For most actors, the dream of hitting it big in any genre would be life-changing.  Lisa Stokke has managed to do that on the stage, TV, film, and voice-over.  Her optimism and grounded sense of self sometimes mask the fearlessness that has been a hallmark of her career.  She's fascinating and inspiring, and has a lot to say about the craft of acting.

A sound designer who started writing dialogue rather than allowing others to "screw it up," Ryan Buckley has been central to the creation of Chivalry 2, a game with a large and loyal fan base that's unlike anything else, and has changed the genre of fighting games.  He has a great sense of how to harness creativity, collaborate and empower actors and other creatives to make something bigger than the sum of all the parts.

A native New Zealander who moved to London to pursue acting, Kirsty has become an in-demand video game director.  Her background in acting, sound design, and production , and her perspective as an international woman gives her a style and an empathy that's makes her one of the best in the business.

Although trained as an actor, Jeff has had a varied and storied career in voice acting on the other side of the glass.  Voice Director in comedy radio, promo & animation, a former Agent, and Production Executive; he is now an in-demand Dubbing Director, with shows on every major streaming network.  He is also one of the nicest human beings in the business as well as being a highly respected voice acting coach.  There's a lot to digest here, so settle in!

Haven't thought of play-by-play or live announcing of events as voice acting?.  Brian Lohnes possesses, cultivates, and draws from all of the same set of skills when he calls NHRA broadcasts for Fox Sports: musicality, breathing and vocal care, building drama and emotion, storytelling.  And, since there's rarely a script, he does it all on-the-fly.  Not only that, he runs a school to grow and teach the next generation of play-by-play announcers.  Possibly a new career angle? Sit back and listen!

A force of nature.  Inspirational.  Wickedly talented.  That's what colleagues say about Debra Wilson.  She's gone from improv comedy on the stage to sketch comedy on television to movies and one of the most sought-after voice actors in the industry.  Mad TV, The Weakest Link, Saints Row, Diablo, Destiny 2, Ratchet & Clank, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone...literally too many to list.  What stands out more than her credits is her passion and her love of the craft.   Get ready, because a conversation with Debra is a full-contact ride. Debra Wilson: ... I've been with CESD almost two decades. Randall Ryan: Wow. Yeah. That's you and Dave Fennoy. Debra Wilson: My crush, by the way. One of my crushes. Randall Ryan: Yeah. I think there's a “get in line” on that one. Debra Wilson: Yeah. Yeah…mmm. Randall Ryan: (laughs) Debra- Debra Wilson: I'm going to put you on the spot, ‘cause you're in there too, Randall Ryan, and you know that. Randall Ryan: Go ahead, put me on the spot. What are you putting me on the spot for? Debra Wilson: I just told you. I said I'm going to put you on the spot because you're in there too.  And you know that already. Randall Ryan: Oh, that I have a crush on Dave? Debra Wilson: No, you idiot. Gillian Brashear: (laughs) Oh, that was priceless. Who? Me? Little ol’ me?  Little ol’ Randall? Stop it! Debra Wilson: Thank you, Gillian. Thank you Goddess, for getting it.   THEME MUSIC Randall Ryan: A couple of weeks ago, I was speaking with one of the best and most well-known voice actors in the industry, and Debra Wilson's name came up.  “She has to be the best in the industry. I'm not even sure who's second.”  That's what this person said. I got to tell you, there is no higher praise in when your colleagues speak privately about you in those terms. Here's my story. The very first time I worked with Debra, she had a character who was supposed to speak an unintelligible language, and she was inventing this. The thing is that she hadn't even seen the script because it was under such tight NDA.  So, the first time she saw it was when she came into the studio. She not only did such a great job inventing this, and in a ridiculously short period of time, she set the bar for what everybody else was going to do with this particular race of people anytime that there was a character there.  And oh, by the way: she also voiced two other characters for the same game in the same session that had nothing to do with those. Years as a cast member on Mad TV, Savathun and Destiny 2, HALO, Saints Road, Diablo, Cosmonious High…she has way too many credits to even attempt a synopsis. It's better if you just hear from the fascinating person that is Debra.   So, let's talk voiceover, Debra Wilson. Debra Wilson: Yes. Let's talk voiceover Randall Ryan. Let's talk voiceover, Gillian. Gillian Brashear: Let's do. Debra Wilson: You need your own island. Gillian Brashear: Okay, great. I'll take it. Debra Wilson: Yeah, Gillian's Island.   Gillian Brashear: (laughs)   Debra Wilson: And that's how it begins, Gillian. That's how it begins. Gillian Brashear: I'll take it. (laughs) You can come, too! You can visit my island, both of you. Debra Wilson: Yay. You have internet? Gillian Brashear: I will. It's called a pigeon. Debra Wilson: Call me when you do. Randall Ryan: I never have asked you this.   Debra Wilson: Uh huh.   Randall Ryan: You, at least to my consciousness came up more as doing comedy and especially doing sketch stuff. You don't do any of that anymore. Debra Wilson: It's not that I don't do it, it's just that it hasn't really come up. And it hasn't been a venue that's come up where it's like, wow, here's this offer. Wow, I want to create this type of show. Or, wow, let's go up and do some standup. Or, wow, let's host this event and bring out comedians. So there just hasn't been the opportunity to do that kind of stuff live more than anything else. And of course, you have to include, in that equation, the pandemic. Randall Ryan

