HowSound

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  • Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

HowSound is a bi-weekly podcast pulling back the curtain on radio storytelling. From fieldwork and recording techniques to narrative and ethics, HowSound explores the ins-and-outs of radio production.

Each episode highlights the work of independent producers such as Dave Isay, Joe Richman, Hillary Frank, and Dmae Roberts.

HowSound is produced by Rob Rosenthal for PRX.

The podcasts are available as free MP3 streams and downloads on iTunes, other podcast directories, and here at PRX.

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#22 - Happy Birthday Studs
From HowSound
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Studs Terkel would be 100 today! We mark the occasion with an excerpt from the radio doc "Working with Studs."

  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 00:23:39
#21 - Fact Check This
From HowSound
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With This American Life and Mike Daisey in mind, Columbia University's John Dinges offers a primer on fact checking.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: May 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:20:27
  • Purchases: 1
#20 - Bucky's Dome
From HowSound
Caption: Katie Klocksin on the hunt for the weird.
Wanna find a good story? Hunt for the weird.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 00:14:16
  • Purchases: 1
#19 - Show, Don't Tell
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
Caption: Brian Reed — with tape rolling — wades into a lagoon on Kirabati to learn how high the sea has risen., Credit: Claire Anterea
This American Life producer Brian Reed employs, with great effect, the old writing maxim "show, don't tell" in his radio stories.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 00:14:36
#18 - A Square Meal Regardless
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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For years, Jen Nathan has felt guilty about a story she produced. Only now is she able to speak publicly.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 00:16:06
  • Purchases: 1
#17 - Krulwich on Gorilla Cage Drama
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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Robert Krulwich on drama, narrative voice, and the day gorilla cages changed forever.

Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 00:31:47
  • Purchases: 2
#16 - Leaving
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
Caption: Whitney Jones
Whitney Jones tells a powerful story about leaving the Mormon Church.

Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 22, 2012
  • Length: 00:21:04
  • Purchases: 2
#15 - Chorus of Refuge
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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Stretch your ears on the latest HowSound. We feature "Chorus of Refuge" by Ann Heppermann, Kara Oehler, and Jason Cady.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 00:15:06
  • Purchases: 1
#14 - The Pirate
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
Caption: Kelly McEvers
Kelly McEvers is a mic-slinger. Draws from the hip. Records with precision. Not afraid. (Okay, maybe a little bit afraid.)

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUT, and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 00:18:12
  • Purchases: 3
#13 - Different, Not Disabled
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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A youth-produced commentary on Aspberger's syndrome.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:14:59
  • Purchases: 1
#12 - 99% Invisible
Series: HowSound
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99% Invisible is my new favorite podcast. A little bit RadioLab, a touch of This American Life, and a lot of Roman Mars, the producer. There’s ever...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:19:14
  • Purchases: 1
#11 - The Longest, Shortest Time
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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Creative inspiration, podcasting, and motherhood with Hillary Frank.

Bought by KUT and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:24:46
  • Purchases: 2
#10 - Veronica's Backyard
Series: HowSound
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Imagine this: You’ve met a total character. She’s kind of eccentric. She has forty-one animals in her backyard and it’s not a farm. And, just abou...

Bought by Public Radio Remix and KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:08:25
  • Purchases: 2
#9 - The Plane That Flew Into the Empire State Building
Series: HowSound
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Producer Joe Richman understands the power and pleasure of storytelling with archive tape.

Bought by WRPI, KUT, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:22:49
  • Purchases: 3
#8 - Kohn
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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There seems to be a trend afoot in documentary radio — working directly with musicians to compose music for a story. In fact, some producers are us...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:14:13
#7 - Edward Stephenson, Tobacco Auctioneer
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
Caption: Tobacco warehouse, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1918.
Keys to good storytelling: strong, simple writing; solid voicing; professional recording and mixing; compelling characters; a seductive narrative; ...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:13:39
#6 - Seizure's Lament
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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First person essay meets sound art in a story about seizures.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:11:21
#5 - The Natural State
From HowSound
Caption: Natural gas well. , Credit: Long Haul Productions
A little bit of criticism is okay. It’s good to hear constructive (and, sometimes, not-so-constructive) feedback. However, a LOT of criticism, espe...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:21:42
  • Purchases: 1
#4 - Inner City Reality Check
Series: HowSound
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Katie Davis doesn’t look very far for the stories she produces. In fact, they often come to her…. on her front porch.

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:12:23
  • Purchases: 1
#3 - The Five Percent Rule
Series: HowSound
From HowSound
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The amount of effort Sally Herships put into her first investigative journalism piece….. well, it’s enough to drive you to smoke!

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:15:19
  • Purchases: 1

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  • Payment: $75.00 flat fee
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