September 2026 – Whoa Nelly!

Last month was insane for a number of reasons. Not only was the month consumed primarily with stand-in work for Chris Pine on the feature film The Catch and also stand-in work for John Oliver on Last Week Tonight (where I have stood in for him for 12+ seasons), I also started to compile a list of clients for audiobook production soon after work on The Catch ends. Work on Last Week Tonight will continue, and audiobook work as of this post will take me through nearly the end of November. I have never had this many titles in my queue to produce!

These are the titles in my audiobook queue:

• Fatherhood by Design: A Father’s Guide to Intentional Leadership and Lasting Influence by Erik Westrum
• The Triangle by Rayne A. Daniels
• Let’s Pray It Through by Jason and Gwen Clark (co-narrated with Rachel Sloane)
• Draven’s Run by Glenn Somodi
• Inefficient on Purpose by J. Benjamin Proctor, MD
• Jesus Is My Dude: Not for the Empire’s Approval by A. Dude
• Selected chapters in the sequel to My Invisible Father: Turn on the Light to See the Unseen by Jaer Armstead-Jones

To date, I have produced the following audiobooks this year (but have not yet completed the audiobook for my 2012 book Long-Form Improv, a side project with no specific deadline):

• Echoes of Fortune: Knights of the Golden Circle by David R. Leng
• NeuroKnights: The Addiction Invasion by Benjamin Irvine
• The Least of These: Finding Forgiveness, Healing, and God’s Redeeming Love by the Shari Pacanowski (co-narrated with Rachel Sloane)
• Driven Through Tragedy by Jeffery P. Minock
• Why Aren’t Your Prayers Working Yet: The Revelation of God’s Court by Padresito Ricky
• Selected material from Still Here: Surviving Him, Saving Us, and Telling the Truth by Clair Rowan
• Mega-Fire: America’s Next Fourth Turning Crisis by Rick Wiles
• The Weight of Marble by Robin Heester
• Live Within Your Means: The Investment Income Life by Jacob Smith
• Evict the Doubts Squatting Rent-Free in Your Mind (and send your excuses on an extended vacation) by Stan Lewis
• What About Her Heart?: Women’s Heart Disease, Symptoms, Hidden Risks, and How to Protect Your Heart by Dr. Arash Bereliani, MD, FACC
• NeuroKnights: The Awakening by Benjamin Irvine
• Betting on Red: Winning Real Peace, Hope and Happiness with One Simple Bet on Red by Shawn Ward (co-narrated with Rachel Sloane)
• So… Eighth Grade Happened: A Year That Shaped Me by Cole K. Larksen
• Strategic Communication for Nerds: ABCD123: A Simple Framework that Integrates Strategy, Execution, and Learning by Ajit Nott, PhD
• The Rock Cries by Mabel Wedlaw (co-narrated with Rachel Sloane)
• Dennis and School: The Alphabet Escapes – A Fun Alphabet Learning Story Audiobook for Kids by Gregory Pol (co-narrated with Rachel Sloane)
• The Inventory by Flo Vasquez
• Awakening from the Sexually Addicted Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Recovery by Darrin Ford
• The Architect’s Ghost by Robin Heester (Book 2 in a series)
• Echoes of Fortune: The Search for Braddock’s Lost Gold by David R. Leng (Book 1 in a series)
• Terminal Anxiety by Justin Spencer
• Elevated: My Journey Co-Laboring with God by Kenneth Hill with Lanny Richardson

The audiobooks I have edited this year include:

• Ferris Bueller…You’re My Hero: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Day Off by Jason Klamm
• A Lad from Liverpool: Life Stories by Derek Hughes
• Fortress Father: How Good Men Become the Backbone Their Children Need in Divorce and Family Court by Brad Tengler

The list of all my audiobooks narrated to date is compiled here on my voiceover website, Voiceoverpro.co.  That business is related to my other voiceover businesses with my wife: Voiced By Us and PoliticalVoiceovers.com.

I got new headshots in April after hiring photographer Lloyd Bishop, who also works on Last Week Tonight and Late Night with Seth Meyers. The photos turned out fantastic. As of this writing, I haven’t updated my website with them, but I hope to find time to do that hopefully soon. I’ve shot with Lloyd in a work context for many years. I know his work pretty well, which taught me I knew I could trust him to create some outstanding shots.

As for workouts, I have gotten in some during my shoots in August, gaining muscle but also non-muscle. Also, I have been detraining and seeing my resting heart rate go up from lack of running, most likely. So, I feel strong but not my best. With that said, I am not “all washed up,” because I have kept at jumping rope and I think I hit a new personal record with 160 doubleunders in a row in late August!

Hopefully this month I can get in more physical fitness and bring my weight back down. I’m extraordinarily excited that after year of patience and encouragement, my building’s gym is back open 24/7, meaning my early calltimes will not mean I can’t work out how I would like.

-Ben