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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Serengeti-J-B-Rockwell-audiobook/dp/B01E7JUXVA/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=c0e4d9dd4c518499bee6d8b517520e01&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Serengeti by J. B. Rockwell</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-and-Stars-J-B-Rockwell-audiobook/dp/B06XWGRM1P?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=e80881d5da8d1c2421b3ba6a2c7ef8db&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dark and Stars: Serengeti Series, Book 2 by J. B. Rockwell</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hecate-J-B-Rockwell-audiobook/dp/B076B6WMG2?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ed6b1bd3c76ff9f09625a55ddfb67edb&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hecate: Serengeti Series, Book 0 by J. B. Rockwell</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Appassionata/dp/B09WCWZVJZ/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=b948d6cfc31d198207d3630721c2a592&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Appassionata by Carol Doumani</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Five-Part-Invention/dp/B0B141FXQH/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=f653ae2049f8290e25ec1abf5ca8fb13&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Five Part Invention by Andrea J. Buchanan</a></p>]]></description>
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Serengeti by J. B. Rockwell



Da]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Serengeti-J-B-Rockwell-audiobook/dp/B01E7JUXVA/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=c0e4d9dd4c518499bee6d8b517520e01&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">Serengeti by J. B. Rockwell</a></p>



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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hecate-J-B-Rockwell-audiobook/dp/B076B6WMG2?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ed6b1bd3c76ff9f09625a55ddfb67edb&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hecate: Serengeti Series, Book 0 by J. B. Rockwell</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Appassionata/dp/B09WCWZVJZ/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=b948d6cfc31d198207d3630721c2a592&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Appassionata by Carol Doumani</a></p>



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Dark and Stars: Serengeti Series, Book 2 by J. B. Rockwell



Hecate: Serengeti Series, Book 0 by J. B. Rockwell



Appassionata by Carol Doumani



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Serengeti by J. B. Rockwell



Dark and Stars: Serengeti Series, Book 2 by J. B. Rockwell



Hecate: Serengeti Series, Book 0 by J. B. Rockwell



Appassionata by Carol Doumani



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	<description><![CDATA[<p>Steven talks with award winning narrator and actor, Vikas Adam, about his work in the booth on audiobooks (with and without a director) and how that connects to being an actor, a working artist, in a more holistic way.</p>



<p><strong>Show Notes Links:</strong></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Golden-House-Salman-Rushdie-audiobook/dp/B074G5WFZK/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=de9c2f771f87096b4a1a3f46f3bdae2a&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Golden House by Salman Rushdie</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Coast-Philip-Marlowe-Novel/dp/B09PMCMBHZ/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=9f42795ceaaf8bac18d2e94e76036d09&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.realm.fm/episodes/ishq-ep1/reader?media_type=audio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ishq by Usman T. Malik</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/VIRAL-Fight-Against-AIDS-America/dp/B07RDND6G1/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=c9d66397182cb66afdc17eac906486c8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Viral by Ann Bausum</a></p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Short-Cheerful-Guide/dp/B0899G43R5/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ea26ca66e9f764329c131186a3e58bd3&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">Creativity by John Cleese</a> (narrated by John Cleese)</p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.amazon.com/Was-Vulgar-Beautiful-Activists-Pandemic/dp/B09S3XTQPB/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=68a0dbb59bb87ab1def662360137d7e8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">It was Vulgar and It was Beautiful by Jack Lowery</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Dream-Runners/dp/B09L5F7755/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=2cb188e9157d8969cfb97fa44c0f7310&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-How-Be-Novel/dp/B08SYGGZBB/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=e8b702aacc7050cefb413c43e755c149&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel</a></p>]]></description>
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Golden Hous]]></itunes:subtitle>
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<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Golden-House-Salman-Rushdie-audiobook/dp/B074G5WFZK/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=de9c2f771f87096b4a1a3f46f3bdae2a&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Golden House by Salman Rushdie</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Coast-Philip-Marlowe-Novel/dp/B09PMCMBHZ/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=9f42795ceaaf8bac18d2e94e76036d09&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.realm.fm/episodes/ishq-ep1/reader?media_type=audio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ishq by Usman T. Malik</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/VIRAL-Fight-Against-AIDS-America/dp/B07RDND6G1/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=c9d66397182cb66afdc17eac906486c8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Viral by Ann Bausum</a></p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.amazon.com/Creativity-Short-Cheerful-Guide/dp/B0899G43R5/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=ea26ca66e9f764329c131186a3e58bd3&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">Creativity by John Cleese</a> (narrated by John Cleese)</p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.amazon.com/Was-Vulgar-Beautiful-Activists-Pandemic/dp/B09S3XTQPB/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=68a0dbb59bb87ab1def662360137d7e8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">It was Vulgar and It was Beautiful by Jack Lowery</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Dream-Runners/dp/B09L5F7755/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=2cb188e9157d8969cfb97fa44c0f7310&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar</a></p>



<p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-How-Be-Novel/dp/B08SYGGZBB/?&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=stev0a9-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=e8b702aacc7050cefb413c43e755c149&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel</a></p>]]></content:encoded>
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Golden House by Salman Rushdie



The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide



Ishq by Usman T. Malik



Viral by Ann Bausum



Creativity by John Cleese (narrated by John Cleese)



It was Vulgar and It was Beautiful by Jack Lowery



The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar



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Golden House by Salman Rushdie



The Goodbye Coast by Joe Ide



Ishq by Usman T. Malik



Viral by Ann Bausum



Creativity by John Cleese (narrated by John Cleese)



It was Vulgar and It was Beautiful by Jack Lowery



The Dream Runners by Shveta Thakrar



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<p><strong>Show Notes Links:</strong></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3sK1W4S">A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi</a></p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://amzn.to/3EFrjXA" target="_blank">Alone by Megan E. Freeman</a></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3HjG5Fk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Before We Were Blue by E. J. Schwartz</a></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3eCQr6O" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith</a></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/32EH1Ff" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">When We Were Them by Laura Taylor Namey</a></p>]]></description>
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<p><strong>Show Notes Links:</strong></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3sK1W4S">A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi</a></p>



<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://amzn.to/3EFrjXA" target="_blank">Alone by Megan E. Freeman</a></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3HjG5Fk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Before We Were Blue by E. J. Schwartz</a></p>



<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3eCQr6O" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith</a></p>



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Show Notes Links:



A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi



Alone by Megan E. Freeman



Before We Were Blue by E. J. Schwartz



Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith



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Show Notes Links:



A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi



Alone by Megan E. Freeman



Before We Were Blue by E. J. Schwartz



Call Me Athena by Colby Cedar Smith



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