PODCAST: STORIES OF NORTHERN LIFE

Project Date January 2022 - Present 

Company The Sault Ste Maire Museum is a non-profit local community Museum with a mission to preserve and display the magnificent history and culture of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Challenge Produce a podcast with weekly episodes through the use of the archived collection of audio resources, articles, and documented stories, as well as conduct present-day one-on-one interviews to collect oral history.

Role Host, Researcher, Script Writer, Coordinator, Interviewee, Editor, Publisher, and Marketer 

Team Independent (with some research assistance from other museum staff)

Skills Adobe Audition Zoom HN4 Recorder Research - Through first-person sources - & archive and library sources Audio editing Anchor/ Spotify for Podcasters) Interview Public Speaking

Process Brainstorm subjects and/ or people to talk to Research Then I break it down into 2 styles: Monolgouge Style Research topics Write engaging and informative scripts Interviews Correspond & Coordinate with Interviewees Research interviewee and subject matter Create unique questions Create a comfortable space to chat openly Record with dynamic microphones, and a Zoom HN4 Recorder Edit in Adobe Audition 2022 Publish with Anchor by Spotify Promote with graphics and short-form videos

Result - The Numbers Our first interview uploaded to Youtube reached 123 views and gained 13 new youtube subscribers. 1333 all-time plays (April 2023) Average of 32 listeners per episode 63 subscribers on Spotify (April 2023) 

Result - The Impact New interactions with local audiences through cross-marketing from interviewer promotion It created an active collection of oral histories for future generations to listen to and be stored at the museum  

Listen to the Stories of Northern Life Or Watch on Youtube Featured on CTV News Northern Ontario, Lake Superior Magazine