Introduction to The Life You Can Save Audiobook
Charlie Bresler, Ph.D., the Executive Director of The Life You Can Save organization, invites you to listen carefully to Peter Singer’s, cel...
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16 episodesForeword by Michael Schur: I'd never looked at it that way before
Michael Schur, the acclaimed executive producer and creator of the NBC series “The Good Place,” describes how the first edition of The Life...
Preface by Peter Singer
Professor Peter Singer, author of The Life You Can Save , introduces the 10th-anniversary edition. Reflecting on what has and hasn’t changed...
Chapter 01: Saving a Child. Read by Kristen Bell.
In this chapter–narrated by Kristin Bell, award-winning actress and star of the NBC series “The Good Place”–Professor Peter Singer asks; “If...
Chapter 02: Is it Wrong Not to Help? Read by Paul Simon.
In chapter 2–narrated by award-winning singer-songwriter Paul Simon– Professor Peter Singer asks how far our moral obligation to help those...
Chapter 03: Common Objections to Giving. Read by Marc Evan Jackson.
Marc Evan Jackson–best known for his acting in the NBC series “The Good Place,” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”–narrates this Chapter which conside...
Chapter 04: Why Don't We Give More? Read by Natalia Vodianova.
In this chapter–narrated by supermodel, philanthropist, and angel impact investor, Natalie Vodianova–Professor Singer considers the psycholo...
Chapter 05: Creating a Culture of Giving. Read by Stephen Fry.
Narrated by the acclaimed English author, actor, and comedian, Stephen Fry, Chapter 5 delves into proven approaches to creating a culture of...
Chapter 06: How much does it cost to save a life? Read by Nicholas D'Agosto.
Narrated by actor and artist Nicholas D'Agosto, Chapter 6 debunks commonly held myths about how we should evaluate a charity’s performance a...
Chapter 07: Improving Aid. Read by Peter Singer.
This chapter delves into the criticisms of international aid, considers ways to objectively assess which types of aid program work, and exam...
Chapter 08: Your child and the children of others. Read by Winnie Auma.
Chapter 8 is narrated by Winnie Auma, the Uganda Country Director for Village Enterprise. Village Enterprise is a charity recommended by the...
Chapter 09: Asking Too Much? Read by Shabana Azmi.
Narrated by internationally renowned Indian film and theatre actress Shabana Azmi, in Chapter 9, Professor Singer poses the question: to be...
Chapter 10: A Realistic Standard. Read by Peter Singer.
This chapter considers what is realistic with charitable giving. Professor Singer proposes a standard of donating roughly 5% of one’s annual...
What One Person Can Do. Read by Peter Singer.
This section is a call to action which urges people to visit the website of the charity The Life You Can Save for guidance on how to take si...
Afterword: From Contemplation to Action. By Charlie Bresler.
Charlie Bresler, the Executive Director of the charity The Life You Can Save, tells his own story of how his life was radically changed by P...
Acknowledgments. By Peter Singer.
Professor Singer thanks the people who worked tirelessly to make the tenth-anniversary re-launch of The Life You Can Save possible. Explore...