The radio show is actually coming along pretty well.

Here is what our group went over:

1. We decided that we are going to do a discussion about The Wire. This discussion will center around how we would have handled a given situation or a discussion on how we think the characters should have handled the situation. The bulk of this discussion will center around characters that have made some more difficult decisions; this is done in order to promote a very interesting conversation.

2. In order to make the discussion doable, we also came up with the idea that each of us need to make two questions that will be asked. Not all questions will be asked during the radio show, but if we have 8 questions it gives us room to choose the ones we want to ask. These questions will be chosen prior to the actual recording.

3. Since this is a radio show, we have all been tasked with creating some form of a radio commercial. On the optional part of this, some individuals may be looking into finding a song that can relate to The Wire. This is to ensure that we all cover some form of audio that is going to be used (apart from our voices during the discussion) in the radio show.

Quick Check List

– Create a radio commercial.

– Create two questions for discussion.

– Show up and discuss!

Current Issues

1. Our current, and biggest issue, is that we need a good mic that is not a headset. Currently, our alternative is using a sound recorder on a phone, but that probably will not sound as good. We were hoping to get a mic that we could place in the middle of a table and literally just sit around it and discuss like it was a normal conversation. Furthermore, by doing it this way, it would remove the chopiness of stringing various recordings together, which would make this seem like more of a discussion rather than a, Person 1 asked question, Person 2 answers question, Person 3 answers question, etc.

What I’ve Gotten Done.

I have currently come up with two questions (they will be up on the Google document soon). The radio commercial from me should be finished sometime today or tomorrow.

Currently, everything is moving along decently!