WNYC is back on stage at BAM for year two of RadioLoveFest, a multi-day festival running May 5—10. Context is everything, so get even closer to your favorites with this curated selection of related articles, interviews, and videos. For those of you who've already attended an event, help us keep the conversation going by telling us what you thought below and by posting on social media using #RadioLoveFest.
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Article
BAM & WNYC Archives—Shared Histories (BAM blog)
BAM archivist Sharon Lehner and WNYC archivist Andy Lanset discuss archiving radio and performance in an age when content is king.
Article
How to Make Your Own Game Show (BAM blog)
Love Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!® or WQXR Eine Kleine Trivia Nacht? Read comedian Jo Firestone's humorous roundup of trivia tropes for our blog.
Podcasts get an upfront(Capital New York)
“Listening to podcasts, it’s not a passive experience," notes Serial senior producer Julie Snyder.
Look & Listen
Podcast/Video
Sideshow (Studio 360)
Go behind-the-scenes at this year's festival with daily video content throughout the run via our friends at Sideshow.
Podcast
528: The Radio Drama Episode(This American Life)
Video
Happy Birthday, Selected Shorts! (YouTube)
Neil Gaiman, Allison Williams, Isaac Mizrahi and more wish the popular program a very happy 30th Anniversary.
Now your turn...
Which show(s) did you see? How did you enjoy yourself? Was the live experience of your favorite show surprising? What'd you love? What didn't you love? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments below and on social media using #RadioLoveFest.
Interview
Honesty on the radio(Capital New York)
Death, Sex & Money host Anna Vale explains why she tackles the three topics least discussed in polite conversation.
Article
‘I AM LAKSHMI SINGH’: How an NPR newscaster became a hat and meme(Current)
Studio 360 producer Sean Rameswaram is a man on a rather unusual mission.
Honesty on the radio(Capital New York)
Death, Sex & Money host Anna Vale explains why she tackles the three topics least discussed in polite conversation.
Article
‘I AM LAKSHMI SINGH’: How an NPR newscaster became a hat and meme(Current)
Studio 360 producer Sean Rameswaram is a man on a rather unusual mission.
Look & Listen
Podcast/Video
Sideshow (Studio 360)
Go behind-the-scenes at this year's festival with daily video content throughout the run via our friends at Sideshow.
Podcast
528: The Radio Drama Episode(This American Life)
Relive last year's journalism-meets-musical theatre-meets-opera extravaganza direct from the Howard Gilman Opera House stage.
Video
Happy Birthday, Selected Shorts! (YouTube)
Neil Gaiman, Allison Williams, Isaac Mizrahi and more wish the popular program a very happy 30th Anniversary.
Now your turn...
Which show(s) did you see? How did you enjoy yourself? Was the live experience of your favorite show surprising? What'd you love? What didn't you love? Tell us what's on your mind in the comments below and on social media using #RadioLoveFest.