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My goal for this radio piece is to explore the stories of Alex Gilliam and Renee Schacht, who created the Public Workshop and the Tiny WPA. 

My biggest struggles with this project has been everything to do with technology. My conclusion was deleted, and as of right now I cant correctly upload any audio to submit my project. As far as everything else goes, I had a great time interviewing my stepdad and being able to look into more of his life and his personal struggles with change. I also appreciated how the way we did prework to help keep us organized that was key in making my final project.

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My goals for this assignment were to uncover something about my mother's life that I could carry with me throughout my own and utilize it to my best ability. I also wanted to emphasize or better clarify how much something minor can have greater long-term impacts on the mind. What went well was the interview itself, mainly because it wasn't initially difficult to talk to my mom but also because of her willingness to open up so easily being the circumstance it was in. I was able to tell that she seemed pretty happy that I wanted to know about her life, and that resulted in a lot of useful content. My struggles were editing and shortening the podcast. I used WeVideo and forgetting I could only publish my work if it was under the time limit, I ended up having to record what I had using another app. The trimming was quite tedious. Overall, I learned new podcasting skills, some interesting aspects of my mother's past and what to look for in a good story. 

This project for me was very stressful. The night before it was due all my stuff deleted and I was forced to restart my entire project. But in the end I finished it and I´m proud of what I got. I feel like my recordings from before might have been better but I´m happy that I pulled through and got it done still. 

https://youtu.be/dwBiJgE7eT8

Intro: My goals for this assignment were to have a larger idea that I could incorporate throughout my whole story. Things that went well were having enough information to use throughout the entire project, finding music that fits the mood and having the story flow without the clips sounding irrelevant to each other. Some struggles that I had were making sure that I got all of my information into a short amount of time(the story is longer than 8 minutes, but not by that much), trying to find a way to upload my interview because nothing was working and making sure everything was saved and didn't delete. Overall, I learned how to use the resources around me to figure out the solution to my problem and how to incorporate my larger idea throughout my story.

Link To Audio: ​https://drive.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/file/d/0BxG4bB1B41SVMlZfNngyeVc5c0U/view?usp=sharing

My goal for this podcast was to get an idea and view on my mother's opinion of work and what it means to have had work or to work in general. Although she does not work a paid job, I was interested in her definition and how it shaped her and what it meant not only as someone who worked in the past but even as a mother. I also wanted to get her opinions about work, wisdom, and satisfaction and how you need both to balance out each other out. During this project, there were a lot of things that went wrong and a lot of things that went well. The things that went well, was getting my mom to not only cooperate  but also her engaging answers, that allowed me to learn even more than I thought I knew about her. It was a really enjoyable thing to interview her and I enjoyed it. However, some things that went wrong was editing and that entire process. I stressed a lot but in the end I am proud with my finished product.  

My central idea was death and how it impacts people in different ways. Death can either change a person about how they live life and make them love it more or put people in dark places. In my interview I interviewed 2 of my cousins who talked about death and how it can impact a person really quickly. I had a lot of of struggles because I couldnt find a central idea and soundtrap wasnt working. After getting help it all worked out in the end !

My goal for this podcast was to go in depth with my interviewee and showcase something he was passionate about. He felt strongly about making himself a better individual. A lot of factors play into becoming a better person, growing, and changing for the better. I wanted to express how he felt about this and that's what I made the main focus about. https://drive.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/file/d/0Bz0yEhPob3xpTHZudGwxR3F0Q00/view?usp=sharing

My goal for this podcast was to show that all forms of work are important, but a job title shouldn't be what defines you. A lot of times, a paycheck or economic status is what determines a person's 'worth' or identity within society. I had a conversation with my mom about her ideas, thoughts, and experiences regarding the topic. I think the final result is great, and the process ultimately went well. 

This project wasn't very hard to follow but, brainstorming ideas for the interview was one of the challenging parts of this project. I started off well with a good amount of questions and thought of the people I'm interviewing quickly. I interviewed my first person who was one of my mentors but unfortunately, I realized that I lost the 45 minute recording after. So, I figured that I would interview my stepdad which I did. That interview went pretty smoothly and I edited it quickly too. Overall,  this project helped me practice my interviewing skills and taught me how to add narrations smoothly in every parts of the interview.