Third Coast Pocket Conference

Most people can recount the facts of their situation, but how do you get them to tell you an actual story? Interviewing for narrative calls for a slightly different set of interview muscles – from the kinds of questions you ask, to helping a source tap into details and emotion of moments long past.At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Karen Duffin of Planet Money broke down how to interview for narrative audio in very practical terms. She provided examples from her years of experience as an interviewer, and shared some tools she has used elicit more vivid, concrete, as-if-you-were-there stories.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you make the move from audio to film, without leaving audio behind?At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Jasmin Mara López (Silent Beauty) led a conversation about the journey from experienced audio producer to first-time filmmaker. She laid out the steps she took on this personal and professional journey, from the conceptual stage of a project to directing and producing a feature-length film, all while keeping your audio roots in mind.Consider this an independent filmmaker's guide of sorts to starting out in film, plus what you can steal from the world of visual documentary to make audio even better.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You know about reading between the lines, right? Well good sound design can make you dance between the lines. And when you’re talking about big, uncomfortable ideas — sound can be a super powerful tool to have on hand.Suicide often reminds us of those four magic words: "just ask for help." But Honor Eastly knows it’s not that simple. She’s been there and back, and has the receipts to prove it — years of phone recordings and diary entries from the inside. From this mountain of source material, a podcast was born/emerged! That podcast: No Feeling Is Final.In this session from the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Honor and executive producer Joel Werner broke down how they took Honor’s life and turned it into a super-creative & sound-rich six-part series. They shared audio diary tape, and discussed where/when to use it (and when/how to reconstruct scenes). They talked about the power of a first person perspective, negotiating between a compelling narrative and life’s utter messiness, trust, shared taste, and how a sense of humor can shine a light in the darkest places.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sex sells, sure, but who gets to cash in on it? How can journalists honestly and accurately cover sex workers without sensationalizing or further stigmatizing their work? And can the answers provide meaningful & challenging insights for audio producers specifically who make stories about communities they are not a part of?At thee 2019 Third Coast Conference, Lina Misitzis (This American Life), producer of The Last Days of August and The Butterfly Effect , explained what steps she took to gain the trust of LA's porn industry, what she learned, and how this reporting continues to impact her approach to storytelling. She shared what she heard from pornographers themselves about mistakes documentarians have made while reporting on them in the past. And the writer Sydney Leathers joined Lina to talk about media coverage she received and how she wishes her own story had been covered differently.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’ve all heard the old adage: Everyone needs an editor. Whether you’re working in print, film, or narrative audio — you need someone to check for structure, make sure you’re meeting deadlines, and generally help get the story to the finish line. Jen Chien, who works as an editor at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, compares it to being a midwife: Editors help people give birth to their projects and make sure they come to life. In this session from the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Jen Chien laid out what it takes to be a great editor, from the art of nurturing creativity in the people you work with to hands-on project management tips to keep the project moving. She also shared lessons from some of the top editors in the field on how to successfully guide producers through the process, without sacrificing rigor or craft.Click here to view the accompanying slide visuals for this sessions.Since this session was recorded, Jen Chien & Casey Miner have created an online survey to see who’s interested in trainings specifically for narrative audio editors.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The audio industry is changing -- and your role as a leader might well be changing with it. Making the transition from reporter to editor, from producer to executive producer, or from player to coach isn’t always easy. In this session from the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Steve Edwards (WBEZ) and Nishat Kurwa (Vox Media) shared their candid thoughts and experiences about the challenges of becoming leader, personally and professionally.From leading a production team to starting your own podcast shop, they shared tips on how to make the transition successfully - while continuing to foster creativity, and staying connected to the craft. Together, they explained why the same skills that it takes to be a great audio producer are actually the foundations of becoming an outstanding leader, too.