheryl Strayed, Liz Tigelaar
April 20, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
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Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Kenneth Nguyen, Quyen Ngo, Dr. Jason R. Nguyen
March 20, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
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Kristina Wong, Jessica Arana, Māhealani Flournoy, Laura Karlin
February 6, 2023
Arts & Entertainment
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George Saunders, Nick Offerman
November 7, 2022
Arts & Entertainment
![Somthing in Common logo](https://lapl.org./sites/default/files/styles/podcast_listing/public/podcasts/aloud/something.jpg?itok=IhNjCo1g)
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Vivian J.O. Barnes, Inda Craig-Galván, Dave Harris, J. Holtham
September 20, 2022
Arts & Entertainment