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.
The Audible Picture Show
Matt Hulse presents short audio works by a diverse range of inventive audio artists and filmmakers, created specifically for "a darkened cinema."
- 2004
- 01:24:35
Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work -- Day Two
Their work comes from the heart and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic of worlds: teenagehood. Listen in as young producers from around the country present their work and talk about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
- 2003
- 01:24:21
Deadline Radio
Most producers and reporters spend their days "feeding the machine" -- cranking out short-form work on a daily, sometimes hourly deadline, with no time for second guesses. However, a lot of news coverage is formulaic and, frankly, dull.
- 2004
- 01:18:25
Truth on Stage
When facts cannot plumb the depths, shall we lie? In this session, producers listen to and discuss radio documentaries that use fiction and dramatic elements to get to the truth.
- 2004
- 01:19:44
Variations on a Thirst: Presenting the 2003 TCF ShortDocs
In 2003 the TCF introduced our "ShortDocs", by inviting producersto submit written proposals for radio stories (five to seven minutes in length) about a single topic - 'thirst'.
- 2003
- 01:02:50
Loose Tongues
Narrative deceptions, perverse fictions, audio portraiture: this conversation between feature-makers Natalie Kestecher and Susan Stone explores the interplay of story, character, and music, as well as the delights of creative ambiguity and communication in Kestecher's luminous, protean work.
- 2003
- 58:52
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
To Err (on the Air) Is Human
No one likes to make mistakes, but the difference between you (brilliant producer) and the guy next to you (average producer) is in learning how to use those mistakes to your advantage.
- 2003
- 01:13:12
These Are a Few of Dean Olsher's Favorite Things
Arthur Godfrey had it. So did Bob and Ray. And Ken Nordine has it, too. "It": the magical quality that makes you feel they're talking to you and you alone.
- 2003
- 01:02:21
The Music of Voices
Creative sound projects are increasingly blurring the lines between radio, audio documentary, sound art, and music.
- 2003
- 01:32:08
Ways of Hearing
It's not always easy to put aside the culturally-formed listening patterns we take for granted and hear radio in fresh ways.
- 2003
- 01:29:31
Sound Seizing: Recording in the Real World
After a long day of taping in the field, have you ever felt that you failed to capture the true essence of your location?
- 2003
- 01:32:59
Breaking the Mold: Youth Producers Share Their Work -- Day One
Their work comes from the heart and gives us a glimpse into the most enigmatic of worlds: teenagehood. Listen in as young producers from around the country present their work and talk about how they're making radio relevant for a new generation.
- 2003
- 01:24:54
These Are a Few of Johanna Zorn's Favorite Things
At the 2019 Third Coast Conference, Johanna Zorn took the stage to share her experiences and her lifelong love of radio.
- 2025
- 43:16