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The VOHeroes Podcast — 290 episodes
13298: PSAs vs Commercials And The Power Of Art
13297: It’s Hardly Ever Just One Thing That Makes The Difference
13296: So...About Those Contradictory Rules.
13295: The Dream Is Seductive. The Pursuit Is Productive.
13294: Consider A Win Audit Instead
13293: On Arguing For Your Limitations
13292: Kostroff Asks: Are You In An Abusive Relationship With Your Career?
13291: Is It As Hard As It Looks? Or As Easy As It Looks?
13290: I Ain't Here For A Long Time, I'm Here For A Good Time
13289: What Fairy Tales Are You Telling Yourself?
13288: Is Listening To An Audiobook Less Than Reading A Book?
13287: How Stressful Is Audiobook Narration Really?
13286: Whatever Works, Yes?
13285: Two. Not Three.
13284: Q&A: Should You Actually Say The N-Word When Narrating?
13283: The One Question You Can Ask That Just Might Make Someone Love You
13282: Do Not Fear Rejection. Instead, Fear Regret.
13281: Remove Distractions So Your Audience Sees Only You
13280: Channel Your Inner “Superstar Server”
13279: What’s Your Marketing Mashup?
13278: Open Loops Are Everywhere
13277: Casey Brown Says “Know Your Worth. Ask For It.”
13276: If I Ever Catch You Saying This, We Will Have Words
13275: The Swedish Concept Of Lagom Might Be Just Right For You
13274: But Sometimes Winners DO Quit
13273: Left-brained? Right-brained? Relax. You’re Likely Both.
13272: How Do You Feel When A Friend Gets The Gig?
13271: Should You Run Your Creative Career Through A Company Or As An Individual?
13270: Why You Might Be Insulted By My Coaching
13269: Maya Angelou Dropped A Powerful #1 Takeaway
13268: That Job You Didn't Get Still Has Immense Value
13267: You Can't Edit A Blank Page
13266: My Guaranteed 100% Accurate Predictions For The Rest Of The Year
13265: Talking To Yourself: Crazy? Or Crazy Smart?
13264: Instead Of Looking Back (Or Ahead), Do This Instead
13263: What’s More Valuable: Being Smart Or Being Reliable?
13262: Be Like Miss Johnson: Write Your Own Textbook
13261: Have You Limited Your Circle Of Competence?
13260: We Face Daunting Numbers
13259: The Weird Twists That Landed Me HEROES
13258: The First 95 vs The Last 5: An Unexpected Split
13257: Mac And Cheese Or Chicken Fingers: What Else Is There?
13256: Expect Nothing. Enjoy Everything.
13255: Treat Showbiz With All The Suspicion It Deserves
13254: Content: The More Personal, The More Universal
13253: How To Have A Healthy Relationship With Ratings And Reviews
13252: The Simple Math Around Taking A Shot
13251: How I Easily Add A Full Body Shot To My On-Camera Audition Slates
13250: The Doubly Wonderful Week Of Ms. Karen Merritt
13249: How Hard Can This Be?
13248: The One Car You Cannot Learn To Drive In
13247: André De Shields: Three Rules Of Life
13246: Hat, Haircut Or Tattoo?
13245: A 45 Minute 10K Takes You Just As Far As A 90 Minute 10K Does
13244: What’s The One Rookie Mistake You Wish You Hadn’t Made?
13243: Trevor Says There’s Nothing Quite As Satisfying As This
13242: Survey: How Is AI Actually Affecting You?
13241: Acceptable Excuses
13240: The View Changes Once You Start Walking
13239: Just Pick One.
13238: What Meditation, Driving and Task Management Have In Common
13237: Thank You For Letting Me Help You Tell Stories
13236: A Bias For Action? Or A Knee-Jerk Reaction?
13235: A Simple Shift (Key) To Make Perfectly Square Images
13234: What Would "Winning" Even Look Like?
13233: How Much Do You Want To Know?
13232: Nobody Forced You To Face These Challenges
13231: One Simple Way To Ease Anxiety
13230: The Moving Target Of AI
13229: True Or False: Non-Fiction Is Easier To Narrate Than Fiction?
13228: Is It Easier To Book An Audiobook Job Than Other Acting Gigs?
13227: I Feel Seen And Heard…By James Clear
13226: Narrating Audiobooks? Don't Forget The Acting Part
13225: Remember This One Thing About Aiming For Perfection
13224: You Are Absolutely Capable Of The Life You Imagine
13223: Don’t Ever Use This Creepy Descript Feature On-Camera
13222: How Will You Know If You Don’t Give It A Shot?
