What if you could help change or even save lives with very little effort? It may sound too good to be true, but in The Life You Can Save, world-renowned professor of bioethics Peter Singer shows us how small sacrifices can make a big impact and help end the needless suffering caused by extreme poverty. Listen to a free audiobook narrated by Kristen Bell, Stephen Fry, Paul Simon and more in The Life You Can Save podcast.
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Introduction to The Life You Can Save Audiobook
Oct 20, 2020
Charlie Bresler, Ph.D., the Executive Director of The Life You Can Save organization, invites you to listen carefully to Peter Singer’s, celebrity-read audiobook by the same name. Dr. Bresler…
Foreword by Michael Schur: I'd never looked at it that way before
Oct 07, 2020
Michael Schur, the acclaimed executive producer and creator of the NBC series “The Good Place,” describes how the first edition of The Life You Can Save, sparked a change in his world view, leaving…
Preface by Peter Singer
Oct 06, 2020
Professor Peter Singer, author of The Life You Can Save, introduces the 10th-anniversary edition. Reflecting on what has and hasn’t changed, he describes his intention to distil what he has learned…
Chapter 01: Saving a Child. Read by Kristen Bell.
Oct 05, 2020
In this chapter–narrated by Kristin Bell, award-winning actress and star of the NBC series “The Good Place”–Professor Peter Singer asks; “If you saw a child drowning in a pond, would you jump in and…
Chapter 02: Is it Wrong Not to Help? Read by Paul Simon.
Oct 04, 2020
In chapter 2–narrated by award-winning singer-songwriter Paul Simon– Professor Peter Singer asks how far our moral obligation to help those living in poverty extends. Reflecting upon traditional…
Chapter 03: Common Objections to Giving. Read by Marc Evan Jackson.
Oct 03, 2020
Marc Evan Jackson–best known for his acting in the NBC series “The Good Place,” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”–narrates this Chapter which considers the validity of common objections to charitable giving…
Chapter 04: Why Don't We Give More? Read by Natalia Vodianova.
Oct 02, 2020
In this chapter–narrated by supermodel, philanthropist, and angel impact investor, Natalie Vodianova–Professor Singer considers the psychological factors underlying why people don’t give more, and…
Chapter 05: Creating a Culture of Giving. Read by Stephen Fry.
Oct 01, 2020
Narrated by the acclaimed English author, actor, and comedian, Stephen Fry, Chapter 5 delves into proven approaches to creating a culture of giving. Describing the emergence of effective giving…
Chapter 06: How much does it cost to save a life? Read by Nicholas D'Agosto.
Sep 30, 2020
Narrated by actor and artist Nicholas D'Agosto, Chapter 6 debunks commonly held myths about how we should evaluate a charity’s performance and decide where to give. Drawing upon the emergence of…
Chapter 07: Improving Aid. Read by Peter Singer.
Sep 29, 2020
This chapter delves into the criticisms of international aid, considers ways to objectively assess which types of aid program work, and examines how we can improve aid efficiency. Professor Singer…
Chapter 08: Your child and the children of others. Read by Winnie Auma.
Sep 28, 2020
Chapter 8 is narrated by Winnie Auma, the Uganda Country Director for Village Enterprise. Village Enterprise is a charity recommended by the charity evaluator The Life You Can Save for its work in…
Chapter 09: Asking Too Much? Read by Shabana Azmi.
Sep 27, 2020
Narrated by internationally renowned Indian film and theatre actress Shabana Azmi, in Chapter 9, Professor Singer poses the question: to be ethical, do we really have to give up all our unnecessary…
Chapter 10: A Realistic Standard. Read by Peter Singer.
Sep 26, 2020
This chapter considers what is realistic with charitable giving. Professor Singer proposes a standard of donating roughly 5% of one’s annual income to effective charities for those who are…
What One Person Can Do. Read by Peter Singer.
Sep 25, 2020
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 actions, like sharing the book or pledging a…
Afterword: From Contemplation to Action. By Charlie Bresler.
Sep 24, 2020
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 Singer’s The Life You Can Save and how, since…
Acknowledgments. By Peter Singer.
Sep 20, 2020
Professor Singer thanks the people who worked tirelessly to make the tenth-anniversary re-launch of The Life You Can Save possible.
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