Christopher Chin, W14

Hello

             The podcast show I have chosen to emulate is Everyday Einstein. I enjoy its range of topics and the everyday explanations of what we take for granted or ask a question but never make the effort to seek an answer. Every child has asked their parents “Why is the sky blue?” or “Where does sand come from?” and even today I remember asking, I remember that I once knew the answer but at the present moment I could not answer the question with full confidence.

            In my previous post I wanted to do The Science Times or Spark, but after listening to them in detail I much prefer Everyday Einstein. I like the style of the show, the way it’s presented and the topics it covers. I also like the way Lee Falin speaks throughout the show, sometimes jokingly but most of the time serious. Some of the topics come from his personal experience of things around the house he questions or a topic for an episode may come from a “viewer” with a question.

            For a topic for my show, I’m not entirely sure exactly what I want to do. I wish to come across an everyday simple question, and simply answer it. I do have a concern of length because I feel the topic I have might not be sufficient for 15 minutes. But I’m currently toying with the question, “Why do farts smell worse in the shower?”

            I tried to consult from Spark for writing advice but it was in the form of popup windows and poor videos that did nothing to help me. The advice did not help me select a topic, and personally, it was more work to look for advice than to just consider the first things that came to mind. My advice would be sit down, think for a couple seconds and then see what comes from it. Should that fail you, grab a friend who you can bounce ideas off because friends like that can help immensely. Might have to call them though, makes things move along quicker than texting.

            Thanks for reading

Christopher