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For this very special 100th episode of The Audiobook Speakeasy, I invited back some of my favorite guests from over the past five years: Andi Arndt, Jesse Bickford-Coghill, Robin Miles, Amy Rubinate, and Julia Whelan. Edoardo Ballerini and Caro
My guest tonight is the CEO of Common Mode Inc., Jess Escalona!Jess tells me about working in a hip hop studio and doing post-production at a television studio while pursuing a degree in music and recording arts from William Paterson Universit
My guest tonight is Hachette Audio producer Lisa Cahn!Lisa and I reminisce a bit about our alma mater, Occidental College: we were apparently there for a year concurrently, but, alas, didn't know each other. Lisa then tells me about her journe
My guest tonight is director, filmmaker, playwright, and award-winning audiobook narrator Leon Nixon!After a chat about whiskey, gin, and growing in up in Southern California, Leon tells me about his 30-year career as a law enforcement officer
My guest tonight is legendary audiobook producer and director David Rapkin!David tells me a great story about meeting a music legend on the streets of New York many decades ago and starting a career in audio engineering shortly after. He then
Tonight's guest is Podium Audio casting director Stephanie Cicatiello!Stephanie tells me how she got into the audiobook world shortly after studying about various aspects of the entertainment industry at Drexel University. We then talk about h
My guest tonight is Head of Audiobooks at Scribe Media, Jeff Guillot!Jeff tells me how a single plane flight convinced him to move from the East Coast to the West Coast, and how an education in psychology led him to a career in audiobook produ
Tonight's guest is prolific romance narrator and founder of Pink Flamingo Productions Sarah Puckett!Sarah tells me how being an avid audiobook listener brought about a career as a narrator, and how important coaching was in the early days of t
Tonight's guest is voice actor, vocal coach, and accent and dialect coach Nic Redman!Nic tells me about how her acting background eventually led to a voiceover career. She goes on to describe her continuing education in voice studies, and how
My guest tonight is narrator and medical myofascial therapist Melissa Kay Benson!Melissa tells me how her work as a myofascial therapist and folding laundry led to a career as an audiobook narrator. She goes on to describe how educational spen
My guest tonight is audiobook narrator and life coach Melissa Moran!Melissa describes how a career in radio morphed into full-time audiobook narration, and how an event that rocked the narrator community in 2020 led her into life coaching. She
My guests tonight are narrators and co-founders of the Narrator Alliance, Will Damron and Reba Buhr!Will shares his background in acting and audiobook narration, and then Reba and I spend a bit too much time talking about our alma mater, Occid
Tonight's guest is Canadian (and U.S.!) narrator and narration coach Erin Moon!Erin tells me about her moves in Canada and the U.S., how she got her start in the audiobook world on the other side of the mic, and how she ended up in British Col
My guest tonight is Will Dages of Findaway Voices!Will and I discuss the changes that have happened at Findaway Voices since he was last here at the Speakeasy almost four years ago. Will then tells me all about Marketplace, the newest venture
My guests tonight are narrators Emily Lawrence and Emily Ellet!Emily and Emily stopped in to talk about the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association (PANA). They tell me about the roles that they played in creating the organization, how it
Tonight's guest is Earphones-award winning narrator Travis Baldree!Travis tells me how he went from programming video games to owning a video game production company, and his transition from that to audiobook narration. We also discuss his pro
Tonight's guest is prolific narrator (and TikTok phenom!) Natalie Naudus!Natalie tells me why she suddenly pivoted from being a rising opera star to an audiobook narrator. She also tells me how she was able to narrate in the middle of a constr
I'm joined tonight by Guy Oldfield, Senior Director at Macmillan Audio!Guy tells me about his unusual path to audiobooks, which includes stints in various journalism roles and live music production. He also shares with me some challenges in au
Tonight's guest is the founder of the Aural Fixation romance audiobook fan group on Facebook, Lydia Rella!Lydia tells me about being a voracious young reader, and her introduction into the romance genre at an early age. Then we discuss her mot
My guest tonight is independent audiobook producer and director Elishia Merricks!Elishia describes how her focus changed from acting to directing during her time at Royal Holloway (the university, not the prison). Elishia then describes how sh
My guest tonight is the owner of Mosaic Audio, Amy Rubinate!Amy describes the path she took that led her from being a cabaret singer, to voicing children's toys, to narrating audiobooks. Amy also tells me how the pandemic has changed the way t
My guest tonight is the CEO of Modern Bar Cart, Eric Kozlik!For the first time tonight, I focus on the "speakeasy" aspect of the Audiobook Speakeasy. Eric Kozlik is a writer and a poet who ended up finding his way into the spirits world and fo
My returning guest tonight is Studio One and RX guru Don Baarns!Don and I talk about how the audiobook world has changed since he was my guest back on episode 20, from the influx of newer narrators since the pandemic hit to improvements in tec
My guest tonight is audiobook narrator and narration coach Christa Lewis!Christa tells me how a chance phone conversation with audiobook legend Debra Deyan led to a sudden career shift from reading the news in English in Germany to narrating a
My guest tonight is founder and CEO of Twin Flames Studios Tina Dietz!Tina tells me how everything fell into place for a life-changing move to Costa Rica. And although she realized early on that audiobook narration was not going to be her stro
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