David Marantz
@davidmarantz.bsky.social
Audiobook Narrator, Actor, Voiceover Artist n stuff. 165 audiobooks and counting. www.davidmarantz.com
Here it is! Yestereday's episode of Ask Us Anything, where I was the guest of Don Baarns and Johnny Heller. We had fun! Thanks, guys! We talked #audiobooks, Bob's Big Boy, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, my Origin Story and more! An enjoyable hour of chat.
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Ask Us Anything: Heller & Baarns-Audiobook/VO Tech Experts, Guest Star: David Marantz
YouTube video by Red Baarns Audio
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January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Here it is! Yestereday's episode of Ask Us Anything, where I was the guest of Don Baarns and Johnny Heller. We had fun! Thanks, guys! We talked #audiobooks, Bob's Big Boy, Shakespeare in the Parking Lot, my Origin Story and more! An enjoyable hour of chat.
www.youtube.com/live/t3bdzuD...
www.youtube.com/live/t3bdzuD...
My body can not function on this constant level of cortisol.
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
My body can not function on this constant level of cortisol.
Weren’t these the people whining about ‘weaponized government’?!? I guess they know what they’re talking about, proving themselves masters of the art.
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Weren’t these the people whining about ‘weaponized government’?!? I guess they know what they’re talking about, proving themselves masters of the art.
This really is the limit of my faith in positive affirmations for the new year. But we’ll need the entire year to manifest it. May the year exceed my expectations
America will be less sucky.
January 1, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This really is the limit of my faith in positive affirmations for the new year. But we’ll need the entire year to manifest it. May the year exceed my expectations
Reposted by David Marantz
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm entirely serious about this: until you internalize the view that urban America is Real America, you won't see the urgency of structural reform of an American government whose fundamental structures so disadvantage its population centers—the great engines of its prosperity, progress, & culture.
Make a Bond Film casual
Live and Let Go
Live and Let Go
Make a Bond film casual
Dr. Nah
Dr. Nah
Make a Bond film casual
A View to a Chill
A View to a Chill
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Make a Bond Film casual
Live and Let Go
Live and Let Go
Wouldn’t have it any other way.
Oh, wait - yes. Yes, I would.
Oh, wait - yes. Yes, I would.
Freezing one day, busting your ass on snow/ice yesterday, only to be drenched with rain and drowning in unknown sewer water.
NYC baby!
NYC baby!
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Wouldn’t have it any other way.
Oh, wait - yes. Yes, I would.
Oh, wait - yes. Yes, I would.
I kinda think that the canvas tote as an enticement to donate is long past its moment. Your offer of a canvas tote will not be the straw that tips the scales in my donation decision making.
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I kinda think that the canvas tote as an enticement to donate is long past its moment. Your offer of a canvas tote will not be the straw that tips the scales in my donation decision making.
Bourbon, apple cider, maple syrup, ginger juice and a squeeze of lemon. That’s a good little cocktail!
Cheers!
Cheers!
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Bourbon, apple cider, maple syrup, ginger juice and a squeeze of lemon. That’s a good little cocktail!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Florida Man- Your move.
Two Texas men planned to recruit homeless people to partake in an armed coup of a Haitian island, murder all the men, and turn the women and children into their sex slaves, according to an indictment.
Texas Men Plotted Coup of Haitian Island to Enslave Women and Children, U.S. Says
The men, who planned to recruit homeless people for the invasion, took Haitian Creole classes and one enrolled in the U.S. Air Force to prepare for an attack by sailboat, prosecutors said.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Florida Man- Your move.
November 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
They tell me the gods are away on business
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Who are the ones that we kept in charge?
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
Killers, thieves, and lawyers
Sign o’ the times: every time I see the word ‘gifting’, my mind reads ‘grifting’. This is our world now.
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Sign o’ the times: every time I see the word ‘gifting’, my mind reads ‘grifting’. This is our world now.
Well, that’s a relief. I wouldn’t trust Vance with a toddler
Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that a flurry of recent visits to Israel by top U.S. officials was intended to oversee the fragile cease-fire deal in Gaza and not to “monitor a toddler.”