Mark is one of the most well-known and credited video game directors in the world, casting and directing actors in titles such as Warhammer, Tropico, Wallace & Gromit, Need for Speed, and so many more.  He's been at the forefront of the creation of the industry. and he's still a bit of a mad scientist: creating, tweaking, and pushing the technology envelope.  He has his own definite style and a deep love of the craft of acting.  We got to have a rare in-person interview with him, where he put us in separate booths so we could experience "the lab" that is his London studio OMUK.  This is what came out! Randall Ryan: You want to do a sync clap? Just like one, two, three? It'll just make it easier for me to sync the three feeds. Gillian Brashear: All at the same time? Mark Estdale: Yeah. You're recording now. Do it now. Randall Ryan: Let's do it now. Gillian Brashear: Okay. Mark Estdale: Okay. Randall Ryan: All right, here we go. Three, two, one. Way to go, Mark. You didn't clap. Mark Estdale: Oh, you want me to clap as well? Randall Ryan: Yeah, all three of us. Mark Estdale: Okay. Randall Ryan: Three, two, one. Perfect. Close enough. Mark Estdale: Ish. Gillian Brashear: Nice. Randall Ryan: It's ish, it's ish, yeah. Gillian Brashear: Right. We're ready to roll here. THEME MUSIC Randall Ryan: Mark Estdale is one of the more fascinating personalities in our industry. Over 25 years, he's directed more than 140 video game titles, including some very well-known franchises, Warhammer, Tropico, Need for Speed, Wallace & Gromit, The Witcher, and Tales of Monkey Island. He's an innovator who really pushes the technology envelope when it comes to casting and recording. Gillian and I had a rare in-person conversation with him at his London studio, OMUK, which he refers to as the Petri dish. Gillian Brashear: Mark Estdale, let's talk voiceover. Mark Estdale: Let's do that. Gillian Brashear: Yeah. Mark Estdale: And you're in the lab. Randall Ryan: We are in the lab. Mark Estdale: Yeah. Gillian Brashear: It's a bit of a mad lab. Mark Estdale: It is a mad lab. Randall Ryan: Mark, when did we first meet? Do you even remember? Mark Estdale: Fuck knows. I have no idea. It's a few years ago anyhow, so. Randall Ryan: Interesting conversation that you and I were having just a minute ago about how you got into this because ... Mark, hey, look at the guitars. Are you a musician? Mark Estdale: No. I play for myself. It's a meditation. I ended up messing around with music, which, fundamentally, has to do with being with people and doing interesting creative stuff. I think musicians have, people have a degree of competence and can produce music. I doodle and from doodling sounds happen. Connecting those sounds is another art form. I doodled all my life. And I went to run a studio for a record company and I brought my doodle tapes. I would get my mates into the studio. We would just experiment with stuff. It was the beginning of digital. The only music I was working with was experimental industrial stuff in the '70s and early '80s. And you were going out recording foundries and factories and noises. And then making tape loops and running tape loops in the studio and experimenting with all that kind of stuff. Mark Estdale: So the art of replacing sounds with other sounds was about cutting tape and doing all that kind of stuff. So, my deal was the studio. They paid me fuck all. When I wasn't in session, I had free rein of the studio to do what I wanted. So I just record staff and have friends around and some of the musicians, we'd just experiment with things. So I basically transitioned to another studio with my tapes. The owner of the record company went, I want to give you a deal. And I went, great. And then, suddenly, it became work. And all the pleasure went out of it. And I went blind in the sense of there's no way I can mix my own stuff. I can't direct myself as an actor. So I'm on a journey as an actor right now. So I'm doing training righ

