Maker Sessions
Dive into scores of talks, workshops, and audio manifestos offering wisdom on everything from production skills to journalistic ethics from the best audio producers and makers on the planet.
Mudslide Part 2: After the Avalanche
In the era of Donald Trump, journalists have had to adapt as storytellers.
- 2017
- 01:45:45
Marie Kondo Never Worked In Pro Tools
Building a radio story often means hours (Dozens? Hundreds?) of tape, reams of written notes, photos, links, and research... It is very easy to get lost in this mountain of material — unsure of what or even where your best stuff is.
- 2024
- 00
Midwifing The Story: The Art of Editing
We’ve all heard the old adage: Everyone needs an editor. Whether you’re working in print, film, or narrative audio — you need someone to check for structure, make sure you’re meeting deadlines, and generally help get the story to the finish line.
- 2024
- 01:28:39
Megaphone
How do documentary producers and artists address the most common issues in the news and shed new light on them?
- 2003
- 01:25:45
Mudslide: The Election of 2016
With the ink on the ballots still wet, Third Coast dives into the past year of political reporting. How were journalists most - and least - successful covering the presidential election and its voters? And: where do we go from here?
- 2016
- 01:26:31
The Mysterious Production
To mark ten amazing years of celebrating sound and story, we're closing out this year's Conference with something a little different - a special conversation about inspiration, collaboration, creativity, and storytelling that will leave your ears ringing... in a good way.
- 2010
- 01:25:31
Making Waves: The Impact of Radio
In times of crisis the impact of radio coverage on peoples' lives is easy to assess. But day in and day out, how does radio touch the communities or subjects it portrays, and the audience it reaches?
- 2001
- 01:09:04
Make Them Care: Crafting Narratives About Entrenched Social Problems
In this session, Nikole Hannah-Jones (The New York Times) and Chana Joffe-Walt (This American Life) talk about how to build a story structure that will make listeners care about even the most familiar, entrenched social problems.
- 2016
- 01:08:42
Music
Music and sound bring layers of meaning to your work. Incorporating them most effectively starts with looking for the movement and metaphor in your materials. Using examples from her own features, Sherre DeLys presents different approaches to integrated sound design.
- 2002
- 01:12:12
The Music of Voices
Creative sound projects are increasingly blurring the lines between radio, audio documentary, sound art, and music.
- 2003
- 01:32:08
Mastering the Grill: Why Some Interviews Go Up in Smoke
Some respond to praise, others to badgering, some the frontal assault, others when you sneak up from behind. Brooke Gladstone offers a few interrogation tips (and some audio examples) on how to get your guests to crack and make them like it.
- 2008
- 01:20:33
Music: A Force for Good (and Sometimes Evil)
Radio makers have many techniques at their disposal for crafting each story they tell, including one in particular that gets used and abused more than any other: scoring.
- 2005
- 01:21:00
Mission Possible: Finding Grants for Independent Productions
Nearly 68,000 foundations in the U.S. together give away more than $30 billion per year. So how can you get some of it?
- 2006
- 01:19:48
Making a Scene: The Use of Verite to Show, Not Tell, Your Story
A well-crafted scene, heard on the radio, opens a window onto a new world and allows the listener to fly right in. Claire Schoen explores the process of creating scenes -- showing real people living their lives -- for an audio documentary.
- 2007
- 01:34:06
Making News Stories Good Stories
Guess what? You can tell great stories on the news, too.
- 2014
- 01:20:01
Making Radio Against Most Odds
Imagine reporting in a culture that speaks a language your listeners don't understand, and covering issues your listeners don't totally care about - all in a country that doesn't even want you there in the first place.
- 2012
- 01:15:51