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New speakers alert! Joining us this fall for #transom25 are the fine folks at @radio-ambulante.bsky.social, @danielgalarcon.bsky.social and @camilasegura.bsky.social!
Our amazing #Transom25 presenters train keeps rolling! Audrey Quinn has edited for Stolen, ESPN's 30 for 30, and more while her reporting has featured on Planet Money, 99% Invisible, and more. A Pulizter winner, these days she teaches at NYU, and before that, was a TA at Transom!
New presenter drop: @alexjrlewis.bsky.social joins us at #Transom25! Alex is the cofounder of Rowhome Productions based in Philly, a production agency specializing in narrative audio projects. His work has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio 4 and elsewhere. He's also a Transom workshop alum!
Erica Heilman joins the #Transom25 line-up! Erica is the creator of Rumble Strip, an independent podcast based in East Calais, Vermont. She's also written for Transom, including her "Rules for Radio" which you can read on our website! @rumblestrip.bsky.social
Come learn from Jason Moon of NHPR’s documentary podcast team, Document, at #Transom25! Jason was the producer for The 13th Step which won the duPont-Columbia Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. See pinned post for tix & details!
Come learn from producer and poet extraordinaire Sean Cole at #Transom25! Sean produced and reported at This American Life, and has worked at Radiolab, Marketplace, and others. His poetry collection “After This Messages” was published in 2022. See pinned post for tix & details!
Come connect & learn from Joe Richman at #transom25! See our pinned post for details. Joe is a Peabody award winning journalist and founder of @radiodiaries.bsky.social
Learn from founding host of the WaPo podcast “Post Reports”, the Peabody award-winning journalist @martinepowers.bsky.social (TSW’15)! She’ll be at #Transom25. Details at transom.org/transom25
If you're a fan of Radiolab, chances are you've heard and loved a story from Annie McEwen. Come meet Annie at #Transom25! Tickets and details at transom.org/transom25
Guess who you'll be able to learn from at #Transom25 this September? The legendary Kitchen Sisters! Tickets and details at transom.org/transom25
This speaker is not only a legendary host and journalist, but also wrote a comic book for DC recently!? Al Letson is longtime journalist and the host of the award winning investigative podcast "Reveal" and, fun fact, writer of "Mr Terrific: Year One." Links to tix & deets here: t.co/c6XSejTINm
Next up, we have a Transom Story Workshop alum! Tobin Low is an editor at "This American Life", and a Transom Story Workshop alum! He co-created "Nancy" which made Time's 100 Top Podcasts of All Times.
Someone who's been on TAL lately and killed it with her own new show is Nichole Hill! is the creator of "Our Ancestors Were Messy", and has worked on shows like "Apathy is Not an Option" w/ the Southern Poverty Law Center, Tonya Mosley’s "She Has a Name" and many more.
First we have Ira Glass from This American Life! Glass is the showrunner behind the iconic podcast and public radio show, widely considered one of the best of all time.
A challenge for your Wednesday! Try to name all of these parts of the ear… how many can you guess?
We had an amazing time with all the scientist-storytellers at our "Making Waves" 3-day workshop in Woods Hole and can't wait for tonight's SOLD OUT, onstage storytelling slam hosted by @jayall.bsky.social with music by @carlakihlstedt.bsky.social!
Next month, Transom’s lead teacher David Weinberg, along with guest speaker Sarah Koenig from Serial, will teach a one-of-a-kind workshop with the Berlin School of Podcasting. If you’re interested, reach out to benjamin@berlin-school-of-podcasting.com
Huge congrats to Transom teacher David Weinberg who was recognized today at #Tribeca2025 for his new show "American Explorer" -- a #TribecaAudio official selection! What a great event (hosted by Transom alum @chenjerai.bsky.social)!
Excited to share that our Executive Director, Sophie Crane, is a juror for the #Tribeca2025 #TribecaAudio Audio Storytelling Program. Get tickets to the live events here: Tribecafilm.com/audio @davygardner.bsky.social
From recording technique to story development to impactful editing and mixing, each of the students at the Transom Traveling Workshop on Catalina Island are going from idea to finished story this week. What was a story you made that you'll never forget?
The Traveling Workshop on Catalina Island is back and we gotta say, we've really missed this everyone-around-the-coffee-table vibe. It's going to be a terrific week - stay tuned for more updates from the field!
The Chicken Bomb. 🐔💥 🍗 What is this cryptid of radio production and should you be hungry or scared? The backstory is coming up on @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social and we're looking for your best worst bombs. Send 'em: (MP3s / VMs): info at transom dot org! #cluckyeah @thisamericanlife.org @prx.org
Coming up on The Sound School Podcast: "Amen, Chenjerai." The standing-room-only audience at On Air Fest hung on Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika's every word as he offered a kind-of sermon on how he dug deep and found his voice for "Empire City." @chenjerai.bsky.social @prx.org.
Celebrate World Radio Day from the Transom vault with Andrew Norton's "This Is Radio" series. Feat. some of the most-loved elders, makers, movers and shakers in our community, it's a gift for the ears and heart! transom.org/tag/this-is-...
There's still time to get your tickets to On Air Fest and the live taping of The Sound School Podcast with Rob Rosenthal and @chenjerai.bsky.social (talk about an epic conversation)! Use bit.ly/Sound40 for 40% off.