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Radio podcasts

Radio podcasts. Third Coast International Festival http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1216-teen-contender http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1209-everybody-scream http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1167-someone-s-screaming-outside

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Radio podcasts

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  1. Radio podcasts ThirdCoast International Festival http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1216-teen-contender http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1209-everybody-scream http://thirdcoastfestival.org/library/1167-someone-s-screaming-outside Transom – Forgivenesshttp://transom.org/?p=29835 This American Life http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/241/20-acts-in-60-minutes

  2. Podcasts Rabble http://rabble.ca/podcasts Life Stories Montreal – Radioworks! http://www.lifestoriesmontreal.ca/en/radioworks/ - Marginal Road by YassamanAmeri O Stories – COHDS podcasts http://soundcloud.com/cohds

  3. Elements of a good podcast: • Identity: - hook; its magery and theme tune; like the “book cover; recognition factor • Top and Tail: give it a clear beginning, middle and end. • Summarize: Tell people what they're going to • Say what you're going to cover; cover it;saywhatyou’vecovered; • choice& digital media • Length: Limited attention spanwhatis the right length? • TV shows are usually 30 minutes, 23 withoutads; • « lessis more » ? Mainstream vs alternative media

  4. Elementscont’d • Quality of sound: audio quality – or "audio fidelity" • too much noise/hiss– to avoid: best soundcard and microphone you can afford;ost-recording"clean up" • background noise– to avoid: quiet room; turn off lights / appliances / warn people aroundyou; • volume too quiet- remove noise/hiss, otherwise you will make that louder too; raise the level of your recordingusing « normalize » "compression" for more advanced; BUT thereisonlysomuchyoucan do with a poorrecording! • poor mic technique - such as big "pops" ("PPPUH") when words begin with "p" and "d" – avoid by usingmeshmikeshield or makeshift one withhose; talk across to mikeratherthanintoit; • Content!

  5. FOCUS Try to create one sentence – with a subject, an action and a conclusion, thatsums up whatyour story is about Eg. In telling us about her film, Marginal Road, YassamanAmerihelps a non-immigrant audience understandwhatitmeans to be « living in exile. »

  6. Troubleshootingtips • Practice • Bring extra batteries • Writeyour questions down clearly and big • Check yourrecordingbeforeyoubegin • Use headphones • Test the room for soundquality • Lessis more? (how much to record?)

  7. Questions for interviews • Keepthem short & focused • Silence is golden • Don’taskleading questions • Don’taskyes or no questions • Avoidprovocative, chargedwords • Ask for examples, stories, memories • Askthem to introducethemselves • Askthem if thereisanythingelse

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