Whispers And Growls

The Whispers and Growls podcast is a symphony of voice in motion. Here, I whisper poems like secrets, breathe life into scripts, and stretch my voice across tone and texture. Each episode is a step toward mastery, a call to those who write, read, and revel in sound.

Live Requests III - Poetry And Short Stories

Elizabeth BullardJoan JohnNabis ink Sharil MillerStella EnyinaAminat SanniTomi AdeyemiAlicia TanDaniel OrekoyaSupport Me On Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/c/FirstRoomWebsite https://www.michaeleok.com/Gear-----------------------------Camera Sony FX30Sony E 16-55mm f/2.8 GMicro HDMI to HDMI Cable4K HDMI to USB Capture CardLightingAputure Amaran 150CAputure Amaran LensLens IrisC StandSound Shure SM57Audio-Technica A2020Audio-Technica M20XBT Wireless Headphone BlackAudio-Technica ATH-M20X Professional Monitor HeadphonesFocusrite Scarlett 18i8 3rd Gen USB Audio InterfaceDigital Audio Workstation: Ableton LiteMy Non-Native Plugins:Bertom Denoiser:https://www.bertomaudio.com/denoiser-classic.htmlKaussa Efekto Silencer Noise Gate:https://www.kuassa.com/products/efektor-silencer/TAL Reverb:https://tal-software.com/products/tal-reverb-4

09-18
37:43

King Krule, Frank Ocean & Thrice | Songs As Poems And Philosophy With Deji Osikoya

You know I enjoy my song lyrics here and there. This time I have a guest with me...Nigerian Talent Dejo Osikoya joins me to break down a few songs he's enjoyed. I also give him a piece of some of my favourite lyrics. Oh! For the love of words. Listen as we also stray and talk through some philosophical matters, our approach to creativity and self-expression.

08-30
50:10

Live Requests II - Poetry And Short Stories

Another round of live requests, though this time I test out a new infrastructure.Sign up on my website as a writer to know when the new submission slots are availablehttps://michaeleok.com/Submissions fromPatreon:T. ReichertOther Writers:Elizabeth bullardAminat SanniAjla MehićBenita ShammahEtieno EssienNkwachukwu Philip UdemeJedidiah OrakpoRua Professor Henrique CostaOsitelu MiaSharil MillerTomi AdeyemiTierra CoxTahreeq MeyerRebecca Ogunnaike

08-13
33:02

The Quiet Voice Behind Powerful Poetry ft. Havfy ​

It was an honour to sit down with such a talented...skilled..multi-award wining poet... inspirational...activist...chai! What more can I say! But what a twist...she is...shy??? Sit with us as we work through her poetry and story on this episode of Whispers And Growls. Shall I make it my life's mission to get her to growl one day?😈Her poems at:03:40 - To My Village People21:59 - A Hopeless Romantic

08-07
34:08

Vocal Play - Good Little Girl - Marshall Lee #adventure

I'm out of practice time to get back into the lab...

07-31
13:04

Love Poems In Yoruba - Àrẹ̀mọ Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun

What does a love poem sound like in Yoruba. I sat down with one of the poets who performed at Serenade Lagos to go through his poetry. Yusuf Àlàbí Balógun (Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini) is a multifaceted artist, poet, storyteller, TEDx speaker and art specialist, with a core focus in Yorùbá arts and culture. Recipient of Horn of Afroclassical Merit Award for excellence in the propagation of arts and culture (2018), his art is guided by so many drives, one of which is to sell out the O2 Arena, London for Yorùbá oral arts. His art is heavily influenced by grassroot realities, female emancipation, marginalised tales and historical preservation.

07-17
01:09:24

Hugs, Angels and Sweet Nothings with Toniverse

Find Toniverse: https://www.toniverse.com/19:45 Tales of Nyxarra - Lindsey Hart https://www.instagram.com/authorlindseyhart/

07-03
29:06

Writing Prompt: We Might Have Fallen In Love

0:41 Kristel Willard6:43 Rosie Inspire8:08 Rebecca Berlingieri 8:55 Luwanipixie10:59 Tommie13:36 Jessica Isom14:07 Shantel John15:54 Ruth Bellol18:04 Nichelle Dobbs18:55 Cinnamon19:14 Rebecca Berlingieri 20:12 Precious Clark21:19 The Aan22:30 Paige Lawrence23:50 Bart Reevers25:29 Tomi Adeyemi 27:20 Sopulu Cletus29:17 Popcorn Only31:08 Ima-Abasi David33:00 Favour Chibuokem 34:03 Iris Herben34:55 Porsche SUV37:00 Collector Maximum 39:18 Tommie43:47 Tracy Forsen

06-18
48:19

Writing Prompt: Before I fall In Love

0:51 Kristel Willard4:32 Poetic Sparkles5:03 Tiffany Pullen5:40 Atlas Creed7:08 The Aan8:18 Tarina Reichert 10:24 ​Shantel John 11:11 Tan Nud13:31 Leila14:14 Jessica Isom15:25 Popcorn Only17:06 Amiyre White18:19 Tracy Forson20:54 Iris Herben22:!8 Adenji 23:15 Ruth Bello25:33 Tomi Adeyemi27:39 Munachimso Okafor28:39 Olasunkanmi Ashaye

06-12
31:40

Writing Prompt: I Want Us To Fall In Love Again

0:27 You Don't Know Me2:30 Joyce Kinyanjui3:22 Chide Isaac4:07 Jessica Isom 5:08 Tomi Adeyemi07:05 The Aan08:37 Tracy Forson9:27 Kristel Willard11:10 Maura Gatti13:05 Olasunkanmi Ashaye16:09 Favour Chibuokem17:07 Kirsten Ellis 18:22 Tracy Forson 19:40 Joyce Kinyanjui20:36 Derek Pierce23:11 Luwani Pixie25:51 Diana Dee28:18 Sharon Abraham29:16 Laylah Abby 31:52 Cameron Surratt33:08 Rabia Khan

06-02
35:08

Reading Requests Live - Poetry and Short Stories

Tommie - Michael The Man On My ScreenTommie - The Man I Can't HaveManoj D'souza - The Heart IIJen Allyn - What would morning taste like with youK.L. Thompson - The Poem of the SirenKaylea Sims - A Rose's ThornsRaheela Suleman - The Kabrastan Is GreenYou Donna - UntitledSelasi Sena - Home You Donna - Murder In The USABrenda's PoemYou Donna - ArebellaGabeino - He is an artist, I know by his handsShowemino Agnes - The Glow Of My Screen

05-27
32:34

Songs As Poems

Reading your favourite songs as though they were poems. Miguel - Use MeBilly Joel - Piano ManTems - HigherBobby Darrin - Somewhere Beyond The SeaMaggie Rogers - Say ItThe Script - The Man Who Can't Be MovedBillie Eilish - Ocean EyesMacy Gray - I TryJP Saxe - If The World Was EndingJacob Banks - FoundDaughter - Youth

04-11
01:11:22

Love Poems ft. Huwa

I met with the brilliant Huwa, a poet, spoken word artist, and voice actor, to read some of her poetry in preparation for this special season.Find more about Huwa here:https://www.instagram.com/i.am.huwa/https://www.tiktok.com/@i.am.huwa

02-13
40:24

Booktok Bros Ft. James Jericho

I met up with another Booktok voice actor who recently went viral for doing what I was doing on TikTok. Get ready to listen to two grown men growl and grunt at each other XD.

02-05
01:06:12

The Highwayman | Alfred Noyes

This is what practice looks like, I'm on my way to my 10,000 hours. The clean edit will be on YouTube soon!

09-25
35:05

Madara Uchiha And The Lich

Practice session for some of the coolest villains ever! Send me requests here: https://michaeleok.com/pages/requests?request=vr

08-23
08:11

The Light That Blinds Us - Prologue - Andy Darcy Theo

A read through the prologue of The Light That Blinds Us by Andy Darcy Theo.

07-26
29:13

Growlfest II

In this episode, I attempt to speak in "Growl" for the entire recording. I hope you enjoy!

06-06
15:55

Growlfest

Featuring work from: Rolls To Play: https://www.instagram.com/rollstoplay/ https://gofund.me/ddf3f01c Morgan Vela https://linktr.ee/morganvelaauthor C.A. Chaplin https://linktr.ee/cachaplin M. L. Burns https://linktr.ee/mlburnsauthor

05-21
17:22

Poems From The Internet

I've been slacking on my PFTI collection. Time to get some requests in! First poem "The Fool" is by Emmanuel Borges-Da-Silva from one of his books "Poetic Persuasion: The Young Carer's Ink" The second poem is from Irum Zahra. from a soon-to-be-published book. So...this was pretty much a sneak peek. I'll update this description when it comes out! You'll find more about her here.

05-02
16:23

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