MakeYourStory Narrative Podcast Submission
Calling all Purdue students! Do you have a story about inspiration, creativity, innovation, or making? Or would you like to interview a maker, creator, or innovator? The Purdue Libraries and School of Communication are taking submissions for a narrative podcast episode on your story of making or your interview of a maker. The top three episodes to best meet the below requirements will be selected from the pool of submissions for a $100 Visa gift card.
Here’s what to do:
- Listen to our first two episodes of MakeYourStory
- Check out our worksheet Make a Narrative Podcast in 7 Steps for help developing your episode.
- Conduct research to help listeners better understand facts and figures in your story.
Your episode should adhere to the following requirements:
- Created and submitted by Purdue student(s).
- Episode has a narrative arc (beginning, middle, and end).
- Includes well-timed and meaningful audio elements (See section on Sound Effects/Music).
- Episode is 15-30 minutes in length.
- Audio-only submission. Delivered as a YouTube link or the episode links (embedded code and episode file) from a podcast hosting site, such as Castos, Buzzsprout, PodBean, etc.
Check out these podcast resources available to you.
Send your submissions to:
Questions about developing your podcast episode, reach out to one of the hosts of MakeYourStory:
- Professor Toni DeAtzlan-Smith: deaztlan@purdue.edu
- Dr. Annette Bochenek: ahbochen@purdue.edu
- Professor Sarah Huber: huber47@purdue.edu
Deadline is April 22, 2022. The winners will be announced early May 2022 and their episodes will be posted on the MakeYourStory website.