Podcast Assignment

Cite: Podcast Assignment for Writing 2
Paraphrase: In Chris Dean's Writing 2 class our final project is to record a podcast and incorporate some academic topic. The podcast must include at least two sources. We also have to write a script for our presentation in addition to writing a reflection that talks about our experience making the podcast and what it taught us.
Analyze: So as I write this I'm midway through my podcast. I have roughly record about half of the podcast. I decided I wanted the topic of the podcast to be a summer mix tape. I will talk in between songs about summer. Some of the topics I will talk about include the feelings of summer, the marketability of summer, medical disorders that have to do with seasons, and my favorite things about summer. I already decided on the three songs I wanted to put in the mix tape. Oh and all three of the songs are indie-rock songs, my favorite genre. The podcast assignment is pretty challenging. Its quite hard to write a script because not only do you have to make every sentence significant but you also have to make the sentences sound natural. I found the best way to write my script was just write a quick bit about what I wanted to write about then just go back and refine it over and over till it sounds significant yet natural. The recording is also quite the experience. I have never recorded my voice before so that took me a while to get used to. Once I got used to that and started recording, I realized how critical it is to incorporate an interesting style to the podcast. I decided I was talk slowly and sort of hypothetically in order to satirize hippies (a common listener of indie music). With the exception of the occasional mistake in speech, the recording started get going pretty fast. I now knew what I was doing and it became a lot easier. So far I really enjoy this project because it is a whole different type of media that I'm not used to plus it really allows for creativity. Having a lot of freedom to do what I want is very enjoyable. I'm excited to hear what the final product will sound like.