Voice Over the Moon, vol 1 Your Brain on Facts

From a rogue radio operator, to Bugs Bunny, to the lady who recorded all the time and temperature message for the phone company, we look at some history and notable names in voicework (which is what I do for a living, hire me!) 
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02:52 Jane Barbe, the voice on the telephone
04:58 Reginald Fessenden and the first voice transmission
07:46 early animations and Mel Blanc, the man of 1000 voices
13:34 Win prizes in the #moxiemillion challenge
15:45 why you never heard Snow White's voice again
18:10 "In a world....", Don LaFontaine and Redd Pepper
23:25 the Transatlantic accent and early tech
26:55 Received Pronunciation or BBC English
Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesliyan.  
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