Maker Sessions
Dive into scores of talks, workshops, and audio manifestos offering wisdom on everything from production skills to journalistic ethics from the best audio producers and makers on the planet.
Presenting the 2006 TCF ShortDocs: 99 Ways to Tell a Radio Story
For the 2006 ShortDocs Challenge, the Third Coast was inspired by and collaborated with cartoonist and illustrator Matt Madden.
These Are a Few of Robert Krulwich's Favorite Things
What inspires those who inspire us? Robert Krulwich reveals a few especially memorable pieces, presenting a sampler of radio stories that he adores, has learned from, and wants to share.
- 2006
- 59:35
- Robert Krulwich
Bring Extra Batteries
Attention new producers! Before heading out into the world with headphones on and mic facing forward, what do you need to know? Here's where you find out.
- 2006
- 01:33:11
- Rob Rosenthal
Die, Mediocrity, Die!
Do your own radio scripts ever bore you? Or frustrate, confuse, and deflate you?
- 2006
- 01:15:26
The Invisible Narrator
This session explores "found narration" - archival tape, interviews, audio diary entries - and sound that can all be used to perform the job of the narrator. What do you gain and what do you give up when you throw away the script?
- 2006
- 01:17:32
Let Your Sounds Do the Talking
So you're a great writer, and you've pretty much got interviewing down, but something's just... missing. Sound. The sounds we use and how we use them can say so much in a radio story, but often that potential goes untapped.
- 2006
- 01:11:58
Mission Possible: Finding Grants for Independent Productions
Nearly 68,000 foundations in the U.S. together give away more than $30 billion per year. So how can you get some of it?
- 2006
- 01:19:48
Radio Norway
Kari Hesthamar demonstrates the distinctive sound of Norwegian radio features by playing and talking about some of the most important elements of her own work -- creating small films for listeners' ears, capturing the true essence of a scene, and producing stories that come alive through the use of the present tense.
- 2006
- 01:30:25
The Sounds of Madness: A Survey of the Bizarre, the Unconventional, and the Just Plain Annoying
Kenneth Goldsmith explores the audio interstices between sound art, found sound, and the full gamut of noises that humans make.
- 2006
- 01:23:55
Sources, Correspondents, Fixers: Making Radio With Bloggers
Millions of bloggers write every day about their own towns, industries, and lives. As a radio producer you can work with a nation -- a world – of storytellers to find out about everything from French politics to knitting habits in Iowa.
- 2006
- 01:17:02
Talk the Copy
The voice of the storyteller is often overlooked but it's a vital part of making great radio. Marilyn Pittman shows you how to make your narration tracks authentic and compelling with her many tips and techniques.
- 2006
- 01:24:29
Teens With Mics
Youth producers are creating some of the most revealing and moving work on the radio these days, and we've curated a collection of gems for you.
- 2006
- 01:24:23
Telling Stories Far From Home
How can a producer prepare to make radio stories about distant lands and the people who live there, and why tell those stories anyway?
- 2006
- 01:25:48
Zwerdling on Radio (INC)
Whether you're a radio beginner or a veteran, NPR senior correspondent Daniel Zwerdling can help you breathe new life into your pieces.
- 2006
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- Daniel Zwerdling