Jennifer Ralston

The interview with Jennifer Ralston was extremely interesting! She made me realize how much sound truly does matter. The detail you have to go into just for sounds is astonishing. I never would have guessed any of the things she said. Like for silence, you actually add background sound. In …

Play it by ear: Jen Ralston Interview

In a unit that’s specifically focused on audio work and storytelling, it’s a privilege to be able to hear and learn from a professional in the field. It’s even more of a gift when that person turns out to have worked on The Wire. The interview with Jen Ralston taught …

Radio Ideas: What is a Wire?

With the impending radio project always looming on the horizon, it’s time to start thinking of possible ideas for what to possibly talk about. When I usually listen to NPR, i usually love informative, almost scientifically focused broadcasts like Radiolab occasionally does. So while most people seem to want to …

The Power of Audio

I enjoyed reading the mention of The War of the Worlds radio broadcast on this week’s syllabus. Surely though after such a newsworthy major “hoax”, this kind of incident could never happen again. However, one thing many people don’t seem to know is that it not only happened once, but …