LTVO has a new host! An actor and director with production chops, Gillian came from the stages of New York City to the big (Chekhov and Maria) and small screens (CSI: Cyber, Criminal Minds, Legends) in Los Angeles before delving into voice acting, and then directing.  She also narrated the Emmy-winning series Wonder Women.  Her vo credits include Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, Lord of the Rings Online, Chivalry 2, Vacation Simulator, and World of Tanks.  Smart, curious, glib and with a wicked wit; she's the perfect person to sit in the virtual cocktail bar and converse with anyone in the industry.  So, welcome, and Let's Talk Voiceover, Gillian Brashear! Gillian Brashear: When I was in New York, there was, oh darn it, a show that it was all about the nudity, but I was seeing it probably 20 years past its prime.  So, I was this acting student…   Randall Ryan: Like Emmanuel? Gillian Brashear: No, it wasn't that, I…OH! (laughs)  I see…is it Oh Calcutta?  But no, it's not that.   Randall Ryan: No that was, wasn't it?   Gillian Brashear: It is Oh Calcutta?   Randall Ryan: Yes, as soon as you said it, it’s like yes   Gillian Brashear: it was still going in New York.  It was…you know, when you go to the strip bars like we do and ther're tired gals, they've done it a lot, it was a bit like that.  Like yeah I'm naked, I'm on stage. Meh (laughs) It just was such a bizarre experience in New York going, okay,well uh, yep, that's a job, I… I guess that's acting.  I don't know!   THEME MUSIC   Randall Ryan Let's talk so Let's Talk Voiceover, Gillian Brashear.   Gillian Brashear: (laughs) Okay let's do it.   Randall Ryan Welcome to this thing that we do called Let's Talk Voiceover, and thanks for doing this, and thanks for wanting to get in and do this. So, I'm curious because even though we talked about it and it's like, would you like to do this thing and you're like, I'd love to do this thing. We never talked about why. So why?   Gillian Brashear: Why do I want to do it?  Well, ultimately I like to play and you're a great play partner.   Randall Ryan: Yes!  you're already better than Brian!   Gillian Brashear: And I love learning about people. I'm excited to hear people's stories. I am excited to hear what they know and what they want to share and what they want to talk about, and actually, honestly, there are questions that I have for people that I've done their work, worked on their work, shall I sa,y on their files and what not that we've recorded and I've worked on, and I have things I want to know and that I want to ask them.   Randall Ryan: Right.  So you're talking like some of the people that you've worked with, the kind of things where you say, I don't know why she chose or he chose to do this, but that's really interesting?  Or are you talking more the techniques that they use to get a specific sound or specific delivery out?   Gillian Brashear: I think both.  You know, when I'm working on somebody's recording, I get into the world that they've created and I become very curious.  Sometimes it's I'm curious how did you come up with that as your portrayal? Sometimes it is literally, how do you make that sound with your voice?  ‘Cause I don't even understand how that comes out of anybody's human body. Yeah. And then sometimes I notice people have incredible technique and I'd like to know about that.  A lot of things.  Sometimes they just sound like they're really fun and I want to hang out with them for a while.  So this might be as close as I ever get.   Randall Ryan: You never know.  And the thing that's really interesting to me listening to the comments that you've said back to me about stuff, because again, you come at this from being an actor, and this may not be accurate, but in my head, you really come at it first from being stage actor and everything else kind of came 2nd 3rd, or is that accurate? Is that not accurate?   Gillian Brashear: Yep.  When I decided that I wanted to actually dive in and be an actor and

