Introduction
Hello everyone... I am JT Farabow. I am a freshman who has grown up in High Point for most of my life. Yes, it is kinda weird going to college in the town you've grown up your whole life in, 5 minutes from your grandparents and 10 minutes from your old high school. Luckily, my family moved to Winston Salem, NC in August, and so I guess I haven't been too close to home. I am a Sport Communication major a soccer fanatic.
While scrolling through This American Life looking for a podcast to use for this assignment, "Hoaxing Yourself" drew my attention. "Hoaxing Yourself" is a series of podcasts in which people tell stories of lies they told when they were young, that they believed more than anyone else did. In other words: stories of people pulling hoaxes on themselves. Act One is a story told by Joel Lovell, who as a freshman in college had his new friends believe him and his parents had been vegetarians their entire lives.
Elements of the Podcast
After listening to Ira Glass interview Joel Lovell in Act One of "Hoaxing Yourself," it was time to dive deeper into the elements of this podcast. Elements such as the four kinds of audio (interview clips, voice overs, natural sounds, and ambient sounds) and Ira Glass' "moments of reflection" ( anecdotes, bait, and reflection) were notable in this podcast episode.
Interview clips are recordings of a stories subject, typically recorded on location or over the phone. In this podcast, an interview of Joel Lovell helped bring the character of the story to life, because it was the main character telling his story from his point of view.
Voice Overs include any scripted narration that is recorded, usually in a studio to push a storyline forward. Ira Glass, the host of this podcast inserts periodical voice overs such as an introduction in the beginning and periodical questions to Joel Lovell to keep the interview and story moving forward.
Natural Sounds or "sound effects" that are recorded on location. They can be discrete, however they demand the listeners attention when they occur. Notable "natural sounds" within this podcast set the mood when the stories are being told, such as soft music being played behind Joel Lovell's voice as he tells his story.
Ambient Sounds are sounds that occur in the background that create a since of place. Ambient sounds occur throughout this podcast which create a sense of you being in the studio as the podcast was being recorded. You can hear both Glass and Lovell laugh, take sips of water, and clear their throats throughout the interview.
Anecdotes are the order of action within a story where one event follows the next. In "Hoaxing Yourself," Joel Lovell tells a story of how he pretended to be vegetarian around his friends through out his first couple of years at college. Lovell begins by telling when his lie was first told, and then tells how he stayed true to the lie, and lastly, the story of how his lie concluded.
Bait is what keeps you listening. The bait of this story was waiting for the next events of Lovell's story, keeping you listening to hear what happens next.
Reflections are the looking over the story and analyzing the significance of what was being told. After Joel Lovell finishes telling his story, him and Ira Glass reflect on how his story falls inline with the series "Hoaxing Yourself."
My Take
Act One of "Hoaxing Yourself" was an interesting podcast to listen to and interpret. The four kinds of audio ( interview clips, voice overs, natural sounds, and ambient sounds) were all active and noticeable within this podcast. Ira Glass' "moments of reflection" were also noticeable throughout this podcast. There was an order of action which kept the story flowing (anecdote), something within the story that kept you listening (bait), and a final reflection of how the content connected to the main ideas of the podcast series.
Hello everyone... I am JT Farabow. I am a freshman who has grown up in High Point for most of my life. Yes, it is kinda weird going to college in the town you've grown up your whole life in, 5 minutes from your grandparents and 10 minutes from your old high school. Luckily, my family moved to Winston Salem, NC in August, and so I guess I haven't been too close to home. I am a Sport Communication major a soccer fanatic.
While scrolling through This American Life looking for a podcast to use for this assignment, "Hoaxing Yourself" drew my attention. "Hoaxing Yourself" is a series of podcasts in which people tell stories of lies they told when they were young, that they believed more than anyone else did. In other words: stories of people pulling hoaxes on themselves. Act One is a story told by Joel Lovell, who as a freshman in college had his new friends believe him and his parents had been vegetarians their entire lives.
Elements of the Podcast
After listening to Ira Glass interview Joel Lovell in Act One of "Hoaxing Yourself," it was time to dive deeper into the elements of this podcast. Elements such as the four kinds of audio (interview clips, voice overs, natural sounds, and ambient sounds) and Ira Glass' "moments of reflection" ( anecdotes, bait, and reflection) were notable in this podcast episode.
Interview clips are recordings of a stories subject, typically recorded on location or over the phone. In this podcast, an interview of Joel Lovell helped bring the character of the story to life, because it was the main character telling his story from his point of view.
Voice Overs include any scripted narration that is recorded, usually in a studio to push a storyline forward. Ira Glass, the host of this podcast inserts periodical voice overs such as an introduction in the beginning and periodical questions to Joel Lovell to keep the interview and story moving forward.
Natural Sounds or "sound effects" that are recorded on location. They can be discrete, however they demand the listeners attention when they occur. Notable "natural sounds" within this podcast set the mood when the stories are being told, such as soft music being played behind Joel Lovell's voice as he tells his story.
Ambient Sounds are sounds that occur in the background that create a since of place. Ambient sounds occur throughout this podcast which create a sense of you being in the studio as the podcast was being recorded. You can hear both Glass and Lovell laugh, take sips of water, and clear their throats throughout the interview.
Anecdotes are the order of action within a story where one event follows the next. In "Hoaxing Yourself," Joel Lovell tells a story of how he pretended to be vegetarian around his friends through out his first couple of years at college. Lovell begins by telling when his lie was first told, and then tells how he stayed true to the lie, and lastly, the story of how his lie concluded.
Bait is what keeps you listening. The bait of this story was waiting for the next events of Lovell's story, keeping you listening to hear what happens next.
Reflections are the looking over the story and analyzing the significance of what was being told. After Joel Lovell finishes telling his story, him and Ira Glass reflect on how his story falls inline with the series "Hoaxing Yourself."
My Take
Act One of "Hoaxing Yourself" was an interesting podcast to listen to and interpret. The four kinds of audio ( interview clips, voice overs, natural sounds, and ambient sounds) were all active and noticeable within this podcast. Ira Glass' "moments of reflection" were also noticeable throughout this podcast. There was an order of action which kept the story flowing (anecdote), something within the story that kept you listening (bait), and a final reflection of how the content connected to the main ideas of the podcast series.
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