The Audiobook Speakeasy Podcast

The Audiobook Speakeasy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 50: Brian Krespan
May 19, 2019

My guest tonight is book blogger and audiobook power listener Brian Krespan! Brian describes how he got into blogging about beer and books, and how R. C. Bray's narration of The Martian turned him into an audiobook lover (last year he listened to over 10.

Episode 49: Paul Stefano and Sean Daeley
May 05, 2019

My guests tonight are fellow podcasters and voice actors Paul Stefano and Sean Daeley! Paul and Sean describe how they got into voice acting and other creative endeavors (and I make some good educated guesses about the instruments they played). We also t.

Episode 48: Tanya Eby
April 21, 2019

My guest tonight is writer, podcaster, and audiobook narrator and producer Tanya Eby! Tanya discusses starting out and ending up back in Michigan, with some time in Detroit, Miami, and New York -- where she had a dream job at Carnegie Hall -- in between..

Episode 47: Marguerite Gavin
April 07, 2019

My guest tonight is prolific audiobook narrator and acting coach for narrators Marguerite Gavin! Marguerite describes having "green room kids" and other challenges of being a professional actor for all of her adult life. We also discuss her battle with t.

Episode 46: Edoardo Ballerini
March 24, 2019

My guest tonight is the winner of the 2019 Audie for Best Male Narrator, Edoardo Ballerini! Edoardo describes growing up in both New York and Italy, and how he accidentally stumbled into acting, leading to numerous stage, film, and television roles (incl.

Episode 45: Susan Purvis
March 10, 2019

My guest tonight is author and narrator Susan Purvis! Susan describes how she ended up on ski patrol and working avalanche search and rescue missions despite working in the Dominican Republic, and how she came to write a book about her experiences. Susan.

Episode 44: Jim Seybert
February 24, 2019

My guest tonight is Earphones award-winning narrator Jim Seybert! Jim and I reminisce for awhile about L.A. radio stations in the 70s and 80s. Then Jim tells me how he went from the radio world to marketing to audiobook narration, about winning an Earpho.

Episode 43: Jocqueline Protho
February 10, 2019

Tonight I'm joined by the founder of the audiobook production company The Audio Flow, Jocqueline Protho! Joc and I discuss how she became an audiobook fanatic as soon as she listened to her first audiobook -- which won the Audie for erotica in 2016 -- an.

Episode 42: Josh Horowitz and Maximilian Gray
January 27, 2019

Tonight I'm joined by narrator Josh Horowitz and author Maximilian Gray to discuss their experience working together to create an audiobook. Josh and Max knew each other back in high school. When Max finished his novel, Alvin Baylor Lives!, he contacted .

Episode 41: Anneliese Rennie
January 13, 2019

My guest tonight in the Speakeasy is audiobook narrator and founder of Spectrum Audiobooks Anneliese Rennie! Anneliese talks about her experiences on stage and behind the scenes in the opera world, her transition to computer programming and providing con.