Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

https://bookshop.org/a/92755/9780385348430

Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab , in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life , The Moth , Radiolab , Planet Money , Snap Judgment , Serial , Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. Each has a distinct style, but every one delivers stories that are brilliantly told and produced. Out on the Wire offers an unexpected window into this new kind of storytelling–one that literally illustrates the making of a purely auditory medium.

This book has a lot of behind-the-scenes of well-known podcast shows. It is also chock-full of really good advice. Don’t take my word for it, here’s Ira Glass from the Foreword:

And this is what the author means by “wire”…

Enjoy!

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