Husband & Wife, Michae and Quintell discuss audiobook narration and their lives as lovers, parents and business owners. They specialize in working with Black authors and bringing soul to their words.
Today Quintell and Michae talk about:- How come Quintell won't do video- Facebook knows you don't have the rights to the music, telling them means nothing…- Genius in one area doesn't make you an expert at everything- Check out Total Domination by: Marritta Gillcrease- Old school board games, like Operation and…- Why do kindergarten teachers talk to everyone like they talk to their students?- Why is it scary to work with little kids?- Quintell is on a journey with Jimmy Fallon- You gotta know your mic!!!!- Michae almost gets in trouble with Dave Anderson The Business Bully- Michae has an evil villain laugh
We are wrapping up this season and next year we will be back with video podcasts. We will still have audio on this platform but you can see our lovely faces on YouTube!Check out John Hargrave's books on Crypto, they're great!People don't let lack of quality scare them from putting their work out there…Excellence is irrelevant if you're on the sidelinesNew season of Star Trek Discovery is out!!!Its difficult to do work, even when its work you want to do. Well, getting the work started is the hard partThe Sun makes things difficult…Tips for starting a podcast- Plan your shows as far in advance as possible- Have fun and be honest- A treated space is better than high end gear- Know how to use your gear- Good editing does wonders for your show- Stay away from copyright music in your show- Be unique and stay in your lanePeople like a hero's journeyFirehouse's cherry limeade is amazing!!!What happened to KFC?Olive Garden, issa no for usFirehouse or Publix? Leave a commentA meatball sub is not a real subGreatness is built on top of failureMichae is going to do standup next yearHamilton referenceEvery business should have a commercialSee y'all next year!!
Ep 23In this episode, Michae and Quintell cover:- PG today is not the same PG from when we were kids- F bomb quota and rules- Our Marvel film double standard- The latest Mortal Kombat film- Excellence vs. overdoing- Knowing when to do less- Michae bores Quintell talking about stock options- Cornbread dressing innovation- We hear commercials differently now- Working rituals- Drying Clothes
In this episode the Ghostreaders discuss:- Creating commercials- Washing vs. Shampoo- Quintell’s dance choreography skills- Streamlining work- Getting it right ‘in camera’ vs. ‘fixing it in post’- Ghostreaders on Clubhouse- Tarballs- When your professional skill set jumps into your personal life- The 'Newscaster' sound- Quintell was on the news team in elementary school- The whole last 2 minutes is shameless self promotion
We’ve been absent from these podcast streets for a while! Today Michae & Quintell talk about:- Why we haven’t done a show in a while- Their business structure- Ways to keep our children quiet- Excitement about being empty nesters from 9am - 2pm- Having multiple kids vs. 1 kid- The real reason why we even have a podcast- You should have a podcast too!!- We have a thing for Nicolas Cage- Video is on the way!!!- Quintell is reading ‘Medical Apartheid’- Michae is reading ‘How Not to Be Wrong’- Warning! Michae & Quintell talk about gum for about 7 -8 minutes (an unreasonably long period of time to be discussing gum and the talk about something else and then circle back to gum!!!!) Its really only 5 minutes but that’s still too long - …and they sing the Big Red theme song- We promise to have a show for y’all weekly- Plans for the show going forward- One last gum story before we go- How many pieces of small gum make up a normal sized piece of gum?- Vintage gum
After watching This is Us, Michae and Quintell talk about parenting and life as a parent, hiring movers and dessert.
