The Secret Life of Audiobook Narrators

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in book publishing yet we know little about the actors who perform them. Narrator of the Year Tavia Gilbert, the voice behind over 650 audiobooks, reveals all the tricks of the trade…even how you can get into it.

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Coivd, Cape Cod, and the Housing Crisis

Consider the cruel irony of being ordered to shelter at home when you don’t know if you’ll have a home. Housing advocate Alisa Magnotta reveals the impossible dilemma faced by thousands of working, middle income Cape Cod families and how the Housing Assistance Corporation is geared up to help .

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Can Writers Really Be Taught to Write?

Nicholas Delbanco, eminent professor of writing and himself the author of 30 books, talks about the craft of creative writing. But can it actually be taught? Are MFA programs worthwhile? Why does he invite students to imitate the works of great writers and what distinguishes that from plagiarism?

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Lots of Taxation with No Representation

They account for 33% of the Cape’s population and pay 85% of the real estate taxes but people who own second homes in Massachusetts towns are not allowed to vote and or have a real voice in municipal affairs. The president of the Provincetown Part Time Resident Taxpayers Association tells us why Cape towns lose out by shutting them out.

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Saving Our Neighborhoods From Air BNB

Air BNB is seeing a surge in bookings as customers resume travel after months of the coronavirus lockdown. But Cape Cod activists tell us how large unregulated groups of vacationers are destroying their neighborhoods and what they’re doing to fight back.

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