Fostering the art of audio storytellinghttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mwqqdy4igs2rA bonfire listening party, a morning spent immersed in the sound of the ocean, and a lot of phenomenal talks and workshops. Executive director Sophie Crane's notes on Transom 25 are in the new Over the Transom. Read it and subscribe for free: transom.substack.com/p/over-the-transom-092526 https://transom.substack.com/p/over-the-transom-09252630 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqqdy4igs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mwj6b2kzt22rTen years ago, Jonathan Zenti tended bar at night so he could make one piece of audio he loved each year. Today he works in audio full time. And he still makes one piece he loves each year. What happened? He went looking for answers in an unlikely place: the Bauhaus. ↓27 Sep 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwj6b2kzt22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mw54hpphs22eThat's a wrap on Transom 25. 🧡 25 yrs, 1 unforgettable wknd in Woods Hole — the talks, the reunions, and a big tribute to our founder, Jay Allison. 📻 Thank you to everyone who came out. The next 25 yrs happen because this community makes them happen transom.org/donate22 Sep 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw54hpphs22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mvnltgafv22u⏰ Transom 25 starts TOMORROW night in Woods Hole — and the last single-event tickets are going fast. 🔬 Making Waves: Science Storytelling — Thu 9/17, 7pm ✨ Nichole Hill — Fri 9/18, 4:30pm 🎙️ Ira Glass & Martine Powers — Fri 9/18, 7pm 📻 Al Letson — Sat 9/19, 10:15am16 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnltgafv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mvlda7vxvc2u📻 We built a micro-radio station for Transom 25, and it's officially on the air. Woods Hole, set your dial to 99.3 FM. The festival starts Thursday. 🎙️✨15 Sep 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlda7vxvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mviwsognos2uFull-access passes to Transom 25 sold out fast — but you're in luck. 🎟️ A few single-event headliner tickets are still available: 🔬 Making Waves: Science Storytelling — Thu 7pm 🎙️ Ira Glass & Martine Powers — Fri 7pm ✨ Nichole Hill — Fri 4:30pm 📻 Al Letson — Sat 10:15am14 Sep 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviwsognos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mviihqj3x22zLive from Woods Hole: the calm before the storytelling. Today, a group of scientists start a 3-day Transom workshop learning to tell the stories behind their research — building to Transom 25: Making Waves this Thurs, a night of true, funny, human science stories told live, hosted by Jay Allison.14 Sep 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviihqj3x22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mvbfaf7vgc2qWe all have "audio heroes." It's easy to judge your own work against everything you admire. @nicholehill.bsky.social ("Our Ancestors Were Messy") has a better move: learn from the makers you love, then use the best of them to make YOUR work shine.11 Sep 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbfaf7vgc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mv6ofvqup22aGreetings from Interlochen, MI! 🎙️ Our latest Traveling Workshop is underway w/ David Weinberg. Students work on stories about an eerily popular haunted house, a convent caretaker who wasn't cut out to be a nun, and a video-game composer — and gather tape in Traverse City. 📷: Daniel Wanschura10 Sep 2026 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ofvqup22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mv2bxevu322aThe @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social is launching a new series, Old School Sound School, featuring classic and rare documentaries 20-plus years old. The series begins by marking the 25th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:31 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2bxevu322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mtz2zxwauk2uA #Transom25 schedule update: We’re thrilled to welcome Peabody Award-winning journalist & podcast host Martine Powers, who will join Ira Glass in conversation on Friday, Sept 18 at 7 p.m. 🎟 Single-event tickets to Ira & Martine's talk are still available—grab yours at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/ira-glass-live-at-transom2526 Aug 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz2zxwauk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mtketd7vgk2pAnother month, another list of audio opportunities! The All Hear newsletter collects opportunities for radio journalists, podcast creators, sound artists, and all things audio across the world--and our August edition is out! https://allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-august-202620 Aug 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtketd7vgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mstinu52lc2dA breath may seem like the most insignificant detail in an audio story. But, actually, the opposite is true. For proof, all you have to do is listen to stories where the breaths are cut out. On today's episode of Sound School, a primer