A dear friend of Transom and all creative audio producers passed way last month -- Larry Massett. This episode of... more

I don't care how much good tape you have. I don't care if the scoring and mixing are superlative. I... more

You've got all the good tape you need. Now what? How do you structure the story? Bradley Campbell has a... more

Take a short walk into deep radio history. Julia Barton and Sarah Montague join Rob to talk about two audio... more

The best way -- sometimes the *only* way -- to describe an element in a story that is disruptive and... more

In this bonus episode, Rob takes his conversation with Chenjerai Kumanyika one step further. He digs in a bit more... more

Chenjerai Kumanyika delivered the goods. Rob interviewed Chenjerai on stage at the recent On Air Fest where Chenjraie was passionate,... more

Just recently, Hillary Frank relaunched her popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time. This archive episode takes us back to Hillary's... more

You want scenes in your story. But, reporting in the field isn't an option. What then? Simon Adler, a senior... more

Nichole Hill pitched her show idea again and again. And, again and again, podcast companies said "no." But, that didn't... more

Just over 50 years ago, in 1974, NPR took to the airwaves for a 25-hour-broadcast that Rob thinks may be... more

Rob's interview with Misha Euceph is one of his favorites. As he says, she's very clear, engaging, and insightful about... more

Let's state the obvious: Daniel Alarcón is a gifted writer. It's evident from the writing in "The Good Whale," the... more

Nothing seems guaranteed these days for creative audio makers. "Short Cuts" was recently cancelled and "Pretendians" is seeking funding for... more

WCAI, the public radio station for Cape Cod, has been told it needs to move -- to leave the home... more

The story from Slovenia on this episode of Sound School is hyper-local -- so local, you might not catch all... more

When should a reporter turn around a leave? At what point do should they say "I won't report on these... more

Robert Krulwich, formerly of Radiolab, once said "how you write is basically who you are." It's a profound statement, a... more

"To play and to fail and to get to know each other and to celebrate the craft of making audio...... more

We tell stories in sound for many, many reasons. For our listener's hearts and minds. For community. For self-expression. For... more

Say you're listening to a great narrative podcast. The host has really grabbed your attention and you're pulled in. Then,... more

Patient privacy in medical settings is essential. So, how does a reporter convince a facility to let them in with... more

There are four kinds of luck. Unlucky. No luck. Lucky. And radio luck. On this archive episode of Sound School,... more

David Weinberg pulls off a real radio feat mixing fantasy and reality in his documentary called "Grace of the Sea."... more

Rob plays "Story DJ" on this episode "spinning" excerpts from several excellent stories you'll definitely want to hear. It's an... more

Don't leave an interview entirely to chance. Structure it like a good story. On this episode, Rob dissects an interview... more

Ira Glass of This American Life is a master audio storyteller. He's equally skillful at laying out the mechanics of... more

It's illegal to be queer in Uganda and incredibly unsafe. Queer people risk violence, eviction, harassment, and arrest. How then... more

There's a moment in this episode when Rob is gasping and holding his hand to his chest. Why was he so... more

Deadlines, production meetings, staff management, show scheduling... in any given day, there's rarely time to pause and consider the craft... more

Have NPR's news magazines occasionally been sounding more radiophonic lately? Rob thinks so. He's collected a handful of satisfying moments... more

"Ums." You're supposed to cut them out, right? But what if the "um" means something? Talia Augustidis noticed her boyfriend... more

One of the top three questions Rob often hears when he's teaching is, "Should I record in stereo?" Rob says... more

In the tsunami of serialized documentary making over the last decade, what happened to the short story? Where are the... more

In honor of World Radio Day this week, The Sound School Podcast is celebrating with a story that exemplifies the... more

Katz Laszlo says writing and tracking for herself is complicated enough. But it's an even greater challenge writing for and... more

It's a brave thing to share the outtakes from a tracking session. All the blemishes are right there. But, Martine... more

While there were many great podcasts released in 2023, no one will remember the year as a good one for... more

Rob takes himself to task on this episode. He felt the beginning of the last episode of Sound School was... more

Theo Greenly reports for a public radio station in the far-flung Aleutian Islands in Alaska. When he started, about two and... more