https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-sound--6137680Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


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Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde and Max Greenstein.
Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>enArtsCopyright Botafuegohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5d1c8b09b0308c7cb8ef5356c52b2d57.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/stories-of-sound--6137680Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:27:04 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoBotafuegobotafuego.audio@gmail.comStories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound. Audio...Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


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Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde and Max Greenstein.
Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/18-gregory-whitehead--72195387Gregory Whitehead is an artist, writer, award-winning radiomaker, text/sound poet, singer of tales, playwright and media philosopher.
His practice also draws from experiences as a lifelong vocalist and musician, puppet theatre, toy theater, installations and live performance, as well as numerous collaborations with choreographers and filmmakers.
Since his first tape and radio experiments made during the 1980s, Whitehead has created a long list of plays, hybrid documentaries and acoustic adventures for the BBC, Radio France, Deutschland Radio, Australia’s ABC, NPR and other broadcasters.
Whitehead co-edited the anthology Wireless Imagination: Sound, Radio and the Avant-Garde, published by MIT Press in 1992, and his philosophical essays and speculative fictions have appeared in a wide variety of publications, from Ear magazine in the early 1980s through to the recently published Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting. 

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195387Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:30:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoGregory Whitehead is an artist, writer, award-winning radiomaker, text/sound poet, singer of tales, playwright and media philosopher. His practice also draws from experiences as a lifelong vocalist and musician, puppet theatre, toy theater,...Gregory Whitehead is an artist, writer, award-winning radiomaker, text/sound poet, singer of tales, playwright and media philosopher.
His practice also draws from experiences as a lifelong vocalist and musician, puppet theatre, toy theater, installations and live performance, as well as numerous collaborations with choreographers and filmmakers.
Since his first tape and radio experiments made during the 1980s, Whitehead has created a long list of plays, hybrid documentaries and acoustic adventures for the BBC, Radio France, Deutschland Radio, Australia’s ABC, NPR and other broadcasters.
Whitehead co-edited the anthology Wireless Imagination: Sound, Radio and the Avant-Garde, published by MIT Press in 1992, and his philosophical essays and speculative fictions have appeared in a wide variety of publications, from Ear magazine in the early 1980s through to the recently published Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting. 

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>3382art,audio,documentary,drama,gregory,gregorywhitehead,performance,podcast,poetry,radio,radioart,radiodocumentary,radiodrama,sound,spokenword,stories,storiesofsound,storytelling,theater,whiteheadfalse29fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/17-su-friedrich--72195385Su Friedrich has directed twenty-seven films and videos since 1978, which have been featured in thirty-one retrospectives at major museums and film festivals including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Rotterdam Film Festival, the Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Cinema and the National Film Theater in London and they have been widely screened and extensively written.
 Her work is the subject of two recent books: Su Friedrich: Interviews, edited by Sonia Misra and Rox Samer, Univ. of Mississippi Press (2022) and Su Friedrich by Barbara Mennel, Univ of Illinois Press (2023). 
Her films have won numerous awards, including Grand Prix at the Melbourne Film Festival, Outstanding Documentary Award at Outfest and Best Narrative Film Award at the Athens International Film Festival. Fifteen of her films are available on DVD and VOD streaming from Outcast Films and her two most recent films are at Icarus Films. 

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195385Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:25:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoSu Friedrich has directed twenty-seven films and videos since 1978, which have been featured in thirty-one retrospectives at major museums and film festivals including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Rotterdam Film...Su Friedrich has directed twenty-seven films and videos since 1978, which have been featured in thirty-one retrospectives at major museums and film festivals including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Rotterdam Film Festival, the Buenos Aires Festival of Independent Cinema and the National Film Theater in London and they have been widely screened and extensively written.
 Her work is the subject of two recent books: Su Friedrich: Interviews, edited by Sonia Misra and Rox Samer, Univ. of Mississippi Press (2022) and Su Friedrich by Barbara Mennel, Univ of Illinois Press (2023). 
Her films have won numerous awards, including Grand Prix at the Melbourne Film Festival, Outstanding Documentary Award at Outfest and Best Narrative Film Award at the Athens International Film Festival. Fifteen of her films are available on DVD and VOD streaming from Outcast Films and her two most recent films are at Icarus Films. 