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does truth look like when everything around us seems to hold the strange gasps of fiction?At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, this panel delved into a deep conversation about new methods of intertwining documentary, fiction & story to tell, dare we say it, even truer stories. It was hosted by 2019 Third Coast/RHDF Competition award-winner Neena Pathak, and featured award-winner Zoha Zokaei, Bellwether creator Sam Greenspan, and Arwen Nicks, creator of The Big One.Click here to the subtitled version of Price of Secrecy by Zoha Zokaei.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does it feel like when artists challenge conventional radio and allow their lived experiences to inform their work?In their 2020 Third Coast Conference session, NK, Phoebe, Mara and Ari - the founding members of RADIO (R)EJECTS - employed Sara Ahmed’s term ‘sweaty concepts’ to explore first person narrative stories. Using feminist theory by women of color as a lens for listening, you’ll be part of a conversation that expands upon asking what artistic choices shape “experimental” radio? How and why does it make us sweat? Presented by RADIO (R)EJECTS, a collective based out of Chicago, LA, and New Orleans.This session intentionally carved out space for POC, femmes, people with disabilities, trans peeps, and queers who want to talk about how, why and for whom we tell our stories.Ari Mejia's SoundcloudMara Lazer's 2019 award-winning pieceBitchface PodcastSign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. Special thanks to Madeline Fox! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Johanna Zorn took the stage to share her experiences and her lifelong love of radio.20 years ago, Johanna Zorn co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival with Julie Shapiro. Then last year, Johanna announced that she was moving on from Third Coast to new adventures. We invited Johanna to share her Favorite Things in the audio world as the closing speaker at the 2019 Third Coast Conference.Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Data has power but also serves power, which means it can be profoundly hard to navigate and understand.At the same time, the difference between a good investigation and an exceptional one is bound up in data. So how can you use data to transform your reporting, deepen your narrative, and offer creative & entirely unexpected ways of storytelling. How can you use data as power?At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, veteran data journalist David Eads ( The Chicago Reporter ) presented a session breaking open the uses and limits of data, illustrated with practical examples.Click here to view the slides and visuals for this presentation.Want to continue the conversation? Follow David Eads on Twitter (@eads) and sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosted by AIR (Association of Independents in Radio), this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer has to tackle: how to pitch.Hosted by Leila Day (The Stoop, Pineapple Street Media), the second day of the 2019 Bitchin’ Pitchin’ panel featured the following editors: Jen Chien (Reveal), Erika Clark (Spotify), Kristina Loring (Dipsea)Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hosted by AIR (Association of Independents in Radio), this session pulls back the curtain on one of the most difficult and important skills every producer has to tackle: how to pitch.Hosted by Leila Day (The Stoop, Pineapple Street Media), the first day of the 2019 Bitchin’ Pitchin’ panel featured the following editors: Catherine Saint Louis (Neon Hum Media), Maiken Scott (The Pulse) and Robert Smith (Planet Money).Sign up for Producer News to stay up to date on the latest from Third Coast.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hurricane Maria. The Pulse Nightclub massacre. Charlottesville. Philando Castile. Uproar over racism at the University of Missouri. Adrián Florido (Code Switch) has spent much of his time at NPR reporting on the aftermath of traumatic events in communities of color.In his 2019 Third Coast Conference session, Adrián spoke about the importance of reporting on people’s pain while avoiding narratives that often strip brown and black people of agency and power.Note: Sessions are presented twice at the Third Coast Conference (once on Friday, once on Saturday). In this episode, you will hear the Q&A from both presentations of the session. Want to keep the conversation going? Follow Adrián Florido on Twitter @adrianflorido and sign up for Third Coast's Producer News.The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some stories start out small, but turn out to be much, much bigger.Have you ever asked the question: “...is my short news spot better suited to become a multi-part podcast series!?”Jason Moon, reporter with New Hampshire Public Radio, discovered the answer was yes with the story that became Bear Brook, a podcast about murder in a small New Hampshire town and the invention of forensic genetic genealogy. Along the way, he learned a few things: like how writing for longform podcasts is different than writing for short news spots, how inserting yourself into a story can sometimes be a good thing, and how spending precious minutes developing characters in your story isn’t a pointless detour after all.In his 2019 Third Coast Conference session, Jason Moon shared what learned along his journey from public radio