About this episode
Do you know how WWII started? How do you incorporate narrative elements into a nonfiction podcast? In what ways can you weave in various sound elements to heighten the podcasting experience for your listeners?
These questions (and more) are answered by Evo Terra (from the 3 Clips podcast) and Michael Trapani (from the How to Start a War podcast). Today’s Audience episode is actually the first episode from the second season of the 3 Clips podcast. In it, host Evo Terra talks with his guest, Michael Trapani about what it takes to put together an effective, powerful, and impactful narrative non-fiction podcast.
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Today you’ll learn about:
- Why Michael chose podcasting over other forms of media
- The importance of research and writing
- Leveraging the audio for a podcast
- Emphasizing speech cadence over attempting various accents for voice acting
- How sound elements can heighten the listener experience
- Narrative podcast styles with a nonfiction topic
- How Michael’s opinions have changed from the beginning to end of the project
Resources/Links:
3 Clips Podcast: https://3clipspodcast.com/
How to Start a War Podcast: https://www.howtostartawar.com/
How to Start a War, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtostartawarpod/
Podcast Pontifications: https://podcastpontifications.com/
Evo Terra, Twitter: https://twitter.com/evoterra
War of the Worlds radio broadcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g
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