Podcast Project: Day 2

Please continue to work on your podcast project today. You should complete THE RECORDING of your podcast. If you have recorded your podcast, please upload and begin editing your sound files.

Project Rubric:

A: Podcast is recorded and is of adequate length. Project has a creative and interesting intro, welcome message, speakers speak with energy and interest on well researched and prepared topics or issues. Clear and creative segments enhance the enjoyment of listening to the podcast. Podcast is insightful and interesting to a listening audience. A conclusion and outro remind listeners to tune in next time for a specific reason. Project is turned in on time. A detailed and descriptive outline is turned in with no errors in formatting for outlines. Outline clearly represents what is discussed or covered in the podcast/sound file. Speakers were insightful and energetic, interesting, or spoke with confidence about their topic.
B: Podcast is recorded and of adequate length. Project has an interesting intro, welcome message, clear and creative segments, and an outro sound cue or theme. Project is turned in on time. Outline is turned in, with only minor errors or discrepancies to actual sound file. Speakers clearly understood what they were talking about.
C: Podcast is recorded and of adequate length. Project has a definite beginning, middle, and end. Outline is turned in, but may still have some errors in outline format. All members of the project spoke.
D: Project could have been scores above, but was late or incomplete, but turned in.
F: Project not turned in or completed.

Instead of a script, you will be required to turn in an outline of your podcast. 

TIPS when recording:

• Record your podcast in small bits. It's harder to speak for 3 minutes without screwing up or losing track of what you're doing.
• Shorter audio clips are easier to work with and edit.
• You will want to create an MP3 or MP4 of your voice. Use a recording device to save your audio file in this format. There are a variety of converters you can use online, or ask a tech savvy friend, or, if you have an iPhone check out this short tutorial video; or instructions on how to record audio with a smartphone... 
• Many people use the program: Audacity to record their podcasts. You can too, but you'll have to download it to your own computers. 
• Once you have an MP3 file, you can share the file for our class, or upload your audio into moviemaker or other video programs or load it to YouTube. After creating a black screen, you can select the AUDIO track and use the video editing tools to edit your lovely voice. 
• NOTE: If you are terrible at tech, partner with someone who can teach you how to do this sort of thing. That person might be in a different class as well. Choose someone you like to learn from. The internet also has great sources. You may use your equipment at home if you have it. Otherwise, use what we have available in the lab to record and upload your sound files. 

REMEMBER: You must place your MP4 (video) files on your desktop! From the FILE menu, you should SAVE your MOVIE as AUDIO ONLY. Scroll down on the drop menu to the bottom to see the AUDIO ONLY function.

See the following videos for help with your audio files:

Working with audio clips can be frustrating when using Windows Moviemaker--since the program is really meant as a cheap video program to make amateur "movies". It is not intended to create podcasts, in other words. This may cause you some frustration. But there's help! Here are some common issues/problems students encounter when working with audio and editing clips.

Since you will need to be able to learn this for our next unit(s) on photography, film, television, and advertising, it is best to learn it now. If you are not directly connected to the editing of your group's audio files, help your partners by learning about:

• Working with audio files for MovieMaker (video tutorial)
• Add/Edit audio (microsoft's intructions)
• Adding music (video)
• Extracting audio clips/files
• Splitting/splicing clips (video)
• Combining clips
• Export files
• Adding both music and voice over in Windows Movie Maker (video tutorial; addressing problems)
• How to add two layers of audio in Moviemaker (video)
• How to export files from Audacity to Moviemaker (video)
• Saving files to a MP4 format (video)

• Youtube audio/video file converter to MP4

HOMEWORK: None.

New Semester; Podcast Project: Day 1 (officially)

Podcast Project
Start off by answering these quick brainstorming questions:

