GetReligion (blog) A sign of the times? Opinion writers outnumber news reporters on Southern Baptist alt-right storyGetReligion (blog)Or was it the successful protests from many younger pastors – white and black – demanding a chance to speak to America about this issue? The answer, of course, is all of the above. As always, journalists faced…
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Intro from Jay Allison: Nine more new radio producers have flown from the radio nest in Woods Hole. We’re proud to share some of their work with you—stories on everything from a Santa Convention, to burials at sea, to a town questioning its character, and more. This was our 12th Transom Story Workshop class, and…
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Intro from Jay Allison: Transom se dedica a traer voces nuevas y variadas a la radio pública, y no pedimos que tengan experiencia. Y esta cita de Camila Segura y Silvia Viñas de Radio Ambulante viene como anillo al dedo: “Hasta que no vinimos a Estados Unidos, la idea de usar la radio como una…
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On Point Seven Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process This dovetails nicely with today’s essay, eh? A double dose of addressing unconscious bias. Writer Rebecca M. Knight makes this a fast read by breaking expert and author Iris Bohnet‘s advice into real actions you can take the next time there’s a vacancy…
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The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight the exceptional, the noteworthy. Each week our crack team of podcast…
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Crime podcasts are big business and Ear Hustle (Ear Hustle & Radiotopia/iTunes) gives a new perspective on the genre. It is created, recorded and produced in San Quentin state prison, by Earlonne Woods, who is serving 31 years-to-life and Antwan Williams (15 years), along with Nigel Poor, an artist who works with prisoners. And it is incredible…
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Intro from Jay Allison: Finally… what you’ve all been waiting for! RSS, XML, Validators, Plug-ins, Syndication, Statistics, and MORE! Really, you have to deal with this stuff. Even if you don’t code yourself, you need to talk to coders, right? Be smart and read Jeff Towne’s amazingly crystalline explanation of all this stuff….
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http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/howsound/p/transom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Biggest-Story-in-the-World.mp3DownloadListen to “The Biggest Story In The World” I’ve been on the hunt for a newspaper-produced podcast that’s good, that’s solid. What I’ve found has been, for the most part, mediocre. Lots of “two dudes with a microphone” and interview programs. They’re not particularly engaging, I’m sorry to say. My sense is there are a…
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http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/howsound/p/transom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Small-is-Beautiful.mp3DownloadListen to “Small Is Beautiful” Want to learn how to write an essay? Study The Memory Palace. Nate DiMeo, the podcast’s host, is a master of the form. Though, he says he’s not an essayist. http://transom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Clip-1-Im-a-storyteller.mp3DownloadListen to “I’m a storyteller” Essayist, storyteller… either way, Nate zooms in on the small details of historical events then…
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The revival of true crime as a cultural genre owes a great deal to podcasts, which deliver tantalizing accounts of controversial and horrific crimes straight to your ear, ready to be consumed during your commute or gym session. Some of them, such as Serial or In the Dark, are feats of investigative reporting, shining a…
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