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Discover touching narratives of forgiveness in this podcast series that explores the transformative power of letting go and moving forward. Dive into personal accounts that showcase resilience and the human capacity for empathy and growth.
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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
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
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
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!
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. »
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?)
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