Podcasting: Critical and Creative Practice
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Film and Media Studies Program
Johns Hopkins University https://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/ Combining approaches to audio storytelling and multimedia production, this course offers a wide-ranging introduction to the art of podcasting. Students will learn techniques from the innovators of the golden age of radio, read culturally significant radio plays, develop tools for critically listening to and analyzing today’s podcasts, and learn how to research, write for, and produce their own podcasts. Examples will come from a broad sample of narrative, documentary, interview, and discussion-based podcasts. While no formal training in audio production is necessary to take the course, students will be expected to learn the necessary skills to create their own podcasts. In-class demonstrations of microphones, editing software, and approaches to sound design will be offered. The full suite of podcast materials—written copy, cover image, and audio file—will be posted to the JHU FMS Podcasting channel at https://jhufilmandmedia.podbean.com/. Subscribe to the feed on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. A Teaching Innovation Grant from JHU’s Center for Educational Resources has funded a variety of new packages for podcast recording, which can be checked out from the JHU/MICA Film Center Cage and reserved through WebCheckout. A sample of the new equipment can be seen below. |
A selection of student work is available on our program's podcast channel and can be found on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocketcasts, and Spotify. Or listen below! |
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