Table of (Mal)Contents

The Art of Audiobook Narration


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What makes or breaks an audiobook? Almost as important as the content itself is the narrator. These often unsung heroes of the medium are the people who keep you coming back time and again, carrying the ideas of this or that author into your ears.

One of those narrators is Henry O. Arnold (or as his family calls him, Chip). Henry is a stage actor, writer, and narrator of over 40 audiobooks, including all of John Maxwell's books, Yawning at Tigers by Drew Dyck, and Boundaries by Henry Cloud. He is also the author of a new historical fiction book, A Voice Within the Flame.

Listen in as we discuss:

  • How being a stage actor makes Henry a better writer
  • The value of biblical fiction
  • What it takes to read an audiobook well
  • How Aaron's boss is treating Aaron


  • And, of course, we share a little of what we're reading.

    A few of the books mentioned on the show

    • The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
    • The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk MD
    • No One Asked For This by Cazzie David
    • A Promised Land by Barack Obama
    • The Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson
    • Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline


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