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Oh-No! @ohnotoeverything.bsky.social · Mar 23

new newsletter. If you don't like to read, you can just click on all the links

ohnotoeverything.substack.com/p/oh-no-were...

Oh No. We're back.

and we wrote a manifesto. oops.

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Feb 27

Do you need a sound designer or mix engineer? Or general swiss army knife producer/sound whiz? I can't recommend Michelle enough. Brimming with ideas, skill, and a deeply collaborative and generous spirit. Get her while she's available!!!

Michelle Macklem @michellemacklem.bsky.social · Feb 27

does your sound need some TLC? look no further! I'm available for sound design and mix engineering work for podcasts and post production. from fast turn-around engineering jobs to intricate sound design, no job is too big or small. michellemacklem.io

get in touch! [email protected]

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Michelle Macklem @michellemacklem.bsky.social · Feb 14

excited to be nominated for Best Sound Design at the Ambies this year and be among these stellar contenders. i love making sound-rich work, and Girl V Horse for @espn.com's 30 for 30 podcast was an ambitious world building project through Foley recording, modulating library sounds + field recording

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Feb 5

Wav.pool is a week tomorrow in Brooklyn ft #mitrakaboli #phoebewang & #evanjcartwright

It’s gonna be magic 🪄

partiful.com/e/2yQK6VWbxE...

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Jan 30

In light of yesterday's news about Trump's terrible vision to expand Guantanamo Bay to a 30,000 migrant-detention facility, we just put up a film we made in '22 about the hidden horrors of this place + the power of deep listening on vimeo. #CloseGuantanamo
vimeo.com/1051745251

Signal and Noise

What are the sounds of Guantánamo Bay Detention Center? In 2015, poet Jordan Scott set out to record the ambient sounds of the prison as a means of bypassing…

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Jan 23

NYC audio ppl! Mark your calendars ~ wav.pool is back
ft PHOEBE WANG, MITRA KABOLI & EVAN CARTWRIGHT
An evening of weirdo audio art performances awaits at Jalopy Theatre on Feb 13th! partiful.com/e/2yQK6VWbxE...

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Jan 18

thank you for listening Mark!

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Kalli Anderson @kallipearl.bsky.social · Dec 11

“In our copycat chat podcasts, generic self-help shows, paint-by-numbers murder tales, we’ve created templates that AI can also replicate.”

Thoughtful take on AI in audio and what it means for audio producers and journalists.

Transom @transom.bsky.social · Dec 10

Evan Ratliff's series exploring generative AI in audio, blew us away - provoking questions about authenticity and what it means to sound (and be) human. In his manifesto, Evan explores these implications and holds up the mirror: who are we as storytellers, anyway:
transom.org/2024/evan-ra...

Evan Ratliff - Transom

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 9

Looking forward to chatting with #PearlTan this afternoon about overlapping questions in our series #ShockingHeartbreakingTransformative & #DiversityWork

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/in-convers...

In Conversation: The Ethics of Podcasting @ AFTRS Masterclass

Join is for an in-depth discussion diving into the world of podcasting ethics with Jess Shane and Pearl Tan.

www.eventbrite.com.au

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 6

We all have a little devil don't we? This is a heart-filled indie show to warm you up as the weather gets colder
Loving Jasmin's probing and playful interview style so far

Davy Gardner @davygardner.bsky.social · Dec 6

Pod premiere alert! New show from @jasminbauomy.bsky.social
@martatlon.bsky.social @newtimhoward.bsky.social
&team
—> podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/l...

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 6

self-laceration is my specialty lol
thank you friend <3

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 6

I feel complicated about year end lists, but proud that our complicated show— made by a small but mighty team @michellemacklem.bsky.social @y00ree.bsky.social @audroma.bsky.social & #SaraNics— made this list & are in such stellar company
TY @reggieugwu.bsky.social!

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/a...

Screenshot from article: "Jess Shane’s dizzying and dazzling deconstruction of the documentary industrial complex is essentially a documentary about the making of a documentary. Disenchanted with her field’s traditional ethical practices, which she thinks lean exploitative, Shane sets out to reinvent the form, inviting the show’s “main characters” to take a more collaborative (and officially compensated) role in the telling of their own stories. Even when things inevitably go awry, the inside look at how narrative sausage is made — relayed with Shane’s sharp and ultimately self-lacerating wit — is never less than captivating."

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 4

A beautiful manifesto. I had an incredible experience writing for Sound Fields in its inaugural issue, and reading the other contributors’ work. Please support this valuable publication and contribute your expansive ideas to the next issue!

