Scientists took the stage last month to tell their stories to a crowd of community members. The room was filled with warmth and awe. Listen to the stories and read all about the night. transom.org/2025/making-...

Really looking forward to this! @davygardner.bsky.social has made this event such a special thing for the audio world and elevated independent producers and high quality storytelling in really important ways. The selections this year are terrific, as is the line-up, which you can check out below.

"And that was it...It was in my humble opinion a smashing success and I hope the first of many future workshops." We agree! Read this inspiring piece about David's path to teaching with Transom, and then sign up for our next workshop -- this August in Interlochen, MI!

A new Transom Traveling Workshop has been added! Come join us at the beautiful Interlochen School for the Arts this summer.

Chuffed to be a part of this cuz 📻 is here to stay

The Traveling Workshop on Catalina Island is back and we gotta say, we've really missed this everyone-around-the-coffee-table vibe. It's going to be a terrific week - stay tuned for more updates from the field!

The Chicken Bomb. 🐔💥 🍗 What is this cryptid of radio production and should you be hungry or scared? The backstory is coming up on @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social and we're looking for your best worst bombs. Send 'em: (MP3s / VMs): info at transom dot org! #cluckyeah @thisamericanlife.org @prx.org

Host Rob Rosenthal said this episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social was like "radio church" -- that Peabody award-winning producer @chenjerai.bsky.social so electrified the room at #onairfest the only thing to say at the end of the live taping was "Amen!" @prx.org transom.org/2025/amen-ch...

Our free "Over the Transom" newsletter features technical tips, the best of our 25-year archive, clips for listening, and even an AMA section where two of our foremost experts — Tools Editor Jeff Towne, and "Sound School" Host Rob Rosenthal — answer YOUR questions. Read & subscribe here:

Federal funding is a lifeline for public media. That's why Vermont Public is joining stations across the country for #ProtectMyPublicMedia Day — to ensure the future of our essential public service. Learn more: www.vermontpublic.org/about-us/202...

Coming up on The Sound School Podcast: "Amen, Chenjerai." The standing-room-only audience at On Air Fest hung on Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika's every word as he offered a kind-of sermon on how he dug deep and found his voice for "Empire City." @chenjerai.bsky.social @prx.org.

Just recently, Hillary Frank relaunched her popular podcast The Longest Shortest Time. This archive episode of Sound School takes us back to Hillary's early days, when she was just finding her way in podcasting -- as we all were. @longestshortest.bsky.social @thisishillaryfrank.bsky.social

My friend Joe Richman makes little cardinal maps, one per day. Compass points on a theme, a way to get your bearings. He sent me the one pictured here and it felt pure. In the current national chaos of domination, greed, cruelty... more here. transom.org/2025/a-direc...

A very crowded and epic launch party in NYC for @signalhillfm.bsky.social last night. An auspicious and joyful celebration for a beautiful new audio magazine. Listen to Issue One! www.signalhill.fm/issue-one/

Transom’s TOOLS editor Jeff Towne has rounded up his favorite YouTube resources for audio makers. It’s a review of the reviewers! All with links and details for good channels to turn to for solid gear advice:

Alongside nearly 150 opportunities for audio makers, Talia Augustidis' "All Hear" has a lovely spotlight on new audio magazine Signal Hill and their upcoming call out. Looking for a home for a piece or just a few moments of soulful listening? Check it out in Talia's February issue.

🚨 Big news! 🚨 Our 2025 Rate Guide is here! 🎉📢 Find updated hourly rates for fact-checkers, researchers, sound designers, and producers—plus refreshed roles and responsibilities. Check it out: ow.ly/iiXw50V2Qus

The route of a radio program. Handbook of Broadcasting by Waldo Abbot, 1941.

Celebrate World Radio Day from the Transom vault with Andrew Norton's "This Is Radio" series. Feat. some of the most-loved elders, makers, movers and shakers in our community, it's a gift for the ears and heart! transom.org/tag/this-is-...

An update on the ongoing WCAI saga:

A friend asked me about the potential risk of losing public broadcasting funding. If you're interested, I recommend this comprehensive report from "On The Media," which explains what's always saved CPB funding in the past, and why it might not now. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

Here's today's story about the WCAI-FM building from Nieman Lab, excellent summary of where we stand. Public Media, respect the communities you serve. Please read, share, and support the cause if you can. We have ONE DAY LEFT to raise the funds. www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/gbh-...

Only a few days left to apply! Come join us :)

URGENT. As of today, the community now has the chance to buy the building housing WCAI-FM. We just need to close the gap, THIS WEEK. Sorry to be asking for donations, but what else is new. This is a big one. woodsholecommunityassociation.org/help-us-save...

Audio folks! I just shared this "self sync one-sheet" with someone and they found it helpful. I realized that I should probably share it with y'all as well. Feel free to copy and adapt for your own uses. bit.ly/coley_mobilerecording

Let's state the obvious: Daniel Alarcón is a gifted writer. It's evident in "The Good Whale," the latest series from Serial that Daniel wrote and hosted. On the latest Sound School Podcast, Rob puts his writing under the microscope and dissects all the satisfying morsels! transom.org/2024/daniel-...

Here's historian Jill Lepore talking (in narrative podcast form) about the incredible devastation of polio and national terror it caused every summer in the US, and the flawed public health system, and anti-vaxxers. In case you needed that: www.thelastarchive.com/season-1/epi...

We are beyond thrilled to announce the reboot of our Transom Traveling Workshop on audio storytelling -- a week of intensive training for beginners in beautiful Catalina, CA March 23-30, 2025. Applications open now. Scholarships available! transom.org/2024/traveli...

Evan Ratliff's series exploring generative AI in audio, blew us away - provoking questions about authenticity and what it means to sound (and be) human. In his manifesto, Evan explores these implications and holds up the mirror: who are we as storytellers, anyway: transom.org/2024/evan-ra...