Podcasts

For this unit of English, we had to write up a script for a podcast and then record it. We could work in groups or not, and I chose to fly solo. Initially, we researched and listened to other podcasts to get an idea of the types of topics people talked about and the sound effects they added.

I was particularly inspired by the structure of story-telling and true crime podcasts, so I decided to research the stories and theories behind 3 strange historical and scientific events. I didn’t really create a script, because I took lots of notes in detail, so I just went off of those. After doing all the research, I recorded the podcast, created a little piece of music to fit with the mood of the podcast and put them together.

Here’s the finished podcast: