Last week, I was in middle of KCRW's Radio Race, a 24-hour audio production content very similar to The 48 Hour Film Project.
The task: Make a non-fiction radio story of 4-minutes or less within 24 hours.
This week, I'm sharing my experience with you.
I hope this episode is helpful to those who are curious about getting into narrative non-fiction podcasting as well as podcasters interested in getting better guests and telling better stories on their current podcasts.
Topics:
- KCRW's Radio Race (and why I decided to enter...)
- Working from a production brief
- Jumping into podcast production
- How to find a great story for your podcast
- Podcast editing tricks from a standup comic
- Why so many NPR-style shows have narration
- What many NPR-style shows get wrong (in my opinion – don't hate me!)
- Lessons from hosting hundreds of radio interviews
- A 5'7" fashion model who is "Big in Japan" – REALLY!
- How I used my dog to build guest rapport (twice)
- Black man in a white neighborhood
- White kid in a black neighborhood
- The "just a DJ" curse (and how to break it)
- Helpful podcast production advice from my "NPR Friend"
- How I'd spend $1000 on a mobile recording rig
- 32-bit Float – WTF?!
- What Back to the Future has to do with recording great podcast audio
- Counterfeit microphones (and how to make sure you don't get stuck with one)