• What do you like to talk about? Do you have a favorite author or are a fan of a particular sports team or actor?
• Many podcasts are either news-centered, political, revolve around an author/artist/director/actor or address a fan base of some sort (like Game of Thrones or My Little Pony), but they could also be broader topics like sports, westerns, Legos, board-games, Dungeons & Dragons, karate, haiku, fashion, bands, films, your favorite author, your favorite foods, your favorite teachers, the Illuminati, etc.
• Brainstorm in your journal/notes topics that you would want to speak about for 2-6 minutes (see below!)
• Will you be doing the podcast solo or will you have other hosts? (you can have up to 3 speakers/peers working on this project, but the more hosts the longer your minimum requirement!) All members of a group MUST speak during the Podcast Program!
• What segments do you want to do (e.g. tip of the day, reviews, reading a selection from text, breaking news, advice, interviews, etc.)?
• How long will your podcast be? [your podcast should be between 2-3 minutes if you are alone, or 3-5 minutes if you have one partner, or 5-6 minutes if you have 3. Please do not go above 7 minutes in length.
• Please include a short music intro and outro. You can also use sound effects and music between segments. You should include at least 2 different kinds of segments (see below). Music cues should be part of your outline for your program. 

Podcasts are not generally scripted, but may include scripted parts where needed. If you are reading a text to comment on it (for example a news article, or a short story, or a poem excerpt) you will need a copy of the text. Otherwise you are engaging in conversation--this should, however, be an informed conversation. Podcasts that just "wing it" by blabbing a lot generally are not popular. Podcasts that have a point, or where speakers know what it is they are talking about are more popular.

Project Rubric:

A: Podcast is recorded and is of adequate length. Project has a creative and interesting intro, welcome message, speakers speak with energy and interest on well researched and prepared topics or issues. Clear and creative segments enhance the enjoyment of listening to the podcast. Podcast is insightful and interesting to a listening audience. A conclusion and outro remind listeners to tune in next time for a specific reason. Project is turned in on time. A detailed and descriptive outline is turned in with no errors in formatting for outlines. Outline clearly represents what is discussed or covered in the podcast/sound file. Speakers were insightful and energetic, interesting, or spoke with confidence about their topic.
B: Podcast is recorded and of adequate length. Project has an interesting intro, welcome message, clear and creative segments, and an outro sound cue or theme. Project is turned in on time. Outline is turned in, with only minor errors or discrepancies to actual sound file. Speakers clearly understood what they were talking about.
C: Podcast is recorded and of adequate length. Project has a definite beginning, middle, and end. Outline is turned in, but may still have some errors in outline format. All members of the project spoke.
D: Project could have been scores above, but was late or incomplete, but turned in.
F: Project not turned in or completed.

Instead of a script, you will be required to turn in an outline of your podcast. Again, a sample outline might look like this:

Here is an example segment structure for a music podcast:

1. Intro Theme Song

2. Welcome Message

3. Announcements

4. Song Intro

5. Song

6. Song Intro

7. Song

8. Music News

9. Final Comments

10. Outro Theme Song

Here is an example segment structure for a tech news podcast:

1. Intro & Welcome

2. Announcements

3. Top 10 Tech News Headlines with Commentary

4. Tech Quick Tip

5. Outro

Here is an example segment structure for a review show (movies, food, books/author, etc.):

1. Intro Theme Song

2. Welcome

3. Announcements

4. First Review

5. Second Review

6. Interview

7. Third Review

8. Final Comments

9. Outro Music

NOTE: Your outline should be a little more detailed than this by including what your topic of discussion is (what are you reviewing, or what is your tip, or what headline or text are you using?) You may find it useful to write down as many of the details you need on your outline so you can use this outline to guide your podcast and keep you on track. You may also find it useful to research your topic a bit. Ask: what might listeners like to hear or know about my topic? What might inform my discussion? What details do I need to report to my listening audience?

You should have brainstormed a topic, and begun your research by the end of class today. After researching, write a general outline (it can be updated later with more details). We will have one more class period to complete this assignment (i.e., outline will be due next class). If you are working alone, you may record your podcast at any time after you have completed your outline.

TIPS when recording:

• Record your podcast in small bits. It's harder to speak for 3 minutes without screwing up or losing track of what you're doing.
• Shorter audio clips are easier to work with and edit.
• You will want to create an MP3 or MP4 of your voice. Use a recording device to save your audio file in this format. There are a variety of converters you can use online, or ask a tech savvy friend, or, if you have an iPhone check out this short tutorial video; or instructions on how to record audio with a smartphone... 
• Many people use the program: Audacity to record their podcasts. You can too, but you'll have to download it to your own computers. 
• Once you have an MP3 file, you can share the file for our class, or upload your audio into moviemaker or other video programs or load it to UTube. After creating a black screen, you can select the AUDIO track and use the video editing tools to edit your lovely voice. 
• NOTE: If you are terrible at tech, partner with someone who can teach you how to do this sort of thing. That person might be in a different class as well. Choose someone you like to learn from. The internet also has great sources. You may use your equipment at home if you have it. Otherwise, use what we have available in the lab to record and upload your sound files. 

