RDR publishes brilliant, in-depth critiques by top audio folk of the best audio features, radio docs and storytelling podcasts, as voted by int ed board. Free! uowoajournals.org/rdr/https://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3mhxh4cv2qk2gThere are different approaches to teaching #radio and #podcast documentary and reporting. Coming soon - a piece about a Paris-based workshop. But check out this from Rob Rosenthal -reflecting on differences between Slovenia and the US https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/1708/26 Mar 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxh4cv2qk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lyuaj3it322eSubmissions are now open for our Autumn 2025 issue. We welcome reviews of #radio and #podcasts, alongside essays, scholarly articles, and short pieces. Full details and guidelines: https://uowoajournals.org/rdr/submissions/15 Sep 2025 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyuaj3it322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lymropswks2tWe are looking for a new journal Co-Editor. Deadline 30 Sept to start Jan 2026. Opportunity for #documentary #radio, #audio and #podcast academics www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/news/7/ https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/news/7/12 Sep 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lymropswks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lrg5tokwas27What counts as a history of European radio documentary? Virginia Madsen reads Tereza Reková’s book European Radio Documentary: A History of the Format and its Festivals and asks hard questions—what kind of history is this, and what voices are missing? https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.149312 Jun 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrg5tokwas27https://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lrdirqwdak27What happens when a podcast becomes the last chance for justice? In this conversational review, Caroline Graham & Kylie Stevenson unpack Dear Rachelle—and the ethics of true crime reporting when the case is still open. Read it: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1663 #truecrime #podcast11 Jun 2025 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdirqwdak27https://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lraghlscc22oWhat does it mean to oppose a war your brother is fighting in? In her review of the Russian podcast Sisters, Iana Nikitenko listens to women caught in that impossible space—between loyalty, grief, and protest. Read now: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.155610 Jun 2025 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lraghlscc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lr5ysjpcbc2cWhat if podcasting isn’t just a way to share research—but a way to do it? Benjamin Ball reflects on making #City#Life for ABC and shows how audio can be its own scholarly method. Read now: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1605 #audio #methodology #research09 Jun 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5ysjpcbc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lqxbh4744227What does Desert Island Discs do to women’s voices? Sofia Theodosiadou listens closely—to the structure, the music, the silences—and shows how identity is shaped in sound, not just words. Read now: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1560 #podcast #women #audio #DID06 Jun 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxbh4744227https://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lqu5qrp75s2zHow do you teach radio documentary in a country without a tradition in the form? In Brazil, Eduardo Vicente & David K. Dunaway turned to Paulo Freire and Grundtvig, reshaping radio education through local pedagogy. Read: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1564 #radio #education #documentary05 Jun 2025 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu5qrp75s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lqrifboipc2cWhat does Anton Chekhov have to do with podcasting? A lot, it turns out. Lea Ann Redfern traces how Chekhov’s principles—brevity, honesty, audacity—can guide audio storytelling today. Read it: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.1558 #podcast #Chekhov #radio04 Jun 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrifboipc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lqpd74n4422xWhen the BBC cut Short Cuts, over 1500 listeners and makers pushed back. It wasn't saved—but the response tells a powerful story. In RadioDoc Review 10.1, the Save Short Cuts group reflects on what was lost, and what’s at stake. Read it: https://doi.org/10.14453/rdr.166103 Jun 2025 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpd74n4422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lqmio7qkac2uThe new RadioDoc Review is out—Volume 10, Issue 1 (2025). Some truly great pieces in this one. Check it out 👉 https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/issue/152/info/02 Jun 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqmio7qkac2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lgxg7qyn322kHugh Chignell explores how BBC radio drama transforms stage plays, with Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler showcasing whispered intimacy and shared claustrophobia. Read here: https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/78/30 Jan 2025 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxg7qyn322khttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lgund3jxzs2zExplore Yvette Janine Jackson’s Freedom, a collection of radio operas delving into Black history and struggle. Gabriel Mindel reflects on her genre-defying compositions and their resonance with 2020’s calls for justice: https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/84/29 Jan 2025 09:20 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgund3jxzs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lgkrdtqbqs2hJason Loviglio's analysis of Nice White Parents explores how white parental influence ironically undermined diversity in a NYC public school. Read here: https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/81/25 Jan 2025 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkrdtqbqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lgie7a6glc2zSophie Townsend’s Goodbye to All This chronicles her journey through loss, from her husband’s cancer diagnosis to life after his passing. Alyn Euritt reflects on how the podcast’s narrative and focus on community make it a profound exploration of grief: https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/82/24 Jan 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgie7a6glc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lgfrte6qrs24Emily Best's essay delves into Angela Carter's Vampirella, a radio sequel to Dracula. It’s a gothic collision of myth and logic, harnessing the medium’s raw power to elicit visceral fear. Read it here: https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/76/23 Jan 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfrte6qrs24https://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lgadnayl7s2g🗣️ TRAUMA podcast explores seven disasters in Greece since 1999, sharing stories of survivors and victims' families. It reveals mistrust in the State and questions how trauma shapes Greece's national identity: bit.ly/4g0hAP121 Jan 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgadnayl7s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lftsul5yp222Heard something interesting? We're looking for in-depth reviews of factual narrative podcast and radio for RadioDoc Review. For more and to read past reviews see uowoajournals.org/rdr/ https://uowoajournals.org/rdr/16 Jan 2025 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lftsul5yp222https://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lbwlxjbsfk2bHow can audio challenge historical silences? Weyland McKenzie-Witter explores audio praxis that blends oral history, sound design, and storytelling to amplify marginalized voices and rethink history. Discover the impact of podcasts on research & education: bit.ly/3O2gplV http://bit.ly/3O2gplV27 Nov 2024 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwlxjbsfk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3lb7lbxpzf22e🎙️ New article! 📝 @abigailwincott.bsky.social & Sven Preger explore fresh approaches to multilingual voices in radio journalism, challenging the norm of dubbing. Discover new ways to hear authentic voices and reflect our multilingual world. Read more: bit.ly/4esWhUV #Radio #Media18 Nov 2024 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7lbxpzf22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rdreditor.bsky.social/post/3latdmxnrek2f🎙️ Celebrating 50 years of the International Features Conference, now the Audio Storytelling Festival! Join Simon Elmes as he explores the event’s legacy of dialogue, learning, and powerful feedback. Read more: bit.ly/3AzlGhS #AudioStorytelling #IFC5013 Nov 2024 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:34h63jlcli7ftxe5divwbfg4/app.bsky.feed.post/3latdmxnrek2f