Transom @transom.bsky.social · Dec 4

Sound Fields is packed with original thought and essential commentary on the state and craft of audio doc. In their Transom manifesto, @kallipearl.bsky.social and @audiosand.bsky.social offer hope, reflection AND tidbits about (super) exciting projects in the pipeline!
transom.org/2024/sound-f...

A Sound Fields Manifesto - Transom

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Tom Western @tomwestern.bsky.social · Dec 4

"I've been wondering why artists are required to dream up liberation in the gallery, but when that dream meets life we are shut down" ❤️

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Dec 4

Last night Turner Prize 2024 winner Jasleen Kaur used her acceptance speech to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, to demand an end to institutional complicity in Israels genocide & to call for an immediate arms embargo.

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 2

Actually tomorrow! Come tomorrow!

Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 1

New Yorkers! Tonight at Hunter College, come see From Ground Zero, Palestine's submission to the Academy Awards. Open to the public and a rare opportunity to see this new and powerful collection of shorts by Gazan directors

Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Dec 1

New Yorkers! Tonight at Hunter College, come see From Ground Zero, Palestine's submission to the Academy Awards. Open to the public and a rare opportunity to see this new and powerful collection of shorts by Gazan directors

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Michelle Macklem @michellemacklem.bsky.social · Nov 28

a recent collection of my micro soundscapes. was so lovely to visit Gariwerd (the grampians) and be immersed in some deep listening in wondrous Djab Wurrung and Jardwadjali country. (also, hi bluesky 🙋🏼‍♀️)

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Neil Sandell 🇨🇦 @neilsandell.bsky.social · Nov 21

#r4today @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social

a statement deploring the cancellation of BBC Short Cuts

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Nov 20

a perfect encapsulation of the beauty of being held in Eleanor's transformative editorial guidance

Kalli Anderson @kallipearl.bsky.social · Nov 20

Shared some more thoughts on insta about what makes Short Cuts @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social and specifically Eleanor McDowall such a special audio space from the perspective of makers. Forgive the screenshots but I have a live radio show to get on the air today. 📻

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Nov 20

Absolutely gutted by this news. Short Cuts was formative for me and so many peers. It taught us to explore our voices & take creative risks. It has been a beacon for art on the radio and emerging makers. @FallingTreeProd
fought for and built us a treasure 🕯️

Falling Tree Productions @fallingtreeprod.bsky.social · Nov 20

After 12 years on the radio, @josielong.bsky.social's Short Cuts will have its last series on BBC Radio 4 this winter.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Against a backdrop of a forest carpeted with bluebells, a block of text reads, “After 12 years on the radio, we’re sad to share the news that BBC Radio 4 has chosen to end Short Cuts.

The episode on 7th January 2025 will be our last on their airwaves.

We are proud of this audio garden, and what has grown here over the years.”

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Sound Fields @soundfieldsjournal.bsky.social · Nov 16

Do you have insights into the intersection of audio doc and the archive?

PITCH US your essays and Q & A’s for our SECOND ISSUE by by 12/15

www.soundfields.org/submissions

@chenjerai.bsky.social @arianamartinez.bsky.social @sayrequevedo.bsky.social @audiosand.bsky.social @kallipearl.bsky.social

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Josh? @loworbitpodcast.com · Mar 27

This is an excellent review from @alexlaughs.bsky.social. I also felt queasy listening to Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative but couldn't put my finger on why. defector.com/shocking-hea...

You Never Get The Full Story | Defector

Someone told me years ago that as a journalist making documentary work—the kind of work I do—you should leave every interview having fallen a little bit in love with your source. That’s how you’ll kno...

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Mar 17

A hot new audio art series has entered the nyc scene ~ take a dip in the 𝔴𝔞𝔳.𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔩 for ear-stretching performances by
#oliviabradleyskill #martingonzalez #mbalrahim #kamikazejonest & #yasamanmansoori ~ you don't wanna miss it More info/RSVP: partiful.com/e/nWEUeg8y0e...

RSVP to wav.pool | Partiful

ᶜᵒⁿˢᵗᵉˡˡᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ˣ ᵀʰᵃᵗ ᴵⁿᵗⁱᵐᵃᵗᵉ ᶠᵉᵉˡⁱⁿᵍ ᵖʳᵉˢᵉⁿᵗˢ ~~~~~~~wav.pool~~~~~~~~ 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘐𝘠 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘕𝘠𝘊 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 We’ve invited a set of electric audio makers and writers to...

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Jess Shane @iamjessshane.bsky.social · Feb 11

I haven’t gotten used to this platform yet so am late to the party! But my new show with Radiotopia is out now for all the documentary nerds out there! Finale drops this Tuesday 👀 pod.link/1260747339

Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative

What really happens when stories about people’s lives are collected, edited, and consumed? Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking,Transformative is a four-part non-fiction series created by Jess...

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