In the two podcasts posted by the instructor, I chose ‘Homecoming, Season One: Episode 1’.
With audio as the only art form, it utilizes three main methods to convey their message: Sound Effects, Music, Dialogue. It uses sound effects of bell sounds to indicate a new customer’s arrival at a store, noisy people talking background to emphasize the main characters talking, and old-fashioned telephone sounds. The music is also a strong approach. The somber background music at the beginning makes the atmosphere bleak, and the dramatic sudden endings leave listeners at a cliffhanger with curiosity. In the dialogues, there were rises and falls of tones, and laughing sounds to take the readers through their train of thought.