Stories, told with care.
I'm Marissa Garza — a narrator working across fiction and nonfiction, with a voice built from of holding people's attention on mic.
People have been telling me for years I should do audiobooks. I think they're onto something — the thing I used to get scolded for in class is, it turns out, a professional skill.
By day, I'm also an operations consultant who spends my time listening closely to how people actually talk, work, and think, then building clarity out of it. That same ear — for pacing, for what a pause is doing, for when a line needs weight versus when it needs to just move — is exactly what I bring to narration, whether the material is a novel or a nonfiction chapter.
I'm new to audiobook narration specifically — but not new to audio, storytelling, or holding a room for hours at a time.
I got in trouble for talking too much. Turns out that was the point.
I grew up in Chicagoland in the 80s, back when "there's nothing to do" meant you had to make something up. What I made up was a radio show — a whole imaginary station, recorded onto cassette tapes in my room, complete with intros and transitions and a very serious sense that someone, somewhere, was listening.
That impulse never really left. It just grew up. I've spent over a 5 years in front of a microphone — first as a producer with Post Show Recaps, a podcast network that grew to over 6.5 million downloads, and currently as co-host of The Good Pod, where my co-host and I break down every episode of the Good Wife universe in close detail. Across both, I've logged 200+ episodes as a host or co-host.
On mic, on record
The Good Pod — Co-Host
Weekly recap podcast covering The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Elsbeth. 2023–present.
100+ eps
Post Show Recaps — Host / Producer
Podcast network, 6.5M+ downloads. Covered various shows.
200+ eps
Audiobook Narration
Actively auditioning — ready for a first title.