After two weeks of brainstorming, team work, and bringing their creative audio visions to life, our Podcasting Course (kindly funded by MAES) has drawn to a close. From the chatting about the French Revolution, to getting their children behind the mic, this project’s participants have covered a whole lot of ground through their audio journeys to put together their final collective experiential podcast, Push The Button.
Listen to the full show below.
We chatted to one of the course’s participants, Martha, about their time on the course and where they’re heading next.
Can you please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your hobbies and interests?
I’m Martha. My pronouns are she/her and my main hobbies are running, and writing poetry and blog posts.
How would your friends describe you in 3 words?
Goofy, creative and thoughtful.
If you could only listen to one podcast for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
This is a tough question because there’s so many. I think it would probably be ‘What’s Upset You Now’. It’s two comedians just chatting about the little things that annoy them in life – it’s really silly and they make it hilarious to listen to.
What prompted you to get involved with the Podcasting Course?
So I’d just moved to Manchester and I was looking to reset. The course sounded like the perfect option to give me a new routine and I was really wanting to get into more media-related stuff so I thought this sounded like a great starting point. I was also really hoping to meet some new like-minded people.
Did you have much experience in audio/podcasting before? If so, what’s your favourite thing about it?
I had done a little bit a few years ago but it was very basic stuff and all self-taught so it’s been nice to learn everything properly and fine tune my skills. My favourite things about podcasting are definitely the presenting and talking elements.
Let’s throw it back to your first day at Reform versus now, tell me a bit about your first impressions/feelings/emotions in comparison to how you feel now. What has changed?
I didn’t expect to enjoy the editing aspects as much as I have actually. Also over the time of the course, I’ve got a lot more into the routine of the days and that’s been really beneficial to me more generally with the structure of my life to be honest, from waking up and resting. I was also quite apprehensive about the course more generally, I didn’t know we would learn about equipment and editing softwares, for example, which has proven to be SO helpful.
What will you take from the Podcasting Course moving forward & what are your plans from here onwards?
Ideally, I would really like to continue the podcasting journey I’ve started here beyond Reform, and I’d like to find more media related roles to get stuck into.
What’s your go-to podcast to listen to after a long day?
I think it would have to be ‘The Girls Bathroom’ – it’s a great gossipy podcast and I love hearing about other peoples’ problems so I know I’m not alone.
If you could have anyone on your own podcast as a guest, who would it be and why?
I think it would have to be my mum. We already have so many in-depth chats but I would love to be able to record them and refer back to them in times of need.
If you would like to get involved or find out more about any of our projects, please drop us an email at projects@reformradio.co.uk.
