SPOKENWEB PODCAST CREATOR GUIDE

SpokenWeb Creator Guide - Summer 2021

 SpokenWeb Podcast
 Creator Guide
 out of the archives and into your ears

 What is it? Introduction:
 SpokenWeb is the monthly
 podcast produced by the
 Why Podcast?
 SpokenWeb team as part of A podcast is like a radio show
 distributing the audio that has been digitally recorded
 collected from (and created and distributed online.
 using) Canadian literary
 Typically, podcasts are available
 archival recordings found at
 for free and listeners subscribe to the podcast feed for
 universities across Canada.
 new episodes. The medium is considered accessible to
 Episodes are snapshots of creators and listeners alike.
 Canadian literary history and
 As a part of the SpokenWeb project, literary sound
 contemporary responses to it,
 including interviews, panel archives and scholarly responses to them are being
 discussions, lectures, readings, transformed into podcast episodes that can be shared
 and audio essays. beyond the academy. These podcasts will help share
 the research discoveries of SpokenWeb with the
 How does it work? general public, rather than just topic-area experts.
 SpokenWeb collaborators can The podcast targets a general audience interested in
 create a new episode & send it literary topics, history, culture, and analysis, but who
 to the production team, who might not have studied it since high school. The
 add an introduction & closing podcast intends to bring Canadian literature into the
 credits, provide additional
 lives of everyday citizens and engage new people in the
 editing support, and schedule
 literary conversation.
 the episode for public release.

 When can I hear it?
 How to Make an Episode:
 New episodes are released on
 the rst Monday of every Each episode is a collaboration between SpokenWeb
 month to Apple Podcasts, contributor(s) and the production team. Contact
 Spotify, Google Play, and spokenwebpodcast@gmail.com for support in pitching
 Stitcher. Episodes vary from and creating an episode.
 20-55 minutes in length.

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 Equipment & Step
 Software needed 1. Read this guide and listen to an episode of the
 podcast.
 • Adequate recording space
 Where you record matters. 2. Pitch an episode to the podcast team, who will
 When possible, record in a provide feedback, guidance, and access to relevant
 dedicated sound studio (see Google Drive les to store your work. Pitches should
 p.5). Always limit background include the topic, format, a draft episode description,
 noise and echo by recording in
 and expected completion date (see p. 4 for the pitch
 small, quiet spaces that absorb
 form). Email your pitch to
 sound. For example, your closet
 is better than your of ce. spokenwebpodcast@gmail.com. Once your pitch is
 accepted, the production team will give you a rst
 • Microphone & audio
 recorder
 draft deadline for completing steps 3-10.
 Sound studios often provide
 Note: It is the contributor’s responsibility to ensure
 their own recording equipment.
 they are on schedule and proactively notify the
 When purchasing or renting
 your own, consider choosing a production team about any changes to the timeline to
 dynamic microphone and a avoid causing delays in the podcast release schedule.
 sound recorder (eg. Zoom).
 Focus on exibility and 3. Plan Equipment and Resources: Secure adequate
 reliability. recording space, book equipment (if necessary), and
 • Headphones schedule any guests you want to feature. When
 Headphones are particularly planning a recording session, expect the process to
 critical when editing your take twice as long as the nished episode length to
 episode, and should also be allow for redos, technical hiccups, and getting
 used to monitor when
 comfortable with the microphone.
 recording. Keep an ear out for
 those plosives! 4. Plan Episode Details: Prepare a script, interview
 • Hindenburg audio editor
 questions, or otherwise draft your episode. Plan well to
 Recorded audio will need to be
 maximize recording time and minimize editing time.
 edited in Hindenburg software. 5. Record: Start audio recording! You’ll nd handy
 The podcast production team resources and guides in the Podcast Resources Google
 can provide a template le to Drive folder
 use. Both a trial version and an
 educator software license are 6. Document “Making-of” and archival photos and/or
 available. Contact your video for episode promotion and social media and
 SpokenWeb lead for license upload to the Episode Photos + Add. Media Google
 information. Drive folder.
 • Google Drive 7. Install Hindenburg audio editor software on your
 Files will be uploaded and computer. Talk to the SpokenWeb lead at your
 stored to folders in Google institution about getting a Hindenburg license. For
 Drive. Hindenburg tutorials, visit https://hindenburg.com/

