328 episodes
Sound School Podcast Rob Rosenthal/PRX/Transom.org
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4.9 • 25 Ratings
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The Backstory to Great Audio Storytelling, hosted by Rob Rosenthal, for Transom and PRX.
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Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative…and Ethical?
There's a moment in this episode when Rob is gasping and holding his hand to his chest. Why was he so astonished? Listen to his conversation with Jess Shane as they dissect the ethics of her Radiotopia documentary "Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative."
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Introducing Sound Judgment
Deadlines, production meetings, staff management, show scheduling... in any given day, there's rarely time to pause and consider the craft of audio storytelling. Of course, PRX and Transom hope Sound School provides an easy opportunity to do that. On this episode, we'd like to introduce you to another podcast with the same mission: Sound Judgment hosted by Elaine Appleton Grant and featuring an interview with Jonathan Menjivar about his podcast Classy.
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Thanks, NPR. That Was Satisfying.
Have NPR's news magazines occasionally been sounding more radiophonic lately? Rob thinks so. He's collected a handful of satisfying moments of writing, production, and reporting from several reporters: Daniel Estrin, Avery Keatley, Andrew Limbong, Barbara Moran, Ari Shapiro, and Andrea Shea.
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The Um, A Deep Dive
"Ums." You're supposed to cut them out, right? But what if the "um" means something? Talia Augustidis noticed her boyfriend "ummed" when he was lying and she thought "radio story." Talia takes a deep dive into the importance of not cutting out all the "ums" as well as the backstory to her piece for the BBC's Short Cuts called "What's In An Um?"
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Revisiting: Should I or Shouldn’t I — Recording in Stereo
One of the top three questions Rob often hears when he's teaching is, "Should I record in stereo?" Rob says mono is usually the way to go. But on this archive episode of Sound School, former NPR engineer Flawn Williams evangelizes about the value of stereo recordings, and he brought along several sound-rich examples.
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Small, Random, and Meaningful
In the tsunami of serialized documentary making over the last decade, what happened to the short story? Where are the one-off curious and creative sound portraits or essays or found sound or audio postcards or.... ? Last year Transom commissioned a dozen short stories as part of "Small, Random, and Meaningful." Rob features his three favorites.
Customer Reviews
I learn something every time I listen. Also great for video storytellers
There is so much to love about this show. The host is excellent - dedicated, knowledgeable, and well connected enough to reach great guests. The guests are diverse though, and so are the stories and podcasts featured. You really feel like you are along for the ride of Rob’s sharp and incessant learning journey. The themes and topics covered are also diverse but there are also common threads that build on each other if you listen regularly. While I’m a podcast addict I work as non fiction video storyteller and for me the threads of narrative and interview technique interest me most. But it’s also great to open my mind to all the other stuff like sound design. One thing I’d love more of is to be introduced to audio storytelling and storytellers from other regions... I know that’s tough language wise but I’d be interested in how other cultures approach narrative and what kinds of topics work for less US centric audiences.
The Best
The best source of information for interview techniques. The web site is an amazing resource for all who seek wisdom in the area of field recording and choice of equipment.
Wonderful resource
This has helped me so much when making my own audio. Rob is an expert instructor and there are open and honest and USEFUL interviews that offer real insight into the radio/audio making process. There are also moments where scenes/sections of audio are broken down and analyzed which really helps you to try to recreate the techniques for yourself if you’re so inclined. If you want to make audio, this is for you.