The Extra Dimension

Ian R Buck and Savannah Haslow review Nerdcon: Stories.

Links

• Nerdcon: Stories
• NerdCon – YouTube
• Photos by Ian Buck; Of Nerdcon: Stories – Google Photos
• #nerdconstories – Twitter Search
• Nerdcon Stories Juvenilia – What’s in your bag, Mr. Pips? – David Nadelberg – YouTube
• The “NerdCon: Stories” Potato Thread (with images, tweets) · paulandstorm · Storify

Podcasting Advice from the “Hearing is Believing” panel

• Do something that can’t be done on stage, live.
• Interview
• Unique sound design
• We don’t have to repeat facts often because we can assume that the audience has been listening since the beginning.
• Imagine riding shotgun with someone, explaining something to them.
• How much of a cue does the listener need to know who is speaking?
• Can stop and talk about how the recording went.
• Imagine who you are speaking to, who your ideal audience is.
• Good podcasts do:
• Gets to the point. Don’t just be a couple of white guys shooting the breeze.
• People are giving you their attention. Honor that.
• The story should connect to me, resonate.
• Something we haven’t heard before.
• Know what they are
• Good microphone, recording environment
• People should be comfortable with each other
• Freesound.org has sound effects we can use.
• Drink lots of water!

A bunch of podcasts and things to check out

• Story Collider
• This American Life
• SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins
• Longform
• Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig
• Every Single Word by Dylan Marron
• Mystery Show
• Stuff You Should Know
• Ask Me Another
• Reply All
• The Read
• The Black Tapes
• Criminal

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