New Sound School: Studs Terkel Meets Brian Eno…

January 2, 2023

Sound School Podcast

Sound ethnographer Brian Harenetty shares similarities with audio producers, but veers off into his own unique territory.

In a new episode of Sound School, Brian talks with Rob about his method of marrying composition, fieldwork, oral history, and archive recordings and presenting the union in listening events held in, of all places, the woods.

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Produced in collaboration with PRX, The Sound School Podcast delves into the ins-and-outs of audio storytelling. The show features conversations about everything from interviewing and recording to narrative writing and ethics.

Each episode highlights the work of producers such as Al Letson, Alex Blumberg, Noel King, Leila Day, Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr., Phoebe Judge, David Isay, and Susan Stamberg, as well as emerging producers from podcasts and local NPR stations around the country.

Rob Rosenthal is the host. Rob launched and directed the radio program at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies for eleven years. He was the lead instructor for the Transom Story Workshops for ten years. He’s an audio guy through and through producing podcasts, documentaries, features, multi-media, and audio tours. He now works mostly as a story editor and still teaches from time to time.