Listen by the Sea: The Gloucester Workshop
What has happened to the human voice? (Storycorps)
“The language in podcasts is as a rule seldom very tangled—producers work hard to never leave listeners feeling disoriented, at least not for long or without dramatic effect—and if you temporarily zone out during an episode, there is no obstacle you have to surmount before you can proceed, because the podcast keeps moving blithely onward. You can either smoothly tune back in or, if you’ve missed something crucial, rewind and pay attention this time.”
“Most podcasts are structured around the oral traditions of either storytelling or conversation, which underscores the most obvious formal fact of podcasts: They’re driven by voices. Recognizing this, we talk about the form’s special sense of intimacy and even its erotics: the dulcet phonemes of Jad Abumrad, issuing into us from earbuds snugly nestled into our heads. Abumrad, the Radiolab host, has himself observed that, in the absence of visual information, when he describes something to listeners on the radio, “In a sense, I’m painting something but I’m not holding the paintbrush. You are. So it’s this deep act of co-authorship, and in that is some potential for empathy.”
Jonah Weiner (from Towards a Critical Theory of Podcasting)
And I Thought It Was Awesome . . .
Interviewing & Storytelling
Ira Glass on Storytelling
You don’t have to be magic
As you listen to these pieces:
How do voices play an important role in telling a story
Imagine the producer of the piece interviewing the people you hear
Think about how music plays a role in the final edit
Think about how the editing works to craft a story
Out of this textile world
Lost Lobsters (The Memory Palace)
Where can I find you now?
Late Night Listening on your own . . . optional
No Greater Love (Third Coast)
The Living Room (Love + Radio)
Nazi Summer Camp (Radiolab)
Penn Station Sucks (99% Invisible)
Moon Graffiti (The Truth)
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