Audiobook Connection
Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams
Host: Becky Parker Geist
Engaging conversations with Authors, Narrators, Post-production audio engineers, Marketing teams as well as audio book listeners and fans. Go behind the scenes with audiobook creators as host Becky Parker Geist guides the conversation to discover the surprises, victories and challenges in publishing and producing audiobooks. Ideal for indie authors, small publishers, audiobook fans, and anyone interested in a behind-the-scenes peek into the audiobook world – as well as authors and publishers looking for tips from the pros on production and marketing. Behind-the-scenes interviews with audiobook creators as well as audiobook production and marketing tips – with episodes every other week.
Podcast Episodes
Ep 187: Thriller Series Audiobooks – Interview with Breakfield & Burkey
In a real world filled with all kinds of technological threats, Breakfield & Burkey’s killer thriller series The Enigma Series spins out some of the hairiest scariest scenarios. Narrated by Derek Shoales, The Enigma Series is a must-listen! In this episode you’ll not only hear about the authors, the series, and the audiobooks, you’ll also get valuable cyber-security tips. Lots of other tips for authors throughout the episode. More Episodes on Megaphone Notes Check out The Enigma Series [...]
Ep 186: Author Narrated Audiobook & Podcast – Interview with Rebekah Fraser
Rebekah L Fraser, author, educator, and multi-media artist is an award-winning social entrepreneur and former journalist. She has published one nonfiction book about climate change, A Farmer’s Guide to Climate Disruption that she recorded herself, and four novels under her pen name Tara L. Roí. Join us to learn more about the challenges and highlights of this author-narrated project, her writing journey, and climate politics. For more about our guest: http://linktr.ee/RebekahLFraser and http://linktr.ee/TaraLRoi. More Episodes on Megaphone Notes [...]
Ep 185: What Am I Paying For? Using a Pro Team for Audiobooks
What does it mean to have a professional audiobook? And why does it matter so much? Why do audiobooks cost so much to produce? What are you paying for? Answers to these questions and more are included in this episode. Join Becky Parker Geist as she walks us through what it takes to make a professional quality audiobook. More Episodes on Megaphone Notes
Ep 184: Multicultural Books – An Interview with Tamara Shiloh
Guest Tamara Shiloh is the author of the series for children: Just Imagine . . . What if there were no black people in the world. The first two in the series: Jaxon's Magical Adventure with Black Inventors and Scientists and Book Two: Jaxon and Kevin’s Black History Trip Downtown are available in innovative versions of audiobook. Tamara also founded and is owner of the Multicultural Bookstore in Richmond, CA, and host of the “Once Upon a Time in Black History” podcast. Educator, author, and [...]
Ep 183: Relationship to Story – Interview with Joshua Townshend
What is our relationship to story and how does AI (Artificial Intelligence) fit into the picture? How do we connect with the stories we write as authors and narrate as actors and audiobook narrators? Dive down the philosophical (and practical) rabbit hole of who we are as humans and the stories we tell ourselves and the world around us. Let’s get philosophical within the frame of artificial intelligence and humanity. More Episodes on Megaphone Notes
Ep 182: Appropriate AI – An Interview with Matt Strain
Matt Strain recently left Adobe, where over the course of 17 years he led teams across marketing, strategy, new business, and research. He is now focused on helping “real people” prepare for the opportunities with AI. Matt and Becky converse about the intersection of AI and creativity, when and how AI might find a place in the audiobook realm, and whether AI will ever replace human narrators. More Episodes on Megaphone Notes