Hi All, The Kitchen Sisters are coming to KCRW to present The Kitchen Sisters Interviewing, Recording & Podcasting Workshop on Tuesday, November 12, 2:00-5:00 pm in the spanking new KCRW Annenberg Performance Studio in Santa Monica. This 3-hour session is designed for those who want to acquire and hone their skills for an array of audio projects — radio, podcasts, online stories, oral histories, family histories, news, documentaries and other multimedia platforms. In the Workshop, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva cover interviewing and miking techniques, sound gathering, use of archival audio, field recording techniques, recording equipment, how to make interviewees comfortable, how to frame evocative questions that make for compelling storytelling, how to build a story, how to listen (which is harder than it looks) and how to build a narrative. And we talk podcasting. Serious talk about getting your podcast going and giving it a real sound. The workshop is customized to fit the projects you are working on. The groups are always lively and good contacts are made. Of course, snacks will be served. Thanks to KCRW for hosting this workshop for the community.    Tuesday, November 12, 2:00 – 5:00 pm Cost: $160.00 Tickets available through our friends at Eventbrite. Please pass this announcement along to your Southern California community. Expand your skills, meet new people, see KCRW, See you there. The Kitchen Sisters P.S. Our new podcast just dropped, the latest in our Keepers series — The Kitchen Sisters Present: Lawrence Weschler—Archivist of The Odd, The Marvelous, The Passionate and Slightly Askew.  Weschler, author of the new book How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks, leads us into the mind of David Wilson and the Museum of Jurassic Technology and into the making of Bill Morrison’s film, Frozen Time, about the discovery of a cache of thousands of reels of old nitrate films buried in the permafrost in Dawson City, the heart of the Gold Rush in the Klondike. Weschler weaves stories of memory palaces, archives of misery, the early history of museums, obsessed collectors and more.

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10 students got on the radio-9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered from our radio journalism classes. One of our students was recently hired as a freelance producer on the Gimlet podcast The RFK Tapes and an Associate Producer on Freakonomics after taking a radio journalism class with us!

 

5 WK PODCASTING CLASS IN SAN FRANCISCO STARTS NEXT WED. 10/17

 

David's an a-list journalist and podcaster. He hosts & produces the Murrow-award winning The Intersection Podcast. He also just became a Managing Editor at KALW. He cut his teeth as a KALW Fellow & prolific journalist who has contributed pieces to NY Times, Salon & Might. Most recently, he's a finalist in Current’s Local That Works contest and received grants from California Humanities and the San Francisco Arts Commission. It's a rare opportunity to learn radio journalism & tech from a pro!

 

In this class, David teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. David will host a recording session in a pro studio. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

PODCASTING w/ David Boyer (Intersection Podcast)—NEXT Wed. 10/17. 1 SPOT!
Oct 17, Oct 24, Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 28 (5 Wed.) 7-10pm. 

 

 

5 WK PODCASTING CLASS IN LOS ANGELES IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER

 

Anna's a reporter and producer for KCRW where she works on Press Play w/ Madeleine Brand & reported for KCRW's podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles which is a fantastic podcast. Before that, she produced Warren Olney's To the Point and Which Way, LA?

 

In this class, Anna teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. Anna will host a recording session in a pro studio. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

 

PODCASTING w/ Anna Scott (There Goes The Neighborhood)–THIS Sat. 10/13.
Oct 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10 (5 Sat.) 2:30-5:30 PM. WP West. 1 SPOT!

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PODCASTING w/ Anna Scott (There Goes The Neighborhood)—Starts Sat. 11/17
Nov 17, Dec 1, Dec 8, Dec 15, Jan 5 (5 Sat.) 2:30-5:30 PM. WP West. 

 

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5 WK RADIO STORYTELLING CLASS IN LOS ANGELES IN OCTOBER

Bob is the host and producer of Unfictional on KCRW. Not only is he an amazing teacher with a great ear for story, he is supportive and inspiring.

10 of our students have sold stories to the radio from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. Our most recent student to get on air is Caitlin Biljan with a moving tale about her obsessive search for a high school self-defense tape that contained some strange advice. Listen to it HERE.

In this class you will develop a story using the secret UnFictional guidelines, upcoming themes and record it at KCRW. At the end of class, you get  a professionally recorded clip that you can use to get on Bob's show, This American Life, Moth Main Stage, Snap Judgment and launch your storytelling career.

RADIO STORYTELLING w/ Bob Carlson (Producer, KCRW's Unfictional) 5 Wk

https://writingpad.com/classes/los-angeles-introductory-radio-storytelling-workshop/

Oct. 22, Nov. 5, Dec. 3, 10, 17 (4 Sun. nights, 1 recording session) 6:00-9:00 p.m, Westwood

5 WK PODCASTING CLASS IN SAN FRANCISCO IN NOVEMBER

Eliza Smith is a producer of Snap Judgment and it’s spinoff, Spooked as well as a radio journalist who has been on multiple NPR shows including the Kitchen Sisters. Not only is she an amazing teacher with a great ear for story, he is really supportive and inspiring! Also, because of our radio storytelling classes, 10 of our students have sold stories to the radio from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. Our most recent student to get on air is Caitlin Biljan with a moving tale about her obsessive search for a high school self-defense tape that contained some strange advice. Listen to it HERE.

In this class, Eliza teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. Eliza is even bringing in the head sound person from Snap for one class and for the recording session. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

PODCASTING w/ Eliza Smith (Producer, Snap Judgment)

https://writingpad.com/classes/san-francisco-podcasting-bootcamp/

Nov. 5, 12, Dec. 3, 10, 17 (5 Sun. nights), 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., SF