I think that the most challenging part of writing a story for radio is the introduction. The stakes are very high: your listener will decide within a few short seconds whether to stick around or whether to turn the proverbial dial, and so you must do everything you can to persuade that listener to stay, and you must do it quickly.

When I first started producing radio, I took it upon myself to enlighten my listeners with unusual sound combinations.

In radio in particular, a story’s design remