January 21, 2015: Zach Callison (the original voice of Matthew Parker) is back as a new voice in Odyssey

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

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🗓️ 21 January 2015

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Zach Callison voiced Matthew Parker for a number of years, but handed the part to another actor when his voice changed. Zach checks in to tell us what's happened since then, his favorite memories of the show, and his new role on Odyssey.

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0:00.0	Hey there Odyssey fans, I'm Bob, producer of the Odyssey Adventure Club.
0:08.8	And I'm Jesse, editor of Adventures in Odyssey Clubhouse Magazine.
0:12.0	Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey podcast.
0:14.8	Today we're hearing from Zach Callison.
0:16.6	Zach was the original voice of Matthew Parker, a part he played in albums 51 through 57.
0:21.5	Zach recently handed the role of Matthew to Gunner Seismore, but he had a new role to
0:25.6	play and follow me this month's story in the Odyssey Adventure Club.
0:28.8	Zach's always been a popular actor among our listeners.
0:31.6	He's been on the cover of Clubhouse and on several video and audio podcasts.
0:35.6	Let's hear the latest from him.
0:39.4	Well, Zach, it's awesome to have you back on the podcast.
0:43.8	Thank you very much.
0:44.8	I'm glad to be here.
0:45.8	Now, first we have to address this because, you know, as child actors grow, their voices
0:50.9	change.
0:51.9	I mean, that's just part of being a guy.
0:53.7	And when that happens on Odyssey, the producers have to make a decision whether to retire
0:57.8	the character or to replace the actor.
0:59.8	And of course, in the case of Matthew, we wanted to keep the Parker family intact there.
1:03.9	And so as your voice matured, we needed to find a younger actor to play him.
1:07.5	So how did we let you know that was the direction that we'd be going?
1:11.4	Well, I got a phone call after our last session.
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