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123: Narrated by the Author

Oct 26, 202135 min
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Episode description

We take a look at some of our favorite audiobooks narrated by the author.

Panel including

Shachi Bhatt, Mark Siegal, Lisa McCarty, and Scott Ullery.

Round 1:

Shachi: Black Nerd Problems (Written & Narrated by: William Evans & Omar Holmon) [Libro.fm]

Mark: Several Short Sentences about Writing (Written & Narrated by: Verlyn Klinkenborg)  [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible Plus]

Lisa: Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement (Written & Narrated by: Tarana Burke) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Born a Crime (Written & Narrated by: Trevor Noah) [Audible]

 

Round 2:

Shachi: Sh🍿t, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema (Written & Narrated by: Lindy West) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/Shit-Actually-Audiobook/1549141589">Audible] / [Episode 89]

Mark: Stardust (Written & Narrated by: Neil Gaiman)  [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] / [Episode 6]

Lisa: 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works (Written & Narrated by: Dan Harris) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Written & Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [https://www.audible.com/pd/Astrophysics-for-People-in-a-Hurry-Audiobook/B06X9MXN32">Audible]

 

Round 3:

Shachi: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Written & Narrated by: Heather McGhee) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Mark: The Calculating Stars (Written & Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal)  [Audible] / [Episode 27] / [Episode 73: The Relentless Moon with Mary Robinette Kowal]

Lisa: Never Say You Can't Survive (Written & Narrated by: Charlie Jane Anders) [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible]

Scott: Spaceman: An Astronaut's Unlikely Journey to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (Written & Narrated by: Mike Massimino) [https://www.audible.com/pd/Spaceman-Audiobook/B01LZJWYUP">Audible]

 

Additional Picks:

Shachi: Punch me up to the Gods (Written & Narrated by: Brian Broome), Dog Flowers (Written by: Danielle Geler / Narrated by: Charley Flyte)

Mark: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Written & Narrated by: Stephen King), Working (Written & Narrated by: Robert A. Caro), Laurie Berkner's Song and Story Kitchen (Written by: Laurie Berkner, The Laurie Berkner Band / Narrated by: Laurie Berkner, Josiah Gaffney)

Lisa: When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Written by: Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele / Narrated by: Angela Davis, Patrisse Cullors), Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Written & Narrated by: Brené Brown), You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience (Written by: Tarana Burke, Brené Brown / Narrated by: Tarana Burke, Brené Brown, the Contributors, Mirron Willis, Bahni Turpin, JD Jackson, L Morgan Lee), Riot Baby (Written & Narrated by: Tochi Onyebuchi)

Scott: Norse Mythology (Written & Narrated by: Neil Gaiman), Graveyard Book (Written & Narrated by: Neil Gaiman), As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (Written by: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden / Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal), No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality (Written & Narrated by: Michael J. Fox), The Princess Diarist (Written by: Carrie Fisher / Narrated by: Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd), An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything (Written & Narrated by: Chris Hadfield)

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