KALEIDACOUSTICS' BLOG

Why should you put sound design in your science communication podcast? Because making audio with voice only is using just half the potential of the medium. Sound design encompasses all the non-linguistic elements in an audio production. From subtle and technical aspects like mixing, editing, voice treatment, to music, sound effects, location sound. Even silence is a sound design choice. All these elements together make for an enormous communicative potential. Making a podcast

Why should you do science communication with a podcast? No, "Because everyone is doing a podcast" is NOT the right answer. Here are a few more valid reasons: Podcast Listening is an Intimate Experience Podcasts are an offspring of radio, but podcast listening has evolved into a much more intimate experience. Most podcast listeners listen alone, on headphones or earbuds. They experience the podcast as one-to-one communication, and are therefore more likely to feel engaged wit