The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer (Audiobook)
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Introduction to The Life You Can Save Audiobook
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Bresler, Ph.D., the Executive Director of The Life You Can Save organization, invites you to listen carefully to Peter Singer’s, celebrity-r...
Foreword by Michael Schur: I'd never looked at it that way before
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Schur, the acclaimed executive producer and creator of the NBC series “The Good Place,” describes how the first edition of The Life You Ca...
Preface by Peter Singer
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Peter Singer, author of The Life You Can Save, introduces the 10th-anniversary edition. Reflecting on what has and hasn’t changed, he desc...
Chapter 01: Saving a Child. Read by Kristen Bell.
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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.
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In chapter 2–narrated by award-winning singer-songwriter Paul Simon– Professor Peter Singer asks how far our moral obligation to help those living...
Chapter 03: Common Objections to Giving. Read by Marc Evan Jackson.
03 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Evan Jackson–best known for his acting in the NBC series “The Good Place,” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”–narrates this Chapter which consi...
Chapter 04: Why Don't We Give More? Read by Natalia Vodianova.
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this chapter–narrated by supermodel, philanthropist, and angel impact investor, Natalie Vodianova–Professor Singer considers the psychological ...
Chapter 05: Creating a Culture of Giving. Read by Stephen Fry.
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Narrated by the acclaimed English author, actor, and comedian, Stephen Fry, Chapter 5 delves into proven approaches to creating a culture of giving. D...
Chapter 06: How much does it cost to save a life? Read by Nicholas D'Agosto.
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Narrated by actor and artist Nicholas D'Agosto, Chapter 6 debunks commonly held myths about how we should evaluate a charity’s performance and decid...
Chapter 07: Improving Aid. Read by Peter Singer.
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This chapter delves into the criticisms of international aid, considers ways to objectively assess which types of aid program work, and examines how w...
Chapter 08: Your child and the children of others. Read by Winnie Auma.
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chapter 8 is narrated by Winnie Auma, the Uganda Country Director for Village Enterprise. Village Enterprise is a charity recommended by the charity e...
Chapter 09: Asking Too Much? Read by Shabana Azmi.
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Narrated by internationally renowned Indian film and theatre actress Shabana Azmi, in Chapter 9, Professor Singer poses the question: to be ethical, d...
Chapter 10: A Realistic Standard. Read by Peter Singer.
26 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This chapter considers what is realistic with charitable giving. Professor Singer proposes a standard of donating roughly 5% of one’s annual income ...
What One Person Can Do. Read by Peter Singer.
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 simple actio...
Afterword: From Contemplation to Action. By Charlie Bresler.
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Professor S...
Acknowledgments. By Peter Singer.
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Singer thanks the people who worked tirelessly to make the tenth-anniversary re-launch of The Life You Can Save possible. Explore Pete...