The Admiral’s Log
Notes on podcasting from the Seaplane team.
When Do Archival Recordings Actually Improve a Show?
Archival tape has a place in your show when it proves a point that a fresh recording can't, or it sounds like nothing else available and makes the episode more alive to listen to. Either one is a great reason to use it. But when you have archival tape that's neither, that’s probably an indicator that you’re using it only because it exists and feels like it should be used.
Podcast Production for Historical Societies
Audio content from a historical society starts with one of three goals: make an oral history accessible to people instead of sitting in a database, deepen local relevance so your community sees the society as alive and current rather than a building full of old things, or support a specific campaign like an anniversary, a new exhibit, or a membership drive.