Michae and Quintell give their perspective on Harriett
In this episode- Quintell talks about Michae’s type B-ness- You get to see what it looks like when Michae & Quintell argue- Couch Conversations was born!!!- The podcast is just another way for us to hang out- Never show up to Maury or Jerry Springer if you’re invited- Check out The Slight Edge, great book!- Greatness is built on consistency- Is it racist to talk about race?- Michae & Quintell have favorite apples- The aggravation of talking about race with people who don’t know anything about the topic- ‘What about Chicago?’ Actually has nothing at all to do with Chicago or crime- Supporting or empowering Black people is not racist- Michae is also a photographer and specializes in plus size boudoir; www.asharpphoto.biz
In this episode, Quintell & Michae touch on:- Do you think fiction books are a waste of time?- Is consumption of fiction more acceptable on screen than on paper?- Education can be entertainment too!- Great writing has its own merit whether its ‘real’ or not- Michae & Quintell love the whole Stephen Universe musical catalog- If you have kids, buy them books!- Check out ‘On Writing' by Stephen King- Find your genre- Quintell hates zombies and time travel- Check out the Brilliance saga by Marcus Sakey- Great fiction is grounded in truth (Lovecraft Country, Transformers, X-Men)- When is the ‘Rainbow Six’ movie gonna happen!!- Michae appears in Laurence Fishburne’s narration of ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’ but only in his friend Matt’s head- Ask us a question and if we like your question, we will answer on air and talk about your book- Pick up one of our voiceover templates from www.audacitytemplate.com and narrate your own book!- We can handle your sound like Neo handled the Merovingian in The Matrix- Comedians are neither fiction nor nonfiction, they’re just funny- Be sure to check out the Editor Knows Best podcast
On this episode, Michae & Quintell talk about:- Sounding White- Society needs a neuralizer- Everybody in New York sounds Black?- Do Black Brits ‘sound Black’?- Are Black voices ‘heavier’?- CCM vs. Gospel- Black male sopranos have a ‘thinner sound’- White artists who sing R&B have a ‘thicker sound’- The process of learning and evolving as an artist- Your 'why' informs the work that you do- Never minimize the importance of following instructions- Networking isn’t always about pushing your product- People who get angry about services tailored to Black people- Check out Equity Matters Podcast- Acknowledgment > Inclusion- People’s hatred of being on the phone- Audiobooks paint the picture just as well as paper books- You can miss out on major things by not following instructions!!!
In this episode, Michae & Quintell talk about- High King Margo- Audio time travel- Definition of ‘talmbout’- Check out coupleupgame.com- Spouses working together- How do you create space for people you love?- How do you manage when you love someone but you don’t necessarily love what they love?- Staying in your creative lane- A great partner who is a horrible co-worker- Staying on mission- Authors contact us to talk about your book on our show: voices@ghostreaders.com (Michae has a hard time saying this sentence…)- Be sure to check out author Dr. Evona Lee Smith
On today’s show, Michae & Quintell talk about- Bookers (one who books)- Appleheads- How perfect zoom meetings can be- Interview with amazing author Dr. Evona Lee Smith and her books, Sabrina’s Pandemic World and Breathe- How books can serve people- Quintell does not people…- Extroverts vs. introverts- Are vampires undead?- Michae’s Denzel Washington/Kevin Hart impression mashup which he calls, Kevin Washington- Pick up Dr Smith’s books at: www.strengthbuilderspublishing.com- Be sure to check out CaTyra Polland and Editor Knows Best; great podcast!- Help us name out new feature and get a gift!! Give us a name for it on FB, Twitter or IG @ghostreadersinc
In this episode, Michae & Quintell talk about- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt- Racism from a neuropsych perspective- Grey’s Anatomy- The importance of respecting the culture of the characters in books and film/tv,- Luke Cage, 2nd season- Actual drummers hate Drumline- How TV shows and movies get Black church wrong- The pronunciation of Rick Riordan’s name- Compare and contracts Riordan and J. K. Rowling- Making characters distinct- How Black people responded to the terrorist attack on the US Capitol- We will have author Dr. Evona Lee Smith on our next show- We are open for author interviews: email us at voices@ghostreaders.com
In this episode of the Ghostreaders Podcast, Michae and Quintell chop it up about: - Is getting an audiobook a luxury or should every author have one?- The metaphysically of selling audiobooks- Quintell gives a Marvel/Michae disclaimer- What you can afford to spend vs. what you can’t afford not to spend- Shout out to the Dade County Youth Fair (f you know, you know)- What they’ve read recently and what they are reading right now - Crazy Busy by Kevin Deyoung- Kids don’t have cars...
