The Backstory to Great Audio Storytelling, hosted by Rob Rosenthal, for Transom and PRX.
Robert Krulwich, formerly of Radiolab, once said "how you write is basically who you are." It's a pr
"To play and to fail and to get to know each other and to celebrate the craft of making audio... Wha
We tell stories in sound for many, many reasons. For our listener's hearts and minds. For community.
Say you're listening to a great narrative podcast. The host has really grabbed your attention and yo
Patient privacy in medical settings is essential. So, how does a reporter convince a facility to let
There are four kinds of luck. Unlucky. No luck. Lucky. And radio luck. On this archive episode of So
David Weinberg pulls off a real radio feat mixing fantasy and reality in his documentary called "Gra
Rob plays "Story DJ" on this episode "spinning" excerpts from several excellent stories you'll defin
Don't leave an interview entirely to chance. Structure it like a good story. On this episode, Rob di
Ira Glass of This American Life is a master audio storyteller. He's equally skillful at laying out t
It's illegal to be queer in Uganda and incredibly unsafe. Queer people risk violence, eviction, hara
There's a moment in this episode when Rob is gasping and holding his hand to his chest. Why was he s
Deadlines, production meetings, staff management, show scheduling... in any given day, there's rarel
Have NPR's news magazines occasionally been sounding more radiophonic lately? Rob thinks so. He's co
"Ums." You're supposed to cut them out, right? But what if the "um" means something? Talia Augustidi
One of the top three questions Rob often hears when he's teaching is, "Should I record in stereo?" R
In the tsunami of serialized documentary making over the last decade, what happened to the short sto
In honor of World Radio Day this week, The Sound School Podcast is celebrating with a story that exe
Katz Laszlo says writing and tracking for herself is complicated enough. But it's an even greater ch
It's a brave thing to share the outtakes from a tracking session. All the blemishes are right there.
