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Fostering the art of audio storytelling
All Hear just dropped! In it, @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social highlights exciting upcoming opportunities, such as NYC’s Artists & Mothers Grant, the @radiophrenia.bsky.social Open Call and the Sonic Dash. Plus, the Tiny Spaces Deep Connections Open Call. Check it: allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-d...
All Hear December 2025
The last All Hear of the year! With 150+ opportunities from around the world.
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December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
All Hear just dropped! In it, @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social highlights exciting upcoming opportunities, such as NYC’s Artists & Mothers Grant, the @radiophrenia.bsky.social Open Call and the Sonic Dash. Plus, the Tiny Spaces Deep Connections Open Call. Check it: allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-d...
In a 2022 manifesto from Robert Krulwich, he writes, “Play — the ability to have fun, to get free, to dance a little while exploring the subject — that’s the magic; and radio/audio can do it as well, and sometimes better, than any other medium.” So… go for it. And play! transom.org/2022/conside...
Consider Your Ears
Consider Your Ears - Transom
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December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In a 2022 manifesto from Robert Krulwich, he writes, “Play — the ability to have fun, to get free, to dance a little while exploring the subject — that’s the magic; and radio/audio can do it as well, and sometimes better, than any other medium.” So… go for it. And play! transom.org/2022/conside...
On the latest “Sound School,” listen to the story Champika Fernando produced at a Traveling Workshop this summer in Amherst, MA. And be sure to listen for the surprising maneuver they pulled at the end of the piece. transom.org/2025/its-mag... @prx.org
It's Magic
It's Magic - Transom
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December 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
On the latest “Sound School,” listen to the story Champika Fernando produced at a Traveling Workshop this summer in Amherst, MA. And be sure to listen for the surprising maneuver they pulled at the end of the piece. transom.org/2025/its-mag... @prx.org
This audio piece from 2013 is honest and beautiful. We can’t recommend it enough. Listen to Andrew Forsthoefel walk across America and meet some really special people. transom.org/2013/walking...
Walking Across America: Advice for a Young Man
Walking Across America: Advice for a Young Man - Transom
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December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This audio piece from 2013 is honest and beautiful. We can’t recommend it enough. Listen to Andrew Forsthoefel walk across America and meet some really special people. transom.org/2013/walking...
Our newsletter just DROPPED! In it, info about The Listeners, making Scott Carrier’s “Old La Sal,” as well as two sermons from @jayall.bsky.social in 2016. Plus, a few Traveling Workshop updates. Check it out here: transom.substack.com/p/over-the-t...
Over the Transom | 12.12.25
The Listeners, Old La Sal, and five heretical sermons
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December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our newsletter just DROPPED! In it, info about The Listeners, making Scott Carrier’s “Old La Sal,” as well as two sermons from @jayall.bsky.social in 2016. Plus, a few Traveling Workshop updates. Check it out here: transom.substack.com/p/over-the-t...
George Orwell said that the process of learning bad writing habits is reversible. In this article on @openculture.bsky.social, he outlines six rules he follows. Such as, “never use a long word where a short one will do.” Read the rest here: www.openculture.com/2025/12/geor...
George Orwell’s Six Rules for Writing Clear and Tight Prose
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Most everyone who knows the work of George Orwell knows his 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language” (published here), in which he rails against careless, confusing, ...
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December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
George Orwell said that the process of learning bad writing habits is reversible. In this article on @openculture.bsky.social, he outlines six rules he follows. Such as, “never use a long word where a short one will do.” Read the rest here: www.openculture.com/2025/12/geor...
On this archival episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social discusses the composer and sound ecologist R. Murray Schafer with another amazing maker, Hildegard Westerkamp. Their work may change the way we think about sound. Listen. transom.org/2021/the-wor...
The World Orchestra Is Always Playing
The World Orchestra Is Always Playing - Transom
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December 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
On this archival episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social discusses the composer and sound ecologist R. Murray Schafer with another amazing maker, Hildegard Westerkamp. Their work may change the way we think about sound. Listen. transom.org/2021/the-wor...
Join Transom, KZMU and Community Rebuilds for a one-week audio documentary intensive in Moab, UT! Only a few days left to apply. Scholarships are available. Take a risk and join us in the canyons of southeast Utah – a place full of rich, complex stories.
transom.org/2025/traveli...
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Traveling Workshop 2026: Moab, Utah
Traveling Workshop 2026: Moab, Utah - Transom
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December 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Join Transom, KZMU and Community Rebuilds for a one-week audio documentary intensive in Moab, UT! Only a few days left to apply. Scholarships are available. Take a risk and join us in the canyons of southeast Utah – a place full of rich, complex stories.
transom.org/2025/traveli...
transom.org/2025/traveli...
Today! We challenge you to get into conversation with someone and be way more attentive than ever.
