Performance

Great Books ~ A Chapter a Day
A chapter-by-chapter podcast of classic fiction and poetry.
http://www.greatbooksaudio.com

John Adams Institute
Promotes American literature and culture in Europe by bringing authors and other speakers to Amsterdam to give lectures. With lecture details and membership information.
http://www.john-adams.nl/

NetRead's EventCaster
"Broadcasts up-to-date literary events nationwide to event editors at newspapers and web sites that subscribe . . . book readings, author signings, book conferences, open mics, and literary contests."
http://netread.com/calendar/

Salon.com: Audio
Free spoken word recordings from hundreds of authors. Includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and live author events.
http://www.salon.com/audio/index.html

Seeing Ear Theatre
Features classic and contemporary science fiction and fantasy--in fully dramatized form (many programs from old radio shows), and also read by authors. Requires RealPlayer.
http://www.scifi.com/set/

Spoken Interludes
A monthly salon for stories featuring writers and actors reading their own work and the work of others.
http://www.spokeninterludes.com/

Telltale Weekly
Seeks to record, produce, and sell performances of at least 50 public domain texts per year, with the intention of releasing them under the Creative Commons Attrubition Non-Commercial License five years after their first appearance on the site (or after a hundred-thousand purchases of the recording, whichever comes first).
http://www.telltaleweekly.com/

Wired for Books
Features modern and classic literature and literary criticism and discussion. Works are available in RealAudio, RealVideo, and multimedia presentations.
http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/books/

Wollcott & Sheridan
Aural performance library offering free streaming, downloadable audio performances of contemporary and classic works such as Poe, Shakespeare, Frost, Marlowe, and Yancy.
http://wsapl.com

ZBS
Features contemporary audio drama, from original and published sources. (Requires Apple QuickTime 4.)
http://www.zbs.org/