Sound School Podcast

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Rethinking A Podcast Top To Bottom Feb 21, 2017

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After 5 years producing a successful podcast, Aaron Hendkin & Wendel Jenkins of WYPR's "Out of the Blocks" have decided to remake the show. On this first of 2 episodes, they introduce us to the podcast and the process they're using to make change.

Sound As The Protagonist Feb 07, 2017

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Take a deep sonic dive as we listen to "Jump Blue," by Nicolas Jackson and Afonica. Remember to hold your breath.

Shaking Up Storytelling Formulas Jan 24, 2017

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Did Robert Smith of Planet Money go to far to make the uninteresting interesting? Robert talks about using "Oblique Strategies" for reporting an arcane topic in economics.

Buried Treasures, Again Jan 10, 2017

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Get your headphones ready and listen! Two buried treasures from Transom students. A story about domestic violence. Another about eels.

Morphing Print Essays Into Radio Dec 27, 2016

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Some print essays make great radio. Jay Cowit, Technical Director for The Takeaway, tells us how they recently did it.

Composing Music For Stories On This American Life Dec 13, 2016

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A lot of the music This American Life uses to score stories is composed for the program. Producer Jonathan Menjivar and musician Matthias Bossi of Stellwagen Symphonette talk about the music that works and doesn't work for the show.

On Your Mark. Get Set. Start Your Story. Nov 29, 2016

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There are no rules about starting a story but, there are some common approaches. Jessica Terrell dissects several story-starting tricks she used in the first episode of Offshore, the podcast about the off-beat side of Hawaii.

The Blindsiding Twist Nov 15, 2016

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Story twists are the hallmark of Love + Radio. Nick van der Kolk dissects the blind-siding reveal in "A Girl of Ivory."

Story Structure: The ‘e’ Nov 01, 2016

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Rob dissects an episode of 99% Invisible to reveal a common but effective story structure -- the 'e.'

Narrating To An Audience Oct 18, 2016

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Outside/In host Sam Evans Brown narrated the first few minutes of an episode of the podcast just fine -- really well, in fact. Then he switched gears and brought two colleagues into the studio to tell them a portion of the story. Why?

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