HOMEWORK:  Start working on your podcast project. If you need additional outline templates, feel free to download them here at this link.

Midterm exam; Podcasting: Day 1

7th period: Exam.

8th period: (or when you are done with the exam)

Similar to radio scripts, is the podcast. Listen to some sample podcasts from the list linked below:  

• Welcome to Nightvale
• The HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast (podcasts about horror stories)
• This American Life
• Tales from the Tavern (fantasy podcast)
• S-Town (mystery podcast)
• Off the Ball (sports podcasts)

Podcast Project
Start off by answering these quick brainstorming questions:

• What do you like to talk about? Do you have a favorite author or are a fan of a particular sports team or actor?
• Many podcasts are either news-centered, political, revolve around an author/artist/director/actor or address a fan base of some sort (like Game of Thrones or My Little Pony), but they could also be broader topics like sports, westerns, Legos, board-games, Dungeons & Dragons, karate, haiku, fashion, bands, films, your favorite author, your favorite foods, your favorite teachers, the Illuminati, etc.
• Brainstorm in your journal/notes topics that you would want to speak about for 2-6 minutes (see below!)
• Will you be doing the podcast solo or will you have other hosts? (you can have up to 3 speakers/peers working on this project, but the more hosts the longer your minimum requirement!) All members of a group MUST speak during the Podcast Program!
• What segments do you want to do (e.g. tip of the day, reviews, reading a selection from text, breaking news, advice, interviews, etc.)?
• How long will your podcast be? [your podcast should be between 2-3 minutes if you are alone, or 3-5 minutes if you have one partner, or 5-6 minutes if you have 3. Please do not go above 7 minutes in length.
• Please include a short music intro and outro. You can also use sound effects and music between segments. You should include at least 2 different kinds of segments (see below). Music cues should be part of your outline for your program. 

Podcasts are not generally scripted, but may include scripted parts where needed. If you are reading a text to comment on it (for example a news article, or a short story, or a poem excerpt) you will need a copy of the text. Otherwise you are engaging in conversation--this should, however, be an informed conversation. Podcasts that just "wing it" by blabbing a lot generally are not popular. Podcasts that have a point, or where speakers know what it is they are talking about are more popular.

Instead of a script, you will be required to turn in an outline of your podcast. Again, a sample outline might look like this:

Here is an example segment structure for a music podcast:

1. Intro Theme Song

2. Welcome Message

3. Announcements

4. Song Intro

5. Song

6. Song Intro

7. Song

8. Music News

9. Final Comments

10. Outro Theme Song

Here is an example segment structure for a tech news podcast:

1. Intro & Welcome

2. Announcements

3. Top 10 Tech News Headlines with Commentary

4. Tech Quick Tip

5. Outro

Here is an example segment structure for a review show (movies, food, books/author, etc.):

1. Intro Theme Song

2. Welcome

3. Announcements

4. First Review

5. Second Review

6. Interview

7. Third Review

8. Final Comments

9. Outro Music

NOTE: Your outline should be a little more detailed than this by including what your topic of discussion is (what are you reviewing, or what is your tip, or what headline or text are you using?) You may find it useful to write down as many of the details you need on your outline so you can use this outline to guide your podcast and keep you on track. You may also find it useful to research your topic a bit. Ask: what might listeners like to hear or know about my topic? What might inform my discussion? What details do I need to report to my listening audience?

You should have brainstormed a topic, and begun your research by the end of class today. After researching, write a general outline (it can be updated later with more details). We will have one more class period to complete this assignment (i.e., outline will be due next class). If you are working alone, you may record your podcast at any time after you have completed your outline.

We'll continue this project next class (and beyond!) Nothing is due today.

HOMEWORK: None. Listen to a podcast. See links above or search for yourself.

Radio Play Script Due!; Midterm Review

Please turn in your homework: Radio Reinvents Itself & The Sounds of Commercial Radio. See previous class post for details. 