Vance Says He’s Not in Israel to Babysit Gaza Cease-Fire
Vice President JD Vance, on the second day of a trip to the country, said recent visits by top American officials were to monitor the cease-fire, but not “in the sense of, you know, you monitor a toddler.”
nyti.ms
October 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Well, that’s a relief. I wouldn’t trust Vance with a toddler
Reposted by David Marantz
“If you’re watching television and the words ‘woke and weaponized’ come out of a politician’s mouth, you can know that this is coming ... from the strategies we’re putting out,” Russ Vought boasted in a recording obtained by @propublica.org
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“If you’re watching television and the words ‘woke and weaponized’ come out of a politician’s mouth, you can know that this is coming ... from the strategies we’re putting out,” Russ Vought boasted in a recording obtained by @propublica.org
In college (1982) I let a couple guys on my dorm hall borrow my volleyball. I never saw it again. No replacement. No apology. Just gone. Lost or stolen. I suspect stolen and kept. I’m still owed a volleyball.
What meaningless thing/experience are you still mad about? Like it should not matter at all, DOES not matter at all. But you’re still MAD.
And how long has it been?
I bought some bagels at Hy-Vee four years ago. So bad. Too big. Hard. Bland. WORTHLESS.
I’m still FURIOUS.
And how long has it been?
I bought some bagels at Hy-Vee four years ago. So bad. Too big. Hard. Bland. WORTHLESS.
I’m still FURIOUS.
October 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
In college (1982) I let a couple guys on my dorm hall borrow my volleyball. I never saw it again. No replacement. No apology. Just gone. Lost or stolen. I suspect stolen and kept. I’m still owed a volleyball.
If you think Bluesky is different than Xitter, you’re wrong.
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you think Bluesky is different than Xitter, you’re wrong.
Holy Cow!! Stop the presses!! Trump plans to or already has [insert insane action here], which many scholars and experts say may be illegal! Or is absolutely illegal!
October 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Holy Cow!! Stop the presses!! Trump plans to or already has [insert insane action here], which many scholars and experts say may be illegal! Or is absolutely illegal!
Reposted by David Marantz
Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
September 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Ro Khanna: "They're making comedy illegal. Brendan Carr pressured ABC to cancel Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney cancels Jimmy Kimmel. This canceling from an administration that lectured us about cancel culture. That's why today I'm introducing a motion to subpoena Brendan Carr."
“Acting jobs available in your area!”
“Waiters wanted”
“Make thousands working from home”
“1996 Toyota Corolla for sale”
That’s your dream for Bluesky?
“Waiters wanted”
“Make thousands working from home”
“1996 Toyota Corolla for sale”
That’s your dream for Bluesky?
I don't know anything about liability re: the knockon effects of this, but the next true feature for this website would be something like Craigslist or an Events listing. They shouldn't be trying to reinvent Twitter, they should be trying to revive classifieds.
September 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“Acting jobs available in your area!”
“Waiters wanted”
“Make thousands working from home”
“1996 Toyota Corolla for sale”
That’s your dream for Bluesky?
“Waiters wanted”
“Make thousands working from home”
“1996 Toyota Corolla for sale”
That’s your dream for Bluesky?
That’s how they get you. A proper drug pusher gives you the first one free. But of course the Pushers of Capitalism have to make you pay a little something cuz Capitalism. But they know you’ll be back. And the rate will go up.
Laughing darkly at a Labor Day sale for the worlds third most noxious journal of all things capital. A proper reactionary paper would charge more for a Labor Day subscription.
August 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
That’s how they get you. A proper drug pusher gives you the first one free. But of course the Pushers of Capitalism have to make you pay a little something cuz Capitalism. But they know you’ll be back. And the rate will go up.
As they say, everyone has their Price
Friends with a Price? In this economy!
It's one good friend, Michael. What could it cost, $200?
August 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As they say, everyone has their Price
MS Now and Later! The new fruit flavored news! Have some news now, then tune in for more news later! MS Now and Later: Chew on This!!
August 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
MS Now and Later! The new fruit flavored news! Have some news now, then tune in for more news later! MS Now and Later: Chew on This!!
Festering Resentment was our improv troupe in college
Festering resentment for the win!
My self-assessment is that I don’t like conflict but I definitely just responded to passive aggression with direct communication so idk I guess I prefer it to festering resentment.
August 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Festering Resentment was our improv troupe in college