Reflexive research through podcast practice. Jerry Padfield documents his personal reflections of a journey through a PhD at Falmouth University, researching #podcasting and #CommunityRadio practice for wellbeing. The podcast talks about the experience of completing a PhD, from the perspective of a research student: the milestones, the emotional highs and lows, and also forms a research tool in itself, getting to the embodied knowledge within the practice. Each episode also features a conversation with a practitioner about podcasting and broadcasting.
Q11 Extension. Dr Abigail Wincott, spatial audio, Past Sounds
Quarter Eleven: Apr 2021 – Jun 2021
A 6-month extension to my PhD funding is confirmed due to the impact of Coronavirus. I am completing the final part of the practice in my PhD and thoughts are turning to writing the Thesis and what comes after the whole PhD itself.
I talk to Falmouth University based researcher Dr Abigail Wincott about her research in spatial audio and binaural recording, her Past Sounds podcast and academic life.
Links
Past Sounds: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-sounds/id1563455180 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/past-sounds/id1563455180)
Abigail’s website: https://abigailwincott.wordpress.com/ (https://abigailwincott.wordpress.com/)
Abigail on Twitter: https://twitter.com/abigailwincott (https://twitter.com/abigailwincott)
25 Jan 2022
Q10 Reflection. Jerry Padfield, Falmouth University
Quarter Ten: Jan 2021 – Mar 2021
A period of extreme business, Covid delays and possible funding extensions. In common with most of the academic world at this time I’m snowed under with work. In a period of reflection I decided to interview myself about my experiences during the PhD and the point at where I am in my practice.
Follow me @jerrypadfield (https://www.twitter.com/jerrypadfield) on Twitter
10 Jan 2022
Q9 Adaptation. Josephine Coleman, Brunel University
Quarter Nine: October 2020 – Dec 2020
The start of my last year and life gets in the way again. The first round of practice is completed, and I had planned for a couple of months of reflection and writing up time. However, a change in life circumstances and the ever-evolving response to the global pandemic means it’s time to adapt again. Which leads me to think about the constant need to adapt during a PhD. Research leads to new discoveries, which leads to new outlooks, new paths to explore. A PhD is not a static thing and should always be changing until you hand it in.
I’m joined in conversation by Dr Josephine Coleman of Brunel University who is an academic with a great interest in Community Radio in the UK as well as being the beating heart of the MeCCSA Radio Studies Network. We talk about Community Radio and Jo shares her (very useful) tips for surviving a PhD.
Links
Jo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/josephine1967 (https://twitter.com/josephine1967)
Jo’s academic page with links to papers: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/josephine-coleman (https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/josephine-coleman)
10 Jan 2022
Q8 Practice. Kim Fox, the Podcast Professor
Quarter Eight: July 2020 – September 2020
As the second year of the PhD draws to a close the practice part of my Practice-based PhD is in full swing. I talk about how the practice is going and some of the themes which my PhD deals with.
I talk to Kim Fox, Professor of Practice at the American University in Cairo and leading podcast academic. We talk about developments in podcasting, podcasting studies and the podacademics, radio studies, her practice and research.
Links
MeCCSA Radio Studies Network Reading Group:
Kim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimFoxWOSU (https://twitter.com/KimFoxWOSU)
Kim’s recent paper with A Curriculum for Blackness: Podcasts as Discursive Cultural Guides (Journal of Radio and Audio Media). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19376529.2020.1801687 (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19376529.2020.1801687)
Ehky Ya Masr podcast: https://soundcloud.com/ehkyyamasr (https://soundcloud.com/ehkyyamasr)
Podfest Cairo: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/PodFest-Cairo-102020071378421/ (https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/PodFest-Cairo-102020071378421/)
AUC Diaries: https://soundcloud.com/ohradiogirl/sets/jrmc-4460-f17-aucdiaries (https://soundcloud.com/ohradiogirl/sets/jrmc-4460-f17-aucdiaries)
10 Jan 2022
Q7 COVID Confirmation. Rute Correia, community radio and open source researcher
Quarter Seven: April 2020 – Jun 2020
I pass the PhD candidature process at almost the same time that the Coronavirus pandemic forces a lockdown in the UK. Where do I go from here...? I also talk about the role of networking for the (introvert) PhD student and how this led to me being asked onto the Radio Studies Network Steering Group.
I talk to Rute Correia, PhD student at the University of Lisbon, community radio practitioner and host of White Market podcast, researching open source software and community radio. We talk about the life of a PhD student in the niche subject we share, community radio vs podcasting, open source, copyleft and more.
