#38: How Ray Porter Created the Voices of Project Hail Mary

This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with award-winning audiobook narrator Ray Porter, best known for narrating Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. With more than 500 audiobooks under his belt, Ray shares how he approaches storytelling, creates distinct character voices, and what it was like bringing Project Hail Mary to life.They also talk about the emotional impact of the book, the science behind the story, and the upcoming film adaptation starring Ryan Gosling.CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction1:00 - Acting to Narrating Audiobooks2:10 - Process From First Audiobook to Now3:55 - How He Got Project Hail Mary4:55 - Creating The Characters8:05 - Hardest Thing to Narrate in PHM10:00 - Do You Take Away The Same Thing as Readers?11:35 - What to Listen to After Project Hail Mary12:13 - Ryan GoslingFOLLOW US:Morgann BookTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook Ray PorterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.ray.porter/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealrayporterOff The ShelfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast Hosted by: Morgann BookCreated by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston Produced by: Stefanie MacchiusiAssociate Post Producer and Editor: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.