Are you at RESONATE? Don’t miss your chance to win a Audio-Technica AT8035 Mic Enter our in-person raffle at RESONATE + boost your odds by: 📬 Joining AIR’s newsletter: lnkd.in/d3HUYrEf 📸 Snapping a photo at our step-and-repeat + tagging us on social media 💰 Purchasing or renewing ur AIR membership

AIR Opens 2025 Board Nominations to Strengthen Leadership and Support Independent Audio’s Future! We’re seeking candidates with experience in funding, development, or fundraising who understand today’s nonprofit challenges and can help strengthen AIR’s foundation. Learn more: ow.ly/5v1750Xorz8

The Growth Lounge at RESONATE 🗓️ Fri, Nov 7 🕐 1-4 pm EST 📍 Common House Richmond, in Union Hall (303 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220) 🎟️ Sign up: bit.ly/4nIz31E

[SoundPath Webinar] @indiejournalists.bsky.social Presents Save Time, Money, and Clients with Clear Project Scoping 🗓️ Fri, Nov 14 🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET 🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid 🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw

Dianne Ballon Sound encompasses the preservation of AIR Member Dianne Ballon’s birding sound recordings, captured 20+ years ago on DAT, which are being digitized and transcribed for her archive + Bowdoin College—urgent preservation for 21 hours of sonic history.

📣 HAPPENING TODAY: Virtual Water Cooler for Audio Producers 🗓️Mon, Nov 3 🕐3 - 4pm ET 🎟RSVP via Zoom: bit.ly/4qzmAQw Join our Virtual Water Cooler, an informal hangout for audio pros to connect beyond project work! Meet peers, chat in breakout rooms + build community.

Dominic Lawson has been an AIR Member since 2022, and he’s been making major waves in the podcasting world ever since! Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Lawson is an award-winning host, producer, and editor with a passion for storytelling that inspires and informs.

We’re so hyped to celebrate AIR Board Co-President @tastykeish and her much-anticipated podcast, “The Secret Life of TK Dutes!”

Virtual Water Cooler for Audio Producers 🗓️ Nov 3 🕐 3 - 4 pm EST 📍 Virtual 🎟 RSVP for free: bit.ly/4qzmAQw Join our Virtual Water Cooler, an informal online hangout for audio pros to connect beyond project work! Meet peers, chat in breakout rooms, and build community in a relaxed, respectful space.

Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 from AIR! This year: ☠️ Join our spook-tacular community. Become an AIR member (or renew your membership): ow.ly/ymcg50XkXRw 🕸️ Donate if you dare. Every contribution, big or small, helps keep the magic alive: ow.ly/YKCS50XkXRt

Audio Educators Meetup at the Resonate Podcast Festival 🗓️Nov 8 🕐9-10 am EST 📍ICA's Abby Moore Cafe 🎟️RSVP for free: ow.ly/3pna50XkyNw Join us for an informal meet-up during Resonate. A great way to kick off your day + grow your network in the audio teaching community.

Meet this week’s New Voices Public Radio Fellow: Katie Reuther, a Chinese American audio producer + documentarian exploring adoption, identity + belonging. She’s worked w/ Marketplace, APM Studios + Heritage Radio Network. Her work's archived at Library of Congress + Smithsonian: ow.ly/R8Gf50XjQTh

🕸️ Got a car gathering cobwebs? Let it spin a new story—one that supports independent audio creators! Instead of letting that dusty ride sit in the shadows, donate it through AIR’s partnership with CARS. It’s easy, tax-deductible, and makes a real impact for indie audio.

Today is the last day to enroll in Javier Leiva's true crime class, where you'll learn how to use open-source intelligence (OSINT) to track down hard-to-find ppl, vet sources who may have their own agendas + walk the tightrope of storytelling w/o exploiting victims.

Meet Relando Thompkins-Jones — a macro social worker, educator, and consultant using storytelling + media to advance equity and social justice. He founded Social Justice Origin Stories to create space for reflection, connection, and collective action. Connect with him: airmedia.org/talent/relan...