beat reporter to longform podcast producer.Note: Sessions are presented twice at the Third Coast Conference (once on Friday, once on Saturday). In this episode, you will hear the Q&A from both presentations of the session. Want to keep the conversation going? Follow Jason Moon on Twitter @jasonmoonNHPR.Images / slides referenced in this session (click here to view full folder):5:29 - Seven minute story script10:50 - Structuring for longform A / Structuring for longform B15:37 - News feature writing example script16:20 - Longform writing example script23:30 - Character description from 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' by John le Carre47:30 - Bear Brook edit process A48:00 - NHPR group edit49:20 - Bear Brook edit process BThe 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the first night of the 2019 Third Coast Conference, all 800+ attendees gathered for a series of short, provocative talks.To view the visuals associated with the following provocations, click here."Be Trans, Do Radio: A Provocation for the Cis** / **Cis means you're not trans" - Cassius Adair & Molly Woodstock"Just Say It: Your Thing is Bad" - Martine Powers"Ike's Rapid-Fire Bias Check" - Ike Sriskandarajah"When You Are Very Stuck" - Tom Howell"You Are Not a Rig and Stories Are Not Oil" - Jenny Casas & Erisa Apantaku"We're All Losing" - Liza Yeager"This Happened" - Janey WilliamsAudio Benediction - James KimWant to keep the conversation going? Sign up for Third Coast's Producer News and follow us on Twitter (@ThirdCoastFest).The 2019 Third Coast Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Because of the situation with COVID-19, we are releasing the rest of the 2019 Third Coast Conference sessions here tomorrow.Sign up for our newsletter Producer News for the latest updates from Third Coast.The 2019 Pocket Conference season was co-produced by Neroli Price and Isabel Vázquez. Third Coast is: Shirley Alfaro, Maya Goldberg-Safir, Isabel Vázquez and Emily Kennedy. Special thanks to the people who made the 2019 Conference possible: Anya Solotaire, Lynnea Domienik, Neroli Price and our amazing 2019 volunteer cohort.Questions, comments, wanna get in touch? Reach out to info@thirdcoastfestival.org — we'd love to hear from you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Swirling beneath every single one of this year’s breaking stories and major crises is work and labor: not only of the people in the headlines, but of the audio storytellers, ourselves.How does the media fail to cover the working class, work, and labor? Why is working class, in media speak, a synonym for "white men?" And how does this impact our culture, our world, and our own spaces of work? Unless we confront the system of media we operate inside of and they way power works within our own industry, we can not properly confront and cover structural power and inequality as journalists and audio storytellers.This opening panel from the 2019 Third Coast Conference was hosted by Sandhya Dirks, with panelists Carla Murphy, Afi Yellow-Duke and Emily Guendelsberger.We have a ton more to share with you – resources, events, dates and more. Sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're BACK with a new season of the Third Coast Pocket Conference! This season: the 2019 Third Coast Conference.Inspired by the energy of the 2018 Awards Ceremony, we're kicking off this season with the award-winning producers who took the stage in Chicago in 2019. You can listen to all of the winning stories from the 2019 competition at ThirdCoastFestival.org.We have a ton more to share with you – resources, events, dates and more. Sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Kaitlin Prest, audio artist, radiophile, creator of The Heart from Radiotopia and The Shadows from the CBC, talked about what has inspired her to push the boundaries of audio making.After ten years creating performances, immersive experiences and an award winning podcast she introduces us into the backbone of her inspiration: art, intersectional feminism, and her best friends.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon!).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just as our eyes work together to create a sense of depth perception, so too do our ears...And yet, so few radio and podcast productions take advantage of the full stereo field—how differences between the “left” and “right” sides of a mix work together to create an immersive sense of space. How can we use this space to help us show vs. tell in radio storytelling, and create more visceral auditory imagery? In this session from the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Brendan Baker shared ideas, tools, and techniques to enhance our sense of space as both listeners and producers.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Behind many audio stories, there’s stacks of paper and documents full of text. Old interview transcripts that predate recording technology. Letters found in a box. Court records. Emails.In this session from the 2018 Third Coast Conference, John Delore discussed ways to bring these materials to life in the sonic realm. He outlined fundamental differences between how the written word & the spoken word communicate meaning and emotion and shared ideas for using reenactments and adapting from fiction to tell a story.