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The Big Shed Podcast

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Voices. Stories. Sounds ... a DIY kinda place, Big Shed as been pumping surprising audio documentary work into the podosphere since 2005.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Big Shed Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Big Shed Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Big Shed Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Big Shed Podcast - Les Petits Tristes: A Tragedy in Three Acts
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01/22/07 • 7 min

(Produced by ... aka Stray Dog Recording Company) A tragic turn of events at the worldâs smallest circus. Les Petits Tristes is an excerpt from , Tiny Tales of Woe, a collection of audio shorts. Notes: Words by Jill Summers, music by David Whitcomb. Engineered by David Whitcomb at Stray Dog Recording Co. in Chicago. Also, do yourself a favor and check out their beautiful submission to the Third Coast Festival's project.
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The Big Shed Podcast - Celestial Navigation

Celestial Navigation

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12/01/10 • 10 min

Producer Tom Niemisto weaves between an interview with tall-ship captain Samantha Heyman and an astronomer/poet around a bonfire under a broad star-filled sky. The stars are governed by a perfect order and yet, they create a chaos of mystery. We link astronomy to creation myths in constellations. We search for deeper meaning the night sky or, with rigorous mathematics, we search for our physical location through navigation. This is Tom's first non-narrated audio work and, as with many radio stories, he sat on the great verite tape from the bonfire for two years before deciding to weave it with the tall-ship captains' voice. And... check this out... He scored the the music himself and performed it with his cello, seeking to "evoke the undulating horizon off a ship's deck, and the glint of stars trying to tell you something." We'd say he nailed it. The original version of this piece was commissioned by Julie Sabatier for Destination DIY on Oregon Public Broadcasting. It will be broadcast on December 4th on OPB on a show entitled "DIY: Rituals." Photo by Fmmr via Creative Commons.
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The Big Shed Podcast - May Your Days

May Your Days

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10/20/10 • 12 min

Ghana sounds like everything you might imagine, and some things you never could. Producer Julie Shapiro recorded these sounds during a trip to Ghana in January, 2008. Julie was one of the very first producers featured on the Big Shed podcast back in 2005, and if you were lucky enough to listen to her piece "The Only Reason You and I Are Here," then you will recognize her distinctive style in this work. When not creating her own work, Julie fills the spare hours as the artistic director of a little thing called the Third Coast Festival in Chicago. If you're planning to be at the Third Coast Festival Conference in October, you'll be seeing Big Shed there as well--come find us!
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The Big Shed Podcast - Cold Concrete Birth by Kelley Libby
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12/15/10 • 10 min

Producer Kelley Libby produced a radio story about 13 year-old farmer Colby Perron while at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. This is not that story. But if you listen to Colby's story, you will hear a very short scene in which a calf is born. Kelley spent all day, waiting on a cold concrete floor in a barn in Topsham, Maine, just to get the recording she needed for that scene. Later, she realized the tape she got told a separate story about waiting, pain, responsibility, knowledge and the beginning of life. We can't help but mention that this story would also fit into Big Shed's Audio Verite + 1 Competition if we hadn't given her some editorial help. But you should be inspired. If Kelley can record an audio verite story without even trying, surely you can too.
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The Big Shed Podcast - Max's Story

Max's Story

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09/17/08 • 17 min

A year ago, Jesse Straight started a small farm in the urban center of Charlottesville, VA. The farm was a one year experiment and in the course of that year, he found himself talking to people in his neighborhood who he hadn't known before. The farm became a way of getting to know his neighbors, and he started collecting the stories of the people he met. With his friend Ross McDermott, Jesse recorded and edited this story about Max, a young boy with a great love of audio speakers. In this is the final installment of Big Shed's "The Jar Chronicles" ... the usurper Jesse Dukes has been feeling guilty and depressed, and our heroes, Shea and Jennifer, finally whine their way out of the jar, and this saga is brought to an exciting conclusion ... or is it.
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The Big Shed Podcast - He Doesn't Know What I Have in My Bag
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08/08/08 • 11 min

