Podcasts: Tell us. What interests you?

 

Podcasting has come of age. And, we are joining in...

We have a question for you. See below.

This pandemic has increased the growth of podcasting as a way of sharing one's message.

We, at Literacy Action Center, decided podcasting is a way we can let people know we are still here helping people. Why? 

• Externally, our focus is on increasing awareness and generating funding opportunities. 
• Internally, our focus is on helping learners grow marketable skills as well as help them develop their voices and become stronger advocates of themselves.  

Progress

Let me start by explaining the "we." We are a group of learners and tutors interested in expressing ourselves through audio. 

We've been meeting twice a week since May 2020. No, we don't have a polished podcast for you to listen to yet. 

We are still experimenting and exploring with all aspects of producing these podcasts. But we have finally made these decisions.

Just this month, we identified a platform - player.fm (part of Acorn). We're working on cover art. We've selected a name - 

Adult Literacy Matters: Coming Together; Changing Lives

Format

Identifying a format has taken most of our time. Our initial practice has focused on developing our interviewing skills by interviewing many learners about who they are, their reasons for coming to our center, and their recommendations for other adults needing help. 

More recently, we've explored the idea of panel discussions. For example, three learners talked about their favorite restaurants and literacy issues related to eating at restaurants. Another panel looked at a McDonald's menu and discussed what they saw and understood about these menus. (Very eye-opening.) Another group talked about medications - instructions, dosages, and side-effects - and the impact of their literacy issues on keeping themselves and their families safe.

Your Support

Are these two formats of interest to you? Are there other formats we should be considering?  

Please tell us. What interests you?

 What would get you to listen to our podcast?