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New Editor's Letter:
NEW SHOW: Cat Lady Transom sometimes provides a home for things that don't fit anywhere else, things we'd like to hear out of the blue on public radio, but probably never will. Cat Lady is one of those. It's a portrait, a reading, a vocal impression, a story, a performance, etc. Artist Joseph Keckler says, "I had struggled for a year, trying to write a piece about my mother, about myself, about what I observed to be an awkward, even incompatible relationship between the roles of artist and mother, about a child's ... | |
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NEW TOOLS: Zoom H4n
Our Tools Editor Jeff Towne has subjected another new digital audio recorder to his rigorous examination. He says, "The Zoom H4n combines two strong points of the company's previous audio recorders: XLR mic inputs on a small handheld device, and simu... |
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NEW SPECIAL FEATURE: In Verse: The Making of "Women of Troy"
One advantage of the modern age is that good work travels fast; you may already have heard and seen "Women of Troy." But if not, get thee to Transom and spend a few minutes. Then pass on the link. This remarkable slide show/poem/radio piece is part o... |
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NEW FEATURE: The Making of "The Corner"
Transom is working with the Association of Independents in Radio and producers from their Maker's Quest to bring you behind-the-scenes reports. We're starting with THE CORNER from Jenny Asarnow in Seattle. She writes, "The Central District is a lovel... |
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NEW TOOLS: Tascam Recorders & Jeff's Tool Picks
* NEW TOOLS: Tascam DR Digital Recorders (& Audio Technica Mic) * Jeff Towne reviews three new portable digital recorders from Tascam (The DR-07, DR-1, and DR-100): "Tascam has released three smaller, less-expensive SD card-based recorders, each wit... |
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NEW PROJECT: The Moth Radio Hour
Transom's progenitor, Atlantic Public Media, has a new production we want you to know about: The Moth Radio Hour. Have you heard The Moth? It's been the #2 iTunes Podcast for a while; its live shows have been a hot ticket in NYC for years, and its st... |
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NEW SHOW: Another "Self" Contest Winner
This week we're featuring the co-winner of our Self Portrait competition. It comes from the comedy collective, Mortified, who encourage people to read out loud the most embarrassing things they wrote as children. "I Hate Drake" is an hysterical and ... |
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NEW SHOW: My Most Important Self Portrait
Last year, Transom and the FLIK International Film festival put out a call for multi -media self portraits. We have our two winners. Soon, we'll be featuring "I Hate Drake" from Mortified, but right now Transom is hosting James Barany's poignant and ... |
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Tribal Radio
Jesse Hardman and Maura O'Connor recently drove around the southwestern United States visiting some of the 33 Native American reservations that have their own radio stations. They said it became clear that "radio, often dismissed as outdated for the ... |
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NEW REVIEW: Gregory Whitehead
We've had some lively discussion at Transom lately. Our latest downloadable issue of the Transom Review includes Gregory Whitehead's Manifesto and the challenging conversation about the art of radio that followed. I urge you to read Gregory's final q... |
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