Yes, I am open to taking requests for free open source audiobook production

As Facebook and Twitter and other big tech firms continue to cement their positions on the side of progressivism, Google, Microsoft, Apple and many other companies, I just wanted to point out to others who may see this that I think that free open source audiobooks now more than ever offer a great way for any conservative to express themselves. In particular, its a way to create something high profile that can't possibly be silenced by big tech. This is in fact censorship proof.

I'll tell you right now, The Founding Fathers do speak for me. John Jay, James Madison, John Hancock and Samuel Adams, they do speak for me, as do the Pilgrims and the early Christian leaders who built this country. Consider this thought: What would happen if you spoke for them? I have done this, and its quite fun.

Now, I will say, that I do have specific goals for the ProgressingAmerica project, those include an abolitionist audiobook, a biography of one of the founders, but mainly, a dedicated focus on exposing progressivism using the words that they've worked so tirelessly to make sure everybody forgot. This is a reiteration of what has been in the project's "about" since day one:

Despite these goals, I want to try to foster more open source audiobook growth among conservatives, since I know so many around you and around me are frustrated about being silenced. Changing the rules is one way to win.

Now, one topic that I must insist upon is that I cannot do any work that was published after the year 1925 for copyright reasons. But if it was published prior to 1925, it's all ours to work with. That is the copyright cutoff until next January.

I can offer examples and proof if needed. I am taking requests, but I am limited in my personal time, so if others have any interest let me know.

For a very long time, I have thought that I would need over a dozen of my own public domain books completed before my fellow conservatives would be open to taking this seriously as the legitimate communication opportunity that it is. But with the recent spate of tech companies cracking down on the Parler app and shutting down people's speech capability I am ready to be told that I am wrong.(I don't think I'm wrong yet. I think more big tech censorship will be required) This is my first time going down this train of thinking except for small comments here and there, but I will mention this more often due to its legitimacy.

I want to see what public domain works people prize the most for restoring our history and pushing back against progressives, but in so doing it may make others realize how important these works are. Maybe my personal priorities are wrong.

In any case this is in fact a censorship-proof educational opportunity.

The Founding Fathers speak for you.(Through their past publications) Do you speak for them?

All you need is a mediocre computer, a good microphone, a good sonorous voice, good diction, the ability to read with expression and proper cadence and intonation, and some free recording software.

My father used to read for a major audiobook producer well into his eighties, and he’s no computer wizard. I think he used some software called Audacity.

Yeah, Audacity is what I currently use. From a practical standpoint, it’s a very low barrier of entry with regard to skill and cost, and only requires one person.

It would be a very useful thing to have these works more easily accessible, for example the 1619 Project. The more we know and the wider its known the less they could get away with.

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