LibGuides: Free and Open Resources: Free Podcasts

Audio Books and Poetry

Itunes and Stitcher offers many free podcasts. You might also want to check out these lesser known free selections.

Academy of American Poets
Site provides poems as well poet biographies, essays, interviews, and poetry recordings mainly modern American authors are included.
Librivox - Books and Poetry Readings
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. There are several options for listening. Quality varies depending on the volunteer readers talent.
Philosophy Bites
Fifteen minute podcasts on philosophical topic by scholars.
Public Literature.Org
Free readings of the classics