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Children submissions for the podcast had to be curated on a spreadsheet. This entailed listening, rating and labelling submissions to help find suitable entrees for future episodes. After filtering a handful of suitable submissions, I'd send an email request to gain permission from the parents/guardians. If we had 3 or more approvals then editing and script drafting would commence shortly after. The recording quality of kids’ submissions can be a bit volatile, so I had to be more be more inventive with the sound scaping to help break up long pauses, poor quality recordings and unwanted ambience. So, it was important to get the music and sound FX right to help make the listen more engaging and fun. Mini jingles would also be useful to help break up certain segments and make learning more digestible for young listeners.

Writing the script for the episode would take place alongside the edit. I’d spend around 1 - 2 hours free-writing on a Word document before tidying things up and submitting it for approval. Drafting up the initial script was enjoyable as awkward humour and bad puns were suggested. I never felt more at home.