In this podcast, Outer Voices and our Student Advisory Board hear about what happens when a mother dies in childbirth, to the children and to the community, and examine why the rates of maternal mortality are on the rise in parts of the world.
We travel to Nigeria, where one woman is saved by a rare blood transfusion; to India, where the daughters of a mother who died in childbirth provide deep insight into the way forward; and then finally, we go back to Nigeria, where one woman's determination is creating new hope for children whose mothers have died.
We travel to Nigeria, where one woman is saved by a rare blood transfusion; to India, where the daughters of a mother who died in childbirth provide deep insight into the way forward; and then finally, we go back to Nigeria, where one woman's determination is creating new hope for children whose mothers have died.
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written by Katie Bryan, September 15, 2010
Overall, I think this podcast is very well done & much of the criticisms are relatively particular. For the podcast especially, getting a transcript below the podcast would be helpful, as the spelling of specific names/locations seem difficult.
John: a bit too slow, it feels as though we are being "babied" through the podcast.
Don Chapiro: Good radio voice, good description of the surroundings helped to set the scene. There were specific medical terms that I was unfamiliar with and could use an explanation. Perhaps instead of using time in the podcast to do that, a link on the word itself in the transcript to an online dictionary source would work nicely.
I am reluctant to say this especially because I don't want to give the impression that things need to be heavily censored,(because really they shouldn't be; that's the whole idea behind news) but the Birthing sounds were a little too harsh. I would've preferred to to hear them. The infant sounds helped add to the atmosphere, but I thought the sound of the suffering women was a little unnecessary. Perhaps including a shorter sound clip would offer a good medium.
Religion was mentioned very briefly, which makes me interested to understand the sole of religion, perhaps a direction to go from there on more response discussion would be the overlap in the Health/Religion. (We could get way more specific with that because that is quite a large area).
The Music that played after the correct blood type was found seemed out of place, the music and the atmosphere surrounding the topic were awkwardly juxtaposed.
The transition from Don to Hanna was pretty smooth, I thought really emphasizing Developing vs Developed was effective.
Hanna Imberwin: Pretty good radio voice, a bit louder in places that made it displeasing to listen to, poorly placed emphasis on words. Overall, not unpleasant.
The sound clips of the background noise were super effective, I felt like I could have been right there.
In the conversation that Hannah had with the husband of the deceased, a lack of education was mentioned, which I think rings up a really good point on the role of education. Perhaps that can branch out into a post podcast discussion.
When Hannah was explaining the death of the mother in terms of how the husband described it, it came across as a little demeaning to the husband. It made him seem a bit unaware/ignorant, which can and should be avoided.
I really appreciate the respect that Hannah had for the motherless children in not pressing them to speak about their mother. It really betrayed the negative stereotypes associated with reporters/journalists.
The conclusion was striking and emotional, which makes it stand out. Nice way to end!
The music transition from Hanna back to John worked well.
Nigeria: Sarah Sempson
Really really Excellent radio voice, super easy to listen to:
The image of the child left in a cellophane bag was really powerful; more images like that would enhance the podcast (though I realize that it dependent upon the subject matter to a certain extent).
The Music in this podcast was well chosen .
The ending felt really abrupt and again the MIA isn't working. Overall, good stuff, learned a lot.
John: a bit too slow, it feels as though we are being "babied" through the podcast.
Don Chapiro: Good radio voice, good description of the surroundings helped to set the scene. There were specific medical terms that I was unfamiliar with and could use an explanation. Perhaps instead of using time in the podcast to do that, a link on the word itself in the transcript to an online dictionary source would work nicely.
I am reluctant to say this especially because I don't want to give the impression that things need to be heavily censored,(because really they shouldn't be; that's the whole idea behind news) but the Birthing sounds were a little too harsh. I would've preferred to to hear them. The infant sounds helped add to the atmosphere, but I thought the sound of the suffering women was a little unnecessary. Perhaps including a shorter sound clip would offer a good medium.
Religion was mentioned very briefly, which makes me interested to understand the sole of religion, perhaps a direction to go from there on more response discussion would be the overlap in the Health/Religion. (We could get way more specific with that because that is quite a large area).
The Music that played after the correct blood type was found seemed out of place, the music and the atmosphere surrounding the topic were awkwardly juxtaposed.
The transition from Don to Hanna was pretty smooth, I thought really emphasizing Developing vs Developed was effective.
Hanna Imberwin: Pretty good radio voice, a bit louder in places that made it displeasing to listen to, poorly placed emphasis on words. Overall, not unpleasant.
The sound clips of the background noise were super effective, I felt like I could have been right there.
In the conversation that Hannah had with the husband of the deceased, a lack of education was mentioned, which I think rings up a really good point on the role of education. Perhaps that can branch out into a post podcast discussion.
When Hannah was explaining the death of the mother in terms of how the husband described it, it came across as a little demeaning to the husband. It made him seem a bit unaware/ignorant, which can and should be avoided.
I really appreciate the respect that Hannah had for the motherless children in not pressing them to speak about their mother. It really betrayed the negative stereotypes associated with reporters/journalists.
The conclusion was striking and emotional, which makes it stand out. Nice way to end!
The music transition from Hanna back to John worked well.
Nigeria: Sarah Sempson
Really really Excellent radio voice, super easy to listen to:
The image of the child left in a cellophane bag was really powerful; more images like that would enhance the podcast (though I realize that it dependent upon the subject matter to a certain extent).
