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A podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio.

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A podcast about authors reading their audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio.

    S9 E19: Priyanka Mattoo, Griffin Dunne, and Jess H. Gutierrez

    S9 E19: Priyanka Mattoo, Griffin Dunne, and Jess H. Gutierrez

    In this episode, meet writer, producer, and podcaster Priyanka Mattoo, actor, film producer, and film director Griffin Dunne, and speaker and former journalist Jess H. Gutierrez. Hear these authors share what it was like to fully inhabit their memoirs in the audio booth, and the recording moments that surprised and delighted them most. Plus, more behind-the-scenes details on what only audiobook listeners will hear.

    Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones by Priyanka Mattoo: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677112/bird-milk-and-mosquito-bones-by-priyanka-mattoo/audio

    The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717278/the-friday-afternoon-club-by-griffin-dunne/audio

    A Product of Genetics (and Day Drinking) by Jess H. Gutierrez: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740096/a-product-of-genetics-and-day-drinking-by-jess-h-gutierrez/audio

    • 17 min
    S9 E18: Prentis Hemphill, Glynnis MacNicol, and Julie McFadden

    S9 E18: Prentis Hemphill, Glynnis MacNicol, and Julie McFadden

    In this episode, meet therapist and founder of The Embodiment Institute Prentis Hemphill, writer and podcast producer Glynnis MacNicol, and hospice nurse Julie McFadden. Hear these authors on how they prepared to record their audiobooks, what it was like to get vulnerable behind the mic, and their favorite recording moments.

    What it Takes to Heal by Prentiss Hemphill
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726173/what-it-takes-to-heal-by-prentis-hemphill/9780593908402/

    I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself by Glynnis MacNicol
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736781/im-mostly-here-to-enjoy-myself-by-glynnis-macnicol/9780593908945/

    Nothing to Fear by Julie McFadden
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734126/nothing-to-fear-by-julie-mcfadden-rn/9780593868010/

    • 17 min
    S9 E17: Jon Meacham, Salman Khan, and Kyla Scanlon

    S9 E17: Jon Meacham, Salman Khan, and Kyla Scanlon

    In this episode, meet Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, founder and CEO of Khan Academy Salman Khan, and economic commentator Kyla Scanlon. Hear Jon Meacham on writing the life of President George H.W. Bush, Salman Khan on how artificial intelligence can have a positive impact on education, and Kyla Scanlon on helping lay people understand what’s going on in the contemporary economy. Plus, what it was like for these authors to record their audiobooks. Enjoy!

    The Call to Serve by Jon Meacham: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/735686/the-call-to-serve-by-jon-meacham/audio

    Brave New Words by Salman Khan: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740806/brave-new-words-by-salman-khan/audio

    In This Economy? by Kyla Scanlon: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737854/in-this-economy-by-kyla-scanlon/audio

    • 16 min
    S9 E16: Denise Young, Stephanie Harrison, and KB Brookins

    S9 E16: Denise Young, Stephanie Harrison, and KB Brookins

    S9 E16: In this episode, meet former Apple executive and one of Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women” Denise Young, founder of The New Happy company Stephanie Harrison, and writer and cultural worker KB Brookins. Press play to hear about the unique way Denise Young prepared to record, the two big problems that inspired Stephanie Harrison to write her book, and what KB Brookins is most excited for listeners to hear, as a reader and as a writer.

    When We Are Seen by Denise Young
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671511/when-we-are-seen-by-denise-young/9780593868904/

    New Happy by Stephanie Harrison
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714480/new-happy-by-stephanie-harrison/9780593828229/

    Pretty by KB Brookins
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724994/pretty-by-kb-brookins/9780593906774/

    • 20 min
    S9 E15: Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Dr. Casey Means, and Lucy Jones

    S9 E15: Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, Dr. Casey Means, and Lucy Jones

    In this episode, meet Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, physician and Levels Health co-founder Casey Means, and culture, science, and nature writer Lucy Jones. Tune in to hear the one word Vanessa Angélica Villarreal would use to describe her recording experience, what Casey Means is most excited for her listeners to hear, and what inspired Lucy Jones to write her book about motherhood.

    Magical/Realism by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/704670/magicalrealism-by-vanessa-angelica-villarreal/audio/

    Good Energy by Casey Means, MD: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727184/good-energy-by-casey-means-md-with-calley-means/audio/

    Matrescence by Lucy Jones: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714054/matrescence-by-lucy-jones/audio/

    • 21 min
    S9 E14: Paul Rabil, Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman, and Sahaj Kaur Kohli

    S9 E14: Paul Rabil, Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman, and Sahaj Kaur Kohli

    In this episode, meet World Champion lacrosse player and Premier Lacrosse League co-founder Paul Rabil, psychotherapist Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman, and psychotherapist and founder of Brown Girl Therapy, Sahaj Kaur Kohli. Hear Paul Rabil on the ups and downs of pursuing elite performance (and how one of his personal life lessons came into play in the recording booth), Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman on sharing insights from an 18-year therapy career, and Sahaj Kaur Kohli on writing the book she needed as a young person and the importance of delving into our own stories. Plus, what each of these authors is most excited for listeners to hear.

    The Way of the Champion by Paul Rabil
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725004/the-way-of-the-champion-by-paul-rabil-foreword-by-bill-belichick/9780593829660/

    Her Rites by Dr. Christy Angelle Bauman
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/737880/her-rites-by-christy-angelle-bauman-phd/9780593861127/

    But What Will People Say? by Sahaj Kaur Kohli
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705868/but-what-will-people-say-by-sahaj-kaur-kohli-maed-lgpc/9780593789537/

    • 16 min

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