Mara Junot is one of those fascinating people you meet that you instantly fall in love with.  Warm, genuine, and easy to talk to.  Funny, inviting, and personable.  And one hell of an actor.  Video games, such as Ikora in Destiny 2, Fortnite, World of Warcraft, Mortal Kombat, and Guild Wars 2.  She's also highly in demand as a narrative and promo actor: ESPN, CNBC, Lifetime, and others.  Oh, and a commercial actor, voicing spots for Target, AT&T, Walmart.  And then that strange and wonderful talent as a live announcer for VHI1 Divas, CNN New Year's Eve with Anderson Cooper...yeah.  She's got crazy chops.  Randall Ryan Can it beat my favorite bad movie line from Mel Gibson's The Patriot?  Of course, if you haven't seen the movie, and by God if you haven't seen the movie, please don't.   Mara Junot (laughs)   Brian Talbot (laughs) Done.   Randall Ryan But, it’s pre-Revolutionary War. So he comes up to this woman, he says, “mind if I sit here?”, and she says “Sure, it's a free country…or at least it will be.”   Mara Junot No, she..uh, uh No she doesn’t! (laughs)   Brian Talbot (laughs)   Mara Junot (laughing) That’s kind of fantastic.     Brian Talbot (laughing) Oh, that’s beautiful.   Mara Junot (laughing) At least it will be.   ThEME MUSIC   Brian Talbot So Let’s Talk Voiceover, Mara Junot!   Mara Junot Let's Talk Voiceover.   Brian Talbot Well, that was pleasant!  I like that.   Mara Junot Excellent.   Randall Ryan Hi, Mara.   Mara Junot. Hi! Randall Ryan How are you, Mara?   Mara Junot I'm great! I've been…been…like messing with real estate and games and all kinds of crazy things like…   Brian Talbot Real estate?  Like what?  What's going on?   Mara Junot I'm home shopping.  Yeah.   Brian Talbot (gasps) Cool!   Mara Junot And in like the worst market in the past 16 years.   Randall Ryan Well, there is that.  There is that.   Brian Talbot  Buy high, sell low!  That's what they say. right?   Mara Junot Literally I think homes are more are 30%...25% more expensive this year than last year.  And last year there were 20% more expensive than the year before.   Brian Talbot See?  Going up, up, up. I love that!   Mara Junot It’s just nuts.  It is like, I mean literally looking at one place, in, I think, six hours they had 140 offers.   Randall Ryan Oh, jeez.   Brian Talbot Isn't that insane?   Mara Junot It is so nuts.   Brian Talbot People who want to sell their house nowadays, they literally go hang out somewhere for one day.  They come back with multiple offers over asking at ridiculous prices.  The only problem with that is if you're not leaving the area then you have to buy in that market…   Mara Junot: Right?   Brian Talbot … and that becomes the challenge, right? So   Randall Ryan Yeah, that is a problem.   Mara Junot Yeah, it's nuts.   Brian Talbot Well that's very cool though.  I mean, you know, home ownership, American dream.   Mara Junot Absolutely, absolutely. So fingers crossed all is going well so far knock on wood.  But yeah, this market, you guys, if you're, if you don't need to buy a house right now, do not buy a house.   Brian Talbot Don't, yeah. Yeah.   Mara Junot God!  Insanity!   Randall Ryan Other than that, you got a little project that you've been working on of late.  Just, you know, something came up, I don't know, it's something,   Mara Junot Yeah! Yeah, little little project.  Um I just,…I am a new actress in a existing role in a very, very popular game, happens to be called Destiny 2.   Randall Ryan Mm hm.   Mara Junot Has a teeny tiny little fan base; might have heard of it, but…   Brian Talbot Nice!    Mara Junot Yeah!   Brian Talbot Congratulations!   Mara Junot Thank you.  I'm, I’m like crazy stoked about it.  Like I'm, I'm just overwhelmed at the reception that I've received from the fans, ‘cause I kind of was dreading it because this is a long-established role.   Randall Ryan Sure.   Mara Junot A marvelous actress, Gina Torres. I'm sure we all know her from Suits and Firefly and lots of o

