What is HearLore
Anne Boleyn appears in a story. You want to know more about Thomas Cromwell. His story raises another question. HearLore is a listening library for that kind of curiosity.
One story is rarely the whole story. A person has rivals, friends, and ideas they borrowed. A fictional world can make you curious about a real place. You arrive with one interest and find another worth spending time with.
Start with something you love
Search for a person, place, event or idea you want to know more about. Ancient Rome. Your favourite anime. A name you meant to look up after the last thing you watched.
HearLore brings those subjects together as narrated stories. Choose an entry and press Play. Read along if you like, or take the story on your walk.
Follow the name that catches you
A linked name lets you browse a related entry. Opening it does not switch the audio. When you want to hear that story, press Play.
That small choice can take a listen somewhere unexpected. You might start with Anne Boleyn, then choose Thomas Cromwell for another part of the Tudor story. The listening order is yours to choose.
Find something for your next listen
When you are signed in, For You starts with your onboarding interests and updates with related recommendations as you play stories. You can listen through that queue, choose a different story, or search for something else.
Save a story when you want to come back to it. Build a playlist when you want a particular listening order. Saving keeps a story in your library without changing your For You suggestions.
The writing comes first
A story should make you want to hear its next sentence. We care about the details that help you understand a person, picture a place, or follow an idea. The narration brings that writing into the parts of your day when you want to listen.
HearLore remembers your listening history and saved stories so you can return to them. Our privacy policy explains what we store and how it is used.
Choose your first story
You do not need a reading list or a plan for what to learn. Start with something you already want to know more about.
Try the Anne Boleyn preview on this page. Listen for the person you want to hear about next.