Radio play scripts are due today! Please complete them, proofread, then print out. Do not staple!

When you complete your radio play, please use the time in the lab to study for your mid-term exam:

Please study the following terms/concepts for our test on Friday, Jan. 19:

See the blog, your handouts, and review our projects from the beginning of the year until now.

Key terms/topics:

• communication & mass communication
• mass media
• convergence
• cross platform
• technological determinism & social determinism
• narrative
• print revolution
• high/low culture
• The history of technology (printing through the digital age)
• The critical process: description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, engagement
• The transition between print/electronic & digital eras
• Linear model of communication
• Cultural model of communication
• Skyscraper model/map model of culture
• The origin and history of the internet
• Types of social media
• Problems/issues in social media
• Role of mobile devices in mass media
• History and development of the internet and early computing
• Open/closed internet
• Data mining
• Digital divide
• Net neutrality
• Internet memes
• Blogging
• Arcade/console/personal computer games
• MMORPGs
• Genres of digital gaming
• Influence of digital gaming on media culture
• Misogyny, violence, addiction in the gaming industry
• Interactive fiction & text based games
• How to write violent scenes in games/stories/print
• Different types of imagery
• The history of print (books, from papyrus to paperbacks)
• The printing press & Gutenberg
• The history and development of publishing houses
• The relationship between book publishing & the film industry
• e-books and Kindle (digitized books); changes and issues in the print industry
• Publishing genres & paperback genres
• Editing marks  
• The role of editors & literary magazine jobs
• Amazon's role in the publishing industry
• Back cover copy/copyright page
• How to write a query letter
• Maus & growth and popularity of graphic novels
• The history of comics
• Banned books
• Blockbusters & Best Selling Novels
• Development of sound recording
• How rock & roll influenced mass media & cultural boundaries
• How the British invasion impacted mass media & culture
• How hip-hop & punk rock influenced/impacted mass media & culture
• The business of sound recording
• The early technology and development of radio
• Telegraph
• Guglielmo Marconi & Lee De Forest
• AM/FM
• The Radio Act of 1912 & 1927
• FRC (Federal Radio Commission)
• Communications Act of 1934
• Orson Welles contribution to radio & film
• Radio plays (& script format)
• The War of the Worlds radio broadcast & script
• Douglas Adams & the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Edwin Armstrong
• RCA
• Top 40 format
• Nonprofit and NPR radio
• Writing film critiques
• Sound in film: soundtrack, score, sound effects, diegetic/nondiegetic sound
• Film terms: shot, scene, storyboard, montage, fade, dissolve, narrative, tropes, motifs
• Basic camera shots and angles
• Harry Potter's success as a book/film series
• Hidden Figures (film)
• Geeks (the term and the book)

HOMEWORK: Study for your midterm. Any missing work must be completed and turned in late by Friday, Jan. 19. Assignments will not count if handed in after this date.

Final Exam: Media Semester Test

Please study the following terms/concepts for our test on Friday, Jan. 19:

See the blog, your handouts, and review our projects from the beginning of the year until now.

Key terms/topics:

