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radio [2024/03/19 21:25] – [Step 7: Record the Intro & Outro] ntnsndrradio [2024/12/22 04:34] (current) – [Step 7: Record the Intro & Outro] alexanderlipka
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 === Outro script: === === Outro script: ===
  
-"You have been listening to Looks Like New, a show that asks old questions about new technology. Looks Like New comes to you from the Media Economies Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder and is produced by Olga White and Tara Coughlin. You can find us on the airwaves across Colorado's Front Range on KGNU community radio, on the forth Thursday of every month, and online at lookslikenew.net or wherever you get your podcasts. We hope you'll join us next month."+"You have been listening to Looks Like New, a show that asks old questions about new technology. Looks Like New comes to you from the Media Economies Design Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder and is produced by Alexander Lipka. You can find us on the airwaves across Colorado's Front Range on KGNU community radio, on the fourth Thursday of every month, and online at lookslikenew.net or wherever you get your podcasts. We hope you'll join us next month."
  
 === Breaks: === === Breaks: ===
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-===== Step 8: Write the Blurb =====+===== Step 8: Write the Episode Summary =====
  
  
-Each episode has a summary paragraph that accompanies the episode submission.+Each episode has a summary paragraph that accompanies the episode submission. The summary is intended to describe the individual and the topic of the episode to the audience. You're convincing them to listen to the episode.
  
-__**Title:**__ In the form of a question, what is the theme of the episode?+This should not be the same thing you say at the start of the episode to introduce your guest.
  
 +Keep in mind that the podcast is for a general audience and not exclusively for academics. Your summary should not rely on academic terminology or require in-depth knowledge of the topic. 
 +
 +__**Title:**__ 
 +
 +  * In the form of a question. 
 +  * What is the theme of the episode? 
 +  * **Only the first word should be capitalized.
 +**
 __**Summary:**__    __**Summary:**__   
-  * Who is the guest? What are their credentials? Why are they relevant for us to listen to?+ 
 +  * Guest's name and role. 
 +       * Brief credentials (job title, company name) 
 +  * Relevance to audience. 
 +       * Why would the general audience care about this topic or what the guest has to say?
   * What is the topic of the conversation?   * What is the topic of the conversation?
 +       * Name the one or two main topics covered in the conversation and why they are valuable to the audience.
   * What is a major takeaway listeners should get from listening?    * What is a major takeaway listeners should get from listening? 
 +       * What should the audience learn?
 +       * What should an audience member pay particular attention to in the conversation?
  
 ===== Step 9: Editing ===== ===== Step 9: Editing =====
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 **Producers:**  **Producers:** 
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 +DISCLAIMER: DO NOT air curse words. This is a strict regulation for KGNU Radio.
 +Use transcription tools such as Otter.ai to double-check that none were missed. 
  
   * The important things to reduce in Audacity include the pauses, extra breaths, any excessive fillers like “um” and “uh,” and any parts that perhaps didn’t go smoothly. This is a real advantage of pre-recorded submissions!    * The important things to reduce in Audacity include the pauses, extra breaths, any excessive fillers like “um” and “uh,” and any parts that perhaps didn’t go smoothly. This is a real advantage of pre-recorded submissions! 
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   * It is important to try to submit the MP3 file and blurb to KGNU the Monday before the episode should air to allow enough time for them to prepare the file to air.    * It is important to try to submit the MP3 file and blurb to KGNU the Monday before the episode should air to allow enough time for them to prepare the file to air. 
   * **Breaks are optional.** If you are including a break mid-way through the episode, you need to tell KGNU the exact time in the episode where to include the break. //Make sure that you've added tosses and music going into and coming out of the break.//   * **Breaks are optional.** If you are including a break mid-way through the episode, you need to tell KGNU the exact time in the episode where to include the break. //Make sure that you've added tosses and music going into and coming out of the break.//
 +  * Email **Evan@kgnu.org** a file link of the episode. **Dave@kgnu.org** (Backup contact)  
 ===== Step 11: Add to the podcast ==== ===== Step 11: Add to the podcast ====
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 First, add the file to Internet Archive: First, add the file to Internet Archive:
  
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 Next, create the episode on the website: Next, create the episode on the website:
  
-  * Log into [[https://lookslikenew.net/wp-admin]]+  * Log into [[https://lookslikenew.net/wp-admin]] (an account will need to be created for you manually)
   * In the left sidebar, choose Podcasting > Add New Episode   * In the left sidebar, choose Podcasting > Add New Episode
   * At the top, enter the episode title and the blub (and transcript if you have it) below   * At the top, enter the episode title and the blub (and transcript if you have it) below