13221: Fighting The Old Or Building The New?
13220: Science Proves Me Right (And Wrong) About Failure's Value
13219: The Competition and Randomness Of Art And Money
13218: Casting Calculus: Yep. Sometimes Casting Only Needs 4 Seconds.
13217: Amateur? Professional? Being Both Might Be Best.
13216: Are You Still Trying Desperately To Make Sense Of It All?
13215: Hey, You Chose This. Why Be Righteously Indignant?
13214: Felt Any AI Guilt Yet?
13213: A Bigger Fear Than That Of Failure
13212: Deal With Criticism Just Like Joe
13211: Saying Goodbye To A Project You Love
13210: Your 14,787-Step Plan For Success
13209: How Legendary Authors Deal With The Rejection We Never Hear About
13208: Your Personal Order Of Execution
13207: "Every Thing Is Everything." Wait, Wait...What?
13206: What's The Right Size For Your [Show] Business?
13205: Is It Ever Too Late To Promote Something You've Created In The Past?
13204: Scary Versus Exciting
13203: "Listen" Is "Silent" Spelled Sideways
13202: Don't Let Your Theories Become "Facts"
13201: You Don't Yell At A Bud Because It Isn't A Flower...Yet
13200: What Jung Actually Said
13199: What Do They Mean When They Say "Give Me Multiple Takes"?
13198: Your Career Is Born In Public. Your Talent Is Born In Private.
13197: Thankfully, Performers Aren't Put Through This New Wringer
13196: Serenity: Practical Applications For Performers
13195: What Defines A Hero
13194: Don't Let Frustration Color Your Pickups
13193: Hopper Stone Has An Announcement
13192: How NOT To Track Your Artistic Job Search
13191: What Opportunity Is Wearing And Sounds Like When It Shows Up
13190: One Way To Lean In To The Moment Of Creation
13189: Your Demos Should Not Be Rushed. Or Crowdsourced.
13188: Success-ful Doesn't Mean Mistake-free
13187: You Might Want To Listen To What Jodi Picoult Has To Say
13186: What You Can And Cannot Effing Change
13185: A Mistake About Predicting Your Future You Can Easily Avoid
13184: Keeping All Your Audiobook's Voices Straight
13183: Scheduling Success (Or Failure)
13182: Is It Too Late For You?
13181: That Moment When You're Just About To Hit REC
13180: Two Ways You Can Buy Back Your Time
13179: See How Easy It Is To Create A Scam Project On ACX
13178: Advice, Please: Switching Seats From Teacher To Student?
13177: I'm Sure They Mean Well, But...No.
13176: Ruts and Goal Trauma
13175: You Never Forget Your First Time
13174: Grammar Girl, Audiobook Narration and The Public Domain
13173: Overwhelmed By Excellent Choices?
13172: Know Your Brand, But Don't Let It Limit You
13171: A Simple Shift For Your Mental Health
13170: Your Brand: On-Camera vs. Audiobook Auditions
13169: Measure Twice, Cut Once
13168: Celebrate Both Your Highlight Reel AND Your Blooper Reel
13167: The Choices We Have When "Life Happens"
13166: Breathe Easy
13165: The One Question You Need To Ask When Staring Down A Problem
13164: What Does "Game Changer" Mean To You?
13163: A Bend In The Road Is Not The End Of The Road, Unless...
13162: Self-Care And The Hills You Choose To Die On
13161: Do You Insist On Avoiding Repeat Performances?
13160: About Five WHYs (The Outcome Frame That Solves Problems)
13159: Part 2 - NAVA's Carin Gilfry On AI And Synthetic Voices
13158: Part 1 - NAVA's Carin Gilfry On AI And Synthetic Voices
13157: It's Not Your Schedule, It's Their Schedule
13156: "When You Create Something, You Automatically Serve Others."
13155: How To Listen Carefully For Opportunity Knocking Softly
13154: Guess What? You Can't Guess Your Way To Success
13153: "This Thing Sucks!"
13152: Is Your Work A Work Of Art? Or Is It Just Work?
13151: SPECIAL: Kindle and AI: Your Thoughts? (And Some Of Mine)
13150: It's Not Just OK To Say No,It's Great To Say No.
13149: Auditions Are Not A Test
13148: We Pursue Acting And VO Happiness. We Often Forget To Do One Thing.
