Fostering the art of audio storytellinghttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mzizlouem224Jay Allison’s emails always end with “Drop over anytime.” In September, hundreds of you did. Our Transom 25 recap is up, with photos, plus audio from the main stage and all eight stories from the Making Waves science storytelling event. https://transom.org/2026/drop-over-anytime-transom-25/04 Nov 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzizlouem224https://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mzgfn3ztp22uNoah Adams died in October. To honor him, @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social revisits “Father Cares: The Last of Jonestown,” his 1981 NPR documentary with Deb Amos, narrated as an invented survivor. Difficult listening, and unforgettable radio. https://transom.org/2026/old-school-sound-school-father-cares/03 Nov 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgfn3ztp22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3myfshncgdk2cOn the latest episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social, the best little documentary you've (probably) never heard. It's so good, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social plays it twice. For 20 years, Rob has used this story to start his audio workshops - that's how good it is. https://transom.org/2026/old-school-sound-school-rabbit-hunt/21 Oct 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfshncgdk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3myd4ezzexc2cGOLD! 🏆 @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social just won a 2026 Signal Award in Education. Congrats to host + producer @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social! Thank you for listening, voting and cheering Rob on. And don't forget to subscribe to Sound School wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧20 Oct 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3myd4ezzexc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mxz73qg7x22pOctober’s All Hear is out! 🎧 Highlights: the Radio Diaries-Seidel Fellowship ($12K stipend, due Oct 26), the Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship for Australian makers (closes Nov 1), and Wave Farm’s 2027 residencies for radio + transmission artists. Read it all: https://allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-october-202616 Oct 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz73qg7x22phttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mxu3zttry22pLAST CALL: Voting for the Signal Awards Listener's Choice Award closes tomorrow! If @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social has ever helped you make better radio, now's your chance to say thanks by voting for @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social: bit.ly/3Tsjsu9 @prx.org https://bit.ly/3Tsjsu914 Oct 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxu3zttry22phttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mxrvqx772k2zWhat did you take away from Transom 25? Karen Given took home five lessons, from scrappy funding to why stories still matter, and shared them in her newsletter, Narrative Beat. 💛 Read Karen's full story at narrativebeat.com/transom-25 https://narrativebeat.com/transom-2513 Oct 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxrvqx772k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mxchsbyfks25One week left to vote for Sound School! bit.ly/3Tsjsu9 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Oct 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxchsbyfks25https://bsky.app/profile/transom.bsky.social/post/3mwrpldidgs2oBig news: Sound School is a @signalawards.bsky.social finalist in Education! 🎉 For years, @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social has been teaching all of us how to make better audio. Now you can help @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social win the Listener's Choice Award. Vote by Oct. 15: bit.ly/3Tsjsu9 @prx.org01 Oct 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:awomhz7erved7omjkk4r3o7r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrpldidgs2ohttps://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/3mtz2zxwauk2u