In the summer of 2013 I co-founded the Transom Traveling Workshop on Catalina Island. Veteran radio producer and teacher Rob Rosenthal and I started with 10 students. The workshop was a hit and expanded to other locations around the world. The next workshop will take place March 23-30th. You can apply here.

Transom Traveling Workshop. Catalina Island, 2013. Photo by Adam Lau

Over the course of the six day workshop award winning journalist and podcast host David Weinberg will guide you through the process of producing a short audio piece. There will also be guest lectures from luminaries in the industry. You will learn all the basic skills you need to create your own podcast or work as freelancer. The class will culminate in a public performance and podcast taping.

Skills you will learn in the workshop:

How to find stories and book interviews

Recording audio in the field and studio

How to record interviews remotely

How to build a DIY home recording studio

Interviewing techniques and best practices

Narration/voiceover recording techinqies

Script writing

Digital multi-track audio Editing (Hindenburg Software)

How to Score stories with music

Basic post production mixing

How to publish your podcast on all platforms

How to protect your IP

How to pitch a show to funders and networks

How to pitch stories to podcasts and news outlets

What my former students are saying

  • “Working with David in the workshop launched my career, gave me the confidence to produce podcasts, and introduced me to the foundational habits, questions and skills that I have returned to in every project since. David is a deeply kind, fun instructor and mentor who has made a lifelong commitment to his students and it was incredibly valuable to form a cohort with my fellow students who have supported each other since then.”

    -Dr Chenjerai Kumanyika, Host of Uncivil and collaborator on Scene on Radio's Seeing White series

  • “David's wealth of knowledge and clear practical instruction paired with his originality as a writer and producer make him an absolute dream of a teacher. I left his program energized, inspired, and well-equipped to go out on my own. I count that week as one of the single best career decisions of my life.”

    Rachel Swaby, co-founder of Reasonable Volume

  • “The Transom workshop was the single most important step I took to making radio my full-time job. It gave me the tools and courage to pursue my dream. Forever grateful.”

    —Casey Martin, Reporter at KUOW

  • What I learned in a week from David has paved the road for literally every audio story I’ve produced since. He is an experienced teacher with a ton of patience, and really great taste. You will not be disappointed.

    Emma Courtland, Host of Crime Show

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