7 Must-Listen Audiobooks by Podcast Pros
By Becca Stumpf
When I get into a podcast, I get into a podcast—it’s come to the point where I can’t wait to floss my teeth so I can catch up on the latest episodes. And while it’s no suprise that compelling podcasters make great audiobook narrators, it does feel like a special treat to listen to actual 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 of choice picks from our Penguin Random House Audio team below, and never have a dry spell between podcast episodes again.
The Ghost Club by Kate Winkler Dawson
You 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.
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.
Obitchuary by Spencer Henry and Madison Reyes
Best friends and co-hosts 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 when they launched the weekly podcast Obitchuary. Shocking, hilarious, and moving, their new audiobook digs deep into death while also exploring the ways we choose to remember those we’ve lost.
Subculture Vulture by Moshe Kasher
Stand-up comedian and actor Moshe Kasher is a co-host of The Endless Honeymoon podcast with his wife, Natasha Leggero. In his memoir Subculture Vulture, he weaves together personal stories with propulsive cultural history to take listeners on a gonzo journey that is by turns funny, raw, and deeply moving.
The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck
In the words of bestselling author, life coach, speaker, and host of The Gathering Room podcast Martha Beck, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” When her book The Way of Integrity came out in 2021, it immediately became a bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club Pick. Read by Beck, the audiobook presents a four-stage process that anyone can use to find integrity, and with it, a sense of purpose and emotional healing. (Also look for Martha Beck’s forthcoming audiobook, Beyond Anxiety, coming soon in January 2025!).
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Madeline Pendleton
CEO and founder of Tunnel Vision, an L.A.-based clothing company, Madeline Pendleton is also the host of the Pick Me Up, I’m Scared podcast. Her punk spirit is nothing short of contagious, and I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt is a big-hearted memoir about her journey from living paycheck to paycheck to creating a multi-million-dollar business, while offering both a compassionate alternative to capitalism and no-nonsense life advice.
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