Piece Comment

"Irrational Fears"


Hosts Devon Dennison and Zoe Sheinkopf have created a fun podcast discussing irrational and rational fears. I was drawn to this piece because I have an irrational fear of coins. I ask cashiers to keep them. I avoid them and when I have to touch them, I wash my hands immediately afterwards. I think the piece was interesting and relatable. As seen in the interviews, a lot of people have irrational fears, at least of something, even not marrying Beyonce! Without introduction, the piece dives into a story of a young woman “irrationally” afraid of gnomes after a family prank gone bad. Using a story as an introduction effectively hooked listeners right off the bat. The radio piece has a casual feel, containing ample commentary from the two giggly hosts. I think it could’ve been condensed, though. A couple of the conversations between the hosts seemed overextended. All in all, it was an interesting and fun piece.