Episodes

  • S10 E10: Laysha Ward, Grant Sabatier, and Melody Wilding

    S10 E10: Laysha Ward, Grant Sabatier, and Melody Wilding
    Mar 11 2025
    In this episode, meet C-suite leader Laysha Ward, entrepreneur and podcast host Grant Sabatier, and career coach and Hunter College professor of human behavior Melody Wilding. Hear Laysha Ward on breaking the wall between work and life, Grant Sabatier on the accessibility of entrepreneurship, and Melody Wilding on the invisible dynamics at play in a workplace. Enjoy! Lead Like You Mean It by Laysha Ward: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722216/lead-like-you-mean-it-by-laysha-ward/audio Inner Entrepreneur by Grant Sabatier: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723308/inner-entrepreneur-by-grant-sabatier/audio Managing Up by Melody Wilding: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721785/managing-up-by-melody-wilding/audio/
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    24 mins
  • TITA S10 E09: Lydia Sohn, Lizzie McManus-Dail, and Pretty Vee

    TITA S10 E09: Lydia Sohn, Lizzie McManus-Dail, and Pretty Vee
    Mar 4 2025
    In this episode, meet writer and minister Lydia Sohn, vicar and co-host of the And Also with You podcast, Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail, and comedian and actress Pretty Vee. Hear Lydia Sohn on the power of taking a “vow of stability,” Lizzie McManus-Dail on the gap between the God she knew, and the God being advertised on billboards and TV, and Pretty Vee on the inspirational process of recording her audiobook. Here by Lydia Sohn https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736307/here-by-lydia-sohn/9780593912997/ God Didn't Make Us to Hate Us by Rev. Lizzie McManus-Dail https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762683/god-didnt-make-us-to-hate-us-by-rev-lizzie-mcmanus-dail/9798217021451/ The Pretty Victory by Pretty Vee https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753293/the-pretty-victory-by-pretty-vee/9798217073993/
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    17 mins
  • S10 E08: Ira Madison III, Allison Sweet Grant, and Haley Mlotek

    S10 E08: Ira Madison III, Allison Sweet Grant, and Haley Mlotek
    Feb 24 2025
    In this episode, meet television writer and co-host of the Keep It podcast Ira Madison III, writer Allison Sweet Grant, and writer and editor Haley Mlotek. Hear Ira Madison on how he used the Wicked soundtrack to prepare for recording his audiobook, Allison Sweet Grant on the joys of reading poetry during the recording process, and Haley Mlotek on how the experience of divorce in her family inspired her new book, and what surprised her most about recording the audiobook. Pure Innocent Fun by Ira Madison, III: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706915/pure-innocent-fun-by-ira-madison-iii/audio/ I Am the Cage by Allison Sweet Grant: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717016/i-am-the-cage-by-allison-sweet-grant/audio/ No Fault by Haley Mlotek: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612168/no-fault-by-haley-mlotek/audio
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    15 mins
  • S10 E07: Bryana Kappadakunnel, Lisa Dee, and Sahil Bloom

    S10 E07: Bryana Kappadakunnel, Lisa Dee, and Sahil Bloom
    Feb 18 2025
    In this episode of This Is the Author, meet marriage and family therapist Bryana Kappadakunnel, health and fitness coach Lisa Dee, and entrepreneur and content creator Sahil Bloom. Hear Bryana Kappadakunnel on the power of parenting yourself as an adult, Lisa Dee on physical and mental transformation post-ADHD diagnosis, and Sahil Bloom on the “grind” of recording an audiobook. Parent Yourself First by Bryana Kappadakunnel https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741006/parent-yourself-first-by-bryana-kappadakunnel/9780593912249/ Healthy Happy ADHD by Lisa Dee https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744057/healthy-happy-adhd-by-lisa-dee/9780593950258/ The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/731381/the-5-types-of-wealth-by-sahil-bloom/9780593949825/
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    17 mins
  • S10 E06: Mia S. Willis, Lidia Yuknavitch, and Bonny Reichert

