Third Coast Pocket Conference

Ira Glass brought the first day of the 2012 Third Coast Conference to a close by sharing his favorite moments from the year's Third Coast winners and other stories.He also mused about why, despite the popular opinion at the time that the medium might soon disappear, it was - and now even more so - actually an awesome time to be making radio. Recorded at the 2012 Third Coast Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past several years, we've seen the journalism world take a hard look at itself. Reporters and documentary-makers have had to confront the relationship between cold, hard facts and the push to make compelling stories linger long after they’re heard. Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute moderated a panel at the 2012 Third Coast Conference to address the ethical dilemmas that pop up for journalists when producing stories. She was joined by Matt Thompson, now the deputy editor at The Atlantic, and documentarian Alex Kotlowitz. Together they discussed the common, shared ethical values of reporting and whether those values are absolute or if they can be bent. Recorded at the 2012 Third Coast Conference.Note: This session features a clip from Alex’s film, The Interrupters. You can watch it here: http://bit.ly/Pocket33 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In June, Third Coast went to Brooklyn where we hosted a frank discussion at the Bell House for aspiring and current podcasters about what it takes to make it in today’s podcast landscape.We were joined by some of the top people behind some of the biggest story-based podcasts: Jenna Weiss-Berman (Pineapple Street Media), Alex Blumberg (Gimlet Media), N’Jeri Eaton (NPR) and Julie Shapiro (Radiotopia).Picking their brains was Third Coast’s Johanna Zorn, with Nick Quah of Hotpod keeping them honest.We asked the following questions and more: What makes a successful podcast? How do you market it? What are the benefits of hosting live shows? When and how do you join a podcast network? What new innovations are on the horizon? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(aka: State of the Re:Union's Secret Recipe for Serious Place-based Storytelling... in Practically No Time!)From 2010 to 2015, the Jacksonville-based WJCT program State of the Re:Union took listeners on a tour of America one city at a time. In this session, host Al Letson and producers Tina Antolini and Laura Starecheski reveal their secret recipe for how to arrive in an unfamiliar place, stay for 5-7 days and leave with a whole hour's worth of sound-rich, scene-based radio stories.Recorded at the 2012 Third Coast Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do your own radio scripts ever bore you? Or frustrate, confuse, and deflate you?Nancy Updike, who has written stories ranging in length from 50 seconds to 59 minutes, presents easy approaches to making your writing sharper, more memorable, and more engaged with the tape. Also, learn how to make drab tape beautiful through writing, and along the way, enjoy some schadenfreude: instructive stories of mistakes and failure are shared for the benefit of all.Recorded at the 2006 Third Coast Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inspired by a Lego time machine her son built, Iceland-based independent producer Rikke Houd created a tool to help producers take advantage of the vast space radio offers.In this session from the 2014 Third Coast Conference, Rikke demonstrates how thinking about your story as an exercise in time travel can add depth, perspective and pleasure to your work.Note! You may want to keep a drawing of The Radio Vertikalisator handy while you listen. And you'll definitely want transcripts of Rikke's non-English language audio examples. You can find both here: http://bit.ly/pocket30 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Rosenthal, a teacher at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, shares essential advice for aspiring radio producers. He emphasizes the importance of preparation, effective research, and engaging interviews. With audio examples, he discusses the intricacies of storytelling, from character development to the blending of structure and spontaneity. Insights on conducting sensitive interviews, the art of capturing sound, and the balance between planning and adaptability reveal the nuanced craft of audio storytelling. Rosenthal's passion for the craft shines through!

Documenting somebody else's life is one of the hardest challenges producers face in their work. Over an extended period of time relationships intensify, stories often change drastically, and the line between personal and too personal blurs easily.In this two-part session, producers talk with the subjects of their work about the stories they've documented, the struggles they faced together throughout the process, and what they've learned from each other through the experience.Documenter and Documentee (part two) is moderated by Joe Richman, and features Michele Norris (NPR) and Sharon White, the subject of two pieces Norris produced on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Recorded at the 2007 Third Coast Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Documenting somebody else's life is one of the hardest challenges producers face in their work. Over an extended period of time relationships intensify, stories often change drastically, and the line between personal and too personal blurs easily.Two producers talk with the subjects of their work about the stories they've documented, the struggles they faced together throughout the process, and what they've learned from each other through the experience.Documenter and Documentee (part one) is moderated by Joe Richman, with producer Mary Beth Kirchner and Rebecca Peterson, the subject of Kirchner's A Year to Live, A Year to Die.Recorded at the 2007 Third Coast Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wonder what inspires, obsesses and ignites the Kitchen Sisters? Find out during this hour-plus showcase of audio (and other less-evolved art forms) culled from their accidental archive and the stirring work of others.Among other surprises you'll hear shards of sound, music, film clips, and many, many stories.Recorded at the 2008 Third Coast Conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.