The Naked Publisher: Beyond the Page, Between the Lines

by Carlo Carrenho and Rüdiger Wischenbart

The Naked Publisher is a global publishing podcast hosted by Brazilian-Swedish publishing expert Carlo Carrenho and Austrian industry analyst Rüdiger Wischenbart. Through conversations with leading voices from books, audio, media, and technology, the podcast explores how publishers really think, what drives their decisions, and how personal journeys shape the industry. Smart, international, and provocative, The Naked Publisher reveals the ideas and mindsets shaping the future of publishing.Part of the ThinkPub Project, co-funded by the EU's Creative Europe Programme. Produced by Narratix.

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Colin Hauer: From Live Music to the Audiobook Business

In the debut episode of The Naked Publisher, Carlo Carrenho and Rüdiger Wischenbart sit down with Colin Hauer, CEO of Hörbuch Hamburg, for a candid conversation about the transformation of the global audio business. From streaming and AI to discoverability, children’s audio, and the future of publishing, Hauer explains how audiobooks became “everywhere — and invisible.” The episode also reveals the surprising story of how a concert by a band he once produced later found its way into a book by J.K. Rowling, alongside reflections on his own journey into publishing and the mindset behind one of Europe’s leading audio executives.

May 18, 2026

41m

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