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does it mean for a podcast or radio story to be “innovative” or “experimental”? Is it in the writing? The structure? The use of sound?At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Andrew Leland and Michelle Macklem traced the roots of narrative audio from some of the form’s newest producers back through radio history to the medium’s original innovators, with an emphasis on underrepresented and underheard artists. They made a case for the future of experimentation by exploring a treasure-trove of work that has shaped, and weirdened, the way narrative audio sounds.There is a treasure trove of extra information and resources that come with this episode. Find them on Producer News and on the Third Coast website. We also have a full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Using found reels of an old wire recorder from the 1950's, interdisciplinary artist Alison S. M. Kobayashi created her performance piece, "Say Something Bunny!" heralded by the New York Times as “forthrightly funny and briefly pornographic, it is also sneakily moving."At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Alison invited the audience to participate in an excerpt of the piece. She then examined the performance as a case study in interpreting archival materials through imagination. We can’t share that performance with you here, but you can go see the show “Say Something Bunny!” in New York through July of 2019.In this session, Alison shared approaches to unearthing stories in found objects, using structure to embrace chance and discovery, and layering storytelling to engage and challenge audiences.To following along with the visuals referenced in this session, click here.Watch the videos referenced in this session:Dan Carter [excerpt]Hungry KittySay Something Bunny! [excerpt]You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We make stories for the ear, but there’s no escaping the highly visual nature of the work we produce...No other medium allows its audience to see as imaginatively, as privately, and as sensitively, as audio. But how do we go about accessing this visual capacity of audio? How do we find those ways of describing a scene, an object, a person, in a way that brings our audience the full Technicolor experience. Focusing on script, this session from the 2018 Third Coast Conference looks at visual language. Australian producer Sophie Townsend shares tips for using narration to allow our audience to see what they’re hearing.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At AIR's Bitchin' Pitchin' Panel, three producers each pitch directly to a panel of editors to give them a shot at selling their story, while everyone gets some insight into the process. Back for her second year as a stellar moderator is producer Leila Day of Pineapple Street Media and co-host of The Stoop podcast. She leads these sessions, as a guide from pitch to pitch, and as an editor & mentor.This is the second of two Pitch Panels we’re sharing on this podcast, featuring Nick White (KCRW), Robyn Semien (This American Life) and Irene Noguchi (Today, Explained).You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At AIR's Bitchin' Pitchin' Panel, three producers each pitch directly to a panel of editors to give them a shot at selling their story, while everyone gets some insight into the process. Back for her second year as a stellar moderator is producer Leila Day of Pineapple Street Media and co-host of The Stoop podcast. She leads these sessions, as a guide from pitch to pitch, and as an editor & mentor.This is the first of two pitch panels we’ll be sharing, featuring editors Jason DeRose (NPR West) and Hanna Rosin (Invisibilia).You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What are provocations? Imagine that you’re hashing out an issue you care deeply about in audio with a friend - except this time, it's live in front of a room of hundreds of people. Don’t be afraid to get shaken up.The 2018 Third Coast conference opened with provocations from: Stan Alcorn, Stacia Brown, Eula Scott Bynoe & Jeannie Yandel, Alex Laughlin, Ryan Natoli, Aliya Pabani, Sam Sanders and Lu Olkowski.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Individual podcasters working with slim budgets and strained resources share how they create their best work while trying to grow audiences and raise money, often while holding down another full time job...At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, this session explore the “podcasting alone” terrain, including: how to choose a compelling narrative-based podcast concept worth your moonlighting hours, making the most of your limited budget, and how to find partners, audiences, and more support — all while maintaining a sense of creative joy about your show. Hosted by Julie Shapiro of Radiotopia (PRX), who fields questions like these nearly every day, and with panel of podcasters working with big ideas and slim budgets.Here's the panel from the second day of Podcasting Without a Net(work):Phoebe Unter (Bitchface)Tamar Avishai (Lonely Palette)James Kim (The Competition)You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Individual podcasters working with slim budgets and strained resources share how they create their best work while trying to grow audiences and raise money, often while holding down another full time job...At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, this session explore the “podcasting alone” terrain, including: how to choose a compelling narrative-based podcast concept worth your moonlighting hours, making the most of your limited budget, and how to find partners, audiences, and more support — all while maintaining a sense of creative joy about your show. Hosted by Julie Shapiro of Radiotopia (PRX), who fields questions like these nearly every day, and with panel of podcasters working with big ideas and slim budgets.Here's the panel from the first day of Podcasting Without a Net(work):Nadia Abuelezam (Palestinians Podcast)David Boyer (The Intersection)Steve Ray (Deep North)You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript (coming soon).We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