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 support/tutorials
 Our Approach
 8. Edit: Import your audio into Hindenburg and save the
 SpokenWeb is an episodic new le as
 podcast, where each spokenweb_episode_yourname_date.nhsx. Edit the
 installment can stand alone, but le until you are satis ed. Expect editing to take at least
 episodes should share a similar three times as long as the length of the nished
 sensibility and purpose. Each episode—longer if you’re still learning.
 episode should be: 9. Export and Upload Your Session and Audio First
 Draft: Final working les should be saved as
 Thoughtful
 Hindenburg les and uploaded to the Hindenburg Files
 Episodes are each carefully Google Drive folder. Ensure that you upload both
 considered and planned out the .nhsx le and its corresponding folder with audio
 (and scripted when practical) to les that accompanies it. Your nished episode audio
 ensure listeners can follow draft should be saved as
 along. Episodes will make spokenweb_origin_yourname_date.wav and stored
 listeners think, but creators as a .wav le in the Original Audio Google Drive folder.
 prioritize being accessible, not 10. Create a description of the episode: Include notes
 just academic. Avoid jargon, regarding citations, credits, or acknowledgements,
 pretension, and rants. which will be posted alongside the episode (for an
 example, see p. 4). Save the le as
 Friendly
 spokenweb_desc_yourname_date and upload it as a
 Treat the listener like a friend Word document (.doc, .docx) to the Episode
 you’re explaining something to; Description Google Drive folder.
 don’t condescend or talk down
 11. Notify spokenwebpodcast@gmail.com that you
 to them. Respect and kindness have completed steps 1-10. Include links to the
 are important, even when uploaded les.
 explaining basic concepts. The
 12. Receive Feedback: The production team will review
 ideal tone is professional but
 and provide feedback on your episode within 5-10
 warm.
 business days and work with you to complete any nal
 Dynamic revisions. You will have 5-10 business days to make nal
 revisions and upload the nal version.
 To create a sense of energy and
 life, voices should be 13. Finalizing and Transcribing the Episode: The
 expressive, interested, and production team will add the introduction and closing
 varied. Treat the podcast as and conduct a nal edit for both the episode content
 storytelling. This helps listeners
 and description. Finalized episodes will be uploaded as
 .mp3 les to the Final Episodes Google Drive folder and
 follow along. Introduce
 sent for transcription 3 weeks before the scheduled
 additional voices or sound
 release date. You will have 5 business days to review the
 elements where bene cial.
 nalized podcast episode and transcript.

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 Format Type Recommended 14. Upload and Release: The production team
 Content Length will upload the nalized podcast episode and
 transcript to the podcast feed for the scheduled
 Interview, panel, 15-50 minutes release date. The nal episode audio le will also
 reading, lecture be submitted to Summit, SFU’s institutional
 Audio essay 15-23 minutes
 repository.

 Structure & Timin
 A template Hindenburg audio le can be provided to help guide the structuring of your
 episode. Ask the production team about this.
 Each episode will open and close with the podcast host, who will provide an intro and
 then nish with production credits. This intro/outro will be added by our producer upon
 submission of your episode. A small library of interstitial music can be provided for use to
 transition between parts or segments of your episode.
 A sample structure for an episode might be:
 theme
 Host opening, introduction (2 minutes)
 theme
 Contributor content
 interstitial music
 Contributor content
 theme
 Host closing, credits (2 minutes)
 theme

 As a guideline, episodes with 1 speaker should be 15-23 minutes and 2+ speakers might
 be 15-50 minutes. Longer projects can be a series.

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Submit a Pitch
Are you part of a SpokenWeb project or working with a SpokenWeb-affiliated researcher?

(If yes, who or what team? If no, tell us why you’re interested in the project.)

Episode

Format:

(interview, panel, reading, lecture, audio essay, other)

Topic:

(e.g. poetry readings in 1960s Montreal, a literary movement in the 1980s, interviewing Yann Martel about Life of Pi)

Suggested Title [subject to change]:

Episode production start date: Expected completion date:

Resources

Episode Team Lead: Team Members:

(name and email address) (names)

Audio production experience:

(none, beginner, intermediate, expert)

Access to Hindenburg:

(software installed, need Hindenburg software license)

Access to Recording Equipment:
(yes/no, recommendations or help with access required)

Email accounts that need to access to SpokenWeb Podcast Google Drive folders:
(up to three)