Don't tell, but we decided to sneak a podcast out of the jar where Jesse Dukes has been keeping us neatly tucked away. Thanks to some help from a veteran Big Shed producer, Emma Rayes, we're secretly bringing you our first PoopCast ... straight from the big poop shed. Emma brought us this documentary journey from lovely Rio de Janeiro. While working in Brazil, she had a little incident ... which led to this trip for a poop exam. Emma took time away from a supercool project to put her pride and prudence aside to bring us this flowing tale (pun intended) of adventure and misfortune. If you're wiped out (again ... intended) after a long week at work, we hope you'll kick back and enjoy it. We think you will, in the end (dear god ... somebody stop us). Ps. Rumor has it that we're getting out of this jar in the very near future. Stay tuned for updates and new audio!
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The Big Shed Podcast - A Jew Grows in Rockland

A Jew Grows in Rockland

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05/10/08 • 18 min

(Produced by Rachel Quimby) Nobody really knows why Rockland, Maine has a rather large population of Jews--legend says a ship was turned aside at Ellis Island and sent up the coast to the picturesque and sleepy coastal town. In any case, Adas Yoshuron Synagogue is an old building with many generations of Amita Jarmon discusses what it's like to be Rockland's first rabbi since 1937. Congregants, community members and Hebrew School kids weigh in, too. Rachel Quimby produced the story in the Fall of 2007 while attending the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Now she lives and works in Charlottesville, VA. To set up the piece, our introduction includes outtakes from an interview with David Berman, of the Silver Jews recorded by Jesse Dukes, who produced this piece in 2006. Jesse Dukes continues to usurp curator duties, but seems to be feeling some pangs in his conscience about trapping Shea and Jennifer in a jar. Check out the IndieFeed Big Shed at iTunes.
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The Big Shed Podcast - New Hope Valley Railway

New Hope Valley Railway

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11/16/07 • 10 min

(Produced by ) Come along for a ride on the rails with this audio postcard from the New Hope Valley Railway. This postcard is a companion piece to Tim Telkamp's photo-essay â4â 8 1/2" â A year in the life of the New Hope Valley Railway, 2003-2006.â Timâs audio and tell the story of a tourist railroad in Bonsal, NC. The project follows the volunteer staff as they maintain and operate locomotives and tracks. It is history being relived and preserved, and itâs all for the love of Railroading. This week's podcast is also a Big Shed Birthday shout-out to our dear , fine , and brilliant Ann Marie. Happy Birthday, Ann Marie!!! Check out the or go straight to the
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The Big Shed Podcast - In the Company of Men

In the Company of Men

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11/01/07 • 15 min

(Produced by ) We'll it's time for our annual pilgrimage to chi-town to the beloved . So we thought it would be appropriate to bring you a little taste of last year's conference, courtesy of Nick and Adrianne at . This interview took place in the bathroom during the PRX dance party. It contains physical violence, broken hearts, video games and Gregorian-ish chanting ... weird, but true. For the geeks in the Shed, Nick recorded this with . The long-ass intro features Big Shed alum , Clive (one of Shea's students who at the youth center where he works), and the band pictured above who plays regularly at Dupont Circle in DC. Thanks to producerly cowardice, we have no idea what the name of the band is. Maybe someday Shea will ask them. We'll try to drop you a line from the Festival or soon thereafter. Hopefully this year, Shea will be than he was in last years podcast from chi-town ... but what fun would that be? Check out the or go straight to the
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The Big Shed Podcast - The Dead Can't Do You Nothin

The Dead Can't Do You Nothin

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02/24/07 • 15 min

(Produced by ) Looking to get more experience with the dead and ghosts, producer Katie Mingle spent some time in a "pauper's graveyard". She narrates her experiences there. She tell what she finds, and more importantly, doesn't find, in one of the only "below ground" cemeteries in New Orleans, LA. A special thanks to Katie for her (link for MySpace users). Have a great time at ! Check out the or go straight to the
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How many episodes does The Big Shed Podcast have?

The Big Shed Podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

What topics does The Big Shed Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Friends, Radio, Public, Stories, Adoption, Sound, Society & Culture, Story, Audio, Art, Personal Journals, Love, Money, Family, Storytelling, Humor, Documentary, Podcasts, Jobs, Npr and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on The Big Shed Podcast?

The episode title 'We Fell Asleep but Our Dreams Were Sweet' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Big Shed Podcast?

The average episode length on The Big Shed Podcast is 13 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Big Shed Podcast released?

Episodes of The Big Shed Podcast are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of The Big Shed Podcast?

The first episode of The Big Shed Podcast was released on Jun 1, 2005.

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