True crime podcasts are everywhere. But in 2018, we listened to one murder mystery series that stood out in extraordinary ways. It’s called Missing and Murdered: Finding Cleo. We were so impressed by the work of journalist Connie Walker and her team that we chose Finding Cleo as the winner of our first ever Best Serialized Story Award. So what made the series so exceptional? Quite simply, Finding Cleo upends the genre of true crime. And in this session from the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Connie Walker & producer Jennifer Fowler share how they did it - how to use one mystery to provide a deeper understanding of the causes behind injustice. By letting subjects lead the investigation, and using empathy and historical inquiry as a guide, Connie & Jennifer show how you can tell a richer, more thoughtful story - and even perhaps, challenge the very concept of 'true crime.’You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether you’re a longform documentary maker, or reporting a short news spot, you need to have a deep understanding of the people and places you’re covering. WBEZ reporter Linda Lutton and Snap Judgment producer Adizah Eghan both believe in telling deeper stories through staying in one place. But it’s not easy. At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, we brought together Adizah and Linda to discuss the peaks and pitfalls they’ve encountered when reporting stories that unfold in real time over months. This session includes practical tips on finding characters, identifying storylines, wrestling with hours of tape, and handling fatigue. For a full list of resources mentioned in this session, along with a transcript provided by Descript, visit ThirdCoastFestival.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Building a radio story often means hours (Dozens? Hundreds?) of tape, reams of written notes, photos, links, and research... It is very easy to get lost in this mountain of material — unsure of what or even where your best stuff is.Eric Mennel (formerly a producer of StartUp) has reported everything from spot news to serialized narrative seasons. At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, he shared some of the best tools he’s learned for keeping stuff organized. He also make the (strong) case that the very process of organization helps craft a better story, no matter the length. Spreadsheets! Field notes! File structures! It's all here.You can find a link to the spreadsheet template Eric made here or at ThirdCoastFestival.org.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Podcasting has shaken up the way public media reporters & journalists tell stories - in some deeply exciting and innovative ways!How can audio producers in public media, including member stations outside of major markets, continue to innovate storytelling formats - even while taking risks, or working in uncharted stylistic territory? And - how can local public radio stations jump into the fray too, hooking national audiences on stories that they can uniquely report, in their own backyard - and with increasingly fresh takes?At the 2018 Third Coat Conference, Maureen McMurray of New Hampshire Public radio dove in with panelists from three outstanding narrative podcasts in public media: Jeannie Yandel & Jim Gates of Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace (KUOW), Erika Aguilar of The Bay (KQED) and Shannon Heffernan of 16 Shots (WBEZ).You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Come hang with journalists Leila Day and Hana Baba, co-hosts of The Stoop Podcast: stories from across the Black diaspora.Born out of the side conversations they had while microwavin' their lunches in the kitchen of KALW where they worked together, The Stoop digs into things Black communities are living, but don't talk about enough. And throughout their podcast journey, Leila and Hana kept hearing the same questions: "who's you're audience?" and "Should audience affect the content and style of a show?"At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Leila & Hana led an honest conversation about audience, identity and being a maker of color in an industry that's overwhelmingly lacking in diversity. Drawing from their own work and the inspirations of others, they presented some creative ways they’ve found for producers to own their own narrative.