Out on the Wire : : the Storytelling Secrets of the new Masters of Radio

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Call Number: Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction / General / Abel, Jessica, Adult Graphic Novel / Abel, Jessica
On Shelf At: Westgate Branch

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Amuse yourself : ideas -- The heat of their breath : character and voice -- Keep or kill : story structure -- The deep sea : soound -- Your baby's ugly : the edit -- Epilogue.
"Go behind the scenes of seven of today's most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. Each has a distinct style, but every one delivers stories that are brilliantly told and produced. Out on the Wire offers an unexpected window into this new kind of storytelling--one that literally illustrates the making of a purely auditory medium. With the help of This American Life's Ira Glass, Jessica Abel, a cartoonist and devotee of narrative radio, uncovers just how radio producers construct narrative, spilling some juicy insider details. Jad Abumrad of RadioLab talks about chasing moments of awe with scientists, while Planet Money's Robert Smith lets us in on his slightly goofy strategy for putting interviewees at ease. And Abel reveals how mad--really mad--Ira Glass becomes when he receives edits from his colleagues. Informative and engaging, Out on the Wire demonstrates that narrative radio and podcasts are creating some of the most exciting and innovative storytelling available today"-- Provided by publisher.
"This graphic novel takes readers behind the scenes of their favorite radio shows and podcasts to show the storytelling techniques and ideas that produce these beloved programs"-- Provided by publisher.

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An insiders look at how some of your favorite podcasts are created submitted by christinacz on July 23, 2017, 12:37pm If you listen to NPR, or podcasts, if you know who Ira Glass is, if you don't know who he is, or if you like graphic nonfiction, try this book! I loved it. As a graphic novel, I could really hear the voices of the podcast producers who were interviewed (the people behind This American Life, Radio Lab, Snap Judgement, etc) and it was awesome to see their faces drawn. You could tell that the writer developed great relationships with the people she interviewed, and she illustrates scenes from some of the best episodes of the most popular podcasts. For admirers of narrative journalism and narrative podcasting, there is no better book to get a sense of how stories are found, created, produced.