The Music in this podcast was well chosen .
The ending felt really abrupt and again the MIA isn't working. Overall, good stuff, learned a lot.
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written by Katie Bryan, September 15, 2010
Overall, I think this podcast is very well done & much of the criticisms are relatively particular. For the podcast especially, getting a transcript below the podcast would be helpful, as the spelling of specific names/locations seem difficult.
John: a bit too slow, it feels as though we are being "babied" through the podcast.
Don Chapiro: Good radio voice, good description of the surroundings helped to set the scene. There were specific medical terms that I was unfamiliar with and could use an explanation. Perhaps instead of using time in the podcast to do that, a link on the word itself in the transcript to an online dictionary source would work nicely.
I am reluctant to say this especially because I don't want to give the impression that things need to be heavily censored,(because really they shouldn't be; that's the whole idea behind news) but the Birthing sounds were a little too harsh. I would've preferred to to hear them. The infant sounds helped add to the atmosphere, but I thought the sound of the suffering women was a little unnecessary. Perhaps including a shorter sound clip would offer a good medium.
Religion was mentioned very briefly, which makes me interested to understand the sole of religion, perhaps a direction to go from there on more response discussion would be the overlap in the Health/Religion. (We could get way more specific with that because that is quite a large area).
The Music that played after the correct blood type was found seemed out of place, the music and the atmosphere surrounding the topic were awkwardly juxtaposed.
The transition from Don to Hanna was pretty smooth, I thought really emphasizing Developing vs Developed was effective.
Hanna Imberwin: Pretty good radio voice, a bit louder in places that made it displeasing to listen to, poorly placed emphasis on words. Overall, not unpleasant.
The sound clips of the background noise were super effective, I felt like I could have been right there.
In the conversation that Hannah had with the husband of the deceased, a lack of education was mentioned, which I think rings up a really good point on the role of education. Perhaps that can branch out into a post podcast discussion.
When Hannah was explaining the death of the mother in terms of how the husband described it, it came across as a little demeaning to the husband. It made him seem a bit unaware/ignorant, which can and should be avoided.
I really appreciate the respect that Hannah had for the motherless children in not pressing them to speak about their mother. It really betrayed the negative stereotypes associated with reporters/journalists.
The conclusion was striking and emotional, which makes it stand out. Nice way to end!
The music transition from Hanna back to John worked well.
Nigeria: Sarah Sempson
Really really Excellent radio voice, super easy to listen to:
The image of the child left in a cellophane bag was really powerful; more images like that would enhance the podcast (though I realize that it dependent upon the subject matter to a certain extent).
The Music in this podcast was well chosen .
The ending felt really abrupt and again the MIA isn't working. Overall, good stuff, learned a lot.
John: a bit too slow, it feels as though we are being "babied" through the podcast.
Don Chapiro: Good radio voice, good description of the surroundings helped to set the scene. There were specific medical terms that I was unfamiliar with and could use an explanation. Perhaps instead of using time in the podcast to do that, a link on the word itself in the transcript to an online dictionary source would work nicely.
I am reluctant to say this especially because I don't want to give the impression that things need to be heavily censored,(because really they shouldn't be; that's the whole idea behind news) but the Birthing sounds were a little too harsh. I would've preferred to to hear them. The infant sounds helped add to the atmosphere, but I thought the sound of the suffering women was a little unnecessary. Perhaps including a shorter sound clip would offer a good medium.
Religion was mentioned very briefly, which makes me interested to understand the sole of religion, perhaps a direction to go from there on more response discussion would be the overlap in the Health/Religion. (We could get way more specific with that because that is quite a large area).
The Music that played after the correct blood type was found seemed out of place, the music and the atmosphere surrounding the topic were awkwardly juxtaposed.
The transition from Don to Hanna was pretty smooth, I thought really emphasizing Developing vs Developed was effective.
Hanna Imberwin: Pretty good radio voice, a bit louder in places that made it displeasing to listen to, poorly placed emphasis on words. Overall, not unpleasant.
The sound clips of the background noise were super effective, I felt like I could have been right there.
In the conversation that Hannah had with the husband of the deceased, a lack of education was mentioned, which I think rings up a really good point on the role of education. Perhaps that can branch out into a post podcast discussion.
When Hannah was explaining the death of the mother in terms of how the husband described it, it came across as a little demeaning to the husband. It made him seem a bit unaware/ignorant, which can and should be avoided.
I really appreciate the respect that Hannah had for the motherless children in not pressing them to speak about their mother. It really betrayed the negative stereotypes associated with reporters/journalists.
The conclusion was striking and emotional, which makes it stand out. Nice way to end!
The music transition from Hanna back to John worked well.
Nigeria: Sarah Sempson
Really really Excellent radio voice, super easy to listen to:
The image of the child left in a cellophane bag was really powerful; more images like that would enhance the podcast (though I realize that it dependent upon the subject matter to a certain extent).
The Music in this podcast was well chosen .
The ending felt really abrupt and again the MIA isn't working. Overall, good stuff, learned a lot.
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1) Very good overall. I particularly like the fact the journalists actually got involved
2) I dislike the lack of soundbites. I feel like she's just narrating a story and I'm losing interest. I also feel like she's talking in very basic sentences and
3) Excellent piece. Well narrated and very moving.