Our podcast portfolio is the final project in CMM-225, that allows us to reflect on the semester and make a portfolio podcast out of any five podcasts we choose. I chose to focus mine on the progression I made throughout the semester. I started with the first ever podcast we did in CMM-225, which was our peer interview that we did on the first day of class. It was a simple “get-to-know-you” podcast, and not clearly edited well, so it shows where I started and the progress I made afterwards. For my second podcast I did my last interview I did, which was the expert interview I did with a nurse. I learned how to ask more detailed and interesting podcast questions, and had a better understanding of how garageband worked and how to edit. After my two longer interview podcasts, I chose a couple shorter podcasts that I felt were more clear and edited better. I liked the song choices I chose, the story of the podcasts, and I felt that the music was edited more, and there were less hard cuts throughout the podcasts. These shorter podcasts reflect my growing comfort with the software and my ability to make creative podcasts and decisions, like enhancing my music choices and finding music that enhances the mood and flow of each podcast. I was more proud of these shorter podcasts because I felt that I handled the transitions better and reduced harsh cuts. Putting together this portfolio helped me understand and appreciate how far I’ve come this semester in editing podcasts and how to get across a message/ story of a podcast better. I’m happy with the work I’ve created for this class, and I feel like this podcast portfolio was a great way to end the class and look back on the semester.
