ABOUT THE PODCAST
Our podcast examined the opinions of people from the Freestyle community about what shapes our music preferences, and what the benefits of music are. The Freestyle community has some of the most unique music tastes, but do those listeners feel certain genres benefit them more than others? What are their experiences and connections to music?This podcast shares the interviewees’ opinions.
ABOUT ME: AIYA
I attended Mountain View High School and Freestyle Academy, and am a professional fencer. In my free time, I enjoy drawing and finding new music to listen to. Amongst many friends, I’m the person who is often asked to make Spotify playlists for others as I have thousands of recommendations always ready for them. I personally have music in my life as a way to live and get through the day, as I can feel like it’s too loud without music. It’s always a good feeling to show a friend new music and see them enjoy it as much as I do.
ABOUT ALEX
Alex Beattie was a senior at Mountain View High School and a film student at Freestyle and would describe his music taste as electronic and RNB. You can find him blasting music with a heavy bass when his car enters the school parking lot. Otherwise, he enjoys hanging out with friends and video games. He’s also a great source for the latest updates on modern technology.
INTRODUCTION
In English, we learned the various podcast formats that are popular today through the process of making a podcast, and how and why podcasting is changing as a communication medium and industry. Podcasting can feel more personal to the audience than a classic lecture, and reach more casual audiences too in its easy accessibility. My partner and I were inspired by case study-type podcasts that incorporate the opinions of those in a certain community to corroborate into one idea about a topic.
THE PODCAST
REFLECTION
It was initially a little difficult to find who to interview since this community does have more unique experiences with music, and having to choose just a few unfortunately couldn’t show everyone’s individual preferences. However, the responses we received still presented significant differences from each other.
Additionally, it was hard to guide our interviewees to respond to us without repeating themselves. It was likely because we were responsible for those questions. But my partner and I noticed that wording them slightly differently and asking certain questions in different order helped us a lot.
For first-time podcasters, it is very important to be comfortable with who you interview so that they feel welcome and can share more personal details in their responses.