A behind-the-scenes look at Stratosphere’s Frankie Moreno, live from his tricked-out dressing room in Las Vegas.
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A behind-the-scenes look at Stratosphere’s Frankie Moreno, live from his tricked-out dressing room in Las Vegas. (Audio)
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Find your next great audiobook on our podcast, Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine. Every Monday through Friday, AudioFile Editors recommend the best in audiobook listening. All in 6 minutes or less. It’s short, sweet, and just what your ears need. Want more? Listen to our bonus episodes featuring conversations with the best voices in the audiobook industry.
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PodKats! is a weekly hang with the biggest names in entertainment, hosted by man-about-town columnist John "Kats" Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You can find his column on page 3A every day and online all the time at http://reviewjournal.com/Kats. Thanks to longtime Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno for the PodKats! theme, 'Biggest Cat in Town,' from the album Broke Down in Paradise.
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THE SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, read by Victoria Villarreal, Caitlin Kelly, Atlanta Amado, Arthur Morey, Andrew Eiden, Kristen DiMercurio, Frankie Corzo, Lauren Fortgang, Javier Prusky ...
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Victoria Villarreal and an ensemble cast narrate a thrilling epic set in 1950s Hollywood. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this lush historical novel based around a Biblical sword-and-sandal film. When an unknown actress from Mexico is cast to play Salome in the latest picture, tempers flare. Villarreal capably narrates the three…
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EVERYTHING WE NEVER HAD by Randy Ribay, read by JB Tadena, Ramón de Ocampo, Manny Jacinto, Jesse Inocalla
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Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss an audiobook for teens where four narrators in alternating chapters depict intergenerational Filipino sons and fathers over the course of a century. Ramón de Ocampo portrays young Francisco, who left the Philippines and works on California farms in the 1930s. JB Tadena captures angry Emil, whose f…
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THE LOST STORY by Meg Shaffer, read by Jorjeana Marie
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Jorjeana Marie’s captivating narration brings this portal fantasy to life. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss a story of lost children, fractured friendships, and magical worlds. Mourning the loss of her adoptive mother, Emilie Wendell vows to find her half-sister she never knew, who disappeared in a West Virginia forest years ago.…
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THE PAIRING by Casey McQuiston, read by Emma Galvin, Max Meyers
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Emma Galvin and Max Meyers voice the perspectives of sommelier-in-training Theo Flowerday and French pastry chef Kit Fairfield. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss this story of two bisexual exes who wind up on a three week European food tour together—the same tour they were meant to take together before they broke up four years ear…
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AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY by Theodore Dreiser, read by Grover Gardner
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A master performer, Grover Gardner elevates Dreiser’s naturalistic 1925 novel, an account of the strivings and disappointments of Clyde Griffiths, a flawed but fascinating protagonist whose rise and fall end when he commits a heinous crime and is executed for it. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss a title that Alan says will make ev…
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WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT DELAY by Gary Janetti, read by Gary Janetti
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TV writer/producer Janetti is a fine traveling companion as he takes the listener on a grand tour of his favorite places. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss how Janetti packs this audiobook with observations on such topics as the decline of fashion on airplanes, along with tips on how to shut off unwanted conversations and how to on…
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THE NEW TOURIST by Paige McClanahan, read by Paige McClanahan
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Paige McClanahan gives this audiobook a sense of her lived experience as a travel writer, reporter, and thoughtful interpreter of the world of travel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss her exploration of this reconsideration for how we travel, told in her appealing voice and persuasive narration. The listener goes along on forays t…
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ON CALL by Anthony Fauci, read by Anthony Fauci
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Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss Anthony Fauci’s new memoir on audio. Doctor Fauci's public career spans five decades, and gained prominence during the COVID-19 epidemic for his confrontations with the former president and far right members of Congress. Tinged with his Brooklyn accent, his reading is authentic, if not melodic. He …
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STORIES ARE WEAPONS by Annalee Newitz, read by Alexandra Cohler
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Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss how Alexandra Cohler has the right tone, tempo, and style for this polemical and highly informed audiobook on propaganda. She can sound like she’s reporting on a real-life scene or immersed in a sci-fi setting. Her narrative approach works well with this provocative work by journalist/science ficti…
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This audiobook reveals that Tommy Orange is among the most insightful novelists writing today and a poet of pain. In their conversation from earlier this year, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss this immersive novel set in Oakland that makes for a powerful listening experience. Among the segmented novel’s stellar performances, Charl…
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The sure touch of Golden Voice narrator Julia Whelan transforms Kristin Hannah’s absorbing novel about Vietnam War combat nurses into an addictive listen. In their conversation from this winter, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss this intimate portrait and sprawling account of a searing time. The story focuses on 20-year-old Frances…
