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26/10/2022

How to collect Vox Populi | Julia Furlan

‘Vox Populi’, ‘vox pops’, or simply ‘vox’ is the voice of the people. It is short interviews with members of the public. Vox gives texture to your audio and allows a listener to hear variations on the answer. But many new Producers find it nerve wracking to gather vox populi. Julia Furlan is a Brazilian-American podcast host, editor and an adjunct professor at The New School and NYU. In this class, she will give you some fool-proof tips and tricks for gathering vox - from who to approach, where to approach them, and how to troubleshoot when you’re getting lots of ‘nos’. Thank you to Rose Eveleth from the Flash Forward podcast for letting us use audio from the vox for that show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flash-forward/id994349813?app=podcast

26/10/2022

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44 min
21/01/2024

Research | Lauren Eisen

Research is a foundational, integral part of production. Researchers are there to ask questions, provide a strong basis, or jumping point for the investigative process. In this episode, Lauren Eisen breaks down some strategies for generating high-quality research in the realm of audio production.

21/01/2024

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31 min
24/08/2022

Intellectual property rights for Podcasters | John Shaw

"This masterclass talks about the ways that intellectual property rights (IP) are relevant during each stage of podcast production. Once you have finished this course you will be able to identify the situations in which IP rights become relevant, understand the differences between them, how the various rights arise and how best to protect them. Read the ‘Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988’ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/contents/enacted"

24/08/2022

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31 min
22/01/2024

Creative Branding | Kaitlin Prest

Where does the brand of your show begin? How do you build a world around a piece of work? Kaitlin Prest discusses creative branding. Kaitlin Prest is an artist working in audio, film, performance and installation. The New Yorker describes her work as “elaborately sound-designed productions, [where] she whispers, self-examines, and confides, blending reenactment with verité excerpts of her real life.” She’s the founder of Mermaid Palace, the innovative audio arts studio behind Asking For It (CBC) and Appearances (Radiotopia). From 2014 - 2017 she was the creator and host of the award winning podcast The Heart (Radiotopia). In 2018 she wrote and directed The Shadows (CBC) a form breaking and award winning audio fiction podcast. She has been named a Peabody finalist (2017), awarded the Third Coast International Gold Award (2016) and the Prix Italia Golden Award for New Formats (2015). Her rich sound universes transcend the world of the podcast and enter living breathing reality in sound walks, installations works and performances that she presents at galleries and theaters worldwide.

22/01/2024

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29 min
24/03/2022

Critiquing Podcasts | Fiona Sturges

In this BUILD basic, writer and critic Fiona Sturges talks through the fundamentals of critical analysis and offers tips for reviewing and writing about podcasts and the arts. Enjoyed this Basic class? Check out Fiona's full masterclass on the Art and Ethics of Critical Analysis in BUILD|Marketing available to listen now for Build subscribers Fiona Sturges Bio Fiona Sturges is a writer and interviewer specializing in popular culture and the arts. She writes a weekly column on podcasts at the Financial Times, and a fortnightly culture column at The Independent. She also writes features and interviews for The Guardian and i newspapers, and has contributed to an anthology on music and feminism, Under My Thumb (Repeater Books).

24/03/2022

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17 min
26/01/2023

Scripting | Ciaran Tracey

In this class, Ciaran Tracey shares knowledge from years of scriptwriting. He breaks down his script writing process and gives you the tools to create compelling scripts of your own. From staring at that first blank page to weaving your script around existing audio interviews, structure, storytelling and narrative – Ciaran talks you through one of the trickiest aspects of podcast storytelling. After spending years as an investigative journalist for BBC News & Current Affairs, executive producer Ciaran Tracey founded Big City Nights in 2021 after a career in. He series produced and exec’d three keynote BBC box set podcasts, including the award winning ‘End Of Days’ - now in development for television drama. His podcast series have been heard by millions of people across all major podcast platforms including iTunes, Spotify and BBC Sounds.

26/01/2023

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50 min
15/12/2022

Workflow for small productions | Leanne Alie

Leanne Alie is a podcast producer, presenter and all round creative. She is the host and creator of the multi-award winning Coiled podcast and she is also the Commissioning Producer for BBC Sounds Audio Lab, which is an accelerator programme where she develops new podcasts with up-and-coming diverse creators. In this session, Leanne reflects on her experience of content making to give you a lesson on production workflow, with a focus on productions by small teams or indidviduals. She will take you through the three different stages of creating a show - pre-production, production and post-production - and how workflow can differ between documentary/narrative series and interview shows. Using Coiled and the Dope Black Women podcast as examples, Leanne will talk about how planning the order of tasks can optimise your production. Extra resources for this class can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FDk7kj9ua9EgwOrXWpiEt0qVsJqYtZFY?usp=share_link

15/12/2022

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44 min
29/03/2023

Personal Narrative | Kaitlin Prest

Feminist audio creator, Kaitlin Prest, walks you through her multi-stage process of making personal narratives. Kaitlin begins with the belief that personal stories are not about you, and from there she gives you tasks and tips for churning up the personal content that allows you to tell stories that connect to larger ideas with the world. She goes through the tricky question of ethics, and explains how you might approach chalenging sources, all with the aim of creating compelling (and experimental) audio. Kaitlin Prest is an artist working in audio, film, performance and installation. The New Yorker describes her work as “elaborately sound-designed productions, [where] she whispers, self-examines, and confides, blending reënactment with verité excerpts of her real life.” She’s the founder of Mermaid Palace, the innovative audio arts studio behind Asking For It (CBC) and Appearances (Radiotopia). From 2014 - 2017 she was the creator and host of the award winning podcast The Heart (Radiotopia). In 2018 she wrote and directed The Shadows (CBC) a form breaking and award winning audio fiction podcast. She has been named a Peabody finalist (2017), awarded the Third Coast International Gold Award (2016) and the Prix Italia Golden Award for New Formats (2015). Her rich sound universes transcend the world of the podcast and enter living breathing reality in sound walks, installations works and performances that she presents at galleries and theaters worldwide.

29/03/2023

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55 min
22/01/2024

Archive | Ciaran Tracey

Ciaran Tracey is a former investigative journalist at some of the BBC’s most respected programmes in TV, radio and podcasts. In 2021 he founded Big City Nights, a bespoke podcast indie specialising in narrative box set stories of the highest quality. In this episode of BUILD, Ciaran discusses how to use archive material in an effective and economically savvy way.

22/01/2024

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43 min
27/07/2022

Developing Your Show's Identity | Alex Sujong Laughlin

Take your podcast from a vague idea to something concrete you can make and replicate. This class will talk about show formats and include exercises Alex likes to do when in the development phase, to help crystallize a show's identity. Context: This is a taxonomy Alex has developed from working in media for the last several years. These exercises and frameworks are used when developing a show for clients and in newsrooms generally. We're definitely not implying this is the only way to think about these topics– but you can and should take what you learn here and experiment with mixing and matching ideas/techniques!

27/07/2022

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36 min

Want to work in podcasting or improve your skills? BUILD is an audio-first learning podcast platform with classes made by THE industry professionals. Whether you are an aspiring content creator or a seasoned audio pro looking to expand your business, there’s a class for you. No gatekeeping, expensive courses, unpaid internships, or barriers to entry. Just affordable and accessible masterclasses that cover everything you’ll need to BUILD yourself up in your career.