About This Podcast
So What’s Even Up With Like? is the number one podcast that delves into the word “like” and explores its origins along with its tendency to be hated by the older generation. Sarah Rashed and Kira Narog discuss the pop culture surrounding the word starting with the Beatniks and making its way into modern works like Mean Girls. Later on in the show, the linguistics of “like” are discussed exposing the reason why like is either dearly loved or greatly hated.
So What’s Even Up With Like?
Podcaster Bio
Sarah Rashed is a high school student at Los Altos High School and Freestyle Academy. Her podcasting career began recently in English class, but her experience in similar media is in no way limited. She studies film and digital media and has proficient skills in both areas. Outside of school, Sarah enjoys going on hikes, playing tennis, running, playing video games, and reading. The inspiration for So What’s Even Up With Like? came from her Latin studies and general interest in linguistics, which is why she acted as the linguistic expert during the show. She is fascinated by language and finds great enjoyment in dissecting it down to its origins.
Process
The podcast began with careful planning. Kira and I first did extensive research on “like” finding its links to pop culture and a rich linguistic history. From the start, we divided our expertise into Kira with pop culture and I with linguistics. The format ended with our combined voices in the introduction and conclusion and our separate voices when we explained our two areas. Production was the least of our problems. Kira and I planned about an hour to record about two or three runs through the script and did so completely remotely. We called each other on the phone, making sure to have headphones on, and recorded ourselves on our audio recorders. Post production took the most time between the two of us, I focused on the music and putting our audio files together in Pro Tools, and Kira focused on creating a “like compilation which appears in the song and our podcast thumbnail. For the thumbnail, we were going for a newspaper-collage style look, and I have to say, Kira absolutely nailed it.
Reflection
I really valued the experience of making a podcast, especially with a partner because my favorite podcasts all have multiple collaborators. I only listened to about two podcasts at the start of the unit, and now I listen to so many more that make me want to produce a real podcast of my own. I really like satire, and I’ve found that podcasts are a good medium to explore that realm with. On top of that, podcasts are a great way to be a performer without cameras. As a filmmaker who does not want to be in front of the camera, but wants to be heard, I value podcasts for this reason. This whole unit has been eye opening to a new world of media that I haven’t paid much attention to, but I’m really hoping to continue this in the future.