New nonfiction full-cast recording from Voices of Today

 I'm always happy to participate in full-cast productions with Voices of Today.  This one is nonfiction and involves the noted American lawyer, Clarence Darrow. Debate on Capital Punishment by Emanuel Haldeman-Julius.

"Held at New York, on 27th October 1924

In a public debate held at the Manhattan Opera House, Clarence Darrow argued that not one of the 19 men under sentence of death at Sing Sing Prison would have been convicted if they could have afforded good attorneys. He was opposed by Judge Alfred J. Talley of General Sessions, who argued for the retention of the death penalty for murder. The debate commenced with an address by Lewis Lawes, who was the warden at Sing Sing.

Cast

Narrator: Lee Ann Howlett

Benjamin Javits - Announcer - Marty Krz

Lewis Lawes - Temporary Chairman - John Burlinson

Louis Marshall - Chairman - Marty Krz

Judge Alfred J. Talley - Debater (affirmative) - Ben Stevens

Clarence Darrow - Debater (negative) - Ron Altman

A Voice/chorus - Lee Ann Howlett"

 

To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible here.

 

A solo true crime book and a full-cast history recording!

Two of my latest recordings hit Audible recently.  First up is Cold Blooded: A True Crime Story of a Murderous Teenage Vampire Cult by Frank Stanfied. This one's from WildBlue Press.

"Investigators and Central Florida residents were horrified when 16-year-old vampire cult leader Rod Ferrell was arrested and charged with bludgeoning a cult member's parents. When they realized the slain couple's 15-year-old daughter was missing, they feared she was a victim, too. 

Detectives and journalists swarming over three states soon uncovered a web of blood-drinking occult rituals, illicit sex, wildly dysfunctional families, and spiritual warfare. Then, when police officers captured the teens, they discovered that the murdered couple's daughter was among them. But was she a victim or a participant? 

Ferrell faced the death penalty, sparking Constitutional battles over the ultimate punishment, juveniles in the court system, free press versus a defendant's right to a fair trial, and psychologists who worked to save him and prosecutors who wanted him dead. 

More than 20 years later, the battles continue with new court rulings. Is he a changed man deserving freedom? Or is he still gaming the system, as prosecutors and his victims' family members believe? 

Decide for yourself after listening to Cold Blooded by veteran newspaper reporter Frank Stanfield, who has covered the case from the beginning in November 1996 and sheds new light on one of the darkest killers in modern history."

To listen to the sample and/or purchase the book, head to Audible here.

 

The second recording is a full-cast production from Voices of Today.  Debate on Prohibition: Clarence Darrow vs John Haynes Holmes by Emanuel Haldeman-Julius, Clarence Darrow, and John Haynes Holmes. It's always a pleasure to be a part of these.

Held at New York, on 14th December, 1924

Under the auspices of the League for Political Discussion, in a meeting held at the Manhattan Opera House, Rev. John Haynes Holmes of the Community Church, taking the positive, and Clarence Darrow, taking the negative, debated the following proposition: "A Resolution that the United States should continue the policy of prohibition as defined in the 18th Amendment." The meeting was chaired by Senator Royal S. Copeland and introduced by Benjamin Javits.

Cast

Narrator: Lee Ann Howlett

Benjamin Javits - Temporary Chairman - Marty Krz

Royal S. Copeland - Chairman - John Burlinson

Rev. John Haynes Holmes - Debater (affirmative) - Ben Stevens

Clarence Darrow - Debater (negative) - Ron Altman

You can listen to the sample and/or purchase the book from Audible here.