Chuck Campbell has been a working voice actor for a very long time. If you are in the voice acting business, you need to understand what Chuck already knows. It’s a business, first and foremost. For more than two decades, Chuck has been in front of the camera and behind the mic, including thousands of tv and radio commercials, training and corporate videos for Fortune 500 companies, 55 audio books, and the film, “Ides of March” with George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and host of other great actors. Not bad for a guy who took a chance and walked away from a steady paycheck 20 something years ago to invest in himself. So how do you keep a voice acting business thriving while keeping a 4 handicap? I want to know. Let’s Talk Voiceover, Chuck Campbell.

Sometimes you're having so much fun that a podcast pops out. That is what happened when we talked with Misty Lee. Misty is an awesome voice actor who is also an awesome magician. Yup. Really. As a lifelong performer, Misty talks honestly about the privilege of being a voice actor. And with a track record of success that includes Ultimate Spider-Man, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Star Wars Battlefront, Disney Infinity, and more, Misty helps to remind us all how wonderful and magical this business really is. Invest your time to listen to Episode 33 and you'll walk away with a smile and incredibly valuable advice that's hard to find anywhere. 

Ever wonder what it would be like to hear from the writer who brings the words for our voices? Hall Hood is a narrative designer who specializes in creating immersive player-driven stories. His credits include games published by Electronic Arts, Sony Entertainment Corporation, and Disney. He has created stories and characters for the Star Wars, Dragon Age, and Mass Effect franchises, and also written for mobile games and console titles like Ghost of Tsushima for Playstation. In addition to his work as a writer, Hall mentors aspiring narrative designers, consults with production partners for Eko.com’s interactive video series, and provides expert support on other projects in development. Plus, he's really funny! Check out the podcast. 

