Piece Comment

Review of My Trip to Third Coast


Any podcaster, young or old, would dream to attend Third Coast, and hearing about Rob's experience there was interesting. The sound clip of Ira Glass was a great add-on and tied it in to the whole Third Coast experience. Hearing about the different features and how they impacted Rob was especially intriguing. The content of the narration was perfect for this kind of piece, but it seemed like it was being read directly off of a paper or script. If it had been said more conversationally, it would have made the piece exquisite. A tip I employ to remedy this is to have a colleague stand near me while I record voiceovers and it reminds me to be conversational. With that tip, pieces like this in the future could be really cool. I would love to hear this episode in the context of a "post-Third Coast" series that reviews what occurred at the famed audio festival, and this piece would serve as a spotlight on what young podcasters can take away from it. Overall, a solid piece with a bit of improvement to be made on narration, but the story is neat.