[SoundPath Class] Reporting Crime in Real Time: Tools, Ethics, + Strategy 🗓️Nov 5, 12 + 19 🕐2-4 pm PT/5-7 pm ET 👤Instructor: Javier Leiva 🎟️Register: $335 for AIR members/$385 for non-members (Deadline to enroll: Oct 27): bit.ly/4nZFVbU 💰Reimbursement: Apply at The Podcasting, Seriously Awards Fund

[SoundPath Webinar] How to Pitch: ESPN's 30 for 30 Podcasts 🗓️ Wed, Oct 29 🕐 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT 🗣 Moderator Jeff Umbro and the ESPN team, Preeti Varathan, Tara Nadolny, Gus Navarro, and Cynthia Paribello 🎟️ RSVP for AIR members + Resonate Ticket Holders: www.soundpath.co/course/how-t...

Our winners list keeps growing! 🎉 Huge congrats to Audio Maverick, Candy Ears, and all the amazing AIR members honored at the Signal Awards. 🏆 Got award news of your own? Drop us a note — we love celebrating your wins!

Community Coworking: side-hustles and passion projects 🗓️ Sun, Oct 26 🕐 11 am - 2 pm EDT 📍 Virtual 🎟 RSVP for free: bit.ly/42V07TR Do you need to set aside time outside the 9-5 to make your passion projects a reality? Or do that editing job you do on the side to make extra bucks?

Excellent opp!!! I'm on the AIR board. If you have questions, let me know. #jobopp

We’re hiring! Lead the Next Phase of AIR’s National Audio Training Platform, SoundPath Title: Program Manager, SoundPath Rate: $85,000 annually Location: Remote (Only permanent residents of CA, MA, NC, NJ, NY, and PA can apply)

Breaking the News: The Rise and Fall of CNN — and the Birth of Chaos Media is a deeply reported, multi-episode documentary podcast that investigates how the first 24-hour news network revolutionized journalism, reshaped public trust, and helped give rise to today's polarized information landscape.

Meet the production team behind Radio Workshop’s documentary-style podcast and find out more about our audio storytelling work across Africa. RSVP here: ow.ly/qtKA50XfHg6

Meet Sundus Hassan Nooli one of AIR’s newest members. Sundus is a prod + ed who believes in the pwr of sound to connect ppl across cultures + exp. From indep radio to award-nom podcasts her wrk focuses on crafting intimate, human-centered stories fostering empathy + understanding

Congratulations to AIR Members Lisa Woolfork, Toni Kennedy, and Anna DeShawn, who won big at the Black Podcasting Awards! Lisa is a triple threat, and her podcast Stitch Please won three awards: Best Arts Podcast, Best Black Girl Magic Podcast, and Best Longtime Podcast.

(SoundPath Panel) Narrative Audio Storytelling Is Still Alive: Covering Complex Stories from an Immigrant Lens 🗓️ Wed, Oct 22 🕐 12pm PT / 3pm ET 🗣 Moderators and panelists: Mia Warren, Quincy Surasmith, Iggy Monda, Paulina Velasco, and Lushik Lotus-Lee 🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/ExVY50XefpY

📣 HAPPENING TOMORROW: SoundPath Webinar: IIJ Presents Be Heard: Pitching Your Op-Ed 🗓️ Fri, Oct 17 🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET 📍 Virtual 🎟 RSVP for free: ow.ly/fUFO50XcAZv

5th Annual Humanities Podcasting Network Symposium: “Podcasting & Power" 🗓️ Oct 24 - 25 📍 Virtual 🎟️ Register for free: ow.ly/ifiU50Xcs7x

Meet this week’s New Voices Public Radio fellow: LaShawn L. Hudson! An Atlanta-based multimedia journalist, LaShawn tells powerful stories across print, video, digital + radio. She’s a producer/reporter for WABE’s Closer Look w/ Rose Scott + an AABJ Pioneer Award winner airmedia.org/talent/lasha...

📣 HAPPENING TODAY: Audio Educators Meetup with Early Career Audio Collective 🗓️ Wed, Oct 15 🕐 1- 2 pm EDT 👤 Speakers: Sara McCrea and Kaitlin Goldin 🎟️ Register for free: ow.ly/yZB650XbJku

AIR's Community Access Fund provides financial assistance to indep audio makers who need help obtaining an AIR membership. This fund aims to break down financial barriers + ensure talented indiv access vital resources, prof devel + community connections: givebutter.com/airaccessfund

SoundPath Webinar: IIJ Presents Be Heard: Pitching Your Op-Ed 🗓️ Friday, October 17, 2025 🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET 📍 Virtual 🎟 RSVP for free: www.soundpath.co/course/pitch...

