Episodios

  • Talking with Actor Whoopi Goldberg

    Talking with Actor Whoopi Goldberg
    May 23 2025
    AudioFile’s Michele Cobb speaks with actor and author Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi won the 2025 Audie Award for Narration by the Author for her memoir BITS AND PIECES: My Mother, My Brother, and Me. Whoopi is also a huge audiobook fan and dedicated listener, and in her acceptance speech at the Audies gala, she thanked all of the other narrators in the room for their work. Their conversation provides insights into the story of Whoopi's family, the hardest parts of narrating, and why Whoopi thinks that audiobooks are the best thing since sliced bread. Read our review of BITS AND PIECES at the AudioFile website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 m
  • ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, read by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson

    ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, read by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson
    May 22 2025
    Popular podcasters Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson ask a complicated question: What’s wrong with how our government operates, and what needs to change? Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb dive into this thorough and intelligent discussion that sounds the alarm without sounding alarmist. Operation Warp Speed’s federal/private partnership to quickly create a COVID-19 vaccine is presented as a healthy example of how focus and efficiency can meet a nation’s most dire needs. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Simon & Schuster Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 m
  • MY NEXT BREATH by Jeremy Renner, read by Jeremy Renner

    MY NEXT BREATH by Jeremy Renner, read by Jeremy Renner
    May 21 2025
    Actor Jeremy Renner narrates his memoir about a freak accident and the resulting horrendous injuries he suffered on New Year’s Day 2023. AudioFile’s Michele Cobb and host Jo Reed discuss Renner’s moving efforts as he describes the support he received from loved ones and many others as he made a truly miraculous recovery. With audible emotion, Renner navigates his reflections on life and death. He makes clear his desire to help others who are experiencing daunting challenges. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Macmillan Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    11 m
  • CARELESS PEOPLE by Sarah Wynn-Williams, read by Sarah Wynn-Williams

    CARELESS PEOPLE by Sarah Wynn-Williams, read by Sarah Wynn-Williams
    May 20 2025
    AudioFile’s Michele Cobb and host Jo Reed dig into this tell-all exposé written and performed by a former insider at Facebook. Author Sarah Wynn-Williams tells her personal story of her climb to the upper branches of management at Facebook and the disappointment she felt at every move. While acknowledging that most users consider Facebook a friendly, useful tool, Wynn-Williams perfectly articulates her concerns about what goes on behind the curtain. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Macmillan Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    10 m
  • RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson, read by Marin Ireland

    RUN FOR THE HILLS by Kevin Wilson, read by Marin Ireland
    May 19 2025
    Golden Voice narrator Marin Ireland’s narration of this family dramedy maximizes the humor behind finding a half-sibling—only to find out there may be dozens more. Join host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb as they discuss Ireland’s subtle vocal shifts in balancing the story's deadpan humor and emotional depth. Ireland’s interpretation deepens the story’s themes of identity, family, and forgiveness, making the audiobook an immersive experience. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Harper Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 m
  • BONUS: In Conversation with Cynthia Leitich Smith and Shaun Taylor-Corbett

    BONUS: In Conversation with Cynthia Leitich Smith and Shaun Taylor-Corbett
    May 16 2025
    We’re revisiting host Jo Reed’s conversation with author Cynthia Leitich Smith and narrator Shaun Taylor-Corbett about collaborating on audiobooks, writing and narrating for young people, and representing Indigenous experiences and voices. Cynthia’s newest audiobook, FIREFLY SEASON, under her Heartdrum imprint for Harper Audio, has just been released. Looking for a teen summer listen? Check out AudioFile’s Teen AudioBook Club Pick: REZ BALL by Byron Graves and narrated by Jesse Nobess—also from Cynthia’s Heartdrum imprint. Find videos, discussion questions, and more at AudioFile’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 m
  • THE PARIS EXPRESS by Emma Donoghue, read by Justin Avoth

    THE PARIS EXPRESS by Emma Donoghue, read by Justin Avoth
    May 15 2025
    This thrill ride of an audiobook tells the many stories of those onboard Train 721, which crashed in Montparnasse station in October 1895. AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff and host Jo Reed discuss narrator Justin Avoth, who performs the drama at a good pace and keeps the story moving. Donoghue brings her plotting skills, eloquent style, and eye for social mores to the cast of fictional people who are on the train. Tension mounts as a young anarchist carries a homemade bomb, a baby is born, and, inexorably, the train plows into the station. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Simon & Schuster Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 m
  • THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell, read by Elena Rey, Sophie Amoss, Mark Bramhall, Shayna Small, Jon Orsini, Natasha Soudek, Karen Russell, James Riding

    THE ANTIDOTE by Karen Russell, read by Elena Rey, Sophie Amoss, Mark Bramhall, Shayna Small, Jon Orsini, Natasha Soudek, Karen Russell, James Riding
    May 14 2025
    Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this audiobook’s stellar cast as they conjure the American Dust Bowl. Sophie Amoss’s narration shimmers as the Antidote, a "prairie witch" who takes verbal deposits; Asphodel Oletsky, a teen recently orphaned when her mom was murdered, is vividly portrayed by Elena Rey; and the masterful Mark Bramhall inhabits the sane, sensitive, long-suffering wheat farmer, Harp Oletsky. Highlights include dramatic dust and wind descriptions, a talking scarecrow, and a camera that makes its own photos of the past, the present, and a possible future. Read our review of the audiobook at our website Published by Random House Audio Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile’s website h Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    8 m
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