Silly ReadsToday Michae & Quintell talk about:- We have a new feature where we play around and create something for y’all but we don’t wanna call it that so if you have a better name, leave it at facebook.com/ghostreadersinc- If you have a thing and you like it, you should play with it- Tye Tribbett’s versatility- Shout out to producer Howard Coleman II- Is it worse too snort or hiss?- Differences of stereo imaging in different music styles- Authors and musicians and narrators do research to make their work authentic- Boxers who sew- Quintell does her best Boov impression- Also give us genres to read the content on facebook.com/ghostreadersinc- Authors, email us excerpts so that we can read your content on the show and get a free service from us.- Michae confesses his love for Yo Gabba Gabba- Animaniacs is awesome!!!- Quintell fumbles the goodbye- Also, check out Editor Knows Best Podcast with CaTyra Polland
if the show sounds a little funny its because we are live from Club Med and Quintell keeps messing with the microphone cord (she doesn't know what I write in these descriptions). Today we talk about:- Milestone, its our first bottomless show- Who we are and what we do- Neo blaxploitation vs. good storytelling- Black people aren't perfect and don’t have to be- You can be bigger than you are (quality matters)- Michae doesn’t mute his phone and Quintell goes off (kinda…)- They discuss their Hamilton addiction- Michae reminds Wanya Morris that they’ve been friends since high school (whether he was aware of that fact or not)- Michae and Quintell consider ending the show like Deon ColeMake sure you subscribe!!! Also, if you're an author and you want us to talk about your book with you, email us: voices@ghostreaders.com-
In today's special rush episode (and its a rush because we did it today (12/17) to tell you about an event on 12/19), Michae and Quintell talk about:What you shouldn’t do as a narratorMichae’s schedule after high school in the 90’sWhy does Michae sound like he’s in a different room (nobody talk about it, its jut a problem...)?The accents in the 2nd season of Luke CageMichae & Quintell talk about the project that they are co-authoring: MONEY TALK$: Uncut Convos With Power Couples About Love, Money & Entrepreneurship and the pre-launch event on 12/19/2020Sex!Onions and marriageQuintell talks about how she does Mothers Day
After narrating 'From Dating to I Do: A Christian Woman's Guide to Praying, Planning, and Preparing for Your Future Husband' by Abigail Brooks, Michae and Quintell talk about how sexuality and relationships are talked about in church:- Michae disagrees with how premarital sex is discussed in church- What does sex do?- Living together before getting married- Information doesn’t inoculate you from stupidity- The difference between a ‘whole hog’ and a ‘whole cow’- Welp!
Michae & Quintell talk about all of the things and people they are thankful for including:- Dave Anderson (the Business Bully) and Martinique Brown of @EverythingAuthors- the great authors they've worked with- help us name our new feature (now called silly reads) on facebook.com/ghostreaders- Either Michae or Quintell may have offended our turkey lovers or listeners, you decide who did the offending
Michae & Quintell talk about a book they narrated: Professionalism, What's That? by CaTyra PollandMichae may potentially get beat up by the author...If you want to donate to Nerissa's library (its an online library at the moment), you can at:Cashapp: $nerissastreetPaypal.me/nerissastreetSubscribe to the show so you don't miss!!!
Quintell & Michae talk about what they do in between audiobook projects. Quintell also does her Karen Clark Sheard impression (lower your expectations)Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!
Michae and Quintell, audiobook narrators are at it again. Disregard the fact that Quintell is making up her own theme music despite the fact that we have music now. A few of the things we talk about are- Whether or not Author JC Miller is a No Limit Soldier- How many times we read a story- A few impromptu movie reviewsAnd much more!
This episode we talk about the 1's and 0's of what we do. Quintell is bored so she is comic relief and we give some great tips for readers.
Michae and Quintell are back!!! They talk about:- Their process while working- Reading JC Miller's, I Am Rahab- The Louisiana accentand much more!
Michae & Quintell talk about their experience producing, 7 Days to Love by; Seyna Rytes while battling children who won't go to bed
Michae & Quintell talk about how they got into narrating audiobooks by taking Dave Anderson's, Rock the Mic course; narrating J.C. Miiler's, I Am Rahab, and much more!
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