Sound Reporting Chapter Footnotes Audio Companion

This page contains links to the audio of the stories that appear in the book, Sound Reporting, The NPR Guide to Broadcast, Podcast and Digital Journalism, 2nd Edition, so that you can hear for yourself the examples that the author cites in talking about the principles of audio journalism.

Table Of Contents

Chapter 1: What We Stand For

Chapter 2: Pitching

Chapter 3: Producing

Chapter 4: Sound Gathering

Chapter 5: Reporting

Chapter 6: Interviewing

Chapter 7: Safety

Chapter 8: Writing For The Ear

Chapter 9: Building The Story

Chapter 10: Editing

Chapter 11: Voicing

Chapter 12: Sound Design

Chapter 13: Multiplatform Reporting

Chapter 14: Hosting

Chapter 15: Shows And Podcasts

Chapter 1: What We Stand For

Interview of Gene Simmons with Terry Gross on Fresh Air

"Prayer: Once a Last Resort, Now a Habit" by Kevin Kling on All Things Considered

Interview of Al Franken with Terry Gross on Fresh Air

Chapter 2: Pitching

La Última Copa/The Last Cup by Jasmine Garsd

"How the War in Ukraine Has Forever Changed the Children in One Kindergarten Class" by Elissa Nadworny and Claire Harbage on Morning Edition

"In Michigan, Undocumented Immigrants Form Learning Pod So They Won't Lose Their Jobs" by Michelle Jokisch Polo on All Things Considered

"Mexico — Leaf Musician" by John Burnett on All Things Considered

"Spanish Town Hosts Running of the Bulls for Kids" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"Spain's Special, Savory Ham Headed for U.S." by Jerome Socolovsky on Weekend Edition Saturday

"Time To Give the Siesta a Rest?" Jerome Socolovsky on Marketplace

"In Spain, It Takes a Village To Babysit" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"How the Wave of Synthetic Cannabinoids Got Started" by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi on All Things Considered

"Consider the Lobstermen" by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Emma Peaslee and Jess Jiang on Planet Money

"New Embassy in Jerusalem Attracts Devout Christians From the U.S." by Daniel Estrin on Morning Edition

"That Smiling LinkedIn Profile Face Might Be a Computer-Generated Fake" by Shannon Bond on Morning Edition

"Intruders" by Gregory Warner and Jasmine Garsd on Rough Translation

"Vatican Responds To Pa. Grand Jury Report on Abuse of Children by Clergy" by David Greene on Morning Edition

Chapter 3: Producing

"The Latest on the Monterey Park Shooting" by Ari Shapiro on All Things Considered

Chapter 4: Sound Gathering

"Spanish Town Hosts Running of the Bulls for Kids" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"Ukrainian Men, Manning a Checkpoint for Six Hours, Talk About the War and Their Lives" by Ryan Lucas on Morning Edition

"Many Look to Buddhism for Sanctuary From an Over-Connected World" by Jerome Socolovsky on Weekend Edition Saturday

"The Next Pandemic Could Be Dripping on Your Head" by Michaeleen Doucleff and Jane Greenhalgh on Morning Edition

"Getting a Time-Saving Jump on Thanksgiving Dinner" by Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne on Morning Edition

"A Father, a Husband, an Immigrant: Detained and Facing Deportation" by Sam Gringlas, Ari Shapiro and Christina Cala on All Things Considered

"Militants Invoke Spain's Andalusian Heritage" by Jerome Socolovsky on Weekend Edition Sunday

"Life in the Roaring 2020s: Young People Prepare To Party, Reclaim Lost Pandemic Year" by Eva Tesfaye on Morning Edition

"As Brazil's Largest City Struggles With Drought, Residents Are Leaving" by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Lauren Migaki on Weekend Edition Sunday

Chapter 5: Reporting

"Consider the Lobstermen" by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Emma Peaslee and Jess Jiang on Planet Money

"Racial Covenants, a Relic of the Past, Are Still on the Books Across the Country" by Cheryl W. Thompson, Cristina Kim, Natalie Moore, Roxana Popescu and Corinne Ruff on Morning Edition

"How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Disrupted Life in the Rio Grande Valley" by John Burnett on Weekend Edition Sunday

"Fans Wait: Manchester United Meets Barcelona" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"The View From Madrid in Wake of Bomb Attacks" by Robert Siegel on All Things Considered

"In Turkey, a Mother Tries To Save a Son Trapped in the Rubble" by Ruth Sherlock on Morning Edition

"Spain's Cyclists Don't Include Average Spaniards" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"One of the Heaviest Snowstorms on Record Hits Rocky Mountains" by Sam Brasch on All Things Considered

"Doubling Up Prisoners in 'Solitary' Creates Deadly Consequences" by Christie Thompson and Joseph Shapiro on All Things Considered

"Sweden Won't Put Public Funds Into Volvo, Saab" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