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Nicole Lewis performs this sophomore novel from Booker longlisted author Kiley Reid. In their conversation from earlier this year, host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester talk about how Reid excels at writing dialogue, and how Lewis’s performance of those conversations takes them to a whole new level. Millie Cousins is a senior resident assi…
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Listeners will be convinced there’s a full cast delivering this fast-paced thriller from Ashley Elston. Yet it’s just one narrator, Saskia Maarleveld, who masterfully voices all of the characters. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this mystery audiobook in their conversation from earlier in 2024. Evie Porter has many names and perso…
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This week, we’re revisiting discussions of favorite audiobooks from this year. Narrators Natalie Beran and Jackson Bliss portray queer Russian-Maori siblings Greta and Valdin. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss Rebecca K. Reilly’s wise, hilarious audiobook about a loving and chaotic New Zealand family. Beran depicts Greta, a 20-som…
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Interview with J. Michael Straczynski
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Author J. Michael Straczynski joins AudioFile’s Michele Cobb for a conversation about his new audio original, EARTHLIGHT. Straczynski is well known as the creator of the “Babylon 5” TV series and has written comics for Marvel and DC. His newest book, EARTHLIGHT, is a high-stakes military sci-fi audiobook performed by Erik Braa and a full cast with …
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PINK GLASS HOUSES by Asha Elias, read by Stacy Gonzalez, Saskia Maarleveld, Andi Arndt, Helen Laser, André Santana, Amy Landon, John Pirhalla, Robin Miles, Michael Crouch, Jane Oppenheimer
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Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss Asha Elias’s new audiobook, performed by an ensemble cast. The action centers around the PTA at an elementary school. Things get ugly when Melody Howard’s family moves from Kansas into the land of wealth and privilege for her husband’s new job in Miami. Melody, portrayed by Andi Arndt, gets sucked i…
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THE SONS OF EL REY by Alex Espinoza, read by Gisela Chípe, Tony Chiroldes, Lee Osorio, André Santana
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Alex Espinoza’s riveting audiobook delves into the lives of three generations of luchadores, masked Mexican wrestlers, who are grappling with love and family secrets in Mexico City and Los Angeles. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this powerful story where narrators Gisela Chípe, Tony Chiroldes, Lee Osorio, and André Santana bring …
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NEPHEW by M.K. Asante, read by M.K. Asante, Dion Graham, Adenrele Ojo, Neph
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M.K. Asante's performance captures the essence of what makes the audiobook medium vital: a living experience that grabs listeners from start to finish. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss a book that Michele calls memorable and affecting. Asante unfolds the story of his nephew Nasir's emergency treatment in intensive care after multip…
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HUSBANDS & LOVERS by Beatriz Williams, read by Helen Laser, Caroline Hewitt
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Beatriz Williams’s new romantic audiobook is rendered perfectly by two narrators, Helen Laser and Caroline Hewitt. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Michele Cobb discuss this story about two women who are separated by decades and continents but joined by blood, tragedy, and a jeweled cobra bracelet. Laser portrays the contemporary New England heroine, M…
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THE GOD OF THE WOODS by Liz Moore, read by Saskia Maarleveld
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Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss Liz Moore’s fascinating listen brought to life by Saskia Maareleveld. Thirteen-year-old Barbra Van Laar goes missing from her bunk at an Adirondack summer camp in 1975—and her brother vanished from the same location 16 years earlier. Maareleveld explores the impact the disappearances have on th…
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MIDNIGHT ROOMS by Donyae Coles, read by Georgina Campbell
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Georgina Campbell performs Donyae Coles’s gothic tale set in 1840s England. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss this sinister listen. Orabella Mumthrope finds herself marrying a mysterious, wealthy stranger to help settle her uncle’s debt. At her new husband’s historic home, she finds his family seems to have far too many secrets…
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THE BRIGHT SWORD by Lev Grossman, read by Nicholas Guy Smith, Lev Grossman [Note]
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Nicholas Guy Smith evokes the Arthurian legends of old in Lev Grossman’s tongue-in-cheek Knights of the Round Table-inspired novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss a story of Collum, who dreams of joining King Arthur’s knights, but when he arrives in Camelot, King Arthur is dead. Smith shines in this grand, ambitious novel, e…
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NO SON OF MINE by Jonathan Corcoran, read by Christopher P. Brown
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Christopher P. Brown performs Jonathan Corcoran’s intimate memoir of his relationship with his mother after she discovers he’s gay. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss this moving listen. Corcoran’s mother dies during the first years of the Covid pandemic, leaving him and his two sisters to handle her affairs. From there, Corcora…
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REDNECKS by Taylor Brown, read by Ramiz Monsef
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Ramiz Monsef performs Taylor Brown’s historical novel set during the Battle of Blair Mountain in the early 1920s. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss this listen that will keep listeners on edge until the very last second. Lebanese American “Doc Moo” Muhanna serves as a medical doctor during the Mine Wars. Monsef’s narration enli…
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CALL FOR THE DEAD by John le Carré, read by Simon Vance
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Simon Vance affably narrates George Smiley in this first novel by John le Carré, published in 1961. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss the thrill of listening to Vance narrate this classic mystery and Smiley’s origin story. It centers around a faux suicide, East German espionage agents, and a Secret Service that prefers to sweep thi…
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