Mark Oliver is a voice acting badass who does what he does in film, animation, and videogames. From Wood Man in the Mega Man animated show to Batroc in the Marvel Video Comics to Miles Dredd in the Max Steel franchise, and roles in Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord Of The Rings Online, Mark has a fascinating background as a professional musician, actor, and film director. He talks about being authentic, and the advantages you can find by engaging in life to find your motivations. Take a lesson from a voice of experience, and check out this episode with Mark Oliver! Brian Talbot: Have I offended you yet?   Mark Oliver: I don't think of myself as being... I'm not easily offended.   Randall Ryan: But, well if that's a goal, I mean, we can make that a goal.   Brian Talbot: (Laughing)   Mark Oliver: Then throw the gauntlet down before you gentlemen.   Brian Talbot: The gauntlet has been laid down. Yes, I will meet that goal. I absolutely freaking will. Ask anyone who's listened to more than three of these shows, they'll tell you.   THEME MUSIC   Brian Talbot: As the grandson of German film pioneer, David Oliver, you might say that Mark Oliver was born into the business. While not exactly true, the apple sure didn't fall far from the family tree. You see, Mark Oliver is a voice actor, known for his portrayal of the sinister Lord Garmadon in Lego's Ninjago. Vancouver-born and UK-raised, Mark has become a common sight around the animation world. From Wood Man in the MegaMan TV series to Batroc the Leaper in the Marvel Superhero Adventures to Monstrux in Nexo Knights, Mark is a signature badass, both on TV and in video games. Some of his narration work includes Smithsonian's Hell Below and National Geographic's Hitler's Last Stand. When he's not working in the studio as a voice actor, Mark spends his time working as an independent filmmaker, and his experimental short film, Elvis: Strung Out, received first prize at the International Festival of Oberhausen, Germany. And then to bring this all full circle, his latest film project is a feature-length documentary on the career of his grandfather, German silent film producer David Oliver. Lots of creativity going on here. So, Let’s Talk Voiceover, Mark Oliver.   Mark Oliver: Yes, let’s.   Brian Talbot: Thanks for being here. Thanks for spending a little time with us. How fun!  A lot of our guests and a lot of the people we talk to are voiceover through and through, and while that's a fabulous way to make a living, my gosh, how fun is being an independent filmmaker?   Mark Oliver: Well, it's all fun, and I see all of these things as being intimately connected. I mean I started as a film historian at school, and I guess that came as a consequence of being interested in my family's filmmaking legacy. So I really see, I really don’t see any division between any of these different areas of endeavor. Of course, I love voice acting. When I came back to Vancouver after living in New York City, someone said, "You love getting wasted at parties and doing all those crazy voices. Why don't you pursue that as living?”   Brian Talbot: (Laughing)   Mark Oliver: … and I said, "Well, forget it because it's obviously a closed shop. It's going to be like trying to get signed up by the Freemasons or something.” But…   Brian Talbot: There you go.   Mark Oliver: … I asked a few people, and they made a few suggestions. I made a demo just using my own gumption, trying to figure out, well, what would people want? Some versatility, some variety. And I find that voiceover is immensely rewarding. It's like getting paid to go in and do your own primal scream therapy or something. When you're an on-camera person, you never get given the variety of roles that voiceover will present to you. And indeed, there are no laws at all governing how big these characters can be, and they're usually much larger than life, and I find it very gratifying to be able to, um, engage all of my imagination in the rendering o

Heather Dame is currently the VP of Atlas LA and heads up Atlas' west coast branch. Heather built Atlas' Animation department from the ground up, as well as had a close hand and partnership with other agents in developing the Los Angeles commercial, video game and promo/narration/trailer departments. She is passionate about developing talent and creating new business equally and enjoys the creative parts of "agent-ing" just as much as the problem solving and negotiating side. She believes in conducting business openly and honestly, and is one of the best in the business. Want to know what a top agent thinks? It's all here in Episode 30 of Let's Talk, with Heather Dame.  Brian Talbot: ... We've always been different. Randall Ryan: I find that's a good thing as a general rule. Brian Talbot: I don't know. I mean, who wouldn't want to be you? Randall Ryan: There are issues with being... Brian Talbot: Wow. Randall Ryan: I'm not even going to try to answer that. Brian Talbot: Talk about testing the friendship. Ouch. Oh, wow.   THEME MUSIC Brian Talbot: Heather Dame knows a good voice when she hears one, Heather heads up Atlas Talent’s west coast branch. Moving from New York to Los Angeles over a decade ago, she built the western empire full of some of the best voice actors anywhere. Heather built Atlas's animation department from the ground up, as well as having a close hand and partnership with other agents in developing the Los Angeles commercial video game, promo, narration, and trailer departments. She is as passionate about developing talent as she is about creating new business, from agenting to problem-solving to negotiating, Heather is open and honest, and she brings that approach to her business, that makes her the person every voice actor would love to have on their side. With so much to say and so little time to say it, Let's Talk Voiceover Heather Dame. Heather Dame: Hi guys. I don't think that I have ever had my bio narrated before. It's a very weird experience. Happy to be here. Brian Talbot: You're not the first. In fact, I've got a new side niche and it's called Bio Narration, and I'm trying to get represented for it.  So, uh…yeah. Heather Dame: Well, I would be better if you just gave me a pep talk every morning, I think. Brian Talbot: I can do that too. I can do that. I've been known to wash someone's dog for 20 bucks. It's a dog eat dog world. Heather Dame: Anyways, hi. Randall Ryan: So you've been in LA long enough now, because I still consider you a northeasterner. Heather Dame: Okay. Randall Ryan: ‘Cause, you and I met, if I would say to use the word met, literally like maybe a year after you came out to LA, and you were still going back to the Northeast to go camping and hiking and maybe you're still doing that. Heather Dame: I am. Randall Ryan: How do you consider yourself at this point? Heather Dame: I'm a west coast person now. I mean, I go back and forth still, but I've been living out here for 10 years now. It's kind of crazy. I've had to actually shift my language more recently, because I'm like, "You know, we're new out here." And people look at me like they don't even know we were never in Los Angeles. That we only had started this agency out here 10 years ago. They think we've always been here. So to me, it's interesting. I am now fully west coast. I'm married. I have four step kids. My life is very full and it is absolutely west coast, but I go back to visit my family in New Hampshire and Boston all the time. And I go back at least once a year to go visit all my people in New York, since I agented there first and I lived there for seven years before I came out here. But I am firmly planted out here. They like it when I'm out here and helping the office operate. So yeah, I'd say I've fully acclimated to the west coast state of mind. Randall Ryan: No, I was just going to say, did you actually open the LA office? Because, I thought that there was like a small presence here and you kind of ca

