Jeff and Kelly discuss some of their favorite audiobooks, particularly their appreciation for each title's narrator! Then, in the second half of the episode, (at 25:44) we feature an interview with Dan John Miller, an award-winning Detroit-area audiobook narrator (as well as musician/actor), discussing the nuances of the profession and what he enjoys most about performing a book. Dan has garnered multiple Audie Award nominations, winning for The Wrecking Crew by Kent Hartman; has twice been named a Best Voice by AudioFile magazine; and has received several AudioFile Golden Earphones Awards and a Listen-Up Award from Publishers Weekly. Titles discussed include: It by Stephen King read by Seven Weber The Fireman by Joe Hill read by Kate Mulgrew Marid Audran Trilogy by George Alec Effinger by Jonathan Davis Devil in the White City by Erik Larson read by Scott Brick Born Standing Up by & read by Steve Martin 1984 by George Orwell read by Simon Prebble Stephanie Plum read by Lorelei King The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King read by Anne Heche 14 by Peter Clines narrated by Ray Porter Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking by Leonard Mlodinow narrated by Dan John Miller

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