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>1729audio,design,experimental,film,filmmaking,friedrich,nyc,podcast,podcasting,radio,silent,silentfilm,sound,sounddesign,soundtrack,stories,storiesofsound,storytelling,su,sufriedrichfalse28fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/16-rikke-houd--72195388Rikke Houd is a Danish radio maker working in the field of crafted audio storytelling and documentary art.
After completing an MA in Radio at Goldsmiths College in 1998, she worked for the Danish Montage Group and and has worked with sound and storytelling since – in radio and podcasts, theatre, exhibitions, and in collaboration with other artforms and fields.
Rikke has produced work in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and English and her award-winning work has been featured internationally.
She co-founded the youth project Polar Radio and has initiated several transnational audio storytelling projects aiming to support geographical, linguistic and cultural minorities.
She has also coached and taught workshops which focus on documentary storytelling and radiophonic awareness.
Since 2022 she works as editor in chief of podcast for the Danish Association of the Blind. Since 2024, she has also served as a creative advisor for Æteren, an innovative Danish school for sound and storytelling.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195388Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:25:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoRikke Houd is a Danish radio maker working in the field of crafted audio storytelling and documentary art. After completing an MA in Radio at Goldsmiths College in 1998, she worked for the Danish Montage Group and and has worked with sound and...Rikke Houd is a Danish radio maker working in the field of crafted audio storytelling and documentary art.
After completing an MA in Radio at Goldsmiths College in 1998, she worked for the Danish Montage Group and and has worked with sound and storytelling since – in radio and podcasts, theatre, exhibitions, and in collaboration with other artforms and fields.
Rikke has produced work in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and English and her award-winning work has been featured internationally.
She co-founded the youth project Polar Radio and has initiated several transnational audio storytelling projects aiming to support geographical, linguistic and cultural minorities.
She has also coached and taught workshops which focus on documentary storytelling and radiophonic awareness.
Since 2022 she works as editor in chief of podcast for the Danish Association of the Blind. Since 2024, she has also served as a creative advisor for Æteren, an innovative Danish school for sound and storytelling.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>2974audio,audiodoc,audiodocumentary,bbc,bbcradio,danish,denmark,documentary,houd,podcast,podcasting,radio,radiodoc,radiodocumentary,rikke,shortcuts,sound,stories,storiesofsound,storytellingfalse27fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/15-john-york--72195389John York is a British audiobook narrator and voice actor best known for his work on the audio erotica platform "Quinn".
As well as narrating over three hundred audiobook titles, John also hosts the entertainment podcast "The Unsinkable Ship'.
In his free time, you'll often find him livestreaming with his Patreon community or sharing way too much information at his local countryside pub.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195389Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:15:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoJohn York is a British audiobook narrator and voice actor best known for his work on the audio erotica platform "Quinn". As well as narrating over three hundred audiobook titles, John also hosts the entertainment podcast "The Unsinkable Ship'. In his...John York is a British audiobook narrator and voice actor best known for his work on the audio erotica platform "Quinn".
As well as narrating over three hundred audiobook titles, John also hosts the entertainment podcast "The Unsinkable Ship'.
In his free time, you'll often find him livestreaming with his Patreon community or sharing way too much information at his local countryside pub.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>2003audio,audioerotica,erotic,erotica,john,podcasting,quinn,radio,sex,sexuality,sound,stories,storiesofsound,storytelling,yorkfalse26fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/14-jjjjjerome-ellis--72195384JJJJJerome Ellis is a disabled Grenadian-Jamaican-American artist, surfer, and person who stutters.
Through music, performance, writing, video, and photography, Ellis asks what stuttering can teach us about listening, generosity, and justice.
Ellis researches relationships among blackness, disabled speech, divinity, nature, sound, and time.
Their debut album, The Clearing (2021), won the 2022 Anna Rabinowitz Prize, and it was released with an accompanying book published by Wendy’s Subway.
JJJJJerome’s work has been presented, among others, by the Whitney Museum, Venice Biennale; Haus der Kunst; MASS MoCA and the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.
They have received commissions from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, The Shed, and REDCAT. Ellis has been a lecturer in Sound Design at Yale University.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195384Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:20:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoJJJJJerome Ellis is a disabled Grenadian-Jamaican-American artist, surfer, and person who stutters. Through music, performance, writing, video, and photography, Ellis asks what stuttering can teach us about listening, generosity, and justice. Ellis...JJJJJerome Ellis is a disabled Grenadian-Jamaican-American artist, surfer, and person who stutters.
Through music, performance, writing, video, and photography, Ellis asks what stuttering can teach us about listening, generosity, and justice.
Ellis researches relationships among blackness, disabled speech, divinity, nature, sound, and time.
Their debut album, The Clearing (2021), won the 2022 Anna Rabinowitz Prize, and it was released with an accompanying book published by Wendy’s Subway.
JJJJJerome’s work has been presented, among others, by the Whitney Museum, Venice Biennale; Haus der Kunst; MASS MoCA and the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.
They have received commissions from the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, The Shed, and REDCAT. Ellis has been a lecturer in Sound Design at Yale University.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>2544art,audio,blackness,dysfluency,ellis,improvisation,jjjjjerome,jjjjjeromeellis,music,performance,podcasting,radio,sound,stories,storiesofsound,storytelling,stutteringfalse25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/13-nanna-hauge-kristensen--72195386Nanna Hauge Kristensen is an audio producer and anthropologist based in Copenhagen.
Her audio pieces move in the intersection of art, anthropology and documentary, and have won several international awards, including the Third Coast International Audio Award for Best Foreign Documentary, and the Grand Prix Marulic Documentary.
She loves listening and exploring human life through sound. She says, ‘What attracts me, both as a maker and as a listener, are intimate, sensory and open-ended spaces.’
