I think I arrived a little late to the Podcast game- I’ve only been listening for a couple of years. A friend of mine got me in through ‘Serial’- she went week by week with it- but I do podcasts in the way I do Netflix ![]() I’ll admit to being a little narrow in my Podcast world-view, I tried listening to the ‘Chris Moyles Radio 1 Breakfast Show Podcast’ back in the day but could not get into it. Also, there was so much about ‘Welcome to Nightvale’ on my Pinterest feed that I gave it a go. Couldn’t get it -and I’m pretty whimsical and roll with non mainstream stuff. I’ve only just started listening to ‘This American Life’ and tend to stick with TED Radio Hour. All that being so, here are my favorites: Serial: Hasn't everyone in the world listened to Serial? The story of Adnan Syed was my go-to listening when I visited my parents in the summer of 2015. Sitting on the bus, walking down school road, I began to actively resent the friends and family I was supposed to meet up with when I reached my destination and I was even known to take an extra lap around the block just to reach the end of an episode. Serial: The story of Bo Bergdahl filled my ears the summer of 2016. I know it has been criticized for not being as compelling as the Syed case but the many layers that comprise the Bergdahl case never made it to the American media, in addition to an education in American Military procedure, made it compelling listening for me. I am most impressed by Sarah Koenig’s narration and the incredible research done by the ‘This American Life’ team in both cases. You can learn more about Serial here If Serial qualifies as entertainment, then the TED Radio Hour qualifies as educational. It is, of course, the only thing that keeps me on the treadmill at the gym or convinces me that I can (and should) clean the apartment or keeps me company on long road trips- the downside of each of these occupations is, of course, that I can’t take notes while listening. Of the many episodes available, I do have a couple of favorites: Screen Time Part 1: I recommend this at all the parent workshops I host. Compiled from excerpts of talks as well as interviews with the presenters, Screen Time talks about the impact- negative and potentially positive- that mobile devices and screens have on our lives. Crisis and Response: I like this one. I even remember dusting my bedside tables while listening to it. It doesn’t connect to work or anything really, it just speaks to me about the power of human beings to step up and help each other when the world seems to be going wrong. Inspiring and empowering- feel good listening. This American Life: Status Update: I love the start of this podcast- the first few minutes is a recording of a small group of teenage girls as they check the ‘likes’ they receive in Instagram and speak honestly about the influence social media has on their self image. It offers great insight and again, it’s one I encourage all our parents to listen to.
Next step is to try Podcast production with students. I’ve tried it before with a class but we were never able to go public with it (‘The Importance of the Kardashian’s’ was one creation… I renamed the unit ‘When giving voice and choice goes wrong!’) One of our Elementary teachers is interested in exploring it with her class. First step is encouraging students to listen to appropriate podcasts, before introducing them to the tools we will use for production. Hopefully, in a couple of months, I’ll have something new to listen to at the gym.
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