| I partnered with my friend Emma Tei to make “Sweet Dreams” a podcast about sleep deprivation, we are both people who are usually wrangling sleep deprivation. We aim to create an entertaining conversation on the myths, the realistic effects, and how to recover from sleep deprivation. Jennifer Shi Podcaster Bio: Emma Podcaster Bio: Hello I’m Jennifer Shi, I enjoy animation and creating stories with art. Podcasts are a medium that allow people to tell their stories and experiences. They are very accessible, can reach wide audiences, and can be made by anyone with access to some technology. Podcasts can range in genre and be serious or light-hearted, the freedom of this medium makes it so appealing to many people. For this podcast project, our goal was to make a podcast that displayed our voice. For Emma and I, we wanted to make a humorous but informative podcast that noted on our experiences with sleep deprivation as students. |
The podcast project was a great experience and chance for me to talk about a subject that interests me. I got to research and write an interesting script about sleep deprivation and habits. I have been thinking about the subject of sleep for a while due to many sleepless nights working on college applications and art portfolios. This project allowed me to look back on my high school experience and reevaluate my relationship with work productivity and sleep. Thanks to this project, my partner and I were able to confront our problems with sleep deprivation. Will we change our sleep habits? No, not right away at least. I’ve gained a better understanding of sleep deprivation, learning to balance our lives and sleep will take time.