Podcast

Max Mayer explores interesting psychology facts to get a better understanding of our minds and ourselves. In this episode, he examines how we reconstruct our own memories, focusing on research from Elizabeth Loftus, an American cognitive psychologist, and expert on human memory. Specifically, looking at her research on eyewitness testimony. 

Podcast bio: 

Max Mayer is a student at Mountain View High School and Freestyle Academy. An aspiring artist, he hopes to attend an art school next year. Max is interested in exploring the psychological factors that influence us; in the process, he hopes to gain a better understanding of himself. 

Introduction section:

One of the new ways information is being spread online is through podcasts, which are increasing in popularity. The tools to create and post your own podcasts are very minimal, and almost anyone can do it with basic recording software. At Freestyle, our goal was to create a professional podcast on a subject we are interested in, finding the appropriate narrative or informational approach. 

My inspirations for this podcast came from audiobooks, The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg and Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong, by Eric Barker. These books all had lots of interesting psychological facts. I enjoy learning about why we think about certain things. When I discovered interesting facts about our memories, I wanted to make a podcast on it. 

Process

I used Adobe Audition and a voice recorder to record my podcast. It just shows you how easy it is to make a podcast.

Voice Recorder
Adobe Audition

Reflection: 

At the start of this unit, I didn’t think much of podcasts. In my experience podcasts have always been quite boring for me. However, after this unit, I discovered how much I enjoy them. There are so many different podcasts out there, almost on any subject. I think podcasts are a great way to learn something new.