In this episode, Roger talks with KQED's Senior Producer of Voice and AI, Lowell Robinson. Lowell and KQED have been very innovative with voice and have explored the interaction between humans and machines in depth. Lowell discusses KQED innovations, the challenges of voice, and philosophically about man-machine interactions. Links from the Show KQED - www.kqed.org The Voicebot Chronicles Skill - www.amazon.com/VoiceBot-Chronicles-KQED-Interactive/dp/B08433THZY Human or Machine Skill - https://w...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min
In this episode, Roger talks with entrepreneur Michael Novak. Michael and Roger discuss Michael's history with voice, his work with the Open Voice Network, voice and privacy, and where and how Web3 and the metaverse intersect with voice. As always Roger asks his guest to give his voice predictions at the end! Keeping in Touch Michael on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/iotmichaelnovak Michael on Twitter - @MisterNova Host: Roger Kibbe ( @rogerkibbe ) is a senior developer evangelist for Samsung ww...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 13 min
In this episode, Roger talks with his colleague at Samsung, Prasad Sethumadhavan. Prasad has had a career working with Microsoft Cortana, Amazon Alexa, and Samsung Bixby as well as earlier voice assistants like TellMe. Roger and Prasad discuss the state of voice, what is working and what isn't and why, and the future of voice. Roger and Prasad discuss: Prasad's background TellMe - the "OG" telephone-based phone assistant B2B and B2C voice and how B2B is hot in voice now Voice Commerce Viv Labs a...
Jan 19, 2022•48 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Tim Kahle and Dominik Meißner of 169 Labs. Tim and Dominik are voice OG's and have a long history of building compelling voice experiences. Roger, Tim, and Dominik discuss: Their first experiences with voice Their infamous travel experiences getting to the seminal 2018 Alexa Conference How and why 169 Labs was founded Some early 169 Labs voice experiences The evolution of voice from 2017 to the present How user's expectations of voice have changed and have not c...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr
In this episode, Roger talks with Steve Tingiris, the CEO of Dabble Lab. Steve is an expert in voice development and has just published a book about using OpenAI's GPT-3 Roger and Steve discuss Steve's first experience with voice and how he started developing for it Steve's ambitious first Alexa skill What Steve's company, Dabble Lab does The opportunities in B2B and contact centers Steve's love for creating tutorials What GPT-3 is What GPT-3 is good at and an example GPT-3 based skill - Improv ...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Nick Myers, the CEO of Redfox AI. Redfox just introduced the V Lab voice assistant which solves a very challenging issue in health care. Roger and Nick discuss Nick's professional background and how he started with Voice The founding of RedFox.AI and their pivots Nicks very personal story about V Lab and why it's so important to him Voice and the web - why it makes sense but why it hasn't gained traction Building an independent voice assistant Synthetic voices v...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 6 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Maarten Lens-Fitzgerald. Maarten is a voice evangelist; He works with the Dutch Voice coalition to bring voice to the Dutch people, founded Project Zilver which brings voice to elder adults, actively works on the Open Voice Network, and is an all-around icon in the voice community. Roger and Maarten discuss Maarten's background Voice Evangelism and what it is Maarten's first experience with voice AR and voice The Dutch Voice Coalition Voice for the people and wh...
Aug 22, 2021•58 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Dave Kemp. Dave runs business development for Oaktree Products but is most well known for his Future Ear podcast and his thought leadership around hearables and voice Dave and Roger discuss Dave's Background and the founding of Oaktree Products How a hearing aid components company and Dave got involved with voice Dave's early experiences with voice and the synergy he saw between Oaktree's business and voice The massive opportunity for voice and older adults Why ...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 8 min
This episode is a little different. Roger was interviewed by the Two Voice Devs podcast a couple of weeks ago. In this podcast within a podcast, Roger's interview by Mark Tucker and Allen Firstenberg, of Two Voice Devs, is embedded within the Bixby Developers Chat podcast Because of vacations, the regular Bixby Developers Chat format will be back in about a month Roger and Mark Tucker Discuss Roger's tech background and how he got into voice Roger's work for Samsung as a Bixby Developer Evangeli...
Jul 05, 2021•33 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Otto Söderlund. Otto is the CEO and co-founder of Speechly. Speechly is voice enabling mobile apps, the web, and more with its speech tools and framework. Otto and Roger discuss: Our shared early computing experiences Otto's career path prior to Speechly Early experiences with voice The founding of Speechly What Speechly does and why it is different Speechly's tech which combines ASR and NLU to provide not only performance gains but also better understanding. Wh...
Jun 09, 2021•52 min
In this episode, Roger talks with John Kelvie. John is the founder and CEO of Bespoken, a tool for testing and QA of voice applications. John is a voice veteran. Prior to founding Bespoken, John was the CTO of XappMedia, an early innovator in audio advertising. John and Roger discuss: Voice in the "old days" e.g. 2018 John's work with voice and XappMedia and interactive audio/advertising John's founding of Bespoken Running a company based in Peru Bespoken's mascot, a llama and the history behind...
May 18, 2021•56 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Jon Stine. Jon is the executive director and founder of the Open Voice Network. The Open Voice Network (OVN) is working to advocate for an open voice ecosystem and bring technical standards to voice Jon has a deep background in retail technology and strategy. Prior to founding OVN, John worked for many years at Intel and Cisco on retail technology strategy. Jon and Roger discuss: Jon's first experience with voice assistants and how he came to realize they can re...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 7 min
In this episode, Roger talks with sonic marketing expert and composer, Jeanna Isham Jeanna is an accomplished sonic marketer. She is the founder of DreamR Productions, teaches sonic marketing at soundinmarketing.com, and is the host of the Sound in Marketing podcast. Jeanna and Roger discuss: What is sonic marketing and what companies are doing with it Examples of effective sonic marketing A few examples where sonic marketing is needed Sonic marketing and voice apps How sound makes thing work . ...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 5 min
In this episode, Roger interviews Voice Lunch founders Karol Stryja and Michal Stanislawek! This is an experimental episode that was recorded live on the hot social voice startup, Clubhouse. I would love any feedback on this experiment - what worked, what didn't. Let me know via tweet/DM etc - @rogerkibbe Karol and Michal discuss: Founding VoiceLunch Building a Community and growing voice lunch Podcasting Business in Poland Technology Innovation in Poland The Future of Voice Later in the show, I...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min
In this episode, Roger talks with voice development expert and thought leader Allen Firstenberg. Allen is a developer and project manager for Objective Consulting and is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for many Google products. Allen slso co-hosts with Mark Tucker, the must listen to Two Voice Devs podcast . Allen and Roger discuss: What Objective Consulting does Why companies should be building a voice presence now and how a voice presence can be a competitive advantage What is a Google Develop...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Roger talks with voice development guru, Pete Haas. Pete has been working in voice for 16 years. He is an application development manager at Verascape (call center IVR), runs Conversation Curve his voice design and development agency, and has built many engaging voice experiences. Pete and Roger discuss many things including: Pete's 16 year career in voice and what he has seen change The evolution of IVR systems from menus to natural language Conversation Curve and what Pete has...
Feb 08, 2021•46 min
In this episode, Roger talks with the conversational designer, educator, and voice leader Shyamala Prayaga. Shyamala is a product owner for Ford's Autonomous Digital Assistant, the founder of the Digital Assistant Academy, and the host of The Future is Spoken Podcast. Shyamala and Roger discuss a variety of topics including How Shyamala got into voice Her work at Ford, the Digital Assistant Academy, and as a podcast host Her advice for those thinking of getting into voice and podcasting Her upco...
Jan 26, 2021•56 min
For this special end of year podcast, I did something special. I asked everyone whose been a guest on the podcast over the past year to contribute to this end of the year, special edition of the podcast 32 amazing voice gurus contributed to this end of the year podcast. I asked each voice guru to Introduce themselves Hidden Gem Question: What is a voice experience, e.g., a skill, an action, a capsule, a podcast, or a flash briefing, that you would like more people to discover and use and what do...
Dec 28, 2020•28 min
For this special end of year podcast, I did something special. I asked everyone whose been a guest on the podcast over the past year to contribute to this end of year, special edition of the podcast 32 amazing voice gurus contributed to this end of the year podcast. I asked each voice guru to Introduce themselves Hidden Gem Question: What is a voice experience, e.g., a skill, an action, a capsule, a podcast, or a flash briefing, that you would like more people to discover and use and what do you...
