http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/nyregion/1-in-8-million/index.html#
This is a package from The New York Times called "One in Eight Million," which features audio slideshows of 54 interesting people from New York. I really liked this one piece called "Lynn True: The Sports Fan." I liked this audio slideshow specifically because even though it is not the most newsworthy, I can completely relate to her. She invests all of her emotions into a football game, but after 3 hours it is over, unlike all of the other work and things we have to deal with in our regular lives. It is an escape for her, like it is for me. The other audio slideshows in the package were also very interesting. Although, once again they weren't the most newsworthy, but you get a glimpse into a person's life out of a city of 8 million.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Maddy Roth, Favorite Audio Piece
http://www.radiolab.org/2008/feb/25/contagious-laughter/
This audio piece about a boarding school of girls in 1962 Tanzania, where an epidemic of contagious laughter took over. When Producer Ellen Horne travels to Tanzania, she finds that contagious laughter is a teenage girl disease; it has to do with the transitions of female adolescence. She also finds that laughter is a symbol for freedom and independence.
I think this is an unbelievable and creative story topic. I love the overlapping echoes of girls laughing in the background, the way that every time the principal closes the school you hear a boom of doom. I like the eerie music of the doctors getting in their Land Rover and researching the science behind the contagious laughter and the faint, suspenseful music of the walk to the witch doctor. The way the interviews are intermittently sewn in through Horne's voice makes the piece sound like all the more of a captivating tale.
This audio piece about a boarding school of girls in 1962 Tanzania, where an epidemic of contagious laughter took over. When Producer Ellen Horne travels to Tanzania, she finds that contagious laughter is a teenage girl disease; it has to do with the transitions of female adolescence. She also finds that laughter is a symbol for freedom and independence.
I think this is an unbelievable and creative story topic. I love the overlapping echoes of girls laughing in the background, the way that every time the principal closes the school you hear a boom of doom. I like the eerie music of the doctors getting in their Land Rover and researching the science behind the contagious laughter and the faint, suspenseful music of the walk to the witch doctor. The way the interviews are intermittently sewn in through Horne's voice makes the piece sound like all the more of a captivating tale.
Favorite Audio Piece
This audio piece may not be the most technically skilled or groundbreaking piece we have encountered in this class, but damn it if I can't relate 100% to everything in this report. This is a report on how people that grew up in the 90's were the last generation to have a tv to use as a primary form of entertainment, specifically Nickelodeon shows. As someone who grew up on those shows I agree with pretty much everything on this report. Hearing some of the clips from shows on this report brought back a lot of nostalgia, something that isn't easy for a report to do.
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=135072676&m=135072655
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=135072676&m=135072655
Taylor Lewis Fave Audio Piece
http://www.mediachameleon.org/media/audio/HockeyDiaries.html
This piece featured Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich and Karl Alzner in the 2008 season. It's a very low-key piece focused on the action and the perspective of the players. The British voice was a bit annoying, but other than that I just love the overall personality of it. I like the fact that the story came from the subjects' mouths rather than relying on narration to set-up every single action. The skating audio was used well, as the softness of it allowed it to be played while someone was talking, which I thought was a nice effect. In particular, around 28-30 minutes, I love how the piece subtly climaxes, surprising but not throwing me. It's very intense, but not so intimidating that it doesn't fit with the rest of the piece.
This piece featured Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich and Karl Alzner in the 2008 season. It's a very low-key piece focused on the action and the perspective of the players. The British voice was a bit annoying, but other than that I just love the overall personality of it. I like the fact that the story came from the subjects' mouths rather than relying on narration to set-up every single action. The skating audio was used well, as the softness of it allowed it to be played while someone was talking, which I thought was a nice effect. In particular, around 28-30 minutes, I love how the piece subtly climaxes, surprising but not throwing me. It's very intense, but not so intimidating that it doesn't fit with the rest of the piece.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Rachael Pacella Favorite audio piece
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2011/04/01/135041848/ok-gos-damian-kulash-crafts-pro-dial-up-anthem
I really loved this piece. First, it includes the very very recognizable noise of dial up internet starting up. Later, OK go's Damian Kulash said "That sound..I think it's like what the Beatles must have to my parents, it calls back out all of the rage and lust and hormones of my youth."
This piece provides a lot of different perspectives on one subject, the idea of the slow internet movement. It shows a business which focuses on the idea of slowness, hand pouring coffee and blocking phone signal.They interview a young woman who appreciates the idea. They interview a professor who says slower internet is like meditating. There is an interview with a woman who started the "slow food movement." Those perspectives are all very different and add to the story.
The details which are given are great including the background noise, like coffee beans being poured and a person asking for two hours of dial-up. I also liked how they introduced and ended the interview with Kulash with "Love Me Longtime."
I really loved this piece. First, it includes the very very recognizable noise of dial up internet starting up. Later, OK go's Damian Kulash said "That sound..I think it's like what the Beatles must have to my parents, it calls back out all of the rage and lust and hormones of my youth."
This piece provides a lot of different perspectives on one subject, the idea of the slow internet movement. It shows a business which focuses on the idea of slowness, hand pouring coffee and blocking phone signal.They interview a young woman who appreciates the idea. They interview a professor who says slower internet is like meditating. There is an interview with a woman who started the "slow food movement." Those perspectives are all very different and add to the story.
The details which are given are great including the background noise, like coffee beans being poured and a person asking for two hours of dial-up. I also liked how they introduced and ended the interview with Kulash with "Love Me Longtime."
Favorite Audio Piece
I really don't listen to a lot of audio pieces, but when I was looking for one to listen to I stumbled upon "This American Life" on NPR. This piece was so intriguing. It is about two women who were switched at birth and only found out 40 years ago when one of the mothers wrote a letter to the other mother. The ironic and crazy thing about this is that the two families lived in the same town and had common friends. This piece is rather long but I still couldn't help but being hooked into the story. This is such an unusual topic and it was really interesting to hear about something like this.
Connor Letourneau, Favorite Audio Piece
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fespn.go.com%2Fespnradio%2Fplayer%3Frd%3D1%23%2Fpodcenter%2F%3Fid%3D6007672%26autoplay%3D1%26callsign%3DESPNRADIO%26id%3D6007672%26autoplay%3D1&h=7c9dd
I've shared a link to an audio piece entitled "Frank Lobos, Soccer" by ESPN's "Outside the Lines." The segment profiles Frank Lobos, a former Chilean soccer star who was among the 33 Chilean miners rescued in October. I chose this piece because it tells a fascinating story, and it does it a unique way. Rather than simply having Lobos tell his own story, it overlays commentary from former teammates, family and fans. It also plays audio from his time in the mine, and from his playing days. The end result is a compelling audio piece that does Lobos' story justice.
I've shared a link to an audio piece entitled "Frank Lobos, Soccer" by ESPN's "Outside the Lines." The segment profiles Frank Lobos, a former Chilean soccer star who was among the 33 Chilean miners rescued in October. I chose this piece because it tells a fascinating story, and it does it a unique way. Rather than simply having Lobos tell his own story, it overlays commentary from former teammates, family and fans. It also plays audio from his time in the mine, and from his playing days. The end result is a compelling audio piece that does Lobos' story justice.
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