Nick Podehl

Nick Podehl is an American voice actor. He has narrated more than 250 audiobooks,[1] for which he has received 14 Earphone Awards and 2 Odyssey Award honors.

Biography

Podehl graduated from Grand Valley State University, where he studied Communications and Theatre.[2] While at Grand Valley State University, he performed in multiple theatre productions.[3]

He presently lives near Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife and two daughters.[4][2]

Awards and honors

Awards

Year Title Author Award Result Ref.
2010 Masters of Disaster (2010) Gary Paulsen Earphone Award Winner [5]
The Ask and the Answer (2009) Patrick Ness Earphone Award Winner [6]
The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) Patrick Ness Earphone Award Winner [7]
Swim the Fly (2010) Don Calame Earphone Award Winner [8]
Zombies vs. Unicorns (2010) Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (eds.) Earphone Award Winner [9]
2011 Carter's Big Break (2010) Brent Crawford Earphone Award Winner [10]
The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) Patrick Ness Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [11][12][13]
Patrick Ness Odyssey Award Honor [14][13]
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) John Green and David Levithan Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [11][12]
John Green and David Levithan Odyssey Award Honor [14]
The Wise Man's Fear (2011) Patrick Rothfuss Earphone Award Winner [15]
2012 Carter's Big Break (2010) Brent Crawford Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [16]
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard (2012) Lesléa Newman Earphone Award Winner [17]
2013 More Than This (2002) Patrick Ness Earphone Award Winner [18]
Personal Effects E. M. Kokie Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [19]
Wonder R.J. Palacio Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [19][20]
The Wonder of Aging: A New Approach to Embracing Life After Fifty (2013) Michael Gurian Earphone Award Winner [21]
Yesterday's Echo (2013) Matt Coyle Earphone Award Winner [22]
2014 The Boundless (2014) Kenneth Oppel Earphone Award Winner [23]
The Curse of the Buttons (2014) Anne Ylvisaker Earphone Award Winner [24]
2015 Fat Boy vs. the Cheerleaders Geoff Herbach Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Top 10 [25][26]
2016 The Consequence Of Seduction (2016) Rachel Van Dyken Earphone Award Winner [27]
2017 The Brink: Stories Austin Bunn Audie Award for Short Stories or Collections Winner [28]
Forgiving My Daughter’s Killer Kate Grosmaire and Nancy French Audie Award for Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction Finalist [28]

Honors

Year Title Author Honor Ref.
2010 The Killer's Cousin Nancy Werlin Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [29]
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) John Green and David Levithan Booklist Editors' Choice: Media [30]
2011 Beat the Band Don Calame Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [31][13]
The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008) Patrick Ness Notable Children's Recordings [32]
Seth Baumgartner’s Love Manifesto Eric Luper Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [31][13]
Swim the Fly Don Calame Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [31][13]
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (2010) John Green and David Levithan Notable Children's Recordings [32]
2012 The Ask and the Answer (2009) Patrick Ness Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [33]
After Ever After Jordan Sonnenblick Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [33]
Bruiser Neal Shusterman Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [33]
Paintings from the Cave Gary Paulsen Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [33]
Wonder R.J. Palacio Booklist Editors' Choice: Media [34]
Zombies vs. Unicorns (2010) Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier (eds.) Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [33]
2013 Dancing Carl Gary Paulsen Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [35][36]
Doll Bones   Holly Black AudioFile Best Children's Titles [37]
October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard (2012) Lesléa Newman Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [36]
Wonder R.J. Palacio Notable Children's Recordings [38][39]
2014 The Boundless (2014) Kenneth Oppel AudioFile Best Children's Titles [37]
Crazy Dangerous Andrew Klavan Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [40]
2015 The Boundless (2014) Kenneth Oppel Notable Children's Recordings [41]
The Liar's Wife (2014) Mary Gordon Booklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults [42]
Sway Kat Spears Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [43]
2016 The Consequence Of Seduction (2016) Rachel Van Dyken AudioFile Best Romance Titles [37]
2018 Benjamin Franklin You’ve Got Mail by Adam Mansbach and Alan Zweibel Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [44]
Who Killed Christopher Goodman? Allan Wolf Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults [44]

Filmography

Year Title Role
2007 Surviving Grandpop John Thompson
2009 Already Happened Johnny
2012 The 13th Warning Narrator
2012 Three Faces of Me Narrator
2018 How to Catch A Turkey Narrator

References

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  3. ^ "About GVSF - Shakespeare Festival". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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  5. ^ "MASTERS OF DISASTER by Gary Paulsen Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. ^ "THE ASK AND THE ANSWER by Patrick Ness Read by Nick Podehl Angela Dawe | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ "THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO by Patrick Ness Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. ^ "SWIM THE FLY by Don Calame Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  9. ^ "ZOMBIES VS UNICORNS by Holly Black Justine Larbalestier Eds Read by Ellen Grafton Nick Podehl Kate Rudd Julia Whelan Phil Gigante | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  10. ^ "CARTERS BIG BREAK by Brent Crawford Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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  14. ^ a b Communications and Marketing Office (2011-01-10). "Listening Library wins 2011 Odyssey Award for 'The True Meaning of Smekday'". American Library Association. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  15. ^ "THE WISE MANS FEAR by Patrick Rothfuss Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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  22. ^ "YESTERDAYS ECHO by Matt Coyle Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  23. ^ "THE BOUNDLESS by Kenneth Oppel Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  24. ^ "THE CURSE OF THE BUTTONS by Anne Ylvisaker Read by Nick Podehl | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
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