Audiobooks Narrated by John Waters

The Way I See It: The landmark BBC art series in partnership with MoMA

30 leading cultural figures choose an artwork from the Museum of Modern Art's collection, and discuss the response it provokes in them Art critic and broadcaster Alastair Sooke, accompanied by some of the world's leading creative thinkers, takes an in-depth look at the outstanding exhibits in New York's MoMA, exploring how the way we 'see' art is shaped by our experiences and perspectives. His guests include some of the sharpest minds of our time - artists, writers, designers, comedians, musicians and scientists, among them Steve Martin, Margaret Cho, John Waters, Roxane Gay, Fiona Shaw, Orhan Pamuk and Stanley Tucci. Each guest selects a piece of art that speaks to them - one that's inspiring, startling, intriguing or challenging. Some pick familiar works, others ones they've never seen before, and their choices range from paintings and sculptures to photographs, films and even symbols. Drawing on their personal history and expert knowledge, they share their thoughts, insights and observations. How does a cosmologist view Van Gogh's The Starry Night? What does a jazz pianist see in Mondrian's Broadway Boogie Woogie? What will a top fashion designer decode from the clothes painted by an artist in Harlem in the 1930s? And what will a psychologist make of Picasso's unflinching depictions of man's inhumanity, The Charnel House and Guernica? These questions, and many more, will be answered in this eye-opening series. Revealing, surprising and perceptive, it deconstructs the gallery experience, bringing us a new way of looking at, and appreciating, art. Copyright © 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Produced by Paul Kobrak and Tom Alban The Way I See It is a co-production of the BBC and the Museum of Modern Art, New York Tracklist: 1. Starry Night and Janna Levin 2. Steve Martin and the Lonely Synchromists 3. Jason Moran and Piet Mondrian 4. Neri Oxman and the Endless House 5. Steven Pinker and Picasso 6. Steve Reich on Richard Serra's Equal 7. Margaret Cho and Lady Vengeance 8. Duro Olowu on William H Johnson's 'Children' 9. Michael Bierut on Ed Ruscha's OOF 10. John Waters on Lee Lozano's Untitled 1963 11. Roxane Gay and Christ's Entry into Journalism 12. Es Devlin on Felix Gonzalez-Torres's Perfect Lovers 13. Hisham Matar with Man Sleeping Along the Seine 14. Renee Fleming chooses Colors for a Large Wall 15. The Director's Choice 16. Fiona Shaw on Georgia O'Keeffe's Lake George, Coat and Red 17. Bryan Stevenson on Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series 18. Richard Serra on Jackson Pollock 19. Madeleine Thien on Vija Celmins' Bikini 20. Zac Posen on Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space 21. Mark Morris on Florine Stettheimer's Costume Design for Orphée 22. Sarah Sze and Siddhartha Mukherjee on Louise Bourgeois's Quarantania, I 23. Orhan Pamuk on Taglioni's Jewel Casket by Joseph Cornell 24. Liz Diller on Marcel Duchamp's Network of Stoppages 25. Isabella Boylston on Maya Deren and Talley Beatty 26. Stanley Tucci and Giacometti's Head of a Man on a Rod 27. Lady Ruth Rogers on Henri Rousseau's The Dream 28. Yves Behar and the IEC's Power Symbol 29. David Henry Hwang on Martin Wong's Stanton near Forsyth Street 30. Alastair Sooke

Alistair Sooke (Author), Alistair Sooke, Fiona Shaw, John Waters, Orhan Pamuk, Roxane Gay, Stanley Tucci, Steve Martin, Steven Pinker (Narrator)

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Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America

A cross-country hitchhiking journey with America's most beloved weirdo John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I'm Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash? Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure, Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked, a demolition-derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race, a gun-toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage, and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? His real-life rides include a gentle eighty-one-year-old farmer who is convinced Waters is a hobo, an indie band on tour, and the perverse filmmaker's unexpected hero: a young, sandy-haired Republican in a Corvette. Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence, Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion-and a celebration of America's weird, astonishing, and generous citizenry.

John Waters (Author), John Waters (Narrator)

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Role Models

Here, from the incomparable John Waters, is a paean to the power of subversive inspiration that will delight, amuse, enrich-and happily horrify listeners everywhere. Role Models is filmmaker John Waters's self-portrait told through intimate profiles of favorite personalities—some famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle-of-the-road. From Esther Martin, owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore, to the American playwright Tennessee Williams; from the atheist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair to the insane martyr Saint Catherine of Siena; from the English novelist Denton Welch to the timelessly appealing singer Johnny Mathis—these are the extreme figures who helped the author form his own brand of neurotic happiness. Role Models is a personal invitation into one of the most unique, perverse, and hilarious artistic minds of our time.

John Waters (Author), John Waters (Narrator)

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