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The Machine Stops

The Machine Stops

In a world where technology dictates the rhythm of life, themes of dependency, isolation, and the fragility of human connection come to the forefront. The tension between human intuition and technological control raises questions about the cost of convenience and the loss of authentic interaction. This podcast offers a rotating collection of complete audiobooks, each presenting a unique perspective on these compelling themes. Every week, a different book is featured, providing listeners with diverse insights from various time periods and styles. This is not a single narrative but a rich exploration of ideas that challenge and engage. Whether seeking to satisfy curiosity, gain insight, or escape into thought-provoking worlds, listeners will find something new each week. Check out more shows at solgoodmedia.com.This show includes AI-generated content.

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Short Science Fiction Collection 067-Various 6 hr 46 min 52 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 078-Various 6 hr 52 min 56 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 057-Various 8 hr 54 min 42 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 070-Various 9 hr 36 min 7 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 062-Various 7 hr 9 min 33 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 064-Various 9 hr 19 min 35 sec
Night-Born-Jack London 5 hr 28 min 22 sec
Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus-Marcus Aurelius 4 hr 47 min 48 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 073-Various 6 hr 32 min
Selected Poems-Siegfried Sassoon 1 hr 34 min 52 sec
The Machine Stops - EM Forster 1 hr 11 min 4 sec
Introduction to The Philosophy of History-Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 4 hr 35 min 30 sec
William -- The Fourth-Richmal Crompton 5 hr 45 min 59 sec
Door in the Wall, and Other Stories-H. G. Wells 5 hr 58 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 069-Various 8 hr 18 min 48 sec
Battles for the Stars (Ed Reads Short Sci-fi, vol. III)-Various 4 hr 38 min 15 sec
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005-Various 6 hr 2 min 19 sec
Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)-William Langland 4 hr 37 min 50 sec
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 082-Various 6 hr 27 min 55 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 051-Various 7 hr 16 min 29 sec
Memoirs of a London Doll-Richard Henry Horne 2 hr 54 min 39 sec
Outlaw of Torn-Edgar Rice Burroughs 6 hr 59 min 46 sec
Tongues of Conscience-Robert Smythe Hichens 8 hr 43 min 35 sec
Sonnets-Edna St. Vincent Millay 55 min 24 sec
By Desert Ways to Baghdad-Louisa Jebb Wilkins 7 hr 6 min 26 sec
Bay A Book of Poems-D. H. Lawrence 31 min 22 sec
Poems of William Blake-William Blake 55 min 3 sec
Selected Short Stories-Stephen Crane 7 hr 7 min 42 sec
Inventions Of The Great War-Alexander Russell Bond 6 hr 40 min 22 sec
Mountain Idylls, and Other Poems-Alfred Castner King 2 hr 32 min 47 sec
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 074-Various 8 hr 1 min 39 sec
As I Lay Dying-William Faulkner 6 hr 24 min 56 sec
Skin Game-John Galsworthy 2 hr 27 min 23 sec
Survivals-Lewis V. F. Randolph 1 hr 33 min 58 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 053-Various 8 hr 16 min 14 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 054-Various 7 hr 23 min 22 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 058-Various 7 hr 40 min 9 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 074-Various 6 hr 14 min 32 sec
Short Science Fiction Collection 076-Various 8 hr 23 min 51 sec
John Donne's Satires-John Donne 1 hr 22 min 52 sec
Abigail Adams and Her Times - Laura E Howe Richards 6 hr 19 min 13 sec
Camden's Compliment to Walt Whitman - Various 3 hr 21 min 53 sec
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque 6 hr 30 min 44 sec