• communication & mass communication
• mass media
• convergence
• cross platform
• technological determinism & social determinism
• narrative
• print revolution
• high/low culture
• The history of technology (printing through the digital age)
• The critical process: description, analysis, interpretation, evaluation, engagement
• The transition between print/electronic & digital eras
• Linear model of communication
• Cultural model of communication
• Skyscraper model/map model of culture
• The origin and history of the internet
• Types of social media
• Problems/issues in social media
• Role of mobile devices in mass media
• History and development of the internet and early computing
• Open/closed internet
• Data mining
• Digital divide
• Net neutrality
• Internet memes
• Blogging
• Arcade/console/personal computer games
• MMORPGs
• Genres of digital gaming
• Influence of digital gaming on media culture
• Misogyny, violence, addiction in the gaming industry
• Interactive fiction & text based games
• How to write violent scenes in games/stories/print
• Different types of imagery
• The history of print (books, from papyrus to paperbacks)
• The printing press & Gutenberg
• The history and development of publishing houses
• The relationship between book publishing & the film industry
• e-books and Kindle (digitized books); changes and issues in the print industry
• Publishing genres & paperback genres
• Editing marks  
• The role of editors & literary magazine jobs
• Amazon's role in the publishing industry
• Back cover copy/copyright page
• How to write a query letter
• Maus & growth and popularity of graphic novels
• The history of comics
• Banned books
• Blockbusters & Best Selling Novels
• Development of sound recording
• How rock & roll influenced mass media & cultural boundaries
• How the British invasion impacted mass media & culture
• How hip-hop & punk rock influenced/impacted mass media & culture
• The business of sound recording
• The early technology and development of radio
• Telegraph
• Guglielmo Marconi & Lee De Forest
• AM/FM
• The Radio Act of 1912 & 1927
• FRC (Federal Radio Commission)
• Communications Act of 1934
• Orson Welles contribution to radio & film
• Radio plays (& script format)
• The War of the Worlds radio broadcast & script
• Douglas Adams & the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• Edwin Armstrong
• RCA
• Top 40 format
• Nonprofit and NPR radio
• Writing film critiques
• Sound in film: soundtrack, score, sound effects, diegetic/nondiegetic sound
• Film terms: shot, scene, storyboard, montage, fade, dissolve, narrative, tropes, motifs
• Basic camera shots and angles
• Harry Potter's success as a book/film series
• Hidden Figures (film)
• Geeks (the term and the book)

Radio Play Scripts Continued

Please continue to write your radio play scripts. Use the time in the lab to complete your script. Remember to follow the proper radio script format. Check your formatting before printing!

Radio Script Format
BBC: Tips Writing Radio Plays

HOMEWORK: Please read and answer the questions on radio from the handout chapter ('Radio Reinvents Itself' and 'The Sounds of Commercial Radio.' ?'s due Wednesday, Jan. 16. Complete your radio script if you didn't manage to complete it during class.Turn in any late or missing work by the end of next week!

Radio Play Script Project: Day 2

Please continue to write your radio play scripts. Use the time in the lab to write at least 3-5 pages today (or more!) Aim to complete your script by Friday, Jan. 12.' Remember to follow the proper radio script format.

If you get stuck (or just for your own information about how to make your script better) please take a break to read these tips from the BBC: Tips Writing Radio Plays

HOMEWORK: None. Turn in any late or missing work by the end of next week!

Radio Script Format; Radio Script Play Project: Day 2

Please turn in your homework (or any late homework)!

RADIO SCRIPT PROJECT

See, read, and follow the radio script format for this project. Your formatting will count as part of your grade.

• We will be writing our own radio play scripts. Here are a few rules/guidelines:
• You may work alone or with a partner. 
• If you work with a partner, please use google docs (and share privileges with your partner) so that both authors can work on the script at the same time. Note: both students should type and add to the project, not just one person giving dictation to the other.
• Your script episode should be between 6-12 pages, formatted in proper radio script format.
• Your script should include a title page and cast list (these pages do not count as part of your required 6-12 page length!) You may put your cast list on the same page as your title.
• Your script idea can be taken from an already published source (or from your own story drafts, adapted for a radio show). You may, of course, make up a new original story.
• You may write in any genre. Popular genres include drama, comedy, science fiction/fantasy, romance, or children's programming (which is usually fantasy). 
• Rely on SX (sound effects). Consider your scenes to include ambient noise or sound cues that signal to the listener as to where the scene takes place (setting), or what action is happening during the dialogue of your characters (plot). 
• Consult the handout scripts I gave you and that we have heard in class for ideas, formatting ("The Hitchhiker" or "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" for example), or select one of the play scripts from the BBC as further models/examples. See link here. You can change the genre/format at the drop-down box on the webpage.
• Note: fantasy, science fiction, and action work nicely as radio scripts. This is because all special effects are sound effects, and there is no budget other than imagery to describe expensive sets for the settings of the world...
• Brainstorm some ideas, but don't deliberate too long. Make a decision as to what story you will be telling, who's in the story, what the setting is, and what the genre & tropes it follows. You may find it helpful to outline or sketch your idea first. Write a 1-sentence premise (what is the play or episode going to be about?) My radio play/episode is about...
• Then write. Use your time in the lab to write. Don't procrastinate! The radio script draft will be due by next week!

