Soundplay

What She Went Through

This episode features two "Salem According to Sound" episodes by Caitlin Donahue, Collin Blacksmith and Nicole Kotsovillis, and an audio documentary by Jeff Gately entitled "Somehow, Even More Alone." Trigger warning: Jeff's documentary is about suicide. 

Christmas is Ruined

This show features Jill Brown's documentary, "Christmas is Ruined." Jill's touching story describes the challenges and tragedies she has faced in her life such as addiction and losing her husband on Christmas even, and how she persisted despite them. The show features a bonus interview with Jill about her experience composing the documentary. (You'll need tissues ready for this one.) This show also features episodes of the faux podcast "Salem According to Sound" by Matt Eldar and Savannah Kolosey.

A Veggie Orchestra, Water Bubbles, and Culture Jammers Walk into A Bar

This show features Matthew Eldar's audio documentary on the social phenomenon of culture jamming. The show also features two 90 second episodes by Jill Brown and Mikayla Porcaro of a faux podcast made up for an assignment called "Salem According to Sound," which is a direct rip-off from, "The World According to Sound.”

Fashion, Love, and Music

This show features holiday songs from the Salem State preschool and three audio documentaries from students in an audio storytelling class. The documentaries include: "Bump in the Road" by Savannah Kolosey; "Big Mac Raps" by Patrick Garland; and "Sounds of Fashion" by Chris Monson.

Doin' Their Thing

This show features the audio work of 6 Salem State University alum: Kate Artz, Megan Grandmont, Julia Bennett, Mike Rand, and M.P. Carver. They produced these projects in a 2015 Digital Writing graduate course taught by Tanya Rodrigue. Their work responded to a loosely structured assignment that asked students to choose a visual and use it in some way to create an project in any genre.