Sound School Podcast
The Backstory to Great Audio Storytelling, hosted by Rob Rosenthal, for Transom and PRX.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 364
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
One Species at a Time
Imagine spending 5 years working on your PhD studying killer whale vocalization. Then imagine deciding you don’t want to be an ocean biologist. That's how Ari Daniel got into radio. Hear his secret t…
00:15:46 |
Wed 25 Jul 2012
The Secret
Initially, "The Secret" by Carma Jolly seems like it might be a story about Carma's brother and his near-death experience. Then, suddenly, story takes a sharp turn. In that moment, I was hooked by th…
00:18:58 |
Wed 11 Jul 2012
Stand-Ups
If NPR reporter Robert Smith isn't the king of the stand-up, he surely is the prince. Robert lays out his methodology for solid stand-ups.
00:16:03 |
Wed 27 Jun 2012
Two Cape Cods
A few years ago, right around the time newspaper readership plummeted and papers shut-down one after another, Reporter Sean Corcoran left newspaper reporting for radio. He talks about how reporting d…
00:15:49 |
Wed 13 Jun 2012
The Gift That Was Brought To Us
There's a compelling story to be found in every day life, even a ukulele orchestra.
00:10:30 |
Wed 30 May 2012
Happy Birthday Studs!
Studs Terkel, America's interviewer, would be 100 today! Happy Birthday Studs!! Syd Lewis worked with Studs for a 25 years. I chat with Syd about Studs and her documentary Working With Studs, produce…
00:23:39 |
Wed 16 May 2012
Fact Check This
Seek the truth and report it. That's the core of journalism. But the truth needs to be checked -- fact checked. And when you don't.....well, just ask the folks at This American Life. Columbia Univers…
00:20:27 |
Wed 02 May 2012
Krulwich on Gorilla Cage Drama
Robert Krulwich's stories are always ear-catching and dramatic whether they're on radio, television, or in person at conferences. He practically forces you to want to know what happens next. How the …
00:31:47 |
Wed 07 Mar 2012
A Dual Narrative
Radio stories usually aren't very complicated. Generally, you can place stories into two categories--the argument story and the narrative story. Whitney Jones produced a somewhat different story last…
00:21:04 |
Wed 22 Feb 2012
Chorus of Refuge
Once you've finished producing a story, what are you supposed to do with all the tape? Just let it sit on a shelf? This HowSound will stretch your ears with a sound art piece by Kara Oehler, Jason Ca…
00:15:06 |
Wed 08 Feb 2012
The Pirate
Kelly McEvers is a mic-slinger. Draws from the hip. Records with precision. Not afraid. (Okay, maybe a little afraid.) On this HowSound, she is unabashed about her adrenaline addiction, her critique …
00:18:11 |
Wed 25 Jan 2012
Different, Not Disabled
Radio storytelling is an excellent teaching tool for young people in practically any classroom. Here's a quick primer on youth radio and a commentary about Aspbergers syndrome by seventeen year old I…
00:14:59 |
Wed 11 Jan 2012
99% Invisible
99% Invisible is my new favorite podcast. A little bit RadioLab, a touch of This American Life, and a lot of Roman Mars, the producer. Roman talks about a bit about the design of the podcast and podc…
00:19:14 |
Wed 28 Dec 2011
The Longest, Shortest Time
Hillary Frank launched a decade-long career in radio with an answering machine as a tape recorder. Hillary talks about microcassettes, boomboxes, podcasting, and motherhood.
00:24:46 |
Wed 14 Dec 2011
A No Story Story
Imagine this: You've met a total character. She's kind of eccentric. She has forty-one animals in her backyard and it's not a farm. And, just about every time she talks, she says something amazing. B…
00:08:25 |
Wed 30 Nov 2011
The Plane That Flew Into the Empire State Building
Listen to the audio in this video. It's perfect for radio. With some editing, narration, & other content, you could easily turn this into a radio story. Joe Richman on the power and pleasure of story…
00:22:29 |
Wed 16 Nov 2011
Kohn
There seems to be a trend afoot in documentary radio -- working directly with musicians to compose music for a story. Andy Mills won "Best New Artist" at the 2011 Third Coast Filmless Festival. Well …
00:14:12 |
Wed 02 Nov 2011
Edward Stephenson, Tobacco Auctioneer
Keys to good storytelling: strong, simple writing; solid voicing; professional recording & mixing; compelling characters; a seductive narrative; visuals.....What else? John Biewen describes "sure-han…
00:13:39 |
Wed 19 Oct 2011
Seizure’s Lament
The Third Coast International Audio Festival is 3 days of ear candy. On this HowSound, I present one of the stories featured at this year's Filmless Festival, "Seizure's Lament" by producer Carma Jol…
00:11:20 |
Wed 05 Oct 2011
The Natural State
It's good to hear constructive (and, sometimes, not-so-constructive) feedback. However, a LOT of criticism, especially if it's pointed, well....is hard to take. Dan Collison & Elizabeth Meister talk …
00:21:42 |
Thu 22 Sep 2011
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