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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#7 - Edward Stephenson, Tobacco Auctioneer
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; ...

Bought by KISU, KISU, Radio Newark, KZXP, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 13:39
  • Purchases: 7
#6 - Seizure's Lament
From: HowSound
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First person essay meets sound art in a story about seizures.

Bought by KISU, KISU, Radio Newark, KZXP, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 11:21
  • Purchases: 6
#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 KUER and KUT


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 21:42
  • Purchases: 2
#4 - Inner City Reality Check
From: 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 WOUB, KISU, KISU, Radio Newark, KZXP and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 12:23
  • Purchases: 7
#3 - The Five Percent Rule
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 KUER, PRX Remix, WOUB, KISU, KISU and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:19
  • Purchases: 9
#2 - Fighting With My Dad
From: HowSound
Caption: Producer Richard Paul and his father, Bob.
In 2005, Richard Paul produced a story for Studio 360 called “Fighting With My Dad.” Richard hasn’t talked to his dad since.

Bought by KUER, KISU, WOUB, KISU, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 14:41
  • Purchases: 6
#1 - Four Feet Under
From: HowSound
Caption: Eugene Rand and Bill True dig it right -- four feet deep, corners squared., Credit: Clay Bolton, 2011.
Here it is, the first HowSound, the backstory to great radio storytelling. And, we kick things off in a graveyard — hopefully, that’s not foreshado...

Bought by WOUB, KISU, KISU, Radio Newark, KUT and more


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 13:45
  • Purchases: 6

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  • Payment: $75.00 flat fee
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People who work with HowSound

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Kerri Hoffman
CEO
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Rob Rosenthal (Admin)
Owner, Shunpike Media
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Samantha Broun
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Robert DeBenedictis
Information Technology
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Genevieve Sponsler
Sr Managing Producer
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Jennifer Jerrett
Interim Managing Editor, Transom
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Distro Dovetail Admin
PRX Publish/Metrics admin
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Alanna Vaughns
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Courtney Fleurantin