Seeing Yourself In the Wild

Summary:

In this American Life podcast called "Seeing Yourself In the Wild", I have listened and observed to Sean Cole telling his story about him being chased by 9 or 10 teenage boys. While running, he was on the phone with his friend Sam, who was asking what was happening. Sean responded "I'm being chased". Sam decided to record the phone call and wanted to report everything that had happened. Sean is explains what had happened that day and how he copes.


4 Types of Audio:
1. Background Music-
Sets the mood and tone of the podcast. Sean explaining being chased by teenagers while listening to elevator music sets the tone of a scary incident but now being okay.
2. Recording of the Accident-
Seans voice is very high. He explains how he usually can control it and he is used to hearing his own voice but this day he was in complete and utter shock.
3. Different Narrators-
Sean, Sam, and Zack are contemplating on watching the video. They say that it is going to hurt and that they don't know if they should watch it. Them arguing about it makes the story and podcast more dramatic for the viewers.
4. Playing the Video-
They describe the video while the noise in the background is playing. They give us a sense of what is happening and what is good and bad by tone.

Overall:
This story was very intriguing. It has showed a lot of how friends have each others back. It went from a dark place from the attack to them overall joking around since they are good friends. While the narrator is explaining the story, it keeps the listener intrigued because of the way he explains how he was hurt and how he reacted and how his friends had his back. It made me wonder what would of happened if his friends did not react the way they did? Or if they would even be there at all?


American Life Podcasts- Seeing Yourself In the Wild