Dec 22, 2020•32 min
In this episode, Roger talks with entrepreneur, futurist, and voice enthusiast, Ian Utile. Ian is the founder and CEO of attn.live, a platform to enable content creators to monetize and distribute their content across multiple channels. Ian and Roger have a lively discussion of how they got started in technology. They discuss what childhood and teenage interests lead them to careers in technology. Ian and Roger talk about various technologies they have used and gotten excited about over the year...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 14 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Teri Fisher, the "The Voice Doctor." He is the host of the Voice in Canada Flash Briefing, the host of the Voice First Health Podcast, the host of the Voice Den, the creator of VOICEismyOS, the creator of Briefcast.fm, and an all-around voice guru. And by day, Teri is a Sports and Exercise Physician and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. Teri and Roger talk about how Teri got started in voice with podcasting and later flash bri...
Nov 10, 2020•52 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Jenny Mero. Jenny is a very successful voice developer and most well known for her Freeze Dance voice experience. Jenny is both an Alexa Champion and a Bixby Premier Developer. Jenny discusses her career in journalism including putting "life and limb" in danger to get an exclusive interview with Hugo Chavez, the former Venezuelan President. Jenny tells the story of her transition from Journalism into voice and how a background in journalism has helped her make c...
Oct 27, 2020•36 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Daniel Mittendorf. Daniel is an accomplished voice developer and both an Alexa Champion and a Bixby Premier Developer. He founded Digivoice.io, a voice agency and recently joined Beyto Agency as the CTO. We discuss how Daniel got involved in voice and how he has gone from building his first voice experience (Stream Player which has been very successful) to many more including his latest which lets you book movie tickets using voice! We both agree that Star Trek ...
Sep 28, 2020•41 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Kane Simms and Dustin Coates. Kane and Dustin are most well know for their VUX World podcast (a must-listen) and are very accomplished voice pros! We discuss how they got started in voice and what keeps them excited in voice and conversational AI. Kane tells us how the VUX World podcast was created, how Dustin was added as the co-host and he reveals a surprising fact about him and Dustin. Kane and Dustin talk about both success and challenges in podcasting. How ...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 12 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Nick Schwab. Nick is very well known for his Sleep Sounds voice experiences and is the founder and CEO of Sleep Jar/Invoked Apps. We talk about Nick's early adventures with voice and how a noisy upstairs neighbor lead him to create sleep sounds for his personal use. He then released it to the skills store and then magic happened as it became and is today, one of the most successful voice experiences on Bixby, Alexa, and Google Assistant. Nick discusses how he co...
Aug 31, 2020•49 min
In this episode, Roger talks with Carl Robinson. Carl is the CEO of Rumble Studio, an innovative new tool for recording podcasts and audio content. Carl is also well known as the host of the Voice Tech Podcast and creator of VoiceTechPodcast.com We discuss how Carl got involved in podcasting and what he has learned 70+ podcasts in. Carl gives some very valuable advice for both beginning podcasters and more experienced podcasters. We then discuss Rumble Studio, the innovative new way to record po...
Aug 17, 2020•55 min
Show Notes: In this episode, I talk with Sarah Andrew Wilson of Matchbox.io. Sarah is the CCO and part of the Matchbox founding team and an Alexa Champion. Matchbox has created some of the most successful voice experiences including Question of the Day, Riddle of the Day, Three Questions, and Kids Quiz. Late last year, Matchbox acquired Opearlo which added Find My Phone, Guess my name, and several other successful skills to their portfolio. We discuss the founding of Matchbox and how it has grow...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Show Notes: In this episode, I talk with Rachel Batish of Audioburst. Audioburst is reinventing the podcast and audio industry by providing searchable audio. One can search the actual audio of podcasts and listen to snippets of a podcast using Audioburst. Rachel talks about getting a start with voice as a co-founder of Conversation.one. Conversation.one was a build once, deploy everywhere voice experience tool which specialized in the financial services industry. In 2018, Rachel joined Audioburs...
Jul 20, 2020•54 min
Show Notes: In this episode, we talk with Christian Mahnke and Sebastian Schöps of Ear Reality. Ear Reality creates interactive voice fiction and has an authoring tool to create interactive voice stories and experiences. Christian and Sebastian share how they got started with voice and their passion for interactive storytelling. We discuss voice experiences they have built including The Iron Falcon and The Magic Forest. What have they done to make these stories so compelling? Why they use voice ...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Show Notes: In this episode, we talk with voice legend, Adam Cheyer. Adam was the co-founder of Siri, Viv Labs, Change.org, and Sentient Technologies. We first talk about Change.org, how and why it was founded, and why this platform is an enabler for the social justice movements of today. Adam talks about his early work at SRI and how this lead to his vision for what an assistant can be. We talk about how Adam took the purely academic work at SRI and brought it to the masses with Siri Adam gives...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min
