The Audiobook Speakeasy Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 90: Melissa Moran
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 commu
Episode 89: Will Damron and Reba Buhr
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 m
Episode 88: Erin Moon
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
Episode 87: Will Dages
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 m
Episode 86: The Two Emilys
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
Episode 85: Travis Baldree
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 prolific work.
Episode 84: Natalie Naudus
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 construction zon.
Episode 83: Guy Oldfield
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 audiobook pr.
Episode 82: Lydia Rella
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 motivation fo.
Episode 81: Elishia Merricks
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 she found he.