"Best of Both Worlds" by Henry Poeng

There are so many things we take for granted everyday. From  the value of a dollar, the instant access to the internet, and all these little things. This podcast is about my brother, Jimmie Poeng's experience. There was no such thing as wasting in his vocabulary. Everything was precious, and everything he had was a need and not a want. Join us as he tells his story from the beginning to today.
Interview, English qrt3 Benchmark, Henry Poeng

Reflection: 

Honestly, I was really nervous going into this project. Why? I will never know, but it was a great experience. Just sitting there thinking of ideas on how to start, end, and just keep it interesting. That was fun. The best part was listening to past projects and seeing how each one was different from the next. I got this idea and thought, “Well since they’re all so different, why not make mine normal?” So that’s exactly what I did, and I think it did it pretty well. Just a straight forward interview plus background music. This came complete with question and answer. But with strengths come weaknesses, which I feel I had plenty of. During the interview, I had some problems coming up with questions because as a new one came up, it got knocked down. This continued to the point where I couldn’t even think. Also, I think that I jumped around too much with different subjects, and that it affected the quality of my project. Too many last minute changes and not enough peer edits. But overall, I am pretty proud with my work. Then again, anyone would be proud of their work if they spent three hours editing everything. Also, another strength that I feel my project and the interview has, is that it conveys a great message. A message that I feel everyone should listen to, and that they should take the heart. I only wanted to do this specific subject because I wanted people to realize that they have it good. I know I do. 

Comments (6)

Isaac Adlowitz (Student 2014)
Isaac Adlowitz

I really liked this podcast. Your family really has an interesting history. I liked how it was your family as a whole rather than one person who was crossing the boundary of moving from where your brothers grew up to where they are now because they knew moving to Philly had the potential to give your family more money.

Jamie Murphy (Student 2014)
Jamie Murphy

I really loved this podcast. The basis of the story in general is interesting. Also the way you questioned things and how your brother answered them made it good as well. It was more of sharing memories than a boring interview.

Sean Force (Student 2014)
Sean Force

Cool I really like the part about when your brothers would go to the department store it's really deep. Another thing that I liked was when your brother keeps explaining the difference between how you both grew up and how it's so different even though it's only 7 years apart. Near 13:20 the speaking got really soft and hard to hear but the music stayed loud making it kind of hard to hear around that area.

Goldie Robins (Student 2014)
Goldie Robins

I really thought that this as a good interview and it wasn't boring! It made me keep listening! That was really cool to hear that story and thought it was really meaningful. Great job:)