We're proud not only to partner on the latest Audio Flux circuit, but also put on a listening event at #Transom25! Folks can listen to finalists & have the chance to vote on your top 4. The Transom25 votes will contribute to the final selection of fall winners. Did we mention there'll be chocolate?

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Hey audioers... Circuit 08: Confection is ON! ✨ Send us your 3-minute local audio stories featuring something sweet and "sonic fluctuation" by 8/31. All the details here: www.audioflux.org/circuit08 Thanks to our fab partners Ragged Coast Chocolates, @transom.bsky.social and @mainepublic.org 🙌

Latest edition of All Hear just dropped! It’s a monthly newsletter highlighting exciting opportunities in audio. This July we have lots of art residencies for the sound artists! And large scale funding for folks in the EU and UK. allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-j...

All Hear July 2026

100+ of the latest opportunities for audio makers around the world.

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In her recent obituary, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold is remembered as an "unstoppable, one-of-a-kind reporter." That's evident in the stories that took her around the world with a microphone. Today on Sound School, hear her piece about an excursion to the North Pole: transom.org/2026/elizabe...

Elizabeth Arnold — Have Mic, Will Travel

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Tiny radio documentarians, celebrating slowness, and Chill Beefs on our newsletter, Over the Transom: transom.substack.com/p/over-the-t...

Over the Transom | 07.10.26

Tiny radio documentarians, celebrating slowness, and Chill Beefs

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New speakers alert! Joining us this fall for #transom25 are the fine folks at @radio-ambulante.bsky.social, @danielgalarcon.bsky.social and @camilasegura.bsky.social!

Nocturnal Worlds is a unique mix of science, nature, meditation, & lush soundscapes from Audiocraft, an Australian production company. Why mix science education & meditation? Host & producer Olivia O'Flynn explains on today's episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social transom.org/2026/meditat...

Transom director Sophie Crane worked with talented producers across the country to capture the voices of everyday Americans reflecting on the nation at 250, for the New Yorker Radio Hour, hosted by historian Jill Lepore. The Transom version debuts today! transom.org/2026/the-lis...

The Listeners: America at 250

The Listeners: America at 250 - Transom

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Cloe Axelson, a senior editor at WBUR, was feeling like the essays she produced that were written by listeners weren't sounding conversational enough -- until she deployed this one simple trick. Find out more on today's episode of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social: transom.org/2026/deploy-...

Deploy This One Tiny Maneuver to Improve Audio Essays

Deploy This One Tiny Maneuver to Improve Audio Essays - Transom

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Our amazing #Transom25 presenters train keeps rolling! Audrey Quinn has edited for Stolen, ESPN's 30 for 30, and more while her reporting has featured on Planet Money, 99% Invisible, and more. A Pulizter winner, these days she teaches at NYU, and before that, was a TA at Transom!

It’s @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social's 100th episode! For this milestone, Rob talks about one of his fav audio documentaries–a piece so powerful that when he played it at a workshop, listeners stood up & waved their arms to yell “Turn it off! Turn it off!” Listen here: transom.org/2026/witness...

Witness to an Execution

Witness to an Execution - Transom

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New presenter drop: @alexjrlewis.bsky.social joins us at #Transom25! Alex is the cofounder of Rowhome Productions based in Philly, a production agency specializing in narrative audio projects. His work has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio 4 and elsewhere. He's also a Transom workshop alum!

Great audio piece from @transom.bsky.social on the New Yorker Radio Hour: people share how they see themselves in the American story as the country turns 250. @rumblestrip.bsky.social, Scott Carrier, Eve Abrams, David Weinberg, and @yohancelacour.bsky.social www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny...

The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios

The two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence arrives during intense disputes about American history, as the Trump Administration demands a more glorif...

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Erica Heilman joins the #Transom25 line-up! Erica is the creator of Rumble Strip, an independent podcast based in East Calais, Vermont. She's also written for Transom, including her "Rules for Radio" which you can read on our website! @rumblestrip.bsky.social

If you've heard & loved "Fela Kuti: Fear of No Man", which recently won a Peabody Award, then you'll definitely want to hear this conversation with Jad Abumrad and Fay Fay Odudu about how they produced this excellent series. Out now on @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social! transom.org/2026/jad-and...