HOMEWORK: Read the War of the Worlds radio play if you haven't done so.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Orson Welles & Brainstorming Your Radio Play

Please turn in your homework/classwork: O'Callaghan's article from last class if you did not complete it last class.

Today, we will listen and read along to the radio show: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. As we read, notice how sound and sound FX are used to help tell the story. Notice also the creative use of a "narrator" to describe setting, plot, characters, conflicts, or themes in the story.

LAB:

Fake news is nothing new. One of the most influential "fake" news broadcasts created a public panic in 1938. Orson Welles was to blame, but this broadcast cemented his fame for the rest of his life.

Please read about Orson Welles at the following link and from the article/script of War of the Worlds. Find out the following information and take NOTES that you will share and turn in by the end of class today.

1. Who is Orson Welles?
2. Name 3 different things he did that influenced mass media.

To ensure that you view this material, I will collect your notes for participation credit.

If you'd like to listen to the actual broadcast from 1938, you can find it here...Enjoy! War of the Worlds Broadcast

RADIO SCRIPT PROJECT

• We will be writing our own radio play scripts. Here are a few rules/guidelines:
• You may work alone or with a partner. 
• If you work with a partner, please use google docs (and share privileges with your partner) so that both authors can work on the script at the same time. Note: both students should type and add to the project, not just one person giving dictation to the other.
• Your script episode should be between 6-12 pages, formatted in proper radio script format. We'll cover radio format next class.
• Your script should include a title page and cast list (these pages do not count as part of your required 6-12 page length!) You may put your cast list on the same page as your title.
• Your script idea can be taken from an already published source (or from your own story drafts, adapted for a radio show). You may, of course, make up a new original story.
• You may write in any genre. Popular genres include drama, comedy, science fiction/fantasy, romance, or children's programming (which is usually fantasy). 
• Rely on SX (sound effects). Consider your scenes to include ambient noise or sound cues that signal to the listener as to where the scene takes place (setting), or what action is happening during the dialogue of your characters (plot). 
• Consult the handout scripts I gave you and that we have heard in class for ideas, formatting ("The Hitchhiker" or "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" for example), or select one of the play scripts from the BBC as further models/examples. See link here. You can change the genre/format at the drop down box on the webpage.
• Note: fantasy, science fiction, and action work nicely as radio scripts. This is because all special effects are sound effects, and there is no budget other than imagery to describe expensive sets for the settings of the world...
• Brainstorm some ideas first. You may find it helpful to outline or sketch your idea first. Write a 1-sentence premise (what is the play or episode going to be about?) My radio play/episode is about...
• Try to complete your premise today in the lab. Next class, we write!

HOMEWORK: Please read and answer the questions on the early technology and development of the radio (due Monday...be warned that if we have a snow day, I will still see you Monday and your work will be due!) & read the War of the Worlds radio play.

Radio & Radio Plays

Welcome back!

Brainstorm what you know about radio. Evaluate how often you listen to radio programs? What kinds of programs do you listen to generally? Where do you "tune in"? Why? Discuss this for 2-3 minutes with your peers.

Originally, radio was filled with news and entertainment, along with music. Music, of course, has overwhelmed radio and is the most common form of entertainment sent through the airwaves to us. To begin our radio media unit let's take a look at the scripts and listen to the following plays:

Abbott & Costello's: Who's On First, our reading first, then let the professionals do it.
Lucille Fletcher: The Hitchhiker
The first part of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Then, it's off to the lab to read and interact with the following website:

Jess O'Callaghan's article: "Podcast Nerds Rejoice: Radio Plays Are Making a Comeback"
Please read this linked article. Then answer the 3 questions (turn these in today if we have time, otherwise, it's homework. Complete and turn in by next class.

1. Why does how we listen to radio/podcasts matter according to O'Callaghan?
2. What kinds of podcasts are "out there"?
3. How are new wave radio plays distinguishing themselves from the old ones? (Abbott & Costello or Lucille Fletcher's Hitchhiker, for example.)

HOMEWORK: Please read part one of the chapter on radio and answer the questions for Monday, January 8. Read the article linked above (0'Callaghan's article) and answer the 3 questions if you didn't complete this work in the lab. Complete and turn in any missing work. Return your radio scripts (bring Hitchhiker's Guide back with you to complete our listening next class...)