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Sample Episode Description
Each episode requires a description to accompany it. Please provide an episode description in
the style of the example below:
Episode # is a FORMAT (e.g. interview, panel, reading, lecture, audio essay) with/about TOPIC (e.g.
poetry readings in 1960s Montreal, a literary movement in the 1980s, interviewing Yann Martel about Life
of Pi).
[ADD DESCRIPTION DETAIL: Describe the goals of the episode, and how you see it as connected to the
SpokenWeb Podcast Mandate?]
This episode was created by SpokenWeb contributors NAME(S) with additional audio courtesy of
ARCHIVE/ORGANIZATION and support from NAME(S). Special thanks to NAME(S).
Citations: (e.g. Berry, Richard. “Part of the Establishment: Reflecting on 10 Years of Podcasting as an
Audio Medium.” Convergence 22, no. 6 (December 1, 2016): 661–71.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516632105.) — Note: Please use Chicago style citations.
Further Resources: [optional]

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Resources
Sound Studio Location
Location Organization Resource Name Contact Address

Calgary, AB

 University of Digital Media Book online Taylor Family Digital
 Calgary Commons https:// Library
 A/V Suites workrooms.ucalgary 410 University Court NW
 .ca/spaces?lid=1393 Calgary, AB

Edmonton, AB

 University of Digital Scholarship UAlberta Libraries (coming 2019)
 Alberta Centre

 University of Faculty of Arts Electroacoustic Department of Music
 Alberta recording booth Studios, 3-82 Fine Arts Building
 music@ualberta.ca University of Alberta
 Edmonton, Alberta

Kelowna, BC

 University of The AMP Lab amplab.ubco@gmail Faculty of Creative and
 British .com Critical Studies
 Columbia - Okanagan Campus
 Okanagan http:// 1148 Research Road
 amplab.ok.ubc.ca/ Kelowna, BC Canada
 index.php/about-us/

 University of UBC Okanagan Mathew.Vis- Okanagan Library
 British Library Dunbar@ubc.ca 3333 University Way
 Columbia - Kelowna, BC
 Okanagan http://
 library.ok.ubc.ca/
 about-us/contact/
 librarians/mathew-
 vis-dunbar/

Montreal, QC

 Concordia Centre for Oral cohds.chorn@conco Library Building, 10th
 University History and rdia.ca Floor, Room LB-1042
 Storytelling 1400 de Maisonneuve
 Blvd W.
 Montreal, QC

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 Location Organization Resource Name Contact Address

 Concordia TAG Centre tag.coordinator@co TAG Lab
 University ncordia.ca Concordia University
 1455 De Maisonneuve
 Blvd. West, EV11.435
 Montreal, QC

 Vancouver, BC

 Simon Fraser Digital Humanities dhil@sfu.ca Room 724, W.A.C.
 University Innovation Lab - Bennett Library
 (Media and Maker Simon Fraser University
 Commons coming 8888 University Drive
 soon) Burnaby, BC

 Simon Fraser SFU Woodward SFU Woodward
 University recording studios 149 West Hastings
 Street, Vancouver, BC

 Vancouver Inspiration Lab http://www.vpl.ca/ Second oor
 Public Library facilities/inspiration- 350 West Georgia Street
 lab/record Vancouver, BC

 Reference Librar
 These podcasts can help you brainstorm how different kinds of podcasts might be composed.
 * Note: To clarify the categories below, an "audio essay” (also referred to as an audio documentary) uses
 audio to make an argument and use of sound beyond narration is key to understanding the work, while an
 “oral essay” is more simply a spoken essay, although the borders between can break down when audio clips
 are used substantially.

 Episode Podcast Episode Title/Number Podcast Example Relevant Notes
 Type Name Link Timestamp

 Audio Kitchen Archiving the http:// Full Episode Analysis of
 Essay Sisters Underground: The www.kitchensisters.o archive
 Present HipHop Archive At rg/present/ including
 Harvard archiving-the- audio clips,
 underground-the- interviews,
 hiphop-archive-at- ‘live’
 harvard/ recordings.

 Audio Song Episode 150: http:// Full episode Music analysis
 Essay* Exploder Fleetwood Mac "Go songexploder.net/
 Your Own Way" eetwood-mac

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Audio Bullseye Ludwig Göransson https:// Full episode Music
Essay with Jesse www.maximumfun.o retrospective
 Thorn rg/bullseye/
 bullseye-jesse-thorn-
 ludwig-
 g%C3%B6ransson

Audio Radiolab 60 Words https:// Full episode Analysis with
Essay www.wnycstudios.or integrated
 g/story/60-words audio clips

Oral Essay* Reasonably Hold Please http:// Full episode Argument
 Sound reasonablysound.co
 m/2018/09/24/hold-
 please/

Oral Essay Secret Episode 3.15: Doing https:// 1:30-22:20 Short essay
 Feminist Feminism in the secretfeministagend
 Agenda Classroom a.com/2019/01/25/
 episode-3-15-doing-
 feminism-in-the-
 classroom/

