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,

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 University, and find

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 journey from jour

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 in Los Ang

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 goes on to

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 her experien

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 production. Jeff

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 that career.

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 that led to

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 spending eight