The bi-weekly podcast with the backstory to great audio storytelling from @prx.org and @transom.bsky.social. Produced by @rob-rosenthal.bsky.social. https://transom.org/topics/soundschool/https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mjzhtm7wy22cYou could describe it as a long walk. Or a climb up a hill. But, it seems like Salman Khan's path to launching a new podcast was more like a slow, persistent march. Hear how Salman practically willed "More Muslim" into existence on the latest Sound School. @prx.org . @transom.bsky.social . https://transom.org/2026/salman-khans-march-to-more-muslim/21 Apr 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzhtm7wy22chttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3miyckiu2y222We're not supposed to use much, if any, silence in audio stories. But, @nhassenfeld.bsky.social went in the opposite direction fully embracing silence on "Unexplainable," the science podcast from @vox.com. Learn how Noam put silence to work in a story about silence. @prx.org . @transom.bsky.social. https://transom.org/2026/silence-is-worth-your-time/08 Apr 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyckiu2y222https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mhszsuzdls2iPejk Malinovsky followed a cow for eleven hours. He recorded the whole thing. So, my obvious first question for Pejk was: "Why the hell did you think that would make for a good radio story?" Pejk's answer? You'll have to listen to find out. @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social @prx.org. @transom.bsky.social. https://transom.org/2026/revisiting-a-cow-a-day/24 Mar 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhszsuzdls2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mgujdiclok2gThe best thing about my job hosting Sound School is talking w/ smart people producing creative stories. Like on the latest ep. @jatomic.bsky.social & John Delore dive deep into how they brought @audioflux.bsky.social from idea to podcast. @prx.org @transom.bsky.social https://transom.org/2026/dialing-in-the-audio-flux-podcast/12 Mar 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgujdiclok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3meje7u2ra22vShe's at @vox.com now, but back in 2017, when I talked to Noel King, she was working at @npr.org's @planetmoney.bsky.social and she offered this writing advice: Imagine you walk into a bar to tell a friend a story about the economy. @prx.org . @transom.bsky.social . https://transom.org/2026/revisiting-dont-write-tell/10 Feb 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3meje7u2ra22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mdg72qt7vs2cMore New Year inspiration on Sound School. This time from Kabir Jugram. For his first audio documentary, Kabir waded into a thorny topic that cut close to home - the problem South African men have expressing emotions. @radioworkshop.bsky.social. @transom.bsky.social @prx.org https://transom.org/2026/reporting-on-emotions-in-south-africa/27 Jan 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg72qt7vs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mcd3bpoxvk2mAfter 2025, I sure as heck could use some inspiration. Well, I found some. Interviews w/ two young producers. The first is 28-year-old Anna Van Dine who deployed an unusual maneuver in a documentary she made for @vermontpublic.org. @prx.org. @transom.bsky.social. https://transom.org/2026/what-if-the-main-character-narrates/13 Jan 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcd3bpoxvk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mbwitrri4k24 https://tinyurl.com/263vhep208 Jan 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwitrri4k24https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mbuh4niays2oHow honored am I? T H I S M U C H! I had an article published in the excellent RadioDocReview re: intriguing changes at Radio Slovenia & how they're including more storytelling in their reporting. Thanks: Siobhan McHugh, @abigailwincott.bsky.social, @aasiyalodhi.bsky.social, & Matej Praprotnik. https://www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/id/1708/07 Jan 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbuh4niays2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3mbudrmosrc22 https://www.readtangle.com/how-anonymous-sourcing-actually-works/07 Jan 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbudrmosrc22https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3ma4thjt3x227Let's hear it for newbies! My conversations w/ new & emerging producers are always enlightening. Like my chat with Champika Fernando. The narrative maneuver she pulled at the end of a profile she produced was.... well... magic! Especially for someone just starting out. @prx.org @transom.bsky.social https://transom.org/2025/its-magic/16 Dec 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4thjt3x227https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m6zomyxwgs27My ears swirled at Resonate in October but I was at a loss for words to describe what I heard. Which reminded me of Jazmine Green's lament about the limits of the words we use to describe our work. Check-out Jazmine's suggestions for a more expanded audio lexicon. @prx.org . @transom.bsky.social. https://transom.org/2025/revisiting-we-need-more-words-to-describe-audio-stories/02 Dec 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zomyxwgs27https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m6z4moa3ds2fThank you @franklangfitt.bsky.social for reporting from Indian Country. @npr.org. https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5571009/how-one-tribal-radio-station-is-fighting-to-survive-following-federal-funding-cuts02 Dec 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z4moa3ds2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m5w2fiotz22wSound School goes LIVE this week! From #SLOVENIA! My partner, @samanthabroun.bsky.social, interviews high school students she's never met. She cuts the chats to an essential 2 minutes. Schools play the stories to connect young people. It's called "Small True Things." @prx.org @transom.bsky.social https://transom.org/2025/seeking-small-true-things/18 Nov 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5w2fiotz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m4v7vkhphc26"For the love of radio, get out of the studio." That's one of my mantras on Sound School. This morning, @npr.org's @danielestrin.bsky.social proved my point with yet another stellar report from from the field. #shoeleather https://www.npr.org/2025/11/05/nx-s1-5596183/we-wanna-live-in-peace-attacks-on-palestinian-olive-harvesters-leave-them-in-fear05 Nov 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v7vkhphc26https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m4t47sjo2k27Susan Stamberg sang her own song at @npr.org. You could always tell it was Susan behind the mic. She died at the age of 87 in October. In honor of Susan, we present this archive episode of Sound School where she lays out her best practices for visual arts reporting. @prx.org @transom.bsky.social https://transom.org/2025/revisiting-hang-a-picture-in-front-of-the-microphone/04 Nov 2025 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t47sjo2k27https://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m4irbzilq22aComing up: • I revisit my intvw w/ Susan Stamberg, one of @npr.org's "founding mothers." • @samanthabroun.bsky.social digs into her project with teenagers, "Small True Things." • + episodes w/ young reporters from VT & S. Africa whose radio hearts give hope. @prx.org @transom.bsky.social31 Oct 2025 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4irbzilq22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social/post/3m3ptbulto22rFunny is hard. Wicked hard. Knowing when to land a joke and when not to in a story about grief is even harder. Yet, somehow, Neena Pathak has an uncanny ability to thread a needle through funny and deep heartache. @prx.org. @transom.bsky.social. @signalhillfm.bsky.social https://transom.org/2025/when-funny-points-to-truth/21 Oct 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:zluonsn6pej2xexsiwnf53h3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ptbulto22r