"Live with Squacky"
A unique, lively, interview style podcast that dives into the world of voice acting and entertainment. Val Kelly is a professional voice actress and chats with fellow voice actors, as well as other pros from the industry (i.e. on-screen actors, musicians, casting directors, producers, film-makers, audio engineers etc.). Settle in and get ready for some upbeat conversations that will allow you the opportunity to gain knowledge from these industry pros and will hopefully help you to get inspired!
Episodes
I know I’m a little late to the game here – but Happy New Year!!! 2025 is off
to a weird start! There’s not really any other way to put it! It’s been busy
and crazy as usual, but I just feel like the world is in a strange place right
now. I don’t know about you guys, but I have weeks where I get like 50
auditions and then the next week only 4!! It seems to be tougher to get a
call back lately too! ...
Who else is obsessed with the movie "Wicked" right now?! I'm positive I'm not the only one!! LOL! In this episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat about the movie "Wicked", how much I love it, how I'm obsessed with the soundtrack and how you absolutely MUST go see it!! BUT, I ALSO chat about how this relates to the VO world and how the song "Defying Gravity" changed...
MAVO2024 was a wonderful event!! If you missed it, this is a great way to find out what you missed! If you were there, I think you'll enjoy reliving the memories!
One very important thing I forgot to mention in my recap is that Tim Friedlander's Keynote was absolutely EPIC!!! He is such an inspiring guy! He talked about how many failures he's had to go through to get to where he is today. It w...
Hey friends!!! It has been a CRAAAAZY few weeks!! Honestly, from one year to the next I somehow always forget how busy it is when it’s this close to our next MAVO event!! This year is our 9th Conference and I’m SO freaking excited about it!!! Hi! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”! I’m your host, Val Kelly – otherwise known as “Squackyvoice”!! My Special Guest today is someone I actually me...
As you guys probably know, the MAVO2024 “Get Inspired” Voiceover
Conference is coming up in just a few weeks on November 8-10 at the Westin
Dulles Hotel in Herndon, Virginia. If you’ve attended the event before, then
you know that things would not run as seamlessly as they do if it weren’t for
our Special guest today!
For over 40 years Emmy Award winning sound designer, recording engineer,
and ...
You already know I’m a voice actor, but some of you probably
don’t know that I’m up at 4:30am Monday-Friday from early
August until mid-June! I’m also a French teacher at a high school
in Northern Virginia – and the commute is a bit of a trek! Luckily, I
have a great morning show to listen to in the car everyday!! So,
I’ve been listening to B101.5 - a local Fredericksburg radio
station - for ma...
Last year at MAVO2023, NAVA – the National association of Voice Actors was our
Platinum Sponsor. It was my first in-person interaction with NAVA Co-
founders Tim Friedlander and Carin Gilfry! They also brought along another
super talented guy, who happens to be my special guest today!!
Matthew Parham is a versatile African American voice actor with a universal
urban vocal print. With an age range f...
With less than 4 months to go until MAVO2024, it’s an understatement to say that I’m in the depths of planning!! The schedule is a work in progress!! I promise, it will be worth the wait!! Hi! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”. I’m your host, Val Kelly – otherwise known as “Squackyvoice”! Speaking of “Squacky” characters, my special guest today is an icon in the industry for sure!
With NEW VO conferences popping up – seemingly on the daily, I thought it was important to get the specific content info for MAVO2024 out to my listeners sooner rather than later!! So, I’m pushing my fun interview with Tom Dheere to episode 3 and episode 4 will now be the one that describes in greater detail the event as a whole!
HI! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of “Live with Squacky”! I’m your host, Val Kel...
In this short, but sweet episode, I chat about how our lives can be impacted by events that take place in our lives when we are younger. It will make you think and give you some things to consider about your own lives and who you are today!! I hope you enjoy!
Tune in next time for a very special episode all about our upcoming MAVO2024 "Get Inspired" conference and what you can expect!!!
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Season 5!!!! Let's GOOOOOOOOO!!! I know, it's been a WHILE since the last episode! I'm so sorry, but I had to take a break from the show for a few months because life was just very busy and hectic! But we're back now and this is going to be an amazing season of fun interviews!! Thanks for tuning in!! :)
Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Julian Thomas is a 31 years young content
creator in th...
I cannot believe we are through 4 seasons of "Live with Squacky" already!! If you take into account the 3 seasons I did on YouTube before the audio only version - it's actually 7 seasons!!! This episode is a short recap of what MAVO2023 was like in November and some last minute thoughts for closing out 2023!! We will resume with Season 5 starting in mid-January 2024!! Thanks to all who listen and for yo...
Hosting a podcast is always interesting because no two episodes will ever be the
same. When I ask people to be on my show to talk about their careers – whether
they’re actors, singers, directors or something else, I am almost always surprised
with at least one of their responses to my questions!! Now, in most cases, I spend
a lot of time researching my guests so that I have some background knowledge
On this week's episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat with the incomparable Audiobook Narrator/Actor, Sean Pratt!! :)
Sean Pratt has been a working actor for over 30 years. He has been an
audiobook narrator for 25 years (aka – Lloyd James), recording over 1,100 books
in almost every genre and has received 9 AudioFile Magazine “Earphones”
awards, 5 SOVAS nominations, and 5 “Audie” nomina...
I can’t believe we are getting so close to MAVO2023 now in November!! Are you guys ready!? I’m SO excited about this years event.
My special guest today is Colleen Evanson. Colleen is an Emmy nominated
writer who has worked on Disney's reboot of DuckTales, Cartoon Network's DC
Super Hero Girls, Netflix Kid Cosmic, and Amazon Primes the Legend of Vox
Machina. Most recently she was the head ...
In this episode of "Live with Squacky", I chat with Talent Agent, Andrea Beane of the AB2 Talent agency. Andrea is 1/2 of the dynamic duo at this agency along with Angelina Bruno. Andrea and I chat about what agents look for in new VO talents for their roster, what the current trends are today and so much more!!! This was a super fun and informative chat!!
Andrea and Angelina from AB2 will be appearing...
Check out part 2 of my fun interview with VO Talent, audio engineer and VO coach Dan Friedman!!! :) He's fantastic!
For more info about Dan, check out his website at Dan Friedman | Voice Over Coach & Demo Producer (sound4vo.com)
"Live with Squacky" is mixed and mastered by everybody's favorite VO Tech "Uncle" Roy Yokelson of Antland Productions.
For more i...
Check out my fun chat with superstar voice actor, audio engineer and VO coach Dan Friedman!
Dan Friedman is highly regarded for his comprehensive approach to
voiceover training. He provides personalized coaching to each student,
focusing on their individual strengths and weaknesses. He covers everything
from script interpretation to audio engineering, ensuring that his students have
a well-rounded...
In this episode I had a great chat with the SUPER talented voice actor, coach, director, demo producer, J. Michael Collins. We talked about why he decided to be a Gold Level Sponsor for MAVO2023 this year and how he feels about the event. J. Michael is one of the most talented and kind professionals out there. It's an honor to have him support MAVO!
With over twenty-five years as a professional voice ac...
Summer is flying by guys and MAVO2023 will be here before you know it!! Check out Part 2 of my fun interview with the super talented Vanessa Richardson!! She's a guest speaker at MAVO2023 in November and you won't want to miss any of her great sessions!! Enjoy!!
For more info about Vanessa, visit her website at: https://vanessarichardsonvo.com/
"Live with Squacky" was mixed and ma...
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