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THE BACKSTORY ON GREAT RADIO STORYTELLING
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We’ve Morphed!

We’ve Morphed!

2011-07-3000:42

We've morphed! Saltcast is now HowSound at howsound.org. Same content, same host, same backstory to great radio storytelling.... only the name has changed. Just as good, perhaps even better. But you need to subscribe to know for sure!
The last Saltcast, BUT...... be on the lookout for "HowSound," Saltcast's replacement.
The Pigeon Race

The Pigeon Race

2011-06-2715:58

Student producer Rachel James has a *great* reading voice. What's her secret? Find out on this edition of the Saltcast.
Wanna take a cross-country trip -- in sound? Producer John Biewen traces John Steinbeck's 1960 cross-country journey in "Travels With Mike: In Search of America Fifty Years After Steinbeck."
What did student-producer Matt Kielty do when he didn't have sound for a story? He "designed" it.
The Mascot

The Mascot

2011-05-1631:54

New York Times editor Amy O'Leary takes a knife to a story she produced at Salt in 2003.
Radiolab is worming its way into the hearts and ears of Salt radio students.
Endless Winter

Endless Winter

2011-04-1814:25

You can't swing a dead cat without hitting Greg Warner on the radio these days. Listen to a piece he produced at Salt in 2003.
Sit With Me Again

Sit With Me Again

2011-04-0438:13

On this Saltcast, we revisit Mike Bernstein's "Sit With Me" from 2006 then listen to Mike's 2011 follow-up story.
How the heck do you find a story?! Try yard sales.
Pink

Pink

2011-03-0709:22

An out-of-the-ordinary take on an age-old issue -- conflict of interest.
A microphone is a passport. Just follow it. You'll be surprised where you go.
Remembering the Cole

Remembering the Cole

2011-02-0713:36

Producer Matt Ozug talks about contacting reluctant interviewees for his piece on the bombing of the USS Cole.
More Than Just Houses

More Than Just Houses

2011-01-2414:39

Salt radio student Georgia Moodie found that playing with sound was the best way to write her script.
This Can Go On Forever

This Can Go On Forever

2011-01-1017:31

When Shea Shackelford and Virginia Millington met at the "DC Listening Lounge," they had no idea their chance encounter would lead them to produce a Third Coast-winning radio documentary.
A chat with Dan Grech about the ethics of "mis-appropriated" sound.
Jaz, A Cleaning Woman

Jaz, A Cleaning Woman

2010-12-1422:48

Producer Jamie York publicly flogs himself over the first radio story he ever produced.
Sit With Me

Sit With Me

2010-11-2911:13

How can StoryCorps take their features to the next level? This Saltcast offers one example.
r Here’s what I’d like you to do after you hear this podcast. Nothing. Just sit there (or stand if you must) and do nothing but listen. In fact, listen until it becomes a bit uncomfortable, like you’ve listened long enough. Then, listen some more. Listen deliberately. Tell me what you hear. Really. Try it. […]
Irish producer Ronan Kelly plays DJ featuring clips from his favorite radio stories. And, we feature his award winning doc "Roger Dowds: Millionaire Winner."
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Comments (2)

Rebecca MA

It's almost like having my college essay from ten years ago pulled out of the archive and reviewing it with my professor 😂

Mar 19th
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Rebecca MA

This really is a story well told

Mar 17th
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