The Machine Stops - EM Forster 1 hr 11 min 4 sec
Machine Stops - E M Forster 1 hr 12 min 23 sec
Among the Trees Again - Evaleen Stein 1 hr 32 min 50 sec
The Machine Stops - EM Forster 1 hr 11 min 4 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 06 - Various 3 hr 26 min 41 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 15 - Various 2 hr 11 min 57 sec
Bambi A Life in the Woods - Felix Salten 4 hr 52 min 41 sec
Aspects Of Love - An Anthology - Various 9 hr 5 min 6 sec
Borden of Yale '09 The Life that Counts - Mrs Howard Taylor 7 hr 32 min 17 sec
Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters - Susan Petigru King-Bowen 9 hr 22 min 28 sec
Antichrist - Friedrich Nietzsche 3 hr 58 min 2 sec
Adelgitha or The Fruits of a Single Error - Matthew Lewis 2 hr 2 min 38 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 02 - Various 2 hr 12 min 5 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 12 - Various 2 hr 16 sec
Worlds of the Imperium - Keith Laumer 4 hr 47 min 15 sec
Boys' Life of Booker T Washington - Walter Clinton Jackson 3 hr 23 min 8 sec
Campaigns of Curiosity Journalistic Adventures of an American Girl in London - Elizabeth L Banks 6 hr 18 min 45 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 09 - Various 2 hr 25 min 35 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 02 - Various 2 hr 12 min 5 sec
Against Jovinianus - Saint Jerome 6 hr 24 min 2 sec
Against The Grain or Against Nature - Joris-Karl Huysmans 9 hr 14 min 26 sec
All for Love or The World Well Lost - John Dryden 2 hr 44 min 19 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 16 - Various 3 hr 29 min 37 sec
Aleriel or A Voyage to Other Worlds - Wladislaw Lach-Szyrma 5 hr 16 min 45 sec
Short Stories From Life - Various 8 hr 34 min 30 sec
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque 6 hr 30 min 44 sec
Bob Bowen Comes To Town - H Bedford-Jones 1 hr 47 min
Catharine de Bora or Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther - John G Morris 2 hr 53 min 11 sec
Discovery of New Worlds - M B Synge 5 hr 22 min 14 sec
Human Machine - Arnold Bennett 2 hr 48 min 39 sec
Mountain Adventures in the Various Countries of the World - John Timbs 8 hr 14 min 55 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 16 - Various 3 hr 29 min 37 sec
Atlantic Classics - Various 7 hr 45 min 9 sec
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 11 - Various 1 hr 45 min 5 sec
Botany The Story of Plant Life - Julia McNair Wright 5 hr 20 min 7 sec
African-American Collection - Various 48 min 42 sec
Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche 8 hr 2 min 15 sec
Bill Nye's Funniest Thoughts - Bill Nye 3 hr 34 min 21 sec
World's Famous Orations Vol VIII America - I - William Jennings Bryan Francis Whiting Halsey Various 7 hr 50 min 37 sec
Something-Different Dish - Marion Harris Neil 2 hr 13 min 58 sec
Bill Nye's Funniest Thoughts - Bill Nye 3 hr 34 min 21 sec
American Idyll The Life of Carlton H Parker - Cornelia Stratton Parker 5 hr 15 min 59 sec
Worlds Within - Rog Phillips 4 hr 35 min 37 sec
And Then the Town Took Off - Richard Wilson 3 hr 49 min 33 sec
Life in a Thousand Worlds - William Shuler Harris 5 hr 45 min 35 sec
Worlds of the Imperium - Keith Laumer 4 hr 47 min 15 sec
Blue Review Number 2 - Various 2 hr 51 min 32 sec
Life of Richard Nash Esq Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath - Peter Cunningham Oliver Goldsmith 4 hr 43 min 26 sec
Camp of Wallenstein - Friedrich Schiller 1 hr 7 min 6 sec
A bunch of keys where they were found and what they might have unlocked - A Christmas book - Tom Hood Various 7 hr 24 min 41 sec
Machine Stops - E M Forster 1 hr 12 min 23 sec
Part 3 - The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster 21 min 4 sec
Part 2 - The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster 22 min 58 sec
Part 1 - The Machine Stops - E.M. Forster 27 min 4 sec

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