Podcasts by The Students Podcast
Teachers and students, got something to say? Put on your headphones and get ready to hit record! The folks behind NPR's Student Podcast Challenge made this handy guide on how to make a podcast in the classroom. We'll talk about how to gather good sound, ask great questions and conduct smart interviews. Plus, we'll hear from the contest's judges, last year's winners and feature some pretty inspiring stories of students and teachers. It's everything you need to make an amazing podcast!
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Tough Topics Training from 2021-12-19T11:00:57
In this week's episode of The Students' Podcast we talk with some of our high school finalists from last year who mastered the art of the respectful interview.
Three students from the Duke E...
Investigation Nation from 2021-12-12T12:01:48
Ever wonder if that local legend has some truth to it? At the Student Podcast Challenge we love to hear a good mystery, so pull out your magnifying glasses and start investigating!
We talk w...
The Solution To Great Sound May Be In Your Back Pocket from 2021-12-05T11:00:36
Soundproofing and studios and microphones, oh my! When you listen to a professional podcast you can hear the difference. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to that kind of recording set up, but...
ListenHow To Win The Student Podcast Challenge from 2021-11-21T12:01:25
For this week's episode of The Students' Podcast we check in with maybe the most qualified person to discuss winning the Student Podcast Challenge ... last year's college champion, Anya Steinberg! ...
ListenHow To Tell A Great Story from 2021-11-14T12:01:05
Are you ever SO excited to tell your friends a story that you kind of jumble the whole thing up? Like the substance is there, but if the delivery is off it just doesn't LAND as well.
The sam...
Warm-Up Time! from 2021-11-07T04:57:39
You wouldn't play an instrument without practicing scales and you wouldn't play a basketball game without stretching – so why would you record a podcast without warming up your voice? NPR vocal coa...
ListenSuperstar Teachers Of The SPC from 2021-10-24T04:00:22
It's almost time for year FOUR of the Student Podcast Challenge. To celebrate we talked to some teachers who have been with us since the beginning.
ListenEarly College Entries We Love from 2021-02-15T10:00:52
This week on The Students' Podcast, Elissa Nadworny, Lauren Migaki and Sequoia Carrillo run through some early entries they love. From interviewing kids about COVID, to high energy sports commentar...
ListenTime To Talk Music from 2021-02-07T10:00:39
In so many ways, music is emotion. Studies of the brain tell us that our minds react in different ways to the sound of music. So it's only natural that you'll want to take all that musical magic an...
ListenWhat IS the most beautiful sound? from 2021-01-31T12:00:31
*Car door shuts, ignition revs, wheels turn on the pavement*
Sound effects that transport you to a specific place are bread and butter for podcasts. But when does adding sound effe...
Time To Face The Music! from 2021-01-24T14:58:53
Banjo or drum? Keyboard or cowbell? Once you've figured out where you want to add music to your podcast, you've got to decide WHAT kind of music fits with your story. Since the Student Podcast Chal...
ListenSound Like A Pro Without All The Gear from 2021-01-17T10:00:54
Soundproofing and studios and microphones, oh my! When you listen to a professional podcast you can hear the difference. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to that kind of recording set up, but...
ListenDo You Want To Build A Pillowfort? from 2021-01-10T14:37:26
You don't need a fancy studio to make a podcast. All you need are a few tricks — and a LOT of pillows — and no one will ever guess that you recorded in your bedroom.
ListenLet's Investigate! from 2021-01-03T12:00:39
Ever wonder if that local legend has some truth to it? At the Student Podcast Challenge we love to hear a good mystery, so pull out your magnifying glasses and start investigating!
We talk ...
Too Much Tape? from 2020-12-27T17:34:44
Once you've finished the interview — there's still a lot of hard work ahead. Some questions work, some don't. Did the interview run too long? You'll have to cut it down. Remember, entries for the s...