She teaches workshops in Sound Ethnography.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195386Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:15:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoNanna Hauge Kristensen is an audio producer and anthropologist based in Copenhagen. Her audio pieces move in the intersection of art, anthropology and documentary, and have won several international awards, including the Third Coast International...Nanna Hauge Kristensen is an audio producer and anthropologist based in Copenhagen.
Her audio pieces move in the intersection of art, anthropology and documentary, and have won several international awards, including the Third Coast International Audio Award for Best Foreign Documentary, and the Grand Prix Marulic Documentary.
She loves listening and exploring human life through sound. She says, ‘What attracts me, both as a maker and as a listener, are intimate, sensory and open-ended spaces.’
She teaches workshops in Sound Ethnography.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>2989anthropology,audio,audiodocumentary,bbc,hauge,kristensen,nanna,podcasting,radio,radiodoc,radiodocumentary,shortcuts,sound,soundart,stories,storiesofsound,storytellingfalse24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/12-julie-shapiro--72195383Julie Shapiro is a career listener, audio champion, and creative consultant.
She co-founded Audio Flux in 2023 with John DeLore.
She has worked as Executive Producer at Canadaland, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and PRX’s Radiotopia, and she is currently working on a narrative podcast about pancreatic cancer.
In 2000, she co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival, where as Artistic Director she nurtured a robust international listening culture.
Shapiro currently serves on the Board of Directors for AIR (Association of Independents in Radio.) She has taught radio to university students, presented at conferences and festivals the world over, and produced stories for the airwaves and podcasts in the US and beyond.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72195383Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:05:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoJulie Shapiro is a career listener, audio champion, and creative consultant. She co-founded Audio Flux in 2023 with John DeLore. She has worked as Executive Producer at Canadaland, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and PRX’s Radiotopia, and she...Julie Shapiro is a career listener, audio champion, and creative consultant.
She co-founded Audio Flux in 2023 with John DeLore.
She has worked as Executive Producer at Canadaland, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and PRX’s Radiotopia, and she is currently working on a narrative podcast about pancreatic cancer.
In 2000, she co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival, where as Artistic Director she nurtured a robust international listening culture.
Shapiro currently serves on the Board of Directors for AIR (Association of Independents in Radio.) She has taught radio to university students, presented at conferences and festivals the world over, and produced stories for the airwaves and podcasts in the US and beyond.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.
]]>3126audio,audiodoc,audioflux,documentary,flux,julie,npr,of,podcasting,radio,radioart,radiodoc,radiodocumentary,shapiro,sound,stories,storiesofsound,storytellingfalse23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/11-george-the-poet--72172431George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage.
His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and seen his work broadcast to billions of people worldwide.
In 2019, his audio offering ‘Have You Heard George’s Podcast?’ won a prestigious Peabody Award and 5 Gold British Podcast Awards, including the highly-coveted Podcast of the Year.
In 2021 The University of London presented George with an honorary doctorate in literature.
George is now embarking on a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. His research focuses on the socio-economic potential of black music.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72172431Wed, 27 May 2026 04:15:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoGeorge the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage. His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and seen his work broadcast to billions of people...George the Poet is a London-born spoken word performer of Ugandan heritage.
His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and seen his work broadcast to billions of people worldwide.
In 2019, his audio offering ‘Have You Heard George’s Podcast?’ won a prestigious Peabody Award and 5 Gold British Podcast Awards, including the highly-coveted Podcast of the Year.
In 2021 The University of London presented George with an honorary doctorate in literature.
George is now embarking on a PhD at UCL'S Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. His research focuses on the socio-economic potential of black music.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>2423audio,audiostorytelling,bbc,drama,george,georgempanga,georgethepoet,mpanga,podcast,poetry,radio,radiodrama,rap,spoken,spokenword,stories,storiesofsound,storytelling,wordfalse22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/10-davia-nelson-the-kitchen-sisters--72172376Davia Nelson is half of The Kitchen Sisters, along with Nikki Silva.
They have been producing radio stories since the late 1970s. They are the producers of two Peabody Award-winning NPR series, Lost & Found Sound and The Sonic Memorial Project, as well as the series Hidden Kitchens on NPR's Morning Edition and The Hidden World of Girls, hosted by Tina Fey.
Their first book, Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes and More From NPR's Kitchen Sisters, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
The Kitchen Sisters Productions, their nonprofit organization, is dedicated to creating documentaries that chronicle untold stories of culture and tradition, presenting little-known voices and perspectives.
In addition to producing radio, Davia Nelson has been a casting director and screenwriter. She lives in San Francisco.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72172376Wed, 27 May 2026 04:05:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoDavia Nelson is half of The Kitchen Sisters, along with Nikki Silva. They have been producing radio stories since the late 1970s. They are the producers of two Peabody Award-winning NPR series, Lost & Found Sound and The Sonic Memorial Project, as...Davia Nelson is half of The Kitchen Sisters, along with Nikki Silva.
They have been producing radio stories since the late 1970s. They are the producers of two Peabody Award-winning NPR series, Lost & Found Sound and The Sonic Memorial Project, as well as the series Hidden Kitchens on NPR's Morning Edition and The Hidden World of Girls, hosted by Tina Fey.
Their first book, Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes and More From NPR's Kitchen Sisters, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
The Kitchen Sisters Productions, their nonprofit organization, is dedicated to creating documentaries that chronicle untold stories of culture and tradition, presenting little-known voices and perspectives.
In addition to producing radio, Davia Nelson has been a casting director and screenwriter. She lives in San Francisco.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.]]>2516audio,audiostorytelling,davia,davianelson,kitchen,kitchensisters,nelson,npr,podcast,podcasting,publicradio,radio,sisters,storiesofsound,storytellingfalse21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/trailer-season-2--72098349Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.
Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.



