Must-Listen Audiobooks by Podcast Pros
You know when you really get into a podcast? When tasks like folding laundry, washing dishes, and flossing your teeth take on a sudden allure for the pure listening time they provide? Yeah, we know the feeling. And while it’s no suprise that compelling podcasters make great audiobook narrators, it does feel like a special treat to listen to books by these pros. It’s like discovering a super special bonus episode with no interruptions: just you, your fave hosts, and your increasingly impressive flossing habit.
Listen to clips from our picks below—and tune into our very own This Is the Author podcast, where you can get behind-the-mic details directly from authors who narrate their audiobooks—and never suffer a dry spell between podcast episodes again.
Strong Ground by Brené Brown
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, the author of multiple #1 New York Times bestsellers, and the host of two award-winning podcasts, Dare to Lead and Unlocking Us. Cue up her newest book, Strong Ground, and hear Brené’s urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership.
This American Woman by Zarna Garg
Award-winning comedian and host of The Zarna Garg Family Podcast Zarna Garg turns her life story into a hilarious memoir, tracking her wild ride from escaping an arranged marriage and homelessness in India to carving her own path in America and launching a dazzling second act in midlife.
Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green
In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John Green, acclaimed author, podcast host (Dear Hank & John, The Anthropocene Reviewed) and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious diseases.
Consider This by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Life comes at us fast, with new challenges to navigate at every turn. In Consider This, therapist and relationship expert Nedra Glover Tawwab gives inspiring advice for navigating life’s ups and downs, and finding ways to grow every day. Listen to a clip below, and hear more of Nedra’s wisdom on her podcast, You Need to Hear This.
Giving Up Is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance
For the past several years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, “Civil Discourse” with these four words: giving up is unforgiveable. Here, Vance offers a blueprint for avoiding burnout and despair, and for strengthening our democratic muscle as a society. Listen to a clip from the audiobook below, and catch Joyce as a co-host on the podcast Sisters In Law.
Sisterhood Heals by Joy Harden Bradford, PhD
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford is a licensed psychologist and the host of the award-winning mental health podcast Therapy for Black Girls. Her work focuses on making mental health topics and support more relevant and accessible for Black women, and in her audiobook Sisterhood Heals she shares lessons from the tenets of psychology and group therapy to help listeners foster relationships that are not only positive, but transformative.
MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live by MrBallen
From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the hit MrBallen Podcast and YouTube channel, MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live is a vividly illustrated graphic novel, adapted for audio, featuring nine spine-chilling stories—based on real events—of the horror that lurks within the unknown.
The Ghost Club by Kate Winkler Dawson
True crime fans know Kate Winkler Dawson from the hit podcasts Tenfold More Wicked, Wicked Words, and Buried Bones. And if you can’t get enough of her hot takes on true crime and other dives into dark and strange events, you need to listen to her audiobook original The Ghost Club, which delves into the history of the paranormal club that once counted Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, William Butler Yeats, and Harry Houdini among its members.
MeatEater’s Campfire Stories: Discoveries, Revelations & Near Misses by Steven Rinella
Steven Rinella is an outdoorsman, wild foods enthusiast, and host of the television show and podcast MeatEater. Now a New York Times audiobook bestseller, MeatEater’s Campfire Stories: Discoveries, Revelations & Near Misses is the third edition in the MeatEater team’s ongoing series of Campfire Stories audiobook originals, featuring a bevy of adventure and survivor tales narrated by the MeatEater crew members.
Obitchuary by Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes
Best friends and co-hosts of the Obitchuary podcast Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes have a long-running history of sending each other wild obituaries. In 2021 they decided to share their findings with the world through their podcast, and their audiobook digs just as deeply into death while also exploring the ways we choose to remember those we’ve lost.
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