TALON STRADLEY'S
PODCASTING
PORTFOLIO
1. Narrative Non-Fiction
2. Public Radio
3. Fiction
4. Educational
Narrative Non-Fiction
Playplace
Release Date: April 15th, 2022
Description: Follows a small community of users as they participate in Reddit's r/place, a social experiment where over 6 million users fight for their space on a digital canvas.
Number of episodes: 3
Typical Episode length: 12 minutes
Other Notes: I pitched this story to WBUR's Endless Thread who had me on as a guest to discuss my experience.
Clip Description: The first 5 minutes of episode one. Introduces the concepts of r/Place, and the Playdate console.
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Patreon Rewards
Animated trailer for Instagram
Soapboxers
Release Date: September 21st, 2021
Description: Follows one of the top speech and debate teams in the country as they rebuild their program in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Number of episodes: 11
Typical Episode length: 25 minutes
Other Notes: This show was released in realtime as I was collecting tape. Its crowdfunding campaign was chosen as a Project We Love by the Kickstarter staff.
Clip Description: An 8-minute edit that takes elements from the whole series to summarize the journey of the season. Made for the NPR Student Podcast Challenge.
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Kickstarter Campaign Video
Public Radio
The Whole Way Through
Release Date: March 13th, 2019
Description: After listening to the entirety of a local musician's album, I Interview the artist about everything that went into its creation.
Number of episodes: 7
Typical Episode length: 60 minutes
Other Notes: This show was produced in conjunction with KLBP, a new low powered local radio station in Long Beach, CA.
Clip Description: A few minutes from our first episode interviewing Don't Ask What Kind Of Music about the conception of their first album, Twenty Something Teen.
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Animated episode clip for Instagram
Fiction
Newton's Dark Room Presents
Release Date: January 23rd, 2018
Description: The fictional escapades of an artist collective living together on an island. Features desert cat gods, pinball playing devils, and lots of Roombas.
Number of episodes: 24
Typical Episode length: 10 minutes
Other Notes: Winner of Best Spoken Word Production and Best Writing for a Spoken Word Production at the 2019 Audio Verse Awards.
Clip Description: The first 5 minutes of season two when the collective finds Baby New Year on their front door step.
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Commissioned Character Art
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Main Street Mythology
Release Date: May 2nd, 2019
Description: Through the myths of gods and heroes, Main Street Mythology explores things like how they tamed cars, painted highways on the earth, and found love on an island of garbage.
Number of episodes: 5
Typical Episode length: 25 minutes
Other Notes: Reviewed by The Audiophile and The Podcast Dragon.
Clip Description: The legend of Cale, a young goddess who invents streetlights.
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Commissioned Character Art
Music Feature Instagram Post
Educational
Cochlea
Release Date: December 9th, 2019
Description: A creative exploration of the fundamentals, physics, and science of sound.
Number of episodes: 4
Typical Episode length: 10 minutes
Other Notes: Created as a study guide to support my Audio Engineer coursework at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Clip Description: The first episode of Cochlea explaining the concepts of compression and rarefaction.