Sound Judgment takes listeners into the studios — and the minds — of your favorite audio storytellers. In each episode, lifelong journalist Elaine Appleton Grant and a top audio creator deconstruct one of their episodes. It’s not just a revealing conversation about the art and craft of audio storytelling, it’s a sound-rich narrative interview: Elaine plays back clips from her guest’s podcast. Together, they explore the storyteller’s creative choices in a “living learning lab.”

&lt;p&gt;Are your interviews falling flat? Are the podcasts and stories you&#039;re creating on the foundation of those interviews just skimming the surface? Let&#039;s face it: Desiring candor from the human in front of you is one thing, but achieving it is another. Here&#039;s a transformative, counter-intuitive solution that will help you go to the heart of anyone&#039;s story. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To read this issue of the newsletter on Substack and subcribe, visit &lt;a href=&quot;https://soundjudgment.substack.com/p/interviews-are-the-foundation-of&quot;&gt;&quot;Interviews are the foundation of great storytelling. Are yours falling flat?&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you want more audio newsletters like this one? Give me feedback! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is an audio introduction to Sound Judgment, the newsletter. Let me know whether you want to hear more audio newsletters! Please email me at allies@podcastallies.com or click Contact on &lt;a href=&quot;soundjudgmentpodcast.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;soundjudgmentpodcast.com.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rate Sound Judgment and write a review&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you appreciate Sound Judgment, please give it a rating and a review.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit Apple Podcasts, pull up the Sound Judgment show page and scroll to the bottom of the screen. Below the trailers, you&#039;ll find Ratings and Reviews. Click on a star rating. Scroll down past the highlighted review and click on &quot;Write a Review.&quot; You&#039;ll make my day. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Apply by July 12, 2024 to the &lt;strong&gt;Medicine in the Media&lt;/strong&gt; fellowship at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.  Learn more about this incredible opportunity &lt;a href=&quot;https://lisaschwartzfoundation.org/about-medicine-in-media&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Read the newsletter &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.themarginalian.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Marginalian&lt;/a&gt; by Maria Popova. Thanks to the Marginalian for introducing me to Simone Weil&#039;s essay on attention. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your homework: Listen to the following episodes to learn directly from interviewers who have a lot to teach about creating true intimacy and connection. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.soundjudgmentpodcast.com/how-to-capture-an-audience-with-near-deaths-nikki-boyer/&quot;&gt;How to Capture an Audience with &lt;i&gt;Near Death’s&lt;/i&gt; Nikki Boyer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.soundjudgmentpodcast.com/how-to-tell-the-truth-the-art-of-memoir-with-dana-black/&quot;&gt;How to Tell the Truth: The Art of Memoir with Dana Black&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.soundjudgmentpodcast.com/how-anna-sale-invites-listeners-in/&quot;&gt;How Anna Sale Invites Listeners In&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.soundjudgmentpodcast.com/emotional-bravery-on-last-day-with-stephanie-wittels-wachs/&quot;&gt;Emotional Bravery on &lt;i&gt;Last Day&lt;/i&gt; with Stephanie Wittels Wachs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.soundjudgmentpodcast.com/finding-your-voice-with-shelter-in-place-host-laura-joyce-davis/&quot;&gt;Finding Your Voice with Shelter in Place Host Laura Joyce Davis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;<br />
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