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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72098349Thu, 21 May 2026 14:12:18 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoStories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound. Audio...Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.
Narration by Max Greenstein.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND

Stories of Sound is a proud member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective.



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]]>208audio,botafuego,podcasting,podcasts,radio,sound,stories,storiesofsound,storytellingfalse2trailerhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/9-tamar-avishai--60175386Tamar Avishai is an art historian turned finance administrator turned independent radio producer. She worked for years as an art history instructor and an adjunct lecturer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

In each episode of her podcast The Lonely Palette, she focuses on one object – a painting, a sculpture, an installation, a very special urinal – and tells its story, exploring the artwork, the movement, the social context.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert.

This episode features excerpts from episodes 1, 20, 25, 34 and 51 from The Lonely Palette podcast, by Tamar Avishai.


Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60175386Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:45:03 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoTamar Avishai is an art historian turned finance administrator turned independent radio producer. She worked for years as an art history instructor and an adjunct lecturer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In each episode of her podcast The Lonely...Tamar Avishai is an art historian turned finance administrator turned independent radio producer. She worked for years as an art history instructor and an adjunct lecturer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

In each episode of her podcast The Lonely Palette, she focuses on one object – a painting, a sculpture, an installation, a very special urinal – and tells its story, exploring the artwork, the movement, the social context.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more.

Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert.

This episode features excerpts from episodes 1, 20, 25, 34 and 51 from The Lonely Palette podcast, by Tamar Avishai.


Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>2169art,audio,audiostorytelling,avishai,contemporary,contemporaryart,lonelypalette,podcast,podcasting,stories,storiesofsound,tamar,tamaravishai,thelonelypalettefalse19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-axel-kacoutie--60175271Axel Kacoutié is an audio artist and poet who's been crafting sound, music, and words to challenge the familiar and revive a magic in the mundane.

Recent collaborations include those with Falling Tree Productions, Shade Podcast, Somerset House, and many more. Previously the Creative Director of Sound at the Guardian, their work has featured on BBC airwaves, Spotify, and in physical spaces such as the Tate Modern and Sundance Film Festival. 