Jad and Fay Fay Talk “Fela Kuti: Fear No Man”

Jad and Fay Fay Talk “Fela Kuti: Fear No Man”  - Transom

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Honored to be part of this special New Yorker Radio Hour collaboration with historian Jill Lepore as the country approaches its 250th anniversary: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny...

The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios

The two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence arrives during intense disputes about American history, as the Trump Administration demands a more glorif...

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Come learn from Jason Moon of NHPR’s documentary podcast team, Document, at #Transom25! Jason was the producer for The 13th Step which won the duPont-Columbia Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. See pinned post for tix & details!

Latest edition of All Hear just dropped! It’s a monthly newsletter highlighting exciting opportunities in audio. This May we have: Sonic Dash! Resonate x Transom in South Africa! Audible! Pitch calls for Good Tape, and more. Read what opportunities are out there: allhear.substack.com/p/all-hear-m...

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Each month I gather together opportunities with upcoming deadlines from across the industry and around the world — grants, residencies, awards, calls for pitches and events spanning journalism, podcas...

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Come learn from producer and poet extraordinaire Sean Cole at #Transom25! Sean produced and reported at This American Life, and has worked at Radiolab, Marketplace, and others. His poetry collection “After This Messages” was published in 2022. See pinned post for tix & details!

Come connect & learn from Joe Richman at #transom25! See our pinned post for details. Joe is a Peabody award winning journalist and founder of @radiodiaries.bsky.social

Learn from founding host of the WaPo podcast “Post Reports”, the Peabody award-winning journalist @martinepowers.bsky.social (TSW’15)! She’ll be at #Transom25. Details at transom.org/transom25

Almost every reporting trip has its pitfalls. Andrew Leland's story for Radiolab had more than most including nausea, flying in the equivalent of zero gravity, & his blindness. On this encore ep. of @soundschoolpodcast.bsky.social he lays out how he navigated it all: transom.org/2026/revisit...

Revisiting: Nausea and Forehead Mics - Reporting in Zero Gravity

Revisiting: Nausea and Forehead Mics - Reporting in Zero Gravity - Transom

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In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, 10 brave Vermonters took a Transom workshop on live storytelling & just a few days later got up on stage in front of nearly 400 of their neighbors. Hear their stories now: transom.org/2026/being-a...

Being American: Stories of Heart and Soul in Brattleboro, Vermont

Being American: Stories of Heart and Soul in Brattleboro, Vermont - Transom

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This manifesto has loads of great resources for audio makers who are blind or experiencing vision loss. Perhaps even more pertinent a read for anyone without that experience who's responsible for hiring producers Thank you @transom.bsky.social transom.org/2026/why-and...

Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer

Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer - Transom

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If you're a fan of Radiolab, chances are you've heard and loved a story from Annie McEwen. Come meet Annie at #Transom25! Tickets and details at transom.org/transom25

Coming this Sept. to the land of pristine lakes and quiet pines: a Transom Travelling Workshop! Learn the art of making audio documentaries at our weeklong workshop, this time at the gorgeous Interlochen Center for the Arts. Deadline: May 29th. transom.org/2025/traveli...

Traveling Workshop 2026: Interlochen, Michigan

Traveling Workshop 2026: Interlochen, Michigan - Transom

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Guess who you'll be able to learn from at #Transom25 this September? The legendary Kitchen Sisters! Tickets and details at transom.org/transom25

Wanna know who our #Transom25 speakers are? 👀 A thread!

Transom turns 25 this year and we’re celebrating by throwing a festival for YOU. September 17–19 // Woods Hole, MA Master class workshops, live performances & music, beach time, opportunities to make stuff, and a 25th anniversary party. Tickets & details→ transom.org/transom25/

Transom 25! A Gathering of Kindred Spirits in Radio and Podcasting

Transom 25! A Gathering of Kindred Spirits in Radio and Podcasting - Transom

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You could describe it as a long walk. Or a climb up a hill. But Salman Khan's path to launching a new podcast was like a slow, persistent march. Hear how he practically willed "More Muslim" into existence on the lastest Sound School. It's inspiring. transom.org/2026/salman-...

Salman Khan’s March to “More Muslim”

Salman Khan’s March to “More Muslim” - Transom

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In case you missed it! We published a much needed and vital resource for blind audio storytellers and their colleagues.

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When an NPR station got its first blind reporter they called Andrew Leland for guidance. That moment led Andrew to write a manifesto on how blind audio journalists and their colleagues can work together, covering field recording, DAWs, editing, and belonging. transom.org/2026/why-and...