Links
Rute's website: https://rute.radio/ (https://rute.radio/)
Rute's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ruteradio (https://twitter.com/ruteradio)
White Market Podcast: https://www.whitemarketpodcast.eu/ (https://www.whitemarketpodcast.eu/)
Community radio stations sustainability model: An open-source solution - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/rj/2019/00000017/00000001/art00003 (https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/rj/2019/00000017/00000001/art00003)
10 Jan 2022
Q6 Confirmation of Route Here We Come. Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel, On the Hill Podcast
Quarter Six: January 2020 - March 2020
I present some of my work at the MeCCSA 2020 conference in Brighton. The “Confirmation of Route” process looms dangerously close, so I explain what that is and how it can be helpful. Sometimes called the PhD upgrade or Candidature Exam at other institutions it marks a point where your research so far is assessed to worthy of PhD status (or not!)
I talk to Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel, academic at Falmouth University School of Communication and creator of “On The Hill” podcast which documents the stories behind the gravestones at a cemetery in Falmouth. On The Hill mixes creative writing, research, storytelling and documentary style podcasting. I talked to Sherezade about podcasting as research and her experience coming to the podcast form from a creative writing background.
Links
On The Hill podcast on Podbean: https://weareonthehill.podbean.com/ (https://weareonthehill.podbean.com/)
Dr Sherezade Garcia Rangel (https://twitter.com/sherecita) Twitter @sherecita
10 Jan 2022
Q5 Pushing Water Uphill. Dr Rob Watson, Decentered Media
Quarter Five: October 2019 - December 2019
I return refreshed from a summer break and determined to get things moving. However things don’t get moving. To quote Douglas Adams: "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they go by." A PhD is a massive self-directed project; you set your own deadlines and must adjust when they are either unachievable or have to change.
I talk to Dr Rob Watson, community media academic and podcaster, former director of the CMA, the body responsible for representing community radio in the UK and all-round nice guy.
Links
Decentered Media (https://decentered.co.uk/)
Decentered podcast with me (https://decentered.co.uk/decentered-media-podcast-055-community-radio-for-well-being-with-jerry-padfield/)
4 Dec 2021
Q4 Summertime Blues : Ivor Richards, British Broadcast Audio, Falmouth University
Quarter Four: July 2019 - September 2019
I present at the Falmouth University Research Summer Symposium and hit a metaphorical wall. I'll talk about the need for good mental health as a postgraduate student.
I talk to Ivor Richards, senior technician at Falmouth University School of Journalism and teacher of podcasting and he gives me some tips for producing a good podcast.
Links
British Broadcast Audio (https://www.britishbroadcastaudio.co.uk/) www.britishbroadcastaudio.co.uk (https://www.britishbroadcastaudio.co.uk/)
4 Dec 2021
Q3 Surviving AfR - moving forward : In conversation with Neil Fox of Cinematologists, New Aural Cultures
Quarter Three: April 2019 - June 2019
PhD: After safely progressing the AfR submission and the presentation I start to put PhD plans together, and things start to turn into projects. I talk a little about the process of putting together a literature/practice review.
I talk to Neil Fox, one half of the Cinematologists podcast, a part of New Aural Cultures podcast research and podcast academic.
Links
Cinematologists: http://www.cinematologists.com (http://www.cinematologists.com/)
New Aural Cultures Book: https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319900551 (https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319900551)
Journal of Media Practice Disrupted Edition: http://journal.disruptivemedia.org.uk/ (http://journal.disruptivemedia.org.uk/)
Zotero (https://www.zotero.org)
4 Dec 2021
Q2 Application for Registration : Illustrator/Researcher Johanna Roehr
Quarter Two: January 2019 - March 2019
PhD progress continues with monthly workshops. The Application for Registration process starts to get real. An explanation of what that is for anyone who isn't a PhDer at Falmouth/UAL. A little talk about Imposter Syndrome - it's real and you'll experience it if you do a PhD (and aren't a psychopath).
I talk to Johanna Roehr, who is an illustrator who works with neurodiversity. She also has a show on the community radio station, Source FM, called Guilty Pleasures.
Links
Johanna Roehr’s website https://www.johannaroehr.com/ (https://www.johannaroehr.com/)
Guilty Pleasures archive https://www.mixcloud.com/GuiltyPleasuresSourceFM/ (https://www.mixcloud.com/GuiltyPleasuresSourceFM/)
18 Feb 2020
Q1 What's A PhD? : Helen Moore from Client Culture Arts Magazine, Plymouth
Quarter One: September 2018-December 2018
In the first episode I reflect on the experience of starting a PhD. What expectations I had, which were true and what surprised me. Meeting my supervision team and generally learning what it means to be.... a PhD researcher... In a shock twist I win a £20 gift voucher for my Pecha Kucha presentation...
The guest is Helen Moore, editor of Client Culture Magazine which is an Arts zine reporting on the scene in Plymouth. Helen also produces a podcast to go alongside each issue of Client Culture Magazine, and has a history of producing art-based Community Radio content.
Links
Client Culture Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clientculture/ (https://www.facebook.com/clientculture/)
Client Culture Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/clientculture/ (https://www.mixcloud.com/clientculture/)
Helen's Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/moorseymoore/ (https://www.mixcloud.com/moorseymoore/)
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