Axel Kacoutié has won several awards, including Best Documentary at the Third Coast International Audio Festival, Gold for the Sarah Lawrence Audio Fiction Awards, Best Sound Designer at the Audio Production Awards, Prix Marulić Grand Prix award.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces by Axel Kacoutié: How To Remember (2019), A Mother Tongue (2021), Gatekeeper (2023). It also includes an audio version of Axel Kacoutié’s biographical note, available on their website axelkacoutie.com

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60175271Wed, 05 Jun 2024 05:10:03 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoAxel Kacoutié is an audio artist and poet who's been crafting sound, music, and words to challenge the familiar and revive a magic in the mundane. Recent collaborations include those with Falling Tree Productions, Shade Podcast, Somerset House, and...Axel Kacoutié is an audio artist and poet who's been crafting sound, music, and words to challenge the familiar and revive a magic in the mundane.

Recent collaborations include those with Falling Tree Productions, Shade Podcast, Somerset House, and many more. Previously the Creative Director of Sound at the Guardian, their work has featured on BBC airwaves, Spotify, and in physical spaces such as the Tate Modern and Sundance Film Festival. 

Axel Kacoutié has won several awards, including Best Documentary at the Third Coast International Audio Festival, Gold for the Sarah Lawrence Audio Fiction Awards, Best Sound Designer at the Audio Production Awards, Prix Marulić Grand Prix award.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces by Axel Kacoutié: How To Remember (2019), A Mother Tongue (2021), Gatekeeper (2023). It also includes an audio version of Axel Kacoutié’s biographical note, available on their website axelkacoutie.com

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>1680audio,audiopoetry,audiostorytelling,axel,axelkacoutie,kacoutie,podcast,podcasting,poetry,radio,radioart,sound,soundart,sounddesign,soundpoetry,stories,storiesofsoundfalse18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/7-rick-moody--60175190Rick Moody is the author of numerous novels, collections of short fiction, two memoirs, and a book of essays.

His debut novel, Garden State, was the winner of the 1991 Editor’s Choice Award from the Pushcart Press. The Ice Storm (1994) was published in twenty countries and adapted into a film directed by Ang Lee in 1997.
Other novels include Hotels of North America; The Four Fingers of Death; The Diviners; and Purple America, for which foreign editions have appeared widely. His most recent memoir is The Long Accomplishment (2019).

His radio pieces have appeared on The Next Big Thing and at the Third Coast International Audio Festival.

He is the recipient of the Addison Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Guggenheim fellowship.
He has taught at New York University, Yale University, Princeton University, and Brown University, and he currently teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts University.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from Rick Moody’s text “The Construction of Humanism in Documentary Radio” (2005), as well as his audio pieces "Pirate Radio Station" (2005) and “Annals of Minimalism” (2023).It also features excerpts from "The city wears a slouch hat" by John Cage and Kenneth Patchen, 1942, and “On the Edge” by Joe Frank, 1991.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60175190Wed, 29 May 2024 04:45:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoRick Moody is the author of numerous novels, collections of short fiction, two memoirs, and a book of essays. His debut novel, Garden State, was the winner of the 1991 Editor’s Choice Award from the Pushcart Press. The Ice Storm (1994) was published...Rick Moody is the author of numerous novels, collections of short fiction, two memoirs, and a book of essays.

His debut novel, Garden State, was the winner of the 1991 Editor’s Choice Award from the Pushcart Press. The Ice Storm (1994) was published in twenty countries and adapted into a film directed by Ang Lee in 1997.
Other novels include Hotels of North America; The Four Fingers of Death; The Diviners; and Purple America, for which foreign editions have appeared widely. His most recent memoir is The Long Accomplishment (2019).

His radio pieces have appeared on The Next Big Thing and at the Third Coast International Audio Festival.

He is the recipient of the Addison Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Guggenheim fellowship.
He has taught at New York University, Yale University, Princeton University, and Brown University, and he currently teaches at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts - Tufts University.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from Rick Moody’s text “The Construction of Humanism in Documentary Radio” (2005), as well as his audio pieces "Pirate Radio Station" (2005) and “Annals of Minimalism” (2023).It also features excerpts from "The city wears a slouch hat" by John Cage and Kenneth Patchen, 1942, and “On the Edge” by Joe Frank, 1991.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>3046audio,audiostorytelling,literature,moody,podcast,podcasting,radio,radiodrama,radiofiction,rick,rickmoody,sound,stories,storiesofsoundfalse17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/6-jazmine-jt-green--60102264Jazmine 'JT' Green is an audio documentarian by trade and artist by practice.