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How can audio storytelling translate to — and interact with — media like photography and print, and platforms like public installations and live events? And how to conceive and develop such projects?At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, independent producer Ruxandra Guidi and Sayre Quevedo, a multimedia artist & journalist, dove into these questions together. During their session, they shared their inspirations, works-in-progress, and tips on how to make successful collaborations that bring stories back to communities.You can find the visuals referenced in this conference session on our website, ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In June of 2018, ProPublica released a piece of audio that would come to define one of the most critical news stories of the year: the separation and detention of families seeking asylum at the U.S. - Mexico border.The opening panel of the 2018 Third Coast Conference explored the extensive reporting behind this story — and how the it continued to unfold, even after the daily news cycle moved on. Moderated by Sean Rameswaram (Today, Explained), the panel was made up of a group of journalists who had been tirelessly reporting this story: Anayansi Diaz-Cortes (Reveal), Caitlin Dickerson (The New York Times) & Jeremy Raff (The Atlantic). This session took on the realities of translating a complex, ongoing human rights crisis into story. You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Two moments are colliding: An oppressive politics of hate and repression, and a boom in narrative storytelling. So how do we use one to confront the other? It’s time to think deeply, meta-critically, and proactively about the work of narrative storytelling; to challenge the ways that podcasts privilege whiteness, quirkiness, empathy, and centrism, using a critical reframing lens.At the 2018 Third Coast Conference, Chenjerai Kumanyika (Rutger’s Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, host of Uncivil & contributor to Seeing White) and Sandhya Dirks (KQED reporter and host of American Suburb) offered techniques to explode traditional narratives. How do we reframe the way we conceive, report, and compose stories?This session challenges the illusion that there is an innocent, objective, or purely entertaining story. All stories are stories about power, and our power as storytellers is to better interrogate the structures that shape, and too often determine, not just our understandings but people’s lives.You can listen to all the sessions from previous years of the conference at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the this episode, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're kicking off this season of the Pocket Conference with the closing event of the conference: the Awards Ceremony for the 2018 Third Coast / Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition.This year's Awards Ceremony was historic for a few reasons. First and foremost: when the award-winning producers took the stage in Chicago, they set a new standard for awards speeches — using the microphone to push for structural, political & creative change in the audio world.You can listen to all of the winning stories from the 2018 competition at ThirdCoastFestival.org. There you can also find a link to the full transcript of the Awards Ceremony, thanks to Descript.We're sharing so much more each week - sign up for Producer News to stay in the loop! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode we’re bringing you another session from the 2018 Audiocraft Conference in Sydney, Australia.While there's often talk about creating the Next Big Thing in podcasting, Eleanor McDowall (Falling Tree Productions & Radio Atlas) and Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist from Radiotopia) are curious about small, quiet acts of invention. In this session, they discuss ways they play with form to create something that sounds fresh and surprises listeners, season after season.If you like what you hear on this episode, subscribe to the Audiocraft podcast or check them out at audiocraft.com.au. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode we’re bringing you a session from the 2018 Audiocraft Conference in Sydney, Australia.Hear about the ways you can transform your audio story with music. Audiocraft's Jess O'Callaghan moderates this discussion between Jaye Kranz (Audiocraft/independent) and Jon Tjhia (Paper Radio), who are not only great audio producers, but fine musicians as well. Together, they consider music as an element of storytelling that can add, detract, or play with the other components of the story.If you like what you hear on this episode, subscribe to the Audiocraft podcast or check them out at audiocraft.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this session from the 2017 Third Coast Conference, sound artist and designer Stephan Moore demonstrates his approach to sound design.He explains how he incorporates generative techniques into a range of unusual projects, including a 500 lb. ear training device, a 40-speaker installation in the Guggenheim Museum, and a system to create a musical accompaniment to the Australian motorway system. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Often, the first question a show or editor will ask you when you pitch them an amazing story is whether your subject is "a good talker." But what if they're not? What if English is their second or third language? Or they come from a culture that tells stories that under-emphasize the self? Do they have any place in an American podcast aesthetic that is so relentlessly focused on "I"?Gregory Warner wrestled with this problem in creating NPR's first international podcast, Rough Translation. In this session from the 2017 Third Coast Conference, Gregory pulls from his own tape to show how you can work with challenging interviews of so-called “bad talkers” to create exceptional stories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is traditional “objectivity” in journalism on its way out? In this session from the 2017 Third Coast Conference, NPR editor Alicia Montgomery and reporter/editor Shaya Tayefe Mohajer hash out points of agreement and disagreement over the role of "objectivity" in radio and print. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a lifetime in the system, Noel Anaya got unprecedented permission from family court to record the hearing where he’d age out of foster care--and worked with Youth Radio to, in his words, “blow it up on NPR.”Noel and two Youth Radio producers, Teresa Chin and Lissa Soep, go deep into the making of Youth Radio stories to share what they've learned about establishing the “rules” of collaboration from the beginning, bouncing back when best-laid plans fall through, navigating challenging moments like when you’re required to fact-check the lived experience of your creative partner, and managing the digital afterlife of a story once it’s aired. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Imagine opening your work to the possibilities of drama and fiction that can bring a rich, more expansive story to life. Think of the elements you could incorporate… dreams, satire, flashbacks, recreations, invented characters, fantasy plot turns, speculative futures, and much more. And what does it sound like when you push the boundaries of reality? In this session from the 2017 Third Coast Conference, Ann Heppermann (The Sarah Awards) and Ellen Horne (Audible) take a look at the wild yonder and the scary and fascinating dilemmas in that space. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Performance art and audio journalism probably don’t seem like they have much overlap. But Multimedia-maker Sook-Yin Lee and audio artist Veronica Simmonds strongly disagree. In this session from the 2017 Third Coast Conference, the pair talked about the unconventional inspirations they used to create their podcast Sleepover for Canada’s CBC. From a seven-hour cinema provocation to a fly-on-the-wall documentary disappearing act, find out how time + space + face-to-face durational encounters with strangers = exceptional audio stories.You can watch the videos played during this conference session here:Video 1: Sook-Yin Lee's sleep deprivation experimentVideo 2: SátántangóVideo 3: Inside WarrendaleThese links are also available at ThirdCoastFestival.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Turning the mic on yourself is not easy. Baring your heart and soul for anyone to hear can be a bit terrifying.At the 2017 Third Coast Conference, reporter Sally Herships retraced the making of her story, 'As Many Leaves.' She walked through the process of creating her meditation on loss and explained how to keep your journalistic integrity while opening yourself up to the world. She was joined by Alan Hall of Falling Tree Productions, who commissioned Sally's piece. Together, they shared their approaches to crafting this narrative and the challenges they faced in making a personal tale resonate more broadly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Madeleine Baran and Samara Freemark of APM Reports' In the Dark, love the intimacy of radio and the power it has to transport us into other people’s lives. But as producers of an investigative podcast, they think audio storytelling can do more. At the 2017 Third Coast Conference, they explained how to use the power of a good question to transform your reporting and writing, and how to turn slice-of-life stories into impactful investigative journalism. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AIR’s Bitchin' Pitch Panel puts three people directly in front of a panel of editors, where they pitch their stories and everyone gets insight into the process. There to help the pitchers and moderate in 2017 was producer Leila Day, co-host of The Stoop podcast. This is the second of two Bitchin’ Pitchin’ sessions from the 2017 Third Coast Conference. In this session, the panel features Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR’s podcast Code Switch, senior producer of original content at Audible Millie Jefferson, and Sruthi Pinnamaneni, senior reporter at Reply All. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AIR’s Bitchin' Pitch Panel puts three pitchers directly in front of a panel of editors, where they sell their stories and everyone gets a little insight in to the process. There to help the pitchers and moderate in 2017 was producer Leila Day, co-host of The Stoop podcast. This first of two Bitchin’ Pitchin’ sessions we’ll be sharing on this podcast features Alicia Montgomery the Editorial Director of WAMU, Reveal’s Executive Director Kevin Sullivan and Pineapple Street Media co-founder Jenna Weiss Berman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Great tracking is the difference between a piece that immediately moves you and one you immediately forget. It's an artwork that takes time to master, but you have to start somewhere. At the 2017 Third Coast Conference, More Perfect's Sean Rameswaram shared tips for finding your voice, with added advice from Anna Sale, Sam Sanders, Stephanie Foo, Mike Pesca and Kai Ryssdal. Sometimes the solution is mastering script-writing, but it can also involve abandoning your script altogether. At the end of the day, it's all about finding your own style. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.