# James Shippy: Audio book narrator and news reporter/anchor

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Podcast: [Two Writers Slinging Yang](https://stenobird.com/podcast/two-writers-slinging-yang-662001)
Published: 2025-11-25T13:17:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeff-pearlman9/episodes/James-Shippy-Audio-book-narrator-and-news-reporteranchor-e3be6n3
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## Resource

On voicing "Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur." On the changing nature of audio book recordings. On transition from acting to news television.

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