Category Archives: Narration

#19-41 Audiobooks in 41 Days

Get Caught ListeningThis week we are celebrating the privilege that I’ve had to voice 41 audiobooks in the last couple of years. If you’ve followed my Facebook or Twitter feeds, you’ll have seen a title: 41 Audiobooks in 41 Days. Each day of the week, I’m featuring a different audiobook – presented largely in alphabetical order. (There are variations for books that are part of a series or a holiday happening. )

In this podcast, I play excerpts from the books which have been featured in the past few days. This is something we’ll do until the 41 Audiobooks in 41 Days ends sometime in August.  I hope you find something that will tickle your ears!!! Enjoy!

#17-The Voice of Aedistamen

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This week’s podcast is adapted from author Tony Hilling’s blog post about his novel, The Voice of Aedistamen.  Since I have produced the audiobook for the first volume of this series, “The Child’s Arrival”, I thought the blog would help shed some light on a book which takes place in this fictional world of Aedistamen.  Tony’s post points us to a sample from the book, an original song he composed and performs, and a spiritual idea for all to consider.

Links referenced in this podcast:

Tony Hilling on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.hilling

Tony Hilling on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TonyHilling

Tony’s book, The Voice of Aedistamen

Tony’s song, That Towering Cross

#16-Hear Now Festival, Impressions and Samples

Barbara-Rosenblat & George Taylor at the Hear Now Festival of 2015

Barbara-Rosenblat & George Taylor at the Hear Now Festival of 2015

We’ve just returned from a week away attending the Hear Now Festival in Kansas City, MO.  HEAR Now is the audio equivalent of a film festival for contemporary audio story-telling in all its forms: live and scripted solo performances, multi-voiced performance, classic radio drama, experimental narrative, and much more.  In this podcast, I share my impressions on the festival and share some samples from the participants in this festival.  (No, these samples don’t come from this festival, but from other sources.)

I mention several web-sites in this podcast.  For your convenience, here are the links you may want to peruse:

Hear Now Festival

Meta Book

ZBS

Right Between the Ears

Marideth Sisco

Other sites you may wish to book at:

Firesign Theater (Legendary audio theater group)

Shots in the Night (Kansas City based radio theater)

 

#14-An Interview with Sue Badeau

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Voice Actor George Taylor & Author Sue Badeau

My wife and I met up with Sue Badeau outside Atlanta one Saturday afternoon.  She graciously agreed to be interviewed about her work with adoptive and foster children and as a writer.  We talked about her involvement in the Sweetland series from Helping Hands Press and I play some excerpts from the two books I have recorded for her.  Summer in Sweetland: Never Too Old and Roots and Wings at Loonstone Lake: Call of the Loon.  Thank you, “Dr.” Sue Badeau, for a wonderful Saturday afternoon and a fun interview.

Here are links to the books discussed in this interview:

#13-Historical Novels 2

The Outlaw Unchained - Assassins EverywhereThe west of the mid-1800’s was mired in conflict over the issue of slavery.  Against this backdrop, C. Q. Scafidi brings us The Outlaw Unchained: Bleeding Kansas.  This conflict plays a role in this action filled novel.  And Scafidi shares much about Bleeding Kansas.  Never heard of it?  Some background and some tantalizing excerpts from the novel are featured in this podcast.

#11-Historical Novels

DOI #4-CoverLet Freedom Ring coverHistorical novels provide us with information, drama, interesting settings and fascinating characters.  Not to mention, that we actually can learn something of actual events.  In this podcast, I examine and play samples from two of the historical novels which I have recorded.  From the days of the founding of our country, we’ll ask the question, “Would you sign?” from the Declaration of Independence Series.  From the troubled Civil War era, we’ll watch the surprising actions of a sutler in Murray Pura’s series, Let Freedom Ring.  John Hancock was written by Joseph Max Lewis.  The Sutler of Petersburg was penned by Joy Ross Davis.

A special note about this podcast.  You’ll hear authentic music from Revolutionary War times and Civil War times in the background.  From Revolutionary Times, you’ll hear the ballad “Free America.”  From Civil War times you’ll hear, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, “The Bonny Blue Flag”, and “Shenandoah.”

#10-The Merger of Audiobooks & Spiritual Ideas: #3 “Non-Prophet Murders”

Non-Prophet Murders coverBecky WooleyMy friend, Becky Wooley, has written a murder mystery/clerical crime/satire called Non-Prophet Murders which is full of spiritual ideas.  While making you scratch your head trying to figure out “who-dun-it”, Becky challenges you to think about the Church and your beliefs and allows you to laugh, too.  How does she do it?  Well, you have to listen to the podcast to find out!!

#9: The Merger of Audiobooks & Spiritual Ideas: #2 Novels

Swaddling Clothes coverOnce Upon a Christmas Eve coverThis is the second week exploring the merger of audiobooks with spiritual ideas. While we may usually think of Bibles, books about the Bible, or devotionals containing spiritual ideas, there are other forms of writing which can be rich in spiritual ideas. In this episode, I take a look at two novels which explore spiritual ideas using the story of the birth of Jesus as their platform.  Amber Shamel’s The Swaddling Clothes is a historical novel inspired by a Veggie Tales episode.  Anne Baxter-Campbells Once Upon a Christmas Eve tells the story of a teenage who needs to learn a lesson or two.  You’ll hear excerpts from both of these books.

#7-Life in Sweetland

Sonrise in Sweetland, v1 coverSummer in Sweetland coverHelping Hands Press has released a series of books set in Sweetland.  I have recorded two of those books.  In this week’s podcast, I talk about these two books and play samples from the audio of each one.  Take a listen to samples from Sonrise in Sweetland, The Short Engagement and Summer in Sweetland, Never Too Old.

#5-An Interview in the G-Zone

On March 10, 2015, I went into the G-Zone with Giovanni Gelati of Helping Hands Press to talk about audiGZoneobooks.  We talked about the variety of books I’ve recorded and how I deal with the emotions of a character without totally succumbing to them while recording the book.  You’ll hear about some upcoming projects as well as a sample of a recent release – Sonrise in Sweetland, volume 1-The Short Engagement. You may also hear a thing or two you didn’t know about yours truly!