My podcasting experience was definitely one of those experiences that they call “a first for everything.”  As I had never done anything remotely similar to creating podcasts, the entire experience from start to finish was definitely a brand new experience.  Everything from preparing, recording, and editing was a challenge, but one that I felt was very informative and will ultimately be helpful if I ever have to do any kind of audio recording and editing.

The recording and narrating portion o commenting in a public place was honestly a bit awkward.  As walking around talking into a recorder is not a common sight, I got a lot of stares, and actually had some people ask what I was doing, if I was a reporter for a school paper or something.  It was awkward because I felt like people were staring because they thought I was talking to myself.  Moreover, as I was making observations, I feel like some people felt a bit uncomfortable about me talking about what I saw.  I think it made those around me feel a bit self-conscious.

The parts that were easier than others was ironically recording.  The reason it was easiest is because observing, narrating, and interviewing are for me, though awkward, much easier than the technological parts of editing.  Editing was the most difficult for me because I am really technologically impaired.  I had trouble working with the program and got really frustrated.  In terms of editing, I am still working out the kinks on it, but plan to utilize inserting interview clips in between narration.  I also plan to utilize adding soft light-hearted background music.  I plan to use light-hearted music because I am doing my topic on the flea market which is a fun, and family friendly environment and topic.

The podcast project is different from a standard writing assignment in that it has the element of audio and editing.  It is similar though to a standard writing assignment because there is that element of the project that includes the 1000 words in the essay, and there had to be a clearly defined topic and argument.  It also included some research and included a social justice element to it.  I thought it was an interesting twist on a standard writing assignment and thought it was a cool project.

My podcast is about the San Jose Flea Market and the farmer’s market in the flea market.  I talk about what I saw at the flea market, my experience there, and the benefits of supporting the flea and farmer market for both the vendors and consumers.

http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/gcho/