13147: Your Most Useful Reaction To A Simple Mistake
13146: Getting The Right Answers By Asking The Right Questions
13145: Using Scary Hours To Get Stuff Done
13144: What Work Can You Do During This Strike?
13143: Are There Print Books That Should Not Be Made Into Audiobooks?
13142: Please! Just Ask Your Question!
13141: Making It Easier To Help The Casting People Out
13140: Excellent But Not Effective?
13139: Shouldn't Simple Execution Be...Sexy?
13138: CNN Just Helped Me Figure Out My Identity
13137: Three Simple Words To Help Shape Your Future
13136: Be The Casting Director's Personal Consultant
13135: The Discomfort of Experience
13134: One Category Of VO Has Been "Under Attack" By AI For Decades. And It's Doing Just Fine.
13133: Stop Bitching About Changes In How We Audition. Right Now.
13132: Help People Work With You By Showing Them Exactly How
13131: How Quickly Does Casting Abandon Your Audition?
13130: Brand New IVR Rates From SAG-AFTRA
13129: Help Casting Make A Choice By YOU Making A Choice
13128: A Huge Lesson From Rick Rubin's The Creative Act
13127: How To Confidently Raise Your Rates
13126: Do You Avoid Non-Fiction (Or Fiction) Audiobook Narration?
13125: A $59 VO Insurance Policy
13124: Accents. Dialects. You: Questions. Jim: Answers.
13123: Don't Be Too Proud To Ask For Help
13122: Are You (Sometimes) Out Of Order? Let's Fix That
13121: Do You Really Need The Latest And Greatest Version?
13120: I Wanted To Know The "Time Machine" Of Windows Is, So Of Course, I Had To Ask Leo
13119: AudioTechnica Lowered A Price, And Now I'm Stuck
13118: Art? Or Money?
13117: What To Do The Moment You Hit Record (Hint: Nothing)
13116: You Asked Me (Anything) About Audiobook and ACX - And Boy, Have I Got Answers
13115: AMA! Ask Me Anything About Audiobooks, ACX And More
13114: Applying The Jiu Jitsu Of Quality Over Quantity
13113: Celebrating The Math: My Podcast Episode Count
13112: Don't Ignore Your Successes
0099: Use Union Rates To Help Maintain Your Dignity
0098: On "Following Up." Yeah. Don't.
0097: 4 Ways You Can Make Voicing URLs More Effective
0096: When Tools Evolve, It's Nothing Personal
0095: How VOHeroes Pro Bethany Arrington-Peck's Starbucks Session Went
0094: When To Avoid Reframing And Do Something More Useful
0093: Interview With A Rights Holder: Epic Life's Justin Breen
0092: Josh Spector's 7 Ways To Simplify Your Day
0091: Three Things You Can Do To "Go Wake Up Your Luck"
0090: The One Surefire Way To Never Make A Mistake Ever Again
0089: VO Rates - Price Versus Value
0088: Constantly Distracted? Treat Focus Like Your Hard Drive
0087: AI, Synthetic Voices and Anne Ganguzza - Part 2
0086: AI, Synthetic Voices and Anne Ganguzza
0085: The Difference Between "Difficult" And "Impossible"
0084: "You Are One Of The Variables!"
0083: The Difference Between Easy And Straightforward
0082: Let's Settle On "Synthetic Voices," Not "AI"
0081: Are You Judging Your Success Too Early?
0080: Having A Bias For Action Can Uplevel Your Schedule
0079: Some Tough Love: Auditions Aren't About You
0078: Flipping A Coin To Make A Decision? Be Sure To Do One More Thing
0077: There's Nutrition In Discovery
0076: Graduating From Paint-By-Numbers To Just...Painting
0075: Three Things To Do Instead Of Interrupting Someone
0074: Can You Last For Eighteen Seconds?
0073: Sarah Beth Goer: Be The Kind of Performer/Entrepreneur She's Become
0072: 128 Speed Bumps Shaved In Just 10 Minutes
0071: Do This To Get Better Responses To Your Online Questions
0070: There's A New, Awesome VO Talent Association You Should Join
0069: One Weird Hack To Nail Location Pronunciations Every Single Time
0068: One Very Basic Baby Task I Totally Forgot
0067: How To Really Stick It To Online Trolls
0066: Baby Steps
0065: The Important Difference Between UpGRADES and UpDATES
0064: Make Your Equipment Come To You, Not You To Your Equipment
0063: What's Your Relationship Like With Casting?