She is the founder of Molten Heart, a creative and commercial studio focused on the texture of sound.

She writes and produces electronic music as CMD+JAZMINE.

Her works have been featured in places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Mass MoCA, 99% Invisible, and Pop Up Magazine.

Her interests revolve around the intersection of design practices, health technologies, and the global influence of Blackness.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features the following pieces by Jazmine 'JT' Green: EMDR (2019), For George, Breonna, Ahmaud and Christian (2020), and an excerpt from PMHx (2021).

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60102264Wed, 22 May 2024 04:35:02 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoJazmine 'JT' Green is an audio documentarian by trade and artist by practice. She is the founder of Molten Heart, a creative and commercial studio focused on the texture of sound. She writes and produces electronic music as CMD+JAZMINE. Her works...Jazmine 'JT' Green is an audio documentarian by trade and artist by practice.

She is the founder of Molten Heart, a creative and commercial studio focused on the texture of sound.

She writes and produces electronic music as CMD+JAZMINE.

Her works have been featured in places such as the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Mass MoCA, 99% Invisible, and Pop Up Magazine.

Her interests revolve around the intersection of design practices, health technologies, and the global influence of Blackness.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features the following pieces by Jazmine 'JT' Green: EMDR (2019), For George, Breonna, Ahmaud and Christian (2020), and an excerpt from PMHx (2021).

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>1959audiostorytelling,green,jazmine,jazminejtgreen,jt,podcast,podcasting,podcasts,soundart,visualartfalse16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/5-siobhan-mchugh--60031702Siobhan McHugh is a leading podcast studies scholar and multi-award-winning narrative podcast producer. She is also a documentary-maker, oral historian, writer, journalism academic, podcast critic and podcasting consultant.

Her book, The Power of Podcasting – Telling Stories Through Sound (2022) is an insider’s guide to how narrative podcasts are made and a love letter to audio storytellers old and new.

Narrative podcasts Siobhan worked on include Phoebe’s Fall, Wrong Skin, The Last Voyage of the Pong Su and The Greatest Menace, all of which won Gold at New York Radio Festival, as well as other awards.

In 2013, McHugh founded the first journal of radio documentary and podcast studies, RadioDoc Review.

She was Associate Professor in Journalism at the University of Wollongong, south of Sydney, and Honorary Associate Professor in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney, where in 2022 she launched the Hub for Innovation in Podcasting, a coalition of researchers, makers, fans and teachers of podcasting.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following audio-documentaries: The Greatest Menace (2022), Heart of Artness (2018), The Last Voyage of the Pong Su (2019), Saigon Tapes (2020), Minefields and Miniskirts (1993).

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60031702Wed, 15 May 2024 05:40:05 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoSiobhan McHugh is a leading podcast studies scholar and multi-award-winning narrative podcast producer. She is also a documentary-maker, oral historian, writer, journalism academic, podcast critic and podcasting consultant. Her book, The Power of...Siobhan McHugh is a leading podcast studies scholar and multi-award-winning narrative podcast producer. She is also a documentary-maker, oral historian, writer, journalism academic, podcast critic and podcasting consultant.

Her book, The Power of Podcasting – Telling Stories Through Sound (2022) is an insider’s guide to how narrative podcasts are made and a love letter to audio storytellers old and new.

Narrative podcasts Siobhan worked on include Phoebe’s Fall, Wrong Skin, The Last Voyage of the Pong Su and The Greatest Menace, all of which won Gold at New York Radio Festival, as well as other awards.

In 2013, McHugh founded the first journal of radio documentary and podcast studies, RadioDoc Review.

She was Associate Professor in Journalism at the University of Wollongong, south of Sydney, and Honorary Associate Professor in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney, where in 2022 she launched the Hub for Innovation in Podcasting, a coalition of researchers, makers, fans and teachers of podcasting.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following audio-documentaries: The Greatest Menace (2022), Heart of Artness (2018), The Last Voyage of the Pong Su (2019), Saigon Tapes (2020), Minefields and Miniskirts (1993).

