These include “The Butterfly Effect,” hosted by Jon Ronson, which explores the question, “what happens when we expect things for free? ” “Ponz Supernova,” which looks at Bernard Madoff, and features exclusive jailhouse interviews with Madoff himself “Damned Spot,” a series that examines the afterlife of places defined by tragic events “West Cork,” a true crime series about an unsolved society murder, set on the south coast of Ireland (aka Amazon’s attempt at “Serial” fame) and “Extra Credit” with Neal Pollack, which involves the author, musician and comedian takes his 13-year-old son’s education into his own hands. The service’s original programming encompasses a variety of subjects, ranging from comedy to investigative journalism to talk shows to educational programming and more.Īmazon this morning also detailed some of the forthcoming original shows that will arrive on Channels.

However, Channels isn’t exactly a podcast service, but rather features a mix of bite-sized, ad-free content from original content producers, as well as spoken-word recordings from publishers like the The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Foreign Affairs, Charlie Rose, McSweeney’s, The Onion, and other periodicals.

The audiobook selection will include a mix of best sellers, family favorites, and celebrity-narrated classics, the company says.Īudible Channels, meanwhile, is a newer service Amazon-owned Audible launched in July, which aims to tap into consumers’ growing interest in podcasts and other audio programming. That’s similar to how the Kindle Lending Library works – members don’t get to check out just any book, but instead can pick and choose from a selection of those available for lending. Amazon says members will have access to a rotating selection of over 50 audiobooks from Audible’s catalog. Amazon this morning rolled out another perk for subscribers to its Amazon Prime membership program: free access to Audible’s short-form digital programming called Audible Channels, as well as a selection of free audiobooks.

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