We Are Crew (Not Passengers)

January 2020

Hey students! Be sure to listen to this so we can discuss in class.

Welcome to the world of Model U.N! Hang out with some of our high school team as we participate in the North American Invitational Model U.N. Please note that this is not the better draft— I’m learning how to edit our audio files on Anchor and I figured something that isn’t perfect is better than nothing!

Thanks for joining us for this episode! Please note that we are learning more and more about recording with every episode that we do! And I promise I’m working on my “b’s” and “p’s!” 😁Resources mentioned in this episode:

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith

The King of Mulberry Street, by Donna Jo Napoli

Home of the Brave, by Donna Jo Napoli

The Arrival, by Shaun Tan

Ellis Island Interact Simulation

A little bit about who I am and why we’re a Crew.

You’re almost done! It’s time to clean it all up, make sure your podcast sounds the way you want it to sound, and send it out into the world! The featured song is “We’re in the Money,” performed by Ginger Rogers for the film, The Gold Diggers of 1933.

Episode 4 goes over how to storyboard each episode and why it’s important to plan things out! The featured song after the intro is “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” Performed by Bing Crosby in 1931. Not included with the episode is a performance of “Let it Go,” but that’s what I’m doing as I go through this process, make mistakes, and put them out into the world anyway!

Info on how to complete the Podcast Proposal Form. You must complete this form and meet with me before starting the recoding for your podcast! The song after the intro is “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” by Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in 1938.

Step two for the podcast project— the research! Remember, the content is the priority, so this a big chunk of the work. *I used a different method for recording this episode and though I don’t like the extra sounds that showed up somehow, I’m not going to re-record it. I’m putting the imperfections out there, as part of the learning experience.** Also the song after the intro is “Wabash Cannonball” recorded by Roy Acuff in 1936.

Here’s how to take started on your 1930s podcast project! The song after the intro is “In the Mood,” by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, recorded in 1939.