Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio

Author:   Jessica Abel
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
ISBN:  

9780385348430


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 August 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio


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A graphic novel that delivers a behind-the-scenes look at five of the most popular narrative radio shows on the airwaves today, including This American Life and RadioLab. A Library Journal Best Book of 2015 Go behind the scenes of seven of today's most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. Each has a distinct style, but every one delivers stories that are brilliantly told and produced. Out on the Wire offers an unexpected window into this new kind of storytelling-one that literally illustrates the making of a purely auditory medium. With the help of This American Life's Ira Glass, Jessica Abel, a cartoonist and devotee of narrative radio, uncovers just how radio producers construct narrative, spilling some juicy insider details. Jad Abumrad of RadioLab talks about chasing moments of awe with scientists, while Planet Money's Robert Smith lets us in on his slightly goofy strategy for putting interviewees at ease. And Abel reveals how mad-really mad-Ira Glass becomes when he receives edits from his colleagues. Informative and engaging, Out on the Wire demonstrates that narrative radio and podcasts are creating some of the most exciting and innovative storytelling available today.

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Author:   Jessica Abel
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.607kg
ISBN:  

9780385348430


ISBN 10:   0385348436
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 August 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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This instructive, impassioned, and educational volume uses a deliberate and friendly approach in the vein of Scott McCloud A must-read not just for listeners of today s great flowering of audio storytelling but for those who want to learn how to do it themselves. Publishers Weekly A richly engaging graphic narrative about radio storytelling and storytelling in general A spirited work whose readership should not be limited to those who make radio narrative or love to listen to it. Kirkus Reviews [starred]


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Cartoonist and writer JESSICA ABEL is the author of two textbooks about making comics,Drawing Words & Writing PicturesandMastering Comics, written in collaboration with her husband, the cartoonist Matt Madden. She is also the author of the graphic novelLa Perdidaand a new science fiction comics series calledTrish Trash- Rollergirl of Mars.

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