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Writing Makes All the Difference: The Episode Handshake

Author
Rob Rosenthal/PRX/Transom.org
Published
Tue 03 Jun 2025
Episode Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_223_e1a32678-2bd6-485a-8c98-d1d2dc60fc9e&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.prx.org%2FHowSound

There's a reason why serialized podcast episodes often start with "Last time on (insert name of podcast)" followed by a montage of quotes. It works. It's an effective way to help bring a listener back into a story. But it's used *far* too often. Surely, there's a better way, right? Rob spotlights the way writer and reporter Basia Cummings avoided the trope in "Pig Iron."

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