Chapter 6: Interviewing

"Badly Damaged Ukrainian Hospital Struggles To Provide Emergency Services" by Ari Daniel on Morning Edition

"As Holidays Near, Nationwide Rail Strike Is Still on the Table. Here's the Latest" by Andrea Hsu on Weekend Edition Sunday

"Gas Prices Rise as People Return to the Office — and Their Commute" by Andrea Hsu on Weekend Edition Saturday

"The Addiction Crisis in New Hampshire Shapes Presidential Primary Votes" by Ari Shapiro on All Things Considered

"Researchers Track the Pandemic's Toll on Health Workers' Mental Health" by Rhitu Chatterjee on Morning Edition

"Uganda's Museveni Faces Tough Challenge in Presidential Election" by Eyder Peralta on Morning Edition

"Behind the Humanitarian Crisis Caused by the Civil War in Ethiopia" by Eyder Peralta on All Things Considered

"Returning to St. Bernard Parish" by Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition

"Daycare Is Costly in the U.S. — So Is Biden's Plan To Fix It" by Andrea Hsu on All Things Considered

"Helen Hayes, Honored Actress, Profiled" by Susan Stamberg on Morning Edition

"Farming Got Hip in Iran Some 12,000 Years Ago, Ancient Seeds Reveal" by Rhitu Chatterjee on Morning Edition

"Movies, Worksheets, Computer Time: Inside LA Schools During the Teacher Strike" by Elissa Nadworny on Morning Edition

"The Evolving Grief of Uvalde Residents" by Adrian Florido on All Things Considered

"To Conserve Vast Areas of Land, Biden Needs Help From Private Landowners" by Nathan Rott on Morning Edition

Chapter 7: Safety

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Chapter 8: Writing For The Ear

"The biggest banks in the U.S. are stepping in to save First Republic Bank" by Steve Inskeep and Sacha Pfeiffer on Morning Edition

"NASA UAP" by Geoff Brumfiel on NPR's Newscast

"NASA Officials Say Its Asteroid Defense Test Was a Success" by Geoff Brumfiel on Morning Edition

"Inflation Is Coming Down but the Fed Isn't About To Declare Victory Just Yet" by A Martínez on Morning Edition

"Russia's Putin Accuses the U.S. of Trying To Drag Him Into War" by Steve Inskeep and Daniel Estrin on Morning Edition

Chapter 9: Building The Story

"The 1st Black Woman To Pilot a Spacecraft Says Seeing Earth Was the Best Part" by A Martínez on Morning Edition

"As Saudi Arabia Builds a Nuclear Reactor, Some Worry About Its Motives" by Geoff Brumfiel on All Things Considered

"Stock Market's Sudden Correction Might Not Impact Most Americans" by Sonari Glinton on All Things Considered

"Life on the Greek Island of Evia Will Never Be the Same After Catastrophic Fires" by Joanna Kakissis on All Things Considered

"Spanish Civil War Volunteers Revisit Battlegrounds" by Jerome Socolovsky on All Things Considered

"May We Have This Dance?" by Justine Yan and Gregory Warner on Rough Translation

"Pride in the Pews Encourages Black Churches To Welcome LGBTQ People" by Adora Namigadde on All Things Considered

"Javelin missiles are in short supply and restocking them won't be easy" by Frank Morris on Morning Edition

"Kraftland" by Meghan Keane on Invisibilia

"Farmland Prices Are Up Sharply. How Did It Get So Expensive?" by Katie Peikes on Morning Edition

"How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us" by Nell Greenfieldboyce on All Things Considered

"New York City's Public Libraries Abolish Fines on Overdue Materials" by Steve Inskeep and Rachel Martin on Morning Edition

"What To Do When People Don't Practice Social Distancing" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"British Company Tests a Jet Suit That Could Change Future of Emergency Care" by Mary Louise Kelly and Audie Cornish on All Things Considered

"Recent Supreme Court Rulings Encourage Some To Continue In-Person Worshiping" by Stephanie O'Neill on All Things Considered

"You Don't Have To Own Things To Be an Adult. So Why Do I Feel Like I Do?" by Julia Carpenter in the Wall Street Journal

"Biden Wants To Reshape the Economy by Investing in America, Not Unlike Trump" by Asma Khalid on Consider This

"Megadrought Fuels Debate Over Whether a Flooded Canyon Should Reemerge" by Dan Charles, Nathan Rott and Berly McCoy on Short Wave

"After Touring With Beyoncé, Divinity Roxx Brings Positive Vibes to Children's Music" by Elizabeth Blair on Morning Edition

"On Sept. 11, He Checked Hijackers Onto Flight 77. It's Haunted Him Ever Since" by Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition

"The Lasting Toll of 9/11" by Lee Hale and Brent Baughman on All Things Considered

"Latino Community in Orlando Bands Together in Wake of Massacre" by Adrian Florido on All Things Considered