SoundPath instructor Javier Leiva—host of the acclaimed Pretend Podcast—is leading a new True Crime Storytelling class designed for independent journalists, podcasters, and nonfiction storytellers who already have some experience in reporting or audio production.

This week’s Storyfund project: SuicideNoted National Tour & Doc Film Suicide Noted is bringing raw, honest convos w/ suicide attempt survivors to 20+ cities—breaking stigma + building empathy. Help make it happen: event spaces, travel, filming + more: ow.ly/EfRS50X9ezL

Do you have an event you'd like featured in AIR's newsletter? Fill out this form: ow.ly/ZmKb50X8vGF We highlight the events, projects and announcement of AIR members in the "Friends of AIR" section of our weekly newsletter.

Community Coworking: Side-Hustles and Passion Projects 🗓️ Sunday, October 12, 2025 🕐 11:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT 📍 Virtual 🎟 Join us this Sunday: ow.ly/g9rF50X8vtZ

SoundPath is AIR’s digital training platform for audio makers of all experience levels. AIR members receive discounts on live virtual classes, plus free access to webinars and our video library: ow.ly/e4pH50X8v5P

[SoundPath Webinar] How to Pitch: Pushkin Industries 🗓️ Tue, Oct 21 🕐 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT 🗣 Pushkin Industries CEO Gretta Cohn 🎟️ RSVP for AIR members and Resonate Ticket Holders: ow.ly/Xz7c50X7XiN

Audio Educators Meetup with Early Career Audio Collective 🗓️ 10/15 🕐 1-2 pm ET 👤 Sara McCrea + Kaitlin Goldin 🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/vwAz50X6gnm

Podcast Mixer: Podcast & Sip 🗓️ Fri, Nov 7 🕐 7 PM ET 👤 Corey Gumbs, Anna DeShawn, Adell Coleman, and Fallon Jethroe 📍 The Honey Drizzle At The Riviere, 506 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 🎟️ RSVP at partiful.com/e/dIrilFv1G8...

Virtual Water Cooler for Audio Producers 🗓️ Oct 7 🕐 3 - 4 pm EDT 🎟 RSVP: ow.ly/Gc1N50X5BS6 Remember office water coolers? They gave space for casual, in-person chats with coworkers. For freelancers & remote producers, those off-project conversations—about life in general—are harder to come by.

This week's Storyfund project: Survivor Series with Talaya Dendy Survivorship isn't always joyous. Many are left with more questions than answers. The Survivor Series, hosted by Talaya Dendy, offers a platform for candid conversations and a vibrant community.

Chicago Audiomakers Collective Oct Meetup (virtual) 🗓️ 10/2 🕐 6-7 pm CDT 🎟 RSVP via Zoom: bit.ly/42lmDoE Chicago has a thriving audio + podcast production scene + we're looking to bring this talented comm together to collab, team up + learn from one another. AIR Member Ian Mandt org this event

Annie Nguyen is a queer, neurodivergent Vietnamese-American storyteller w/ 10+ yrs in public media. She’s worked w/ Snap Judgment, WBEZ, WGBH + MPR w/ work recognized by Pulitzers + Third Coast/ Annie creates audio stories rooted in abolition, joy, and layered human exp: airmedia.org/talent/annie...

SoundPath Playback: How's This Sound? A Post-Production Feedback Panel AIR + Good Studio hosted a post-production panel! Moderator Erica Huang with Rob Byers, Jeremy S. Bloom & Hannis Brown gave feedback on mixes, sound design, scoring & more—listening, discussing & answering Qs over Zoom.

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Meet Sherley Joseph — storyteller, digital strategist + community builder. From radio to podcasting + events, she amplifies Black-Canadian voices + helps creators grow, connect + thrive. Work with her: airmedia.org/talent/sherl...

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📣 HAPPENING TODAY! [SoundPath Panel] How's This Sound? A Post-Production Feedback Panel 🗓️ Thu, Sep 25 🕐 2:30-4:30 pm PT/5:30-7:30 pm ET 👤 Erica Huang, Rob Byers, Hannis Brown, and Jeremy Bloom 🎟️ RSVP now: bit.ly/4nHiF1U