0062: When You Hit A Dry Patch, Remember This About The Stock Market
0061: What's Left: How To Make Your Pickup Editing Foolproof
0060: What Does The Word Agency Mean To You? And How Do You Maximize Your Agency?
0059: Can't You Just Leave Well Enough Alone?
0058: As A Performer, Are You Hooked On Hope?
0057: Are You Willing To Let Go Of What Doesn't Work?
0056: An Easy Way To Avoid Confusing Price With Value
0055: I'm Pretty Sure This Proves I'm A Frickin' Genius
0054: Why I Use, Love And Recommend Audacity For Voice Over Work
0053: How To Have More Control Over Setbacks
0052: I Love Vision Boards, But Not For The Reason You Might Think
0051: Instead Of "I Have To...," Try This Phrase Instead
0050: The One Strategy To Really Make A New Habit Stick
0049: How To Simplify Your Writing The Amazon Way
0048: A Common Question That Has No Answer...For Performers
0047: Why Your Amazon Orders From This Past Year Will Help You Prioritize
0046: Expand Your Audition Options By Taking Inventory Of Your (Creative) Assets
0045: How A Physicist's Methods Can Make You A Better Performer
0044: How To Use Silence In Your Voice Over Work
BONUS: Episode 4 Of 4 Of The Secrets Of Screen Acting Podcast
BONUS: Episode 3 Of 4 Of The Secrets Of Screen Acting Podcast
BONUS: Episode 2 Of 4 Of The Secrets Of Screen Acting Podcast
BONUS: Episode 1 Of 4 Of The Secrets Of Screen Acting Podcast
0043: Three Ways To Deepen Your Gratitude Game
0042: Why It's Easier To Go From 1 To 10 Than To Go From 0 To 1
0041: Vishing: Every Old Threat Is New Again
0040: The Four Options I Use To Answer Questions. Don't Be Afraid of #4
0039: The 3 Biggest Fears We Have When Starting Something New (And How To Kill Them)
0038: Dr. Robert Pondillo: The Ethics of AI Voices
0037: Audiobooks Unleashed: Sarah Sampino
0036: Liz Atherton On Her New VO Casting Site: CastVoices.com
0035: Radical Self-Care: Getting Started With Coach Karen-Eileen
0034: Want Better Answers? Ask Better Questions.
0033: An AudioCupcake Special For Black Friday/Cyber Monday
0032: Pozotron Responds To Narrator Concerns About Data Retention
0031: How This Pro Member's Journey May Be Different From Yours
0030: Watch LIVE As An Accent Is Built From Scratch
0029: How To Take A Note From A Coach Or A Casting Director
0028: Pozotron Gets Even Better. You Can Get 7 Hours Free.
0027: New Class Coming. I Need Your Questions.
0026: Three Tools To Help Make Sense Of The Senseless
0025: How COVID Affected My First On-Set TV Booking
0024: Hands On Demo Of Pozotron + 6x Bigger Free Trial Link
0023: Wait, What?? The LEVELATOR Now Works With Catalina?
0022: Predict Your Future By Designing It, Then Creating It
0021: I May Have Struck A Nerve (In A Good Way)
0020: The Fear Some VO Talent Are Now Facing
0019: Excellent News About Audacity And Catalina
0018: 3 Things: Coming To The Defense Of Teachers, A Free Book And A Plan.
0017: Don't Recommend Anything To Anyone Without Doing This First.
0016: Drew Carey and Me. This Thursday. Facebook Live.
0015: That Giddy Feeling Even Though Everything Around You Is Burning
0014: Help Me Help Teachers. Hashtag, #3forteachers
0013: What Will Be Your King Lear? (+ How To Stop Zoombombing)
0012: Making Social Distancing Your Secret Weapon
0011: Five Moments From Being On Set
0010: Using That Music On Your Podcast: Three Rights You Should Know About
0009: Why Aren't Really Smart People Always More Successful?
0008: Five Words That Help You Consider The Source
0007: A Phrase You Can Swipe When You're New And Have No Credits
0006: Two Questions, Two Sets Of Tears
0005: How Do You Get Started Doing Audiobooks?
0004: Are You Comfortable With A Dial...Or A Switch?
0003: Proper Password Hygiene For Actors And Voice Talent - Use Dashlane
0002: How To Avoid A Common Mastering Mistake
0001: Howzabout A High-Good, Low-Bad Diet?