"By Making a Game out of Rejection, a Man Conquers Fear" by Alix Spiegel on Morning Edition

"May We Have This Dance?" by Justine Yan and Gregory Warner on Rough Translation

"Charles Ponzi's Scheme" by Nick Fountain, James Sneed and Jess Jiang on Planet Money

"Finding Your Voice: How the Way We Sound Shapes Our Identities" by Shankar Vedantam, Thomas Lu, Tara Boyle and Rhaina Cohen on Hidden Brain

"The Buffalo, N.Y., Community Holds Funerals This Week for Shooting Victims" by Cheryl Corley on Weekend Edition Saturday

"Pink Cadillacs Will Line Up for Aretha Franklin's Funeral" by Cheryl Corley on Morning Edition

"Lincoln Brigade" by Jerome Socolovsky on Weekend Edition Sunday

Chapter 10: Editing

"The Mother Who Wouldn't Let a Teacher Shame Her 3-Year-Old" by Emily Harris on Weekend Edition Saturday

"Spain's Special, Savory Ham Headed for U.S." by Jerome Socolovsky onWeekend Edition Saturday

"Stuck@Work: Your Country's Brand Is Escape, But You Can't" by Gregory Warner and Catarina Fernandes Martins on Rough Translation

"After 24 Years, Scholar Completes 3,000-Page Translation of the Hebrew Bible" by Rachel Martin on Morning Edition

Chapter 11: Voicing

"Lawmakers Start Quoting Meat Loaf Lyrics Just Because" by Rachel Martin and David Greene on Morning Edition

Chapter 12: Sound Design

"The Honey Industry in Yemen Is Feeling the Impacts of War and Climate Change" by Fatma Tanis on All Things Considered

"Portuguese Fado and a Few Dirty Tables" by Jerome Socolovsky on Morning Edition

"Clint Smith Reflects On This Moment" from TED Radio Hour

"A Whiteness That's Only Skin Deep" by Karen Grigsby Bates and Kamna Shastri on Code Switch

Chapter 13: Multiplatform Reporting

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"One Park. 24 Hours" by Rebecca Hersher, Ryan Kellman, Margaret Cirino and Gabriel Spitzer on Short Wave

"Climate, Migration and the Far Right: How the Ripples of Climate Change Are Radiating Outward"

"Longtime Anti-nuke Activists Face Prison, Again, After Breaking Into Naval Base" by Emma Peaslee on Morning Edition

"We Need To Talk About Your Gas Stove, Your Health and Climate Change" by Jeff Brady on Morning Edition

"Meteorologists Can't Keep Up With Climate Change in Mozambique" by Rebecca Hersher on Morning Edition

"CRUDE OIL TOPS $90" by Camila Domonoske on NPR's Newscast

Chapter 14: Hosting

"Southern Baptists Expel Five Churches Because They Have Female Pastors" by Leila Fadel on Morning Edition

"U.N. Science Panel Sees Faster Warming of Earth" by Andrea Seabrook on All Things Considered

"Tim Nelson of Cub Sport on Their New Album 'Jesus at the Gay Bar'" by Ayesha Rascoe on Weekend Edition Sunday

"Schubert's 'Winterreise' Paints Bleak Landscape for Bill T. Jones" by Melissa Block All Things Considered

"It's Gibberish, But Italian Pop Song Still Means Something" by Guy Raz on Weekend All Things Considered

"Biden and Lawmakers Postpone Debt Ceiling Meeting as Their Staffs Keep Negotiating" by Leila Fadel on Morning Edition

"The Debt Ceiling Compromise Isn't Sitting Well With Some Conservative Republicans" by Leila Fadel on Morning Edition

"Bozoma Saint John Writes of Love, Loss and Survival in 'The Urgent Life'" by Asma Khalid on Morning Edition

"A Debt Ceiling Clash Isn't New: Ex-treasury Secretary Lew Looks Back on Negotiations" by Asma Khalid on Morning Edition

"Can the Next School Shooting Be Prevented With Compassion?" by Rhitu Chatterjee, Emily Kwong and Rebecca Ramirez on Short Wave

"It's a Day of Grieving and More Protests in Gaza" by Steve Inskeep and Daniel Estrin on Morning Edition

Chapter 15: Shows And Podcasts

"A Museum With Nearly 300 Brass Horns: You've Gotta See It Tuba-lieve It" by David Greene on Morning Edition

"Here's How a Videographer Reimagines Hollywood Blockbusters as Cat Videos" by Wynne Davis and Barry Gordemer on Morning Edition

"How the Cookie Became a Monster" by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Sarah Gonzalez, Willa Rubin and Keith Romer on Planet Money

"More Small Airports Are Being Cut Off From the Air Travel Network. This Is Why," by Adam Bearne on Morning Edition

"Joke Theft" by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Sarah Gonzalez and Darian Woods on Planet Money

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