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND
]]>4287audio,audiodocumentary,audiostorytelling,documentary,mchugh,podcast,podcasting,radio,radiomaking,siobhan,siobhanmchugh,storytellingfalse15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/4-nick-van-der-kolk--59858184Nick van der Kolk is the creator of the podcast Love + Radio.
Love + Radio has been produced since 2005, making it the longest running narrative podcast in history. In 2011, it became the first podcast to win the top prize at the Third Coast Festival Competition, and would go on to win three more Third Coast Festival awards.
The Love + Radio episode “The Living Room” was the basis for the Academy Award-winning short “The Neighbor’s Window” in 2020.
Nick is also the creator of The Secrets Hotline, a podcast in which anonymous callers from across the globe to share what is hidden in their lives.
He is based in Leitrim, Ireland.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from Love + Radio’s episodes “Points of Egress” and “Such is the way to the stars”, as well as Volume 5 from The Secrets Hotline.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59858184Wed, 08 May 2024 05:30:04 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoNick van der Kolk is the creator of the podcast Love + Radio. Love + Radio has been produced since 2005, making it the longest running narrative podcast in history. In 2011, it became the first podcast to win the top prize at the Third Coast Festival...Nick van der Kolk is the creator of the podcast Love + Radio.
Love + Radio has been produced since 2005, making it the longest running narrative podcast in history. In 2011, it became the first podcast to win the top prize at the Third Coast Festival Competition, and would go on to win three more Third Coast Festival awards.
The Love + Radio episode “The Living Room” was the basis for the Academy Award-winning short “The Neighbor’s Window” in 2020.
Nick is also the creator of The Secrets Hotline, a podcast in which anonymous callers from across the globe to share what is hidden in their lives.
He is based in Leitrim, Ireland.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from Love + Radio’s episodes “Points of Egress” and “Such is the way to the stars”, as well as Volume 5 from The Secrets Hotline.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>1944audio,audiostorytelling,hotline,loveandradio,love+radio,nick,nickvanderkolk,podcast,podcasting,radiodrama,secrets,secretshotline,storytelling,thesecretshotlinefalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/3-hildegard-westerkamp--59721813Hildegard Westerkamp is a composer, radio artist, and sound ecologist. She performs, writes, and presents soundscape workshops and lectures internationally.

Westerkamp was born in Osnabrück, Germany, and emigrated to Canada in 1968. Her compositions have been performed and broadcast in many parts of the world. Some of her pieces appear in Gus van Sant’s films “Elephant” and “Last Days.”

In 1993, she was instrumental in helping found the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. In 2003, Vancouver New Music invited her to coordinate and lead public soundwalks as part of its yearly concert season. This, in turn, inspired the creation of The Vancouver Soundwalk Collective, whose members continue the work on a regular basis.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces by Hildegard Westerkamp: “Whisper Study”, “Cricket Voice”, “Kits Beach Soundwalk”, “Once Upon A Time”, “Attending to Sacred Matters”.It also features an excerpt from the radio-documentary “The Idea of North” by Glenn Gould.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59721813Wed, 01 May 2024 05:00:04 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoHildegard Westerkamp is a composer, radio artist, and sound ecologist. She performs, writes, and presents soundscape workshops and lectures internationally. Westerkamp was born in Osnabrück, Germany, and emigrated to Canada in 1968. Her compositions...Hildegard Westerkamp is a composer, radio artist, and sound ecologist. She performs, writes, and presents soundscape workshops and lectures internationally.

Westerkamp was born in Osnabrück, Germany, and emigrated to Canada in 1968. Her compositions have been performed and broadcast in many parts of the world. Some of her pieces appear in Gus van Sant’s films “Elephant” and “Last Days.”

In 1993, she was instrumental in helping found the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology. In 2003, Vancouver New Music invited her to coordinate and lead public soundwalks as part of its yearly concert season. This, in turn, inspired the creation of The Vancouver Soundwalk Collective, whose members continue the work on a regular basis.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces by Hildegard Westerkamp: “Whisper Study”, “Cricket Voice”, “Kits Beach Soundwalk”, “Once Upon A Time”, “Attending to Sacred Matters”.It also features an excerpt from the radio-documentary “The Idea of North” by Glenn Gould.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>2171art,fieldrecording,hildegard,music,sound,soundart,soundscape,vancouver,westerkampfalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/2-eleanor-mcdowall--59481727Eleanor McDowall is co-director of Falling Tree Productions, which makes a host of award-winning podcasts and radio features including BBC Radio 4’s Short Cuts, of which Eleanor is the series producer. 
Her documentary work has received several awards, including a Prix Europa and a Third Coast: Best Documentary award.
Eleanor also runs Radio Atlas, an English-language home for subtitled audio from around the world, and produces the podcast Field Recordings.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces: "The Dreams" by Delia Derbyshire and Barry Bermange (1964); "The Clock" by Dennis Funk (2015); "Inventions in Sound" by Raymond Antrobus and Eleanor McDowall (2021); "A dancer dies twice' by Eleanor McDowall (2016); "A Kiss" by Rachel Long (2023); "Writer" by by Katharina Smets (2015).

