Sound School Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Early Bloom Oct 15, 2014

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On this edition, we follow the path from script to a produced story about plant communication with Peter Frick-Wright and Robbie Carver.

HowSound Live! Oct 02, 2014

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A HowSound first: a live recording in front of an audience. The guest is Michael May who talks about his story "Death of a Bangalore Law Student."

Compassionate Release Sep 17, 2014

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Natasha Haverty talks about her path from reporting on dairy princess pageants to award-winning investigative stories on prisons for North Country Public Radio in upstate New York.

The Hitchhiker Sep 03, 2014

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On this HowSound, Scott Carrier, Alex Chadwick, and the legendary story behind Scott's first radio piece "The Hitchhiker," produced in 1983.

Hard To Say Aug 27, 2014

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On this episode, a 2004 "Best New Producer" award-winner from Third Coast and a real tearjerker produced by Bente Birkeland.

Set the Wayback Machine for 1914 Aug 06, 2014

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The staff at Studio 360 dissects the production, writing, and voicing of their recent broadcast from 1914.

3rd Grade Audio Jul 23, 2014

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Stories about drawing, getting old, stuffed animals, and what to do when you get a magnet stuck up your nose. It must be David Green's "Third Grade Audio."

Five Things Jul 09, 2014

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If I had to pick a story for a "Top Ten Favorite Student Features," "Five Things" by Matt Largey would be one of them because of the incredible intimacy.

Walking with the Voses Jun 25, 2014

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Producer Jakob Lewis on "parachuting in" to produce a story about a funeral and a grieving family.

Love Is A Battlefield Jun 11, 2014

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Interviewing tricks and tips from NPR science reporter Alix Spiegel. You'll want to take notes.