“When was the last time you gave whole-hearted, undivided attention to someone for a sustained period of time? It has always been a gift, but it is increasingly precious.” – @jayall.bsky.social
“When was the last time you gave whole-hearted, undivided attention to someone for a sustained period of time? It has always been a gift, but it is increasingly precious.” – @jayall.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Today! We challenge you to get into conversation with someone and be way more attentive than ever.
“When was the last time you gave whole-hearted, undivided attention to someone for a sustained period of time? It has always been a gift, but it is increasingly precious.” – @jayall.bsky.social
“When was the last time you gave whole-hearted, undivided attention to someone for a sustained period of time? It has always been a gift, but it is increasingly precious.” – @jayall.bsky.social
We are so excited to present to you, The Listeners: Hyper-local documentaries that reflect communities back to themselves in real and honest ways. If you're an independent, pitch us a piece over at Transom, and we might be able to fund it. Learn more here: transom.org/the-listeners/
The Listeners
The Listeners - Transom
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December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We are so excited to present to you, The Listeners: Hyper-local documentaries that reflect communities back to themselves in real and honest ways. If you're an independent, pitch us a piece over at Transom, and we might be able to fund it. Learn more here: transom.org/the-listeners/
ATTN all California-based early-career audio makers! Applications are live for our Catalina traveling workshop!
Expect a week of audio documentary learning from David Weinberg, Ariella Markowitz and your peers. Learn more here: transom.org/2025/traveli...
Expect a week of audio documentary learning from David Weinberg, Ariella Markowitz and your peers. Learn more here: transom.org/2025/traveli...
Traveling Workshop 2026: Catalina, California
Traveling Workshop 2026: Catalina, California - Transom
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December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ATTN all California-based early-career audio makers! Applications are live for our Catalina traveling workshop!
Expect a week of audio documentary learning from David Weinberg, Ariella Markowitz and your peers. Learn more here: transom.org/2025/traveli...
Expect a week of audio documentary learning from David Weinberg, Ariella Markowitz and your peers. Learn more here: transom.org/2025/traveli...
Scott Carrier, radio legend, takes us inside a remote town in Utah. It’s a quiet story about landscape and longing. About the people who make up this complicated and beautiful place. Listen to “Old La Sal”, the inaugural story for our new project and callout, “The Listeners.” bit.ly/44NfSwU
Old La Sal
Old La Sal - Transom
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December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Scott Carrier, radio legend, takes us inside a remote town in Utah. It’s a quiet story about landscape and longing. About the people who make up this complicated and beautiful place. Listen to “Old La Sal”, the inaugural story for our new project and callout, “The Listeners.” bit.ly/44NfSwU
Today! We have a challenge. Cut your entire narration out of whatever story you’re working on. See how it fares. And then do your best to turn your story from mush to magic.
With love,
Transom
With love,
Transom
December 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Today! We have a challenge. Cut your entire narration out of whatever story you’re working on. See how it fares. And then do your best to turn your story from mush to magic.
With love,
Transom
With love,
Transom
We have a throwback episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social for your day today. It’s a conversation between @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social and Jazmine T. Green about the lack of language we currently have to describe “podcasts.” Listen here: transom.org/2025/revisit... @prx.org
Revisiting: We Need More Words to Describe Audio Stories
Revisiting: We Need More Words to Describe Audio Stories - Transom
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December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We have a throwback episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social for your day today. It’s a conversation between @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social and Jazmine T. Green about the lack of language we currently have to describe “podcasts.” Listen here: transom.org/2025/revisit... @prx.org
Applications are live for our summer residency in collaboration with the Blue Mountain Center! One month. Undistracted time, quiet, good food, and a beautiful space to pursue your work. Apply here: transom.org/workshops/bmc/
Transom x Blue Mountain Center Residency
Transom x Blue Mountain Center Residency - Transom
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December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Applications are live for our summer residency in collaboration with the Blue Mountain Center! One month. Undistracted time, quiet, good food, and a beautiful space to pursue your work. Apply here: transom.org/workshops/bmc/
Our “Over the Transom” newsletter just dropped! In it, expect Traveling Workshops updates, covering up an unwanted tattoo, Small True Things, and the late great Alice Wong. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Over the Transom | 11.28.25
Small True Things, cripping the radio, and Leaving A Mark
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November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our “Over the Transom” newsletter just dropped! In it, expect Traveling Workshops updates, covering up an unwanted tattoo, Small True Things, and the late great Alice Wong. substack.com/home/post/p-...
