C 2 Podcast

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On Feb. 1, 2018, Cheyenne Eldridge and I made and published our first podcast! You can click here to listen to it. This was a completely new experience for us, but we had a lot of fun in the process.



Cheyenne and I have a lot in common. We are both sophomore graphic design students at Ohio Northern University, but we live in two completely different situations: Cheyenne lives on campus, and I live off campus. Therefore, we thought it would be interesting to explore the pros and cons of these two options.



The process of planning out our podcast turned out to be quite simple. We referenced an article from MyCollegeOptions.org and added some of our personal experiences. The article made a lot of great points we were able to understand and relate to, so it was very easy for us to talk about them.



In my opinion, the process of recording the podcast was the trickiest part. It took multiple attempts for us to get our final audio. It took us awhile to get down the introduction and once we started our recording attempts, different factors required us to start over.  Some of these factors include carts rolling down the hallway, and us forgetting what we were supposed to say.



Of course, our final podcast does have imperfections. There were a couple of times Cheyenne and I stumbled over our words, but we feel it adds to the character of our podcast. The podcast is mostly informational, but we tried to add some comedy to help our listeners feel more inclusive in our discussion.



Overall, this was a fun experience for both of us. For our first attempt of a podcast, I feel we were quite successful. I hope you and other listeners find our podcast useful. Maybe we may reappear. Keep in touch!

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