PhDCasting

Quarter Eleven: Apr 2021 – Jun 2021

A 6-month extension to my PhD funding is confirmed due to the impact of Coronavirus. I am completing the final part of the practice in my PhD and thoughts are turning to writing the Thesis and what comes after the whole PhD itself.

I talk to Falmouth University based researcher Dr Abigail Wincott about her research in spatial audio and binaural recording, her Past Sounds podcast and academic life.

Links

Past Sounds: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-sounds/id1563455180

Abigail’s website: https://abigailwincott.wordpress.com/

Abigail on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abigailwincott

Quarter Ten: Jan 2021 – Mar 2021

A period of extreme business, Covid delays and possible funding extensions. In common with most of the academic world at this time I’m snowed under with work. In a period of reflection I decided to interview myself about my experiences during the PhD and the point at where I am in my practice.

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Quarter Nine: October 2020 – Dec 2020

The start of my last year and life gets in the way again. The first round of practice is completed, and I had planned for a couple of months of reflection and writing up time. However, a change in life circumstances and the ever-evolving response to the global pandemic means it’s time to adapt again. Which leads me to think about the constant need to adapt during a PhD. Research leads to new discoveries, which leads to new outlooks, new paths to explore. A PhD is not a static thing and should always be changing until you hand it in.

I’m joined in conversation by Dr Josephine Coleman of Brunel University who is an academic with a great interest in Community Radio in the UK as well as being the beating heart of the MeCCSA Radio Studies Network. We talk about Community Radio and Jo shares her (very useful) tips for surviving a PhD.

Links

Jo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephine1967

Jo’s academic page with links to papers: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/josephine-coleman

Quarter Eight: July 2020 – September 2020

As the second year of the PhD draws to a close the practice part of my Practice-based PhD is in full swing. I talk about how the practice is going and some of the themes which my PhD deals with.

I talk to Kim Fox, Professor of Practice at the American University in Cairo and leading podcast academic. We talk about developments in podcasting, podcasting studies and the podacademics, radio studies, her practice and research.

Links

MeCCSA Radio Studies Network Reading Group:

Kim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimFoxWOSU

Kim’s recent paper with A Curriculum for Blackness: Podcasts as Discursive Cultural Guides (Journal of Radio and Audio Media). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19376529.2020.1801687

Ehky Ya Masr podcast: https://soundcloud.com/ehkyyamasr

Podfest Cairo: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/PodFest-Cairo-102020071378421/

AUC Diaries: https://soundcloud.com/ohradiogirl/sets/jrmc-4460-f17-aucdiaries

Quarter Seven: April 2020 – Jun 2020

I pass the PhD candidature process at almost the same time that the Coronavirus pandemic forces a lockdown in the UK. Where do I go from here...? I also talk about the role of networking for the (introvert) PhD student and how this led to me being asked onto the Radio Studies Network Steering Group.

I talk to Rute Correia, PhD student at the University of Lisbon, community radio practitioner and host of White Market podcast, researching open source software and community radio. We talk about the life of a PhD student in the niche subject we share, community radio vs podcasting, open source, copyleft and more.

Links

Rute's website: https://rute.radio/

Rute's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruteradio

White Market Podcast: https://www.whitemarketpodcast.eu/

Community radio stations sustainability model: An open-source solution - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/rj/2019/00000017/00000001/art00003

Quarter Six: January 2020 - March 2020

I present some of my work at the MeCCSA 2020 conference in Brighton. The “Confirmation of Route” process looms dangerously close, so I explain what that is and how it can be helpful. Sometimes called the PhD upgrade or Candidature Exam at other institutions it marks a point where your research so far is assessed to worthy of PhD status (or not!)

I talk to Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel, academic at Falmouth University School of Communication and creator of “On The Hill” podcast which documents the stories behind the gravestones at a cemetery in Falmouth. On The Hill mixes creative writing, research, storytelling and documentary style podcasting. I talked to Sherezade about podcasting as research and her experience coming to the podcast form from a creative writing background.

Links

On The Hill podcast on Podbean: https://weareonthehill.podbean.com/

Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel Twitter @sherecita

Quarter Five: October 2019 - December 2019

I return refreshed from a summer break and determined to get things moving. However things don’t get moving. To quote Douglas Adams: "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by." A PhD is a massive self-directed project; you set your own deadlines and must adjust when they are either unachievable or have to change.

I talk to Dr Rob Watson, community media academic and podcaster, former director of the CMA, the body responsible for representing community radio in the UK and all-round nice guy.

Links

Decentered Media

Decentered podcast with me

Quarter Four: July 2019 - September 2019

I present at the Falmouth University Research Summer Symposium and hit a metaphorical wall. I'll talk about the need for good mental health as a postgraduate student.

I talk to Ivor Richards, senior technician at Falmouth University School of Journalism and teacher of podcasting and he gives me some tips for producing a good podcast.

Links

British Broadcast Audio www.britishbroadcastaudio.co.uk

Quarter Three: April 2019 - June 2019

PhD: After safely progressing the AfR submission and the presentation I start to put PhD plans together, and things start to turn into projects. I talk a little about the process of putting together a literature/practice review.

I talk to Neil Fox, one half of the Cinematologists podcast, a part of New Aural Cultures podcast research and podcast academic.

Links

Cinematologists: http://www.cinematologists.com

New Aural Cultures Book: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319900551

Journal of Media Practice Disrupted Edition: http://journal.disruptivemedia.org.uk/

Zotero

Quarter Two: January 2019 - March 2019

PhD progress continues with monthly workshops. The Application for Registration process starts to get real. An explanation of what that is for anyone who isn't a PhDer at Falmouth/UAL. A little talk about Imposter Syndrome - it's real and you'll experience it if you do a PhD (and aren't a psychopath).

I talk to Johanna Roehr, who is an illustrator who works with neurodiversity. She also has a show on the community radio station, Source FM, called Guilty Pleasures.

Links

Johanna Roehr’s website https://www.johannaroehr.com/

Guilty Pleasures archive https://www.mixcloud.com/GuiltyPleasuresSourceFM/