    S10 E06: Mia S. Willis, Lidia Yuknavitch, and Bonny Reichert
    Feb 11 2025
    In this episode of This Is the Author, meet poet Mia S. Willis, bestselling author Lidia Yuknavitch, and award-winning journalist Bonny Reichert. Hear Mia S. Willis on the spaces that language can – and cannot - traverse, Lidia Yuknavitch on the wetsuit that inspired a memoir, and Bonny Reichert on the one powerful word she would use to describe what it was like to record her audiobook. the space between men by Mia S. Willis: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738584/the-space-between-men-by-mia-s-willis/audio Reading the Waves by Lidia Yuknavitch: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726930/reading-the-waves-by-lidia-yuknavitch/audio How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717585/how-to-share-an-egg-by-bonny-reichert/audio
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    14 mins
  • S10 E05: Naomi Watts, Tom Rosshirt, and Nicole Sachs

    S10 E05: Naomi Watts, Tom Rosshirt, and Nicole Sachs
    Feb 4 2025
    In this episode of This Is the Author, meet Academy Award-nominated actor and producer Naomi Watts, former Capitol Hill press secretary and White House speechwriter Tom Rosshirt, and psychotherapist and podcaster Nicole J. Sachs. Hear Naomi Watts on confronting her “worst nightmare” in the recording booth, Tom Rosshirt on the deeply personal experience of narration, and Nicole Sachs on the key difference between recording a podcast and recording an audiobook. DARE I SAY It by Naomi Watts https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746824/dare-i-say-it-by-naomi-watts/9780593508459/ Chasing Peace by Tom Rosshirt https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720002/chasing-peace-by-tom-rosshirt/9780593789742/ Mind Your Body by Nicole J. Sachs https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/744988/mind-your-body-by-nicole-j-sachs-lcsw-foreword-by-john-stracks-md/9798217011872/
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    16 mins
  • S10 E4: Neha Ruch, Alison Wood Brooks, and Alishia McCullough

    S10 E4: Neha Ruch, Alison Wood Brooks, and Alishia McCullough
    Jan 28 2025
    In this episode, meet Mother Untitled founder Neha Ruch, Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks, and therapist and founder of Black and Embodied Counseling and Consulting Alishia McCullough. Listen to Neha Ruch on opening more choices for women in their careers, Alison Wood Brooks on obsessing about the art of conversation, and Alishia McCullough on the power of representation in building a sense of legacy and in embodying the self. The Power Pause by Neha Ruch: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739585/the-power-pause-by-neha-ruch/audio/ Talk by Alison Wood Brooks: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708473/talk-by-alison-wood-brooks/audio Reclaiming the Black Body by Alishia McCullough: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713617/reclaiming-the-black-body-by-alishia-mccullough-lcmhc/audio
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    13 mins
  • S10 E3: Irvin Weathersby Jr., Tao Leigh Goffe, and Adam Chandler

    S10 E3: Irvin Weathersby Jr., Tao Leigh Goffe, and Adam Chandler
    Jan 21 2025
    In this episode, meet writer and professor Irvin Weathersby Jr., professor and theorist Tao Leigh Goffe, and journalist Adam Chandler. Hear Irvin Weathersby Jr. discuss emotionally charged moments in the recording studio, Tao Leigh Goffe on the catharsis of recording a book about race and the climate crisis, and Adam Chandler on the role work plays in a sense of American citizenship. In Open Contempt by Irvin Weathersby Jr. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/673664/in-open-contempt-by-irvin-weathersby-jr/9780593944158/ Dark Laboratory by Tao Leigh Goffe https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725301/dark-laboratory-by-tao-leigh-goffe/9780593914625/ 99% Perspiration by Adam Chandler https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723824/99-perspiration-by-adam-chandler/9780593913192/
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    20 mins