In Fall of 2017, the Missouri Audio Project and the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition at the University of Missouri had the pleasure of co-hosting Nick Spitzer, producer and host of the radio show American Routes (NPR). Spitzer is a folklori

The Blind Dog and Other Radio Stories: A Conversation With Scott Carrier

1 Apr 17th, 2017 15m 24s

Peabody-winner Scott Carrier is a master of both personal and political radio. He talks about the importance of bearing witness, about telling difficult stories, spinning tales of human oddness, and about the reporter’s responsibility to challe

The Pawn: On Storytelling and Public Health

Aug 15th, 2016 14m 21s

Storytelling and Public Health Policy: Lise Saffran explores how to use narrative to effect change.

In Praise of Hermit Crabs: A Conversation with Essayist Silas Hansen

May 25th, 2016 9m 14s

Julija Šukys talks to Silas Hansen about writing essays, hermit crabs, and what it means to go through the world as a transgender man. Hansen’s work has appeared in The Normal School , The Colorado Review, and has been anthologized in The Write

Oddballs on the Radio: A Conversation With Jonathan Goldstein

May 23rd, 2016 9m 54s

Writer and radio producer Jonathan Goldstein talks about starting out in radio, working at This American Life, and blurring the line between fact & fiction on the long-running show Wiretap. The interview took place in front a live audience in C

9 Local Students Learn Radio Storytelling at Transom Workshop

Aug 31st, 2015 28m 22s

What happens when you put 9 students of all ages, an expert instructor and a teaching assistant together in a classroom with microphones for 7 days? Well, we tried it, and we got nine amazing pieces of student radio.

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