ListenNeed Some Emotional Support? from 2020-12-20T12:00:58
Some people love emotional conversations, some people avoid them. But for journalists and podcasters, they're part of the job.
Sometimes you have to interview people about their saddest mom...
Interviewing 101 from 2020-12-13T12:00:45
What makes a good interview? For starters, asking good questions! But there's so much more to it than asking who, what, where, when and why. On this episode, the art of the interview. We'll cover h...
ListenBoring Questions Means Boring Answers: Interview Tips From Students from 2020-12-06T12:00:19
If you want your podcast to be filled with amazing voices and emotional stories, you've got to nail your interviews! In this episode, the students of the CV19 Podcast explain how they leveled up to...
ListenStorytelling Lessons From "Popo the Clown" from 2020-11-22T13:36:12
What makes you want to keep listening to a podcast? Most often, a really good story. But even once you have a good story you have to make sure you tell it well. In podcasting, we're lucky ...
ListenThe Winners Of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge from 2020-06-28T11:00:56
Despite a global pandemic and nation-wide school closures, we received more than 2,300 podcast submissions for the 2020 NPR Student Podcast Challenge. This episode, meet the students behind the wi...
ListenEarly Entries We Loved: Our Favorite Student Podcasts So Far from 2020-03-22T11:00:02
We know, the world feels pretty crazy right now. Think of this podcast as a little break from all of that. This week, we're featuring a bunch of student podcasts that delighted us, made us laugh, i...
ListenHow To Turn Hours of Audio Recordings Into A Short Podcast from 2020-03-15T11:00:44
If you've spent hours recording interviews your podcast but now you feel like you're drowning in sound, don't worry — you are not alone! We've got some science-based techniques for picking the very...
ListenThe Art Of The Interview from 2020-03-08T11:00:04
What makes a good interview? For starters, asking good questions! But there's so much more to it than asking who, what, where, when and why. On this episode, the art of the interview. We'll cover h...
ListenWhen It Comes To School Assignments, There's A New Sheriff In Town: Podcasts from 2020-03-01T12:00:59
Teachers across the country are ditching the traditional idea of assigning research papers or book reports, and asking their students to make podcasts instead. It turns out, students are having fun...
ListenHow To Make Music For Your Podcast from 2020-02-23T12:00:43
Banjo or drum? Keyboard or cowbell? Once you've figured out where you want to add music to your podcast, you've got to decide WHAT kind of music fits with your story. Since the Student Podcast Chal...
ListenEverything You Need To Know About Using Music In Your Podcast from 2020-02-16T12:00:51
Music can be a powerful tool in storytelling. It can set an emotional backdrop or give a sense of rhythm and tone to a story. Music can be that final piece of the puzzle, the piece that ties everyt...
ListenFinding Your Voice from 2020-02-09T12:00:48
You wouldn't play an instrument without practicing scales and you wouldn't play a basketball game without stretching – so why would you record a podcast without warming up your voice? NPR vocal coa...
ListenThe Surprising Secret To Great Sound from 2020-02-02T12:00:37
You don't need a fancy studio to make a podcast. All you need are a few tricks — and a LOT of pillows — and no one will ever guess that you recorded in your classroom.
ListenFollow The Rules And You Just Might Win The Student Podcast Challenge from 2020-01-26T12:00:01
The saying goes that rules are meant to be broken — well, not these rules. Actually, following the official rules of the Student Podcast Challenge is the only way to win. But rules can be complicat...
ListenHow To Make A Podcast According To Last Year's Winners from 2020-01-19T12:00
Podcasting is hard work. First you've gotta pick a topic, find a recording space and then, somehow, edit down the hours of audio! Last year's winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge had to lea...
ListenIntroducing the Student Podcast Challenge from 2020-01-10T16:20:43
Teachers and students, got something to say? Put on your headphones and get ready to hit record! The folks behind NPR's Student Podcast Challenge made this handy guide on how to make a podcast in t...
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