HowSound

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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 and Transom.

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

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The backstory to great radio storytelling.


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Producer Matt Kielty wonders about "objectification" and advancing a career reporting on the suffering of others.

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  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 16:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Capital Public Radio's Catherine Stifter and jesikah maria ross (no caps) are tasked with changing the sound of the station's documentary unit.

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2013
  • Length: 19:30
  • Purchases: 1
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New producers Conor Gillies and Zack Ezor get it right, right out of the gate with their documentary "Stylus" on music and sound.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 16:32
  • Purchases: 1
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Interviewing traumatized people is no easy task. Zach Hirsch, a radio producer, and Bruce Shapiro, Director of the Dart Center for Journalism and ...

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2013
  • Length: 22:34
  • Purchases: 1
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Molly Menschel's radio story about a beached whale in Lubec, Maine is so good, you'll be jealous of her storytelling and production skills. In fact...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 12:12
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Nick van der Kolk on "auteurship" and the incredibly unique sound of the "Love + Radio" podcast.

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  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 18:49
  • Purchases: 1
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"Witness to an Execution," another addition to my Top 10 list of radio documentaries. "Witness" was produced by Stacy Abromson and Dave Isay in 200...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 24:41
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Lilly Sullivan relates the curious tale of "52 Hertz," the whale who sings at the "wrong" frequency.

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2013
  • Length: 17:06
  • Purchases: 4
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Reporter Sasha Aslanian on balanced reporting during Minnesota's gay marriage debate.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT


  • Added: May 22, 2013
  • Length: 24:42
  • Purchases: 2
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Happy Birthday to Teenage Diaries! To mark the occasion and the production of five updated stories, HowSound features a story dissection with produ...

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  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 36:48
  • Purchases: 1