Out on the Wire

Out on the Wire

by Jessica Abel
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 25/08/2015

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**A Library Journal Best Book of 2015


Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative.**


Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. Each has a distinct style, but every one delivers stories that are brilliantly told and produced. Out on the Wire offers an unexpected window into this new kind of storytelling—one that literally illustrates the making of a purely auditory medium.


With the help of This American Life's Ira Glass, Jessica Abel, a cartoonist and devotee of narrative radio, uncovers just how radio producers construct narrative, spilling some juicy insider details. Jad Abumrad of RadioLab talks about chasing moments of awe with scientists, while Planet Money’s Robert Smith lets us in on his slightly goofy strategy for putting interviewees at ease. And Abel reveals how mad—really mad—Ira Glass becomes when he receives edits from his colleagues. Informative and engaging, Out on the Wire demonstrates that narrative radio and podcasts are creating some of the most exciting and innovative storytelling available today.

ISBN:
9780385348447
9780385348447
Category:
Graphic novels: true stories & non-fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo - Fixed Layout), Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
25-08-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Crown
Jessica Abel

Cartoonist and writer Jessica Abel, from Chicago, IL, is the author of the graphic novel La Perdida (winner of the 2002 "Best New Series" Harvey Award) as well as two collections of stories from her omnibus comic book Artbabe.

She and her husband, cartoonist Matt Madden, were series editors for The Best American Comics from 2007 to 2013 and teach at various institutions. Together they've authored two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics

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