on editing breaths. https://transom.org/2026/revisiting-remember-to-breathe/11 Aug 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstinu52lc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3ms7f64emvk2hWe're proud not only to partner on the latest Audio Flux circuit, but also put on a listening event at #Transom25! Folks can listen to finalists & have the chance to vote on your top 4. The Transom25 votes will contribute to the final selection of fall winners. Did we mention there'll be chocolate? [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7f64emvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mqsabve3ck2eLatest edition of All Hear just dropped! It’s a monthly newsletter highlighting exciting opportunities in audio. This July we have lots of art residencies for the sound artists! And large scale funding for folks in the EU and UK. https://allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-july-202616 Jul 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsabve3ck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mqmvsklqd22aIn her recent obituary, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold is remembered as an "unstoppable, one-of-a-kind reporter." That's evident in the stories that took her around the world with a microphone. Today on Sound School, hear her piece about an excursion to the North Pole: https://transom.org/2026/elizabeth-arnold-have-mic-will-travel/14 Jul 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmvsklqd22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mqctrwzljs2zTiny radio documentarians, celebrating slowness, and Chill Beefs on our newsletter, Over the Transom: https://transom.substack.com/p/over-the-transom-07102610 Jul 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqctrwzljs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mpywhkl62c2tNew speakers alert! Joining us this fall for #transom25 are the fine folks at @radio-ambulante.bsky.social, @danielgalarcon.bsky.social and @camilasegura.bsky.social!06 Jul 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpywhkl62c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mpjjskayds2fNocturnal Worlds is a unique mix of science, nature, meditation, & lush soundscapes from Audiocraft, an Australian production company. Why mix science education & meditation? Host & producer Olivia O'Flynn explains on today's episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social https://transom.org/2026/meditating-with-platypuses-penguins-and-wombats/30 Jun 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjjskayds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3moxzsujkh22zTransom director Sophie Crane worked with talented producers across the country to capture the voices of everyday Americans reflecting on the nation at 250, for the New Yorker Radio Hour, hosted by historian Jill Lepore. The Transom version debuts today! https://transom.org/2026/the-listeners-america-at-250/23 Jun 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxzsujkh22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mogseyh34k2bCloe Axelson, a senior editor at WBUR, was feeling like the essays she produced that were written by listeners weren't sounding conversational enough -- until she deployed this one simple trick. Find out more on today's episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social: https://transom.org/2026/deploy-this-one-tiny-maneuver-to-improve-audio-essays/16 Jun 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogseyh34k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mnfshx6f7k2qOur amazing #Transom25 presenters train keeps rolling! Audrey Quinn has edited for Stolen, ESPN's 30 for 30, and more while her reporting has featured on Planet Money, 99% Invisible, and more. A Pulizter winner, these days she teaches at NYU, and before that, was a TA at Transom!03 Jun 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfshx6f7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mndnts6fqs2zIt’s @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social's 100th episode! For this milestone, Rob talks about one of his fav audio documentaries–a piece so powerful that when he played it at a workshop, listeners stood up & waved their arms to yell “Turn it off! Turn it off!” Listen here: https://transom.org/2026/witness-to-an-execution/02 Jun 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mndnts6fqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mnb633jiws2rNew presenter drop: @alexjrlewis.bsky.social joins us at #Transom25! Alex is the cofounder of Rowhome Productions based in Philly, a production agency specializing in narrative audio projects. His work has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio 4 and elsewhere. He's also a Transom workshop alum!01 Jun 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnb633jiws2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mmx6ujjir22eErica Heilman joins the #Transom25 line-up! Erica is the creator of Rumble Strip, an independent podcast based in East Calais, Vermont. She's also written for Transom, including her "Rules for Radio" which you can read on our website! @rumblestrip.bsky.social28 May 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmx6ujjir22e