Isaac Sorell, acting sophomore, is reaching out to the internet community through the art of podcasting.
Sorell said he created his own podcast as a requirement for a major project.
“I made a podcast for Kate Brennan’s vocal production class,” Sorell said. “We have to do a curiosity project, so we pick a skill that we’re interested in and learn about it over the semester. I picked podcasting, and I’m really excited for it.”
Kate Brennan, associate professor of voice and acting, said the curiosity project is an opportunity for vocal production students to explore a new talent.
“Over the past three years, we’ve had students do everything from write original plays and musicals to create movies, learn other languages and embroider,” Brennan said. “It’s about doing something for the sake of doing it, rather than a reward.”
Sorell began his podcast, A Pod in Progress, on Jan. 13. He has two full episodes and an introduction uploaded, featuring a theme song he made on GarageBand.
Sorell said he is exploring the different archetypes of popular podcasts. These styles include movie reviews, true crime, investigative podcasting, radio plays, interviews, advice, and comedy.
“Each episode, I do a different type of podcast, so by the end of the semester I’ve tried all of the different styles,” he said. “I’m trying these different styles to see what would work best in the future if I choose to continue podcasting.”
Sorell said he tries to include guests on his podcast, such as Kirby Crosbie, acting sophomore, and Dani Pike, acting senior.
Pike said she enjoyed being on Sorell’s podcast.
“He was fantastic to work with,” Pike said. “He told me we were going to talk about The Ted Bundy Tapes. He knows I love true crime, and we talked about why true crime is as popular as it is. We talked about what we liked and didn’t like about the tapes.”
Pike said Sorell is prepared and professional in his work.
“He has all of his recording equipment ready to go at any time,” she said. “It was really cool, and felt really professional and natural.”
A Pod in Progress can be found on SoundCloud at soundcloud.com/user-166061672, or by searching “Isaac Sorell.”
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