In 2023, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social interviewed @quillawrence.bsky.social for @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social. Quil made a non-narrated audio obituary about a U.S. veteran Pete Reed. Listen to the conversation here: transom.org/2023/produci... @prx.org
Producing a Non-narrated Obituary
Producing a Non-narrated Obituary - Transom
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In 2023, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social interviewed @quillawrence.bsky.social for @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social. Quil made a non-narrated audio obituary about a U.S. veteran Pete Reed. Listen to the conversation here: transom.org/2023/produci... @prx.org
Samantha Broun created an audio project where she interviews young people to learn what makes them them, to learn a Small True Thing. She wrote a manifesto about this meaningful work. Check it out here: transom.org/2025/small-t...
@samanthabroun.bsky.social
@samanthabroun.bsky.social
Small True Things
Small True Things - Transom
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November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Samantha Broun created an audio project where she interviews young people to learn what makes them them, to learn a Small True Thing. She wrote a manifesto about this meaningful work. Check it out here: transom.org/2025/small-t...
@samanthabroun.bsky.social
@samanthabroun.bsky.social
A donor has offered to match every dollar up to $10,000. Your donation will go twice as far. If you’ve been thinking about donating or not, now’s the time! We love you! transom.org/about/donate/
Donate
Donate - Transom
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November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A donor has offered to match every dollar up to $10,000. Your donation will go twice as far. If you’ve been thinking about donating or not, now’s the time! We love you! transom.org/about/donate/
Jay Allison! He’s the reason.
Back in 1980, he wrote an article about the importance of radio. We re-published these words in 2013, and a lot of it still holds.
Check it out here: transom.org/2013/the-bas... @jayall.bsky.social
Back in 1980, he wrote an article about the importance of radio. We re-published these words in 2013, and a lot of it still holds.
Check it out here: transom.org/2013/the-bas... @jayall.bsky.social
The Basics
Jay Allison shares the fundamentals for gathering stories, from having your equipment ready to proper mic etiquette. Learn these tips and start recording!
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November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Jay Allison! He’s the reason.
Back in 1980, he wrote an article about the importance of radio. We re-published these words in 2013, and a lot of it still holds.
Check it out here: transom.org/2013/the-bas... @jayall.bsky.social
Back in 1980, he wrote an article about the importance of radio. We re-published these words in 2013, and a lot of it still holds.
Check it out here: transom.org/2013/the-bas... @jayall.bsky.social
In the latest All Hear newsletter, read about the 85+ opportunities that await you. transom.org/2025/all-hea... @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social
All Hear Newsletter, November 2025
All Hear Newsletter, November 2025 - Transom
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November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
In the latest All Hear newsletter, read about the 85+ opportunities that await you. transom.org/2025/all-hea... @taliaaugustidis.bsky.social
Back in 2011, Jack Rodolico was in that awkward space between “learning how to make radio” and “getting paid to make radio.” So, he wrote a manifesto about it. Check it out here: transom.org/2011/filling...
Filling the Void
Jack Rodolico of Latitude News commiserates on the woes of getting started and getting paid in radio. Well, kind of. There are tips, too.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Back in 2011, Jack Rodolico was in that awkward space between “learning how to make radio” and “getting paid to make radio.” So, he wrote a manifesto about it. Check it out here: transom.org/2011/filling...
On the latest @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social interviews Samantha Broun on “Small True Things” on the main stage at the annual Audio Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Sam goes into her motivation for giving young people a caring and curious ear. @prx.org
Seeking Small True Things
Seeking Small True Things - Transom
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November 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
On the latest @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social interviews Samantha Broun on “Small True Things” on the main stage at the annual Audio Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Sam goes into her motivation for giving young people a caring and curious ear. @prx.org
Alice Wong died on Friday. She was 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, she’s spent years of her life dedicated to advocating to hear from more people with disabilities on the radio.
In a 2016 manifesto, she wrote that “radio enforces normalcy.” Read the rest here: transom.org/2016/alice-w...
In a 2016 manifesto, she wrote that “radio enforces normalcy.” Read the rest here: transom.org/2016/alice-w...
Alice Wong
In this manifesto, Alice Wong talks disability, diversity, and why she wants to hear stuttering on the radio.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Alice Wong died on Friday. She was 51. Born with muscular dystrophy, she’s spent years of her life dedicated to advocating to hear from more people with disabilities on the radio.
In a 2016 manifesto, she wrote that “radio enforces normalcy.” Read the rest here: transom.org/2016/alice-w...
In a 2016 manifesto, she wrote that “radio enforces normalcy.” Read the rest here: transom.org/2016/alice-w...
Our “Over the Transom” newsletter just dropped! In it, expect Traveling Workshops updates, the behind-the-scenes of making personal documentaries by John Fecile, and exploring diagnoses by Danni Stewart.
Over the Transom | 11.14.25
Traveling Workshops, making personal documentaries, and exploring diagnoses
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November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Our “Over the Transom” newsletter just dropped! In it, expect Traveling Workshops updates, the behind-the-scenes of making personal documentaries by John Fecile, and exploring diagnoses by Danni Stewart.