The Human Voice Can Tell a Story Without a Single Image | Kris Keppeler

The Thought Atlas Podcast · Sep 4, 2026 · 18m

What gives a human voice the power to make us feel something—even when we can’t see the person behind it?

In this episode of Thought Atlas, I sit down with Kris Keppeler, an actor, voice artist, audiobook narrator, writer, and storyteller whose career has taken her through singing, acting, narration, podcasting, and writing. She has narrated more than 50 audiobooks and continues to coach authors who want to narrate their own work.

Kris’s creative journey began with singing. After being told when she was young that she would never learn to sing, she chose not to accept that judgment. She…