Sound School Podcast cover art

Sound School Podcast

Sound School Podcast

By: Rob Rosenthal/PRX/Transom.org
Listen for free

The Backstory to Great Audio Storytelling, hosted by Rob Rosenthal, for Transom and PRX.

Transom/PRX
Episodes
  • Meditating with Platypuses, Penguins, and Wombats

    Meditating with Platypuses, Penguins, and Wombats
    Jun 30 2026

    Nocturnal Worlds is certainly a curious podcast. A unique mix of science, nature, meditation, and lush soundscapes from Audiocraft, an Australian production company. Why mix science education and meditation? Olivia O'Flynn, the host and producer of Nocturnal Worlds, lays out the how and why of the show.

    Show More Show Less
    21 mins
  • Deploy This One Tiny Maneuver to Improve Audio Essays

    Deploy This One Tiny Maneuver to Improve Audio Essays
    Jun 16 2026

    Cloe Axelson, a senior editor at WBUR, was feeling like the essays she produced that were written by listeners weren't sounding conversational enough -- until she deployed this one simple trick. It's a trick any producer could use to help narrators sound more like themselves.
    Show More Show Less
    17 mins
  • Witness to an Execution

    Witness to an Execution
    Jun 2 2026

    How powerful can audio storytelling be? So powerful that distraught listeners stand-up, wave their arms, and yell "Turn it off! Turn it off!" That's how good the documentary we're featuring on Sound School is.

    Show More Show Less
    27 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet