Hey this might be a weird place to ask this but with my steadily shrinking social outlets I may as well try em all:
Lets say hypothetically, purely a thought experiment here
That there's this broke ass bird who doesn't have a job with steadily dwindling finances- again, this is all in the realm of pure imagination.
And lets say, that he's discovered only recently that audio books are incredible for his ADHD so he can busy his hands while his brain is fed little story treats over time
And let's just ASSUME, AGAIN, JUST PICTURE THIS IN YOUR MIND BECAUSE IT'S NOT REAL that because of his tight funds he can't really afford to subscribe to the myriad of two possible audio book aggregates whose fees are laughable extortion on the common man.
Spotify literally wants you to pay the entire cost of a monthly subscription fee for 10 hours of listening time, when the subscription itself would get you 15 hours- still only enough for one book if you take it real slow..
Where could he- IN THIS THOUGHT EXPERIMENT WE ARE EXPLORING, find audio books which have been loosed from their surly bonds? Free range recordings, books whose stories have been sung into the open air and he just happens to be nearby- audio books that served their time and were released on bail from Spotify or perhaps been extra-legally extracted from their place of origin?
Hypothetically.
Update: The terrifying speed at which I have received answers to this is truly unparalleled, heros all.
Additional Update: Honourable mention, thanks to @isyourguy for also recommending this YouTube channel of someone reading old Sci-fi short stories https://www.youtube.com/@QuasarSpectraReadingsByDTSII/