viii. structure.

I would say my podcast structure contains the elements that are typically found in a story, based on the podcast blogpost that explains story structures. However, they are arranged a little differently, as my diagram evinces. 

Podcast Structure Diagram

My podcast begins with a mini-reflection on why I am telling this particular story, hence the exclamation point [modelled after the element of reflection in Ira Glass' typical story structure]. It then goes into details of what happened, and then into the 'trough' of facts about Nigeria that listeners will need to get a deeper understanding my story. It comes back up into events happening, and then I go into a reflection about why those things happened, and on the disposition of Nigeria at the time [the 1960s]. More events, then more reflection, then a lot of facts about the three main tribes in Nigeria as they were the key actors in the grand scheme of the period I am discussing--the periods before, during, and after the war. And finally, a reflection on everything that transpired in the story I told. My entire podcast episode builds up to that reflection moment at the end, where I explore my research question in light of everything I have mentioned already during the podcast.

From my understanding of that blogpost, there is no fixed structure that everyone must adhere to based on the story they are telling. The whole point of creating a diagram of the structure is for the sake of clarity for the storyteller, and in effect, clarity for the listener. As long as it works out, right?

I counted about 15 different citations in the blogpost, "Icon For Access," by 99percentinvisible.