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VU - Voices Unscripted

What"s your point of VU? Voices Unscripted, with Dave Boire, is a podcast featuring interviews with creators and communicators. People with something to say. I speak with talent agents, agency creatives, voice talent, storytellers, and video producers...about their journey. How they survive and thrive.

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00:02:19

The VU - 2024 Retrospective

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2025/01/08

Resolution: "Be a better human"The top question I asked everyone who joined me on The VU podcast this year was: "Is AI coming for your job?" Check out excerpts from some of the fascinating answers in this retrospective. My big take-away: In order to future-proof yourself you have to be the best version of yourself. And take care of the people around you.Thank you to everyone who joined me for these interviews. I'm looking forward to having many more conversations in 2025. Happy New Year

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00:09:30

VU with Ren "The Trade" Olivieri

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/12/12

What happens when fantasy sports gets real?You produce a very funny short film with friends that starts winning awards. Ren Olivieri's short film The Trade is the topic of this special edition of The VU.

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00:06:19

VU with Tanya "Tough Love" Buchanan

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/12/05

For this episode I welcomed back valiant voice agent Tanya Buchanen from Ta-Da Voiceworks to give us her overvue of voice-over industry, her role as teacher with tough love, and her secret to success...integrity and gettig a good nights sleep.

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00:10:27

VU with Chris Evangelou from Slate

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/11/27

On this episode of The VU my friend and neighbour Chris Evangelou started by telling me what it took to get him to leave homeland, Cyprus - in the Mediterranean, to come live in Canada. And, yes, there was a woman involved. He shared the technical and creative significance of his "fresh, new" craft as a colourist which he does out of his 'boutique' business SLATE in Toronto. We discussed his satisfaction with his work on the B&W film "Beautiful Evening. Beautiful Day". And his thoughts on the

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00:07:05

VU with Dervla Trainor - voice-over expert

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/11/19

One of the voice-over industry's truly tireless advocates, educators and experts is Dervla Trainor. She's a successful VO talent, VO conference pioneer, and my guest on the latest episode of The VU. We talked about VO, surviving and thriving in the era of AI, and her secret to success...persistence and passion!

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00:07:02

VU with Heather Bakken from Pendulum Group

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/11/11

My guest on this episode, Heather Bakken from The Pendulum Group, shared how her experience as a news anchor during the Iraq War, amoungst other things, helped shape her passion for storytelling, her view on ethics for marketing and communications, and her thoughts on Vikings!

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00:08:19

VU with Luke Johnston from TAG

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/11/06

My guest on this episode, Luke Johnston from TAG, joined me from half-way around the world - and 10 hours and 30 minutes in the future - from India. We talked about his role as Lead Audio at TAG, the stigma around "outsourcing", his faith in the human touch in the face of the AI, and his favorite superpower - mindreading.

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00:06:45

VU with Clear Space Design

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/10/28

My guests on this episode, Paul Ratchford and Will Hum from Clear Space Design in Toronto, have just celebrated their 20 year milestone in business together. They shared how they came up with the very 'Zen' concept of Clear Space, some great insights on the importance of crafting messages that 'resonate', and their superpower - invisibility!

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00:08:38

VU with Mark Delottinville from Big Pig

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/10/22

My guest on this episode is Mark Delottinville from Big Pig. His video production company has been crafting content for some of the world's biggest brands for 15 years. We talked about how he 'came up with' his company's catchy name, the craziest idea he's been asked to produce, the his favourite movie poster - JAWS. Check out his impressive portfolio at bigpigco.com for clients like AT&T, Shreddies, Amazon, Nestle, CCM and more

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00:07:35

VU with Garus Booth from The Booth

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2024/10/15

In this episode I spoke with Garus Booth from The Booth, a strategic animation company. We talked about the challenges of his recent rebranding exercise, how he feels about AI, and his admiration for kangaroos.

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00:05:27

VU with J Michael Collins

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2023/08/30

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with J Michael Collins, a veteran voice professional, conference organizer, demo producer and the authority in the online voice casting multiverse! Not only has he won over 50 industry awards for his voice work but he puts on conferences, hosts retreats in the US and Europe, and produces voice demos. Don't miss this episode featuring JMC's insights and vision for the future of the VO world.

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00:05:20

VU with Tom Lawless from VOX

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2022/10/17

Tom Lawless is president of the leading voice talent agency, VOX Inc, headquartered in Los Angeles. He represent voice artist, celebrities, social media influencer, music artists, and sports personalities for voice work in commercial, animation and gaming. Check out this episode of VU where he discusses his agencies prophetic decision to encourage voice professionals to get set up at home, more than a decade before pandemic lockdowns.

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00:06:40

VU with Kim Handysides

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2022/09/14

In this episode I spoke with the delightful and talented Kim Handysides about her strangest voice gigs, her coaching secrets and why she goes to VO conferences.Check out her website for demos and coaching options: https://kimhandysidesvoiceover.com

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00:05:01

VU with Lorrie Zwer

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2022/03/11

In this episode I spoke with senior agency producer Lorrie Zwer about how things have changed and stayed the same in the 20+ years he's been in the biz.

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00:05:28

VU with Todd Schick "Zombie proof"

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2022/02/24

Todd Schick future proofed, COVID proofed and zombie proofed his home studio 20 years ago. His DIY studio secret: "Cardboard is your friend". Listen and learn people.

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00:05:05

VU with Ted Sutton

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2022/02/24

In this episode I spoke with casting and voice director Ted Sutton who has worked on both sides of the glass. Ted shares how his first big break working at Pirate Radio and, more recently, his experiences of live-directed sessions over the imperfect listening environment of video calls.

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00:05:09

VU with Andrea Collins

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2021/11/03

From her first radio gig as co-host to "The Master of the Morning", Don Percy, in Winnipeg Manitoba she worked her way to Toronto and a 'dream job' as the iHeart Radio Ambassador - interviewing some of the worlds most famous people. Andrea Collins "tells all" during this fun interview clip.

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00:05:12

VU with George "The Tech" Whittam

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2021/03/15

Although not a voice talent, George has been the audio tech to the VO stars (Don Lafontaine for instance), working tirelessly with home-based studios. When COVID hit he became the light in a digital storm, a software saviour for the suddenly studioless.

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00:04:07

VU with Gary "Yoda" Lintern

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2021/03/04

When Gary said "Voice is everything...that's how humans share information" I knew I had the right guy for this podcast - Voices Unscripted. And he's got a refreshingly optimistic attitude towards the once in a generation opportunities presented by the pandemic: "Come out of this stronger"

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00:05:31

VU with Dan Wong

VU - Voices Unscripted ·

2020/11/17

On this episode I talked with Dan Wong about his passion for his two sports podcasts that he says are "insightful" and sometimes feature stories that are "revolting and hilarious."

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