Don't leave an interview entirely to chance. Structure it like a good story. In this episode of Sound School Podcast, Rob dissects an interview on "The Daily," revealing its effective inner story structure. The New York Times PRX Michael Barbaro Jodi Kantor transom.org/2024/structure…

Podcasting can be a lonely business. Here, Chioke I'Anson, founder of VPM + ICA Community Media Center RESONATE Festival makes a case for real human connection and has tips to make it happen. It's time to find each other and find the magic again! transom.org/2024/the-futur…

Pack your valise! Maybe your dopp kit, too. On Tuesday, the next Sound School travels to Georgia (the state), Wales, Madagascar, Kenya, and an undisclosed IKEA location. PRX Transom.org

This resonated with me as a podcast maker working from home for the past 4+ years. I have colleagues in other cities who I work with routinely but it's mostly me and the dogs all day and loneliness is a very real and present issue I must constantly address. Thx Julie Shapiro!

Take an audio field trip around the world: Macon, Georgia, Wales, Madagascar, Kenya...even a closet at  an undisclosed IKEA! Bring your best headphones for this Sound School Podcast with Rob Rosenthal! PRX transom.org/2024/an-audio-…

Headphones on? Good. Then you're ready for an audio field trip. Stories from the U.S., Wales, Madagascar, Kenya, and an unidentified IKEA. GPB BBC Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 BBC Sounds Meic Parry Tim Hinman Hazel Healy Esther Akello The Paris Review PRX Transom.org transom.org/2024/an-audio-…

Feeling down about audio? Talia Augustidis' July "All Hear" column is full of examples of great makers changing things at the grassroots level. Plus 100+ opportunities around the world. Don't miss it! transom.org/2024/all-hear-…

In this archive episode of Sound School Podcast, David Weinberg pulls off a real radio feat mixing fantasy and reality in his KCRW documentary "Grace of the Sea." Listen as David explores the value of "magical realism" in audio storytelling. transom.org/2024/revisitin…

Reflecting on "Stories From the Heart of the Land," a series abt people & the natural world. Pt 1 Feat. Elizabeth Arnold Jonathan Goldstein The Kitchen Sisters Kelly McEvers jesikah maria ross (she/her) Chris Brookes Series by Jay Allison & Emily Botein. What story would you tell? transom.org/2024/shl-portr…

I love that Transom is bringing back this series! This was my public radio debut. And still one of my favorite stories

There's luck. And then there's "radio luck." Hillary Frank hit the mother lode of radio luck reporting on "robot babies." In this archive ep, Hillary lays out the value of character change in a story. PRX Transom.org transom.org/2024/revisitin…

Returning to "Stories From the Heart of the Land" with an episode about the IDEA of nature & the space it occupies in our minds...and hearts. Series by Emily Botein & Jay Allison feat. work by Elizabeth Arnold Sean Cole Ann Heppermann Kara Oehler Scott Carrier: bit.ly/3Wz7cFx

The latest "All Hear" list of audio opportunities from Talia Augustidis is out, incl. Audio Flux, CBC News, Poynter, & Maine Public. In-depth spotlight with Chioke I'Anson on VPM + ICA Community Media Center's Pitch Party at Resonate! transom.org/2024/all-hear-…

Patient privacy in medical settings is essential. So how does a reporter convince a facility to allow access while assuring anonymity of the patient? NPR health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin has answers on the latest Sound School Podcast. PRX transom.org/2024/gaining-a…

New Sound School! NPR health reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin provides all the tips you need to gain permission to record in medical facilities while preserving patient anonymity. PRX Transom.org transom.org/2024/gaining-a…

Our special feature, "Stories From the Heart of the Land" continues: This week: Part III, “Journeys Home and Away,” an ep. about finding ourselves...'out there'...featuring work & voice by sherre delys, Barrett Golding, James Spring, Cindy and Luis Urrea & Homelands Productions. transom.org/2024/shl-journ…

He did it once. Then again. Then again. He swore 3 times in Ep 1 of "Hysterical" - including f-bombs. I was startled. Why swear in narration when there plenty of other words to write? Dan Taberski has answers. Wondery Pineapple Street PRX Transom.org transom.org/2024/to-swear-…

Part IV of our "Stories From The Heart of the Land" reprise: Sacred ground and the people who need it, defend it, and even loose it. Feat. work by Teresa Goff, Sandy Tolan, Jeff Rice, and The Kitchen Sisters. Timeless listening! transom.org/2024/shl-homeg…

We tell stories in sound for many reasons: For our listener's hearts & minds. For community. For self-expression. For the democracy. And yes, for listeners’ ears. On this Sound School Podcast: an earful from Michel Martin/Making Gay History/Radiophonic Workshop. transom.org/2024/we-do-it-… PRX

New Sound School! Sometimes, what you need is NOT another meeting or to send another email. Actually, what you need is inspiration. Jasmin Bauomy and her project THE ECCO is just that. + stories from Marta Medvešek & Phoebe McIndoe. PRX Transom.org transom.org/2024/retreat-a…