Episode 5 of Sound Sausage is out – have a listen. This episode was produced and edited by yours truly, with help from JP Davidson and Kelly Jones. JP and I discuss radio production choices with Jeff Emtman (Here Be Monsters), and play a piece by him about a ‘trainrider’ who decides to quit. Enjoy. … Read more

The Hitchhiking Stories Project #2: Feeling depressed and with family problems at home, Darlene thinks the solution is to visit a drug house in Amsterdam. But she has to get there first… [5mins] https://soundcloud.com/seanrasmussen/hitchhiking-to-amsterdam Read more

Veteran food writer Marion Kane tells the story of the first recipe she learned to make. It’s a touching coming of age story about growing up Jewish in London in the 50s and 60s… Recorded in my kitchen last month. https://soundcloud.com/seanrasmussen/identity-and-cheesecake Read more

In the 80s my friends and I (young teens 13-18) used to go on hitchhiking adventures. Don’t ask me what our parents were thinking. Maybe they didn’t know. Anyway, we had pretty great experiences hitching. I’m still friends with those guys and some of them now have kids that are in the age range that… Read more

Two of my oldest friends find a stack of what appears to be brand new copies of Fifty Shades of Gray just sitting on the sidewalk. This is their story. Recorded on a vintage reporter’s mic from the 70s. 6mins 48secs. The Fifty Shades Caper Read more

Just a quick heads up. Episode 4 of Happy, the podcast is out! This episode is about people trying to develop a healthier relationship to the media in their lives. Technical note: I used a different technique for recording my narration this time. Instead of recording it and bringing it into the editor afterwards, I… Read more