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Transom turns 25 this year & we’re throwing a festival for YOU. September 17–19 // Woods Hole, MA
Workshops, live performances & music, beach time, opportunities to make stuff, and a party.
Tickets & details→ transom.org/transom25/
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It's the man, it's the myth, it's the radio legend: @JadAbumrad is coming to #Transom25!
Jad is the creator of hit shows like Radiolab, Dolly Parton's America, and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. He studied creative writing & music composition at Oberlin College in Ohio.
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Our amazing #Transom25 presenters train keeps rolling! Audrey Quinn has edited for Stolen, ESPN's 30 for 30, and more while her reporting has featured on Planet Money, 99% Invisible, and more. A Pulizter winner, these days she teaches at NYU, and before that, was a TA at Transom!
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It’s Sound School’s 100th episode! For this special milestone, Rob talks about one of his favourite audio documentaries–a piece so powerful that when he played it once, listeners stood up & waved their arms to yell “Turn it off! Turn it off!” Listen here:
transom.org/2026/witness-to-…
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New presenter drop: @alexjrlewis joins us at #Transom25!
Alex is the cofounder of Rowhome Productions based in Philly, a production agency specializing in narrative audio projects. His work has appeared on NPR, BBC Radio 4 and elsewhere. He's also a Transom workshop alum!
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Erica Heilman joins the #Transom25 line-up!
Erica is the creator of Rumble Strip, an independent podcast based in East Calais, Vermont. She's also written for Transom, including her "Rules for Radio" which you can read on our website!
@rumblestripvt
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Award-winning podcast host and journalist Lauren Ober is coming to #Transom25! She's made shows like We Live Here Now (The Atlantic), Fine Gorilla Person (Topic Studios/Audible), and The Loudest Girl in the World (Puskin/iHeart Media).
See pinned post for details!
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Coming to #Transom25: filmmaker and radio journalist Bianca Giaever! Her short film STALIN BOYS won SXSW awards while her audio work has appeared in Radio Lab, This American Life, and other places. Previously she was a producer on NYT's audio team.
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Coming to #Transom25: Peabody and Pulitzer Award-winning journalist Yohance Lacour!
Yohance is the creator of You Didn't See Nothin from the Invisible Institute. He also founded YJLacour, a luxury brand rooted in Black culture, resilience, and redemption.
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If you've heard & loved "Fela Kuti: Fear of No Man", which recently won a Peabody Award, then you'll definitely want to hear this conversation with Jad Abumrad and FayFay Odudu about how they produced this excellent series. Out now on Sound School!
transom.org/2026/jad-and-fay…
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Honored to be part of this special New Yorker Radio Hour collaboration with historian Jill Lepore as the country approaches its 250th anniversary:
wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tny…
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The piece grows out of Transom’s ongoing project, The Listeners, and features reporting from Erica Heilman, Scott Carrier, Eve Abrams, David Weinberg, and Yohance Lacour. Produced by Sophie Crane and mixed by Josh Crane.
A Transom version of the story coming soon!
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Come learn from Lauren Chooljian of NHPR’s documentary podcast team, Document, at #Transom25! She reported and hosted the 13th Step, which won a duPont-Columbia award and was a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist in Audio Reporting.
See pinned post for tix & details!
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Come learn from Jason Moon of NHPR’s documentary podcast team, Document, at #Transom25! Jason was the producer for The 13th Step which won the duPont-Columbia Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting.
See pinned post for tix & details!
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Latest edition of All Hear just dropped! It’s a monthly newsletter highlighting exciting opportunities in audio. This May we have: Sonic Dash! Resonate x Transom in South Africa! Audible! And more.
Read what opportunities are out there: allhear.substack.com/p/all-h…
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Come learn from producer and poet extraordinaire Sean Cole at #Transom25! Sean produced and reported at This American Life, and has worked at Radiolab, Marketplace, and others. His poetry collection “After This Messages” was published in 2022. See pinned post for tix & details!
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Come connect & learn from Joe Richman at #transom25! See our pinned post for details.
Joe is a Peabody award winning journalist and founder of @RadioDiaries!
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Learn from Peabody award winning journalist Martine Powers (TSW'15), founding host of the WaPo podcast "Post Reports", at #Transom25! Tickets and details at transom.org/transom25
ALT A poster that says TRANSOM 25 in it. A smiling African-American woman with curly hair. Martine Powers: "Post Reports" (Founding Host). Register now at Transom.org/transom25
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Almost every reporting trip has its pitfalls. Andrew Leland's story for Radiolab in 2022 had more than most including nausea, flying in the equivalent of zero gravity, & his blindness. On this ep. of Sound School, he lays out how he navigated it all.
transom.org/2026/revisiting-…
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In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States, 10 brave Vermonters took a Transom workshop on live storytelling & just a few days later got up on stage in front of nearly 400 of their neighbors. Hear their stories now: transom.org/2026/being-ameri…
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Thanks to @vermontpublic @Retreat_Farm @TomBodett @sophiemckibben @VikiMerrick @VermontCF @jilllepore Megan Bowles and Jill Lepore for making this possible!
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