Tales From the Booth Podcast

Tales From the Booth Podcast

What better way to learn the art of voice acting than a podcast from the "Voice Masters" experts? Join award-winning voice actors, producers, casting, and voice directors as your personal guides through the VO industry. Learn how to stay motivated, create awesome characters, and nailing that big audition, these Voice Masters share it all, along with their own tales from the booth!

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March 11, 2026 28 mins

🎙️ Gregg Berger: The Voice of Legends, Monsters, and Heroes

In this episode of Tales from the Booth, host Paulette Lifton welcomes legendary voice actor Gregg Berger—a performer whose unmistakable voice has powered some of the most iconic characters in animation, video games, and television for over four decades.

Fans around the world know Gregg as the mighty Grimlock from Transforme...

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🎙️ Michael Scott: Voices That Play, Fight, and Feel Real

In this episode of Tales from the Booth, host Paulette Lifton welcomes Michael Scott—a powerhouse performer, direc...

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🎙️ Gene Vassilaros: Casting Characters That Breathe, Break, and Belong

In this episode of Tales from the Booth, animation casting and voice director Gene Vassilaros joins host Paulette Lifton for a deep dive into the...

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🎙️ Andy Roth: The Art of Voice Casting and the Humanity Behind Performance In this episode of Tales from the Booth, renowned casting director and voice coach Andy Roth joins host Mimi Maynard for an illuminating conversation about the

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🎙️ Jonathan Reiner: The Heart Behind the Hustle and Being a Talent Manager. In this episode of Tales from the Booth, Emmy-winning showrunner and talent manager Jonathan Reiner joins host Paulette Lifton for an intimate conversation about ...

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🎙️Tales from the Booth Podcast: Sebastian Zancanaro Localization Producer and Dubbing Casting Director 

Sebastian's impressive resume includes:
🎥 Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, and Casting Director
🎭 Spe...

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🎙️ Tales from the Booth Podcast: Jeff Howell Master Commercial VO & Dubbing Pro. With over 30 years in the voiceover industry, Jeff Howell has worn every hat—agent, casting director, producer, dubbing director, and coach—shaping some of the most recognizable voices in media. His credits span Emmy-winning animation, award-winning promos, m...

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🎙️ Tales from the Booth Podcast - Rudy Gaskins & Joan of the SOVAS Awards and the Power Behind the Mic

In this special episode, we step into the legendary world of Rudy Gaskins and Joan Baker—Co-Founders of That's Voiceover!™ Career Expo and the prestigious SOVAS Voice Arts® Awards...

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🎙️ Tales from the Booth Podcast: From Solid Snake to X-Men – The Incredible Story of David Hayter
This episode explores the incredible journey of David Hayter—from voicing the iconic Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid franchise to writing b...

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🎙️Tales from the Booth with Micaela Hicks Voice Over Agent—whose career has taken her from Osbrink to top-tier agencies like Solid Talent, Atlas Talent, and VOX. Hosted by Eric Talent, this candid conversation gets into the real deal of what agents are actually looking for in today's voiceover marke...

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Podcast Doppelgänger Alert! 🎙️
What happens when two powerhouse podcast hosts, both up for the same award, finally meet face-to-face? You get a must-hear mashup!

After crossing paths at the 2024 SOVAS Awards,

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From Laughter to Legacy: The Voice and Story of Simon Kennedy 🇦🇺🎤

In this powerful episode, Paulette Lifton of Voice Masters sits down with the incomparable Simon Kennedy—a...

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The Voice Behind 500+ Worlds: Stéphane Cornicard's Epic VO Journey 🎮🎙️

What does it take to earn the SOVAS 2024 Outstanding Body of Work Award and the title of Best Podcast Host? In this unfo...

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"Tech Talk: Going Pro with George The Tech"

In this must-hear episode of Tales from the Booth, Emmy-winning sound guru Paulette Lifton of Voice Masters sits down with the legendary

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F.M. De Marco tells his story about becoming an Executive Producer and writer on the hit series Where's Waldo, Dragons and working with Paulette Lifton, Casting director for Spy Kids: Mission Critical. He shares his personal insight on voice casting, voice recording, and fun times in the booth himself. His invaluable info is for actors who want to work in animation voice-over.

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Richard Dorton aka Mocapman is a video game actor specializing in Motion Capture. He is also a producer, director, and instructor of mocap. Find out what you need as a voice actor to get into this amazing part of voice acting.

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Voice Masters Instagram: @voice.masters
Voice Masters website: https://voice-masters.com
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September 27, 2022 37 mins

Jesse Courti is an incredible actor, director, and singer best known for playing Courfeyrac in the original Broadway show Les Misérables and for voicing LeFou in Beauty and the Beast.

Jesse leads us on an inspiring journey through his experiences as an actor/singer on stage, on screen, and behind the mic! With great audition tips and feeling confident singing as a c...

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Danny Fehsenfeld is an actor, singer-songwriter, public speaker, and writer. He also teaches actors how to sing from a different perspective. If you have any fear of auditioning for Animated series or movies when they require singing, this episode will be an enormous help! Danny has starred in many animated features from content from all over the world. As a singer, Danny's voice can be heard behind Celine Dion, Brian McKnight, Nat...

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August 17, 2022 45 mins
Candi Milo is a voiceover legend known for her work as kid genius Dexter on DEXTER'S LABORATORY, basketball legend Granny from SPACE JAM (and LOONEY TUNES), Madame Foster from FOSTER'SHOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS, and hundreds more. In this episode, Candi shares not only HER unexpected journey into the VO world, but loads of advice on what YOU can do as you begin and attempt to navigate your own.
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Cindy Robinson shares her incredibly honest and insightful experiences as an actor, director, and writer working in the voice over industry. From animation and video games to ADR and looping, Cindy's credits include Amy Rose in SONIC BOOM!, Astrid in SKYRIM, and the Official Voice for the iconic BETTY BOOP. Learn what it takes to break into the industry from the pro herself!

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