Jack | August 9, 2018
Archive.org isn’t just a treasure-trove of old-time radio drama, apparently, there are other great classics to appreciate like this one Radio Directing from Earle McGill who was a superstar of the Columbia Broadcasting System. Mr. McGill was a well-known directory, producer, and casting director for their Radio Workshop among other projects.
Jack | May 7, 2017
Recently there’s been a lot of hay made about the #audiodramasunday hashtag weekly on Twitter. We think it’s a fantastic way to get the word out for those who haven’t yet got on the Audio Drama Trolley (we’ve got multiple cars give us a try!) But for those of us who already listen to audio drama the […]
Jack | January 1, 2017
Origin Stori blog provided an excellent interview with Steven Jay Cohen– audiobook narrator, educator, actor, professional creator, software innovator and master refiner of sounds. Catch the interview in its hour-long-goodness today!
Jack | December 24, 2016
Reginald Nelson wrote a perfect post about his love for Audio Drama that mirrors many others, including this author. His show The Primordials sounds like a phenomenal story we’d love to hear on the Sonic Society someday. Audio Plays have the distinct ability to be the closest sibling to movies, or to stage plays, or even […]
Jack | October 30, 2016
One of our fan favourite shows has a new listener. Laurence Raw reviews One by One in his Radio Drama Review site. Darker Musings Anthology, 30 October 2012 This disturbing tale, with more than a distinct echo of Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds, concerned Dan Cummings (John Bell), the self-styled ‘Old-Tmey Man’ of a local Canadian radio station, […]
Jack | December 16, 2015
Hot on the heels (or is that feels) of our Sonic Speaks interview with Steven Jay Cohen, we have another great link to share. Steven’s incredibly detailed: Audiobooks in the Classroom: A Field Guide! I know this time around I’m going to be paying attention to this “finely tuned” wisdom as I get my students to […]
Jack | June 3, 2015
NPR asks the question “Can you hear quality audio?” with this interesting series of music segments that included compressed and uncompressed elements of songs, Jacob Ganz challenges you to pick the WAV. Go ahead, and take the test! We’re not afraid to say that we failed, but then again, none of these clips are audio […]
Jack | June 1, 2015
With thanks to the awesome twosome over at Audio Drama Production Podcast and their facebook group page, here’s a super look at the eternal problem for all of us audio producto-philes (so maybe that’s not a word, but it should be!). Aaron Brown’s excellent sound page has a fantastic article on how to make a […]
Jack | May 21, 2015
If you heard part one of my essay on the Audio Story over at the Audio Drama Production Podcast, you heard that I identify the audio landscape as having three corners like a triangle. Drama and Narrative are pretty easily defined with strong connections to play and novel sensibilities, but the third corner belongs exclusively to […]
Jack | May 18, 2015
Icebox Radio Theater has announced a new direction for their podcast shows. IBRT Director, Jeffrey Adams identifies the changes in a recent PRESS RELEASE. Go have a look at how the IBRT is moving into the future. We’re all a twitter about it here in the Society!