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59481727Tue, 16 Apr 2024 02:48:51 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoEleanor McDowall is co-director of Falling Tree Productions, which makes a host of award-winning podcasts and radio features including BBC Radio 4’s Short Cuts, of which Eleanor is the series producer.  Her documentary work has received several...Eleanor McDowall is co-director of Falling Tree Productions, which makes a host of award-winning podcasts and radio features including BBC Radio 4’s Short Cuts, of which Eleanor is the series producer. 
Her documentary work has received several awards, including a Prix Europa and a Third Coast: Best Documentary award.
Eleanor also runs Radio Atlas, an English-language home for subtitled audio from around the world, and produces the podcast Field Recordings.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces: "The Dreams" by Delia Derbyshire and Barry Bermange (1964); "The Clock" by Dennis Funk (2015); "Inventions in Sound" by Raymond Antrobus and Eleanor McDowall (2021); "A dancer dies twice' by Eleanor McDowall (2016); "A Kiss" by Rachel Long (2023); "Writer" by by Katharina Smets (2015).

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>3070audio,bbc,documentary,eleanor,fieldrecording,mcdowall,narrative,podcast,podcasting,radio,radioatlas,sound,storiesfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/1-annea-lockwood--59481445Annea Lockwood is a New Zealand-born American composer. Her compositions range from sound art and environmental sound installations to concert music.
During the 1960s, Lockwood created works such as the Glass Concerts, and the Piano Transplants series, in which defunct pianos were burned, drowned, beached, and planted.
Water has been a recurring focus of her work and her three installation sound maps of rivers: The Hudson River, the Danube and the Housatonic River.
In 1973 Lockwood moved to the US, settling in Crompond, NY. She is an Emerita Professor at Vassar College.
Her music has been issued on CD, vinyl and online.

In 2022 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces by Annea Lockwood: “Glass World”, “Tiger Balm”, “A Sound Map of the Danube”, “Ceci n'est pas un piano”, “Dusk”, and “Namaste”.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59481445Tue, 16 Apr 2024 02:08:48 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoAnnea Lockwood is a New Zealand-born American composer. Her compositions range from sound art and environmental sound installations to concert music. During the 1960s, Lockwood created works such as the Glass Concerts, and the Piano Transplants...Annea Lockwood is a New Zealand-born American composer. Her compositions range from sound art and environmental sound installations to concert music.
During the 1960s, Lockwood created works such as the Glass Concerts, and the Piano Transplants series, in which defunct pianos were burned, drowned, beached, and planted.
Water has been a recurring focus of her work and her three installation sound maps of rivers: The Hudson River, the Danube and the Housatonic River.
In 1973 Lockwood moved to the US, settling in Crompond, NY. She is an Emerita Professor at Vassar College.
Her music has been issued on CD, vinyl and online.

In 2022 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.

Narration by Megan Hyde.

Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

This episode features excerpts from the following pieces by Annea Lockwood: “Glass World”, “Tiger Balm”, “A Sound Map of the Danube”, “Ceci n'est pas un piano”, “Dusk”, and “Namaste”.

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>2089annea,art,audio,field,fieldrecording,listening,lockwood,music,recording,sound,soundart,soundscapefalse11fullhttps://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUNDStories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.
Narration by Megan Hyde.
Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

https://botafuego.org/STORIES-OF-SOUND]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59249512Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:53:28 +0000Riccardo Giacconi, BotafuegoStories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound. Audio...Stories of Sound is an audio series that delves into sound arts and audio storytelling, offering listeners a window into the creative processes, challenges, and inspirations of artists, authors and theorists who tell stories through sound.

Audio documentaries, radio dramas, interviews, soundscapes, narration, auto-fiction, sound installations, archival material, sound design, radio, podcasting, and much more. 


Stories of Sound: Conversations on Sound, Art, and Audio Storytelling is curated by Riccardo Giacconi at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Tufts University.
Narration by Megan Hyde.
Additional editing by Marion Nicvert. 

Produced with support from the Faculty Research Awards Committee, School of Arts & Sciences at Tufts University.

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