In Episode 29, we have a blast talking with voice actor Christopher Corey Smith. If you don't remember Christopher as “third guy from the left who screams when he blows up,” you may recognize him as Luke Skywalker in “Phineas and Ferb Star Wars”, The Joker in the Lego Batman games and movie, doubling for wrestlers in WWE Smash City, one of many “Digimon” voices, or other titles you might know include Hearthstone, Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat vs DC, World of Warcraft and literally over a hundred other games. Tons of TV voice acting credits as well, including Ingress, Hero Mask and Marvel Future Avengers. He's a pretty freakin’ experienced voice actor and pretty freakin' fun to talk with, so plug in and hit play as we talk voiceover with Christopher Corey Smith.   

Michael Csurics is a casting director, video games director, and the founder of BrightSkull Entertainment known for work on BioShock 2, Tacoma and Masquerada: Songs and Shadows. He is best known for directing ensemble work in the video games he works on. You can listen to Michael as a speaker at GDC and many other video game conferences. Or, even better, you can listen to Michael right here, right now, on Episode 28 of Let's Talk: Voiceover. 

Kristin Lennox is a working actress. That says a lot. She doesn't live on either coast. Instead, she hustles her career from the middle of the country, and has been for over two decades. A lot of people want to be a voice actor. Kristin provides insight into what it takes for anyone willing to put in the work from right where they are.

Wally Wingert is the voice you know, whether you know it or not. From the announcer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, to John Arbuckle on Cartoon Network’s “The Garfield Show”, Ant Man from the Avengers animated series, The Riddler from the video game series, “Batman: Arkham”, voices in popular mangas, including “Bleach”, Tiger & Bunny, and others, and as guest voices on Harvey Birdman, King of the Hill, The Simpsons and Family Guy. Wally is also one of the voices you’ll hear on Disney’s revamped “Pirates of the Carribean” ride. Find out from Wally what it's like to live your childhood dreams.

Everett Oliver is a leading Hollywood animation director, with shows including The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Men In Black, Jackie Chan Adventures, and more in his wake. In Episode 25, Everett explains his approach to working with voice actors, and his unique abilities to "feel" both the performance and the performers. A highly sought after coach for animation and commercial work, spend time with us as we explore the Wonderful World of Everett!   

Erin Fitzgerald shares her thoughts about acting, characters, and how to learn to appreciate the lull. With a ridiculous body of work to draw from over the last 25 years, she offers valuable advice for acting in cartoons, video games, anime and stage. SO much fun to talk with, Erin lights up Episode 24. Don't miss it!   Erin's eBook Erin's Facebook Fan Page