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Banned Books: Censored & Forbidden Audiobooks

Banned Books: Censored & Forbidden Audiobooks

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Explore the most controversial, censored, and suppressed books ever written. This podcast features full audiobook recordings of banned books, forbidden literature, and public domain classics that have been challenged, restricted, or removed throughout history.

From politically suppressed texts and revolutionary writings to novels accused of obscenity, heresy, or moral corruption, these works have shaped culture while facing resistance, censorship, and public backlash. Many of these books were banned in schools, censored by governments, or condemned for challenging authority, religion, and social norms.

Each episode presents a complete audiobook experience, allowing you to hear these powerful works in full, exactly as they were written.

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Episodes
  • Wealth of Nations, Book 1 (Full Audiobook) | Adam Smith
    Jun 28 2026

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    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment. It is a clearly written account of political economy at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, and is widely considered to be the first modern work in the field of economics.

    Author: Adam Smith Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Genre: Business & Economics

    Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 06:46 - Chapter 2 26:37 - Chapter 3 35:36 - Chapter 4 45:57 - Chapter 5 01:00:51 - Chapter 6 01:19:58 - Chapter 7 01:38:49 - Chapter 8 01:54:14 - Chapter 9 02:13:20 - Chapter 10 02:41:29 - Chapter 11 03:01:59 - Chapter 12 03:25:21 - Chapter 13 03:47:58 - Chapter 14 04:09:56 - Chapter 15 04:26:56 - Chapter 16 04:47:04 - Chapter 17 05:06:22 - Chapter 18 05:46:22 - Chapter 19 06:20:53 - Chapter 20 06:57:33 - Chapter 21 07:39:08 - Chapter 22 07:53:09 - Chapter 23 08:21:00 - Chapter 24 08:43:41 - Chapter 25

    #FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #FreeAudiobook #PublicDomain

    This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. Text and narration are public domain. Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers. Curated, packaged, and distributed by Banned Books: Censored & Forbidden Audiobooks.

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    9 hrs and 18 mins
  • Philippics (Full Audiobook) | Marcus Tullius Cicero
    Jun 22 2026

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    A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivered an attack on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BCE.

    Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero Length: 9 hours 46 minutes Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Political Science, Antiquity

    Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 39:15 - Chapter 2 01:37:18 - Chapter 3 02:33:31 - Chapter 4 03:17:28 - Chapter 5 03:32:13 - Chapter 6 04:26:33 - Chapter 7 04:47:49 - Chapter 8 05:13:10 - Chapter 9 05:48:01 - Chapter 10 06:06:43 - Chapter 11 06:39:22 - Chapter 12 07:28:54 - Chapter 13 08:00:21 - Chapter 14 09:03:43 - Chapter 15

    #FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #FreeAudiobook #PublicDomain

    This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. Text and narration are public domain. Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers. Curated, packaged, and distributed by Banned Books: Censored & Forbidden Audiobooks.

    Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

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    9 hrs and 46 mins
  • Zadig or the Book of Fate (Full Audiobook) | Voltaire
    Jun 20 2026

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    Zadig, ou La Destine, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. It tells the story of Zadig, a philosopher in ancient Babylonia.

    Author: Voltaire Length: 3 hours 47 minutes Genre: General Fiction, Satire

    Chapters: 00:00 - Chapter 1 05:19 - Chapter 2 14:52 - Chapter 3 20:59 - Chapter 4 34:17 - Chapter 5 47:35 - Chapter 6 54:09 - Chapter 7 01:03:59 - Chapter 8 01:17:47 - Chapter 9 01:27:04 - Chapter 10 01:36:24 - Chapter 11 01:44:00 - Chapter 12 01:56:06 - Chapter 13 02:09:01 - Chapter 14 02:20:00 - Chapter 15 02:31:04 - Chapter 16 03:02:02 - Chapter 17 03:16:32 - Chapter 18 03:35:26 - Chapter 19

    #FullAudiobook #ClassicAudiobook #ClassicLiterature #FreeAudiobook #PublicDomain

    This audiobook recording is from LibriVox.org. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. Text and narration are public domain. Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers. Curated, packaged, and distributed by Banned Books: Censored & Forbidden Audiobooks.

    Want the full experience? Get complete video episodes, exclusive bonus content, and access to everything on The Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.patreon.com/theforbiddenknowledgenetwork

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    3 hrs and 47 mins
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