Listen to host Martin Feld explain the background, purpose and approach of Really Specific Stories, as he sets out to interview participants of the RSS-based tech-podcasting community.

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Links and Show Notes

Background and Purpose 00:00:00

• RSS
• Fandom
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• University of Wollongong (UOW)
• Dr. Kate Bowles at UOW and on Twitter
• Dr. Christopher Moore at UOW and on Twitter
• Lounge Ruminator
• Feld Notes
• Andrew Canion
• Jason Burk
• Example definitions of open technologies
• Spotify

Methodology and Approach 00:03:47

• Qualitative research
• Narrative inquiry
• ‌Day, L., Cunsolo, A., Castleden, H., Martin, D., Hart, C., Anaviapik-Soucie, T., Russell, G., Paul, C., Dewey, C. and Harper, S.L., 2017, ‘The Expanding Digital Media Landscape of Qualitative and Decolonizing Research: Examining Collaborative Podcasting as a Research Method’, in MediaTropes eJournal, Vol. 7, No. 1., pp. 203–228
• Alex Canion
• The relevant source for Norman Denzin’s narrative epiphanies was: Savin-Baden, M. and Van Niekerk, L., 2007, ‘Narrative Inquiry: Theory and Practice’, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 459-472.

Episodes to Come... 00:07:30

• Accessibility
• Ferrite Recording Studio — In Depth (including information on MP3 chapter markers and other affordances)

Credits

Recorded and edited by Martin Feld, using Audio Hijack and Ferrite Recording Studio

Original podcast theme music by Alex Canion

Contact

• Website: www.rsspod.net
• Email: martin@loungeruminator.net
• Mastodon: social.lol@martinfeld — with the rebranding of Twitter to X and the deteriorating situation on that site, I made the decision after publication to switch focus to Mastodon instead, which is a more open alternative.
• Micro.blog: micro.blog/martinfeld