Oral Essay Bullseye Hasin Minhaj and https://www.npr.org/ 1:07:00-end Short
 with Jesse Sharon Horgan player/embed/ argument
 Thorn 681255245/681255
 298

Oral Essay Memory Episode 48: Picture a http:// Full episode Narrative
 Palace Box thememorypalace.u
 s/player/?
 playlist_id=1

Oral Essay Secret Life S2: Bay Blanket https://www.cbc.ca/ Full episode Two hosts
 of Canada radio/podcasts/ deliver content
 documentaries/the- in a
 secret-life-of- conversational
 canada/ style

Interview Sixth & I Roxane Gay, Cultural https:// Full episode An interview
 Critic and Author, with itunes.apple.com/ recorded at a
 Linda Holmes ca/podcast/roxane- live event
 gay-cultural-critic-
 and-author-with-
 linda-holmes/
 id1305094066?
 i=1000414404975&
 mt=2

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Interview Fresh Air Madeleine Albright https://www.npr.org/ Full episode Radio
 with Terry Warns: Don't Let 2018/04/03/599120 interview
 Gross Fascism Go 'Unnoticed 190/madeleine-
 Until It's Too Late' albright-warns-dont-
 let-fascism-go-
 unnoticed-until-its-
 too-late

Interview LeVar LIVE! in Brooklyn: https://art19.com/ 44:10-end Live episode
 Burton "Playing Nice with shows/levar-burton- combines a
 Reads God's Bowling Ball" by reads/episodes/ reading, an
 N.K. Jemisin f4e32067-63d2-442 interview, & it’s
 2- an example of
 b997-77afc8cd2726 a recorded
 /embed? event

Interview Bullseye Hasin Minhaj and https://www.npr.org/ 1-1:07:00 2 recorded
 with Jesse Sharon Horgan player/embed/ interviews
 Thorn 681255245/681255
 298

Interview On Being John Lewis: Love in https://onbeing.org/ Full episode Recorded
 with Krista Action programs/john- interview
 Tippett lewis-love-in-action-
 jan2017/

Interview Witness Maastricht: The birth of https:// Full episode Mixed
 History the European Union www.bbc.co.uk/ interview,
 sounds/play/ narration, and
 w3cswsgr clips

Panel Pop Culture In the Long Run https://www.npr.org/ 6:35-38:15 Pop culture
 Happy Hour player/embed/ panel show
 176340429/381273
 751

Panel Ideas The Art of Leadership https://podcast- Full episode Live recorded
 a.akamaihd.net/ event & panel
 mp3/podcasts/
 ideas-
 Cj2QZRcG-2018120
 7.mp3

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Panel Slate Treacle Box Edition https://slate.com/ 3:09 - end Recorded
 Culture culture/2018/12/ panel
 Gabfest slate-culture-
 gabfest-on-love-
 actually-spider-man-
 into-the-spider-
 verse-and-slate-tv-
 club.html

Panel Werk It: The Don't Point https:// Full episode Live recorded
 Podcast www.wnycstudios.or event & panel
 g/story/dont-point

Reading Bedtime Episode 1: Leaving the https:// Full episode Short story
 Stories for Island endoftheworldpodc anthology
 the End of ast.com/
 the World 2018/06/18/409/

Reading Indiefeed Episode 1350: Cristin http:// Full episode Single poem
 Performance O'Keefe Aptowicz - 33 indiefeedpp.libsyn.c
 Poetry 1/3 om/cristin-okeefe-
 aptowicz-33-13

Reading The Paris Episode 1: “Times of https:// Full episode Contains
 Review Cloud” www.theparisreview. several kinds
 org/podcast of material:
 interviews, live
 events, &
 readings

Reading LeVar LIVE! in Brooklyn: https://art19.com/ 1-44:10 Episode
 Burton "Playing Nice with shows/levar-burton- combines a
 Reads God's Bowling Ball" by reads/episodes/ reading and an
 N.K. Jemisin f4e32067-63d2-442 interview, & it’s
 2- an example of
 b997-77afc8cd2726 a live event
 /embed?

Recorded Ideas Lecture 2: "In Search of https://www.cbc.ca/ 1-25:00 Massey Lecture
Event a Better World" by radio/ideas/ recorded as a
 Payam Akhavan (2017 bringing-bad-guys- series of
 CBC Massey Lectures) to-global-justice- podcasts
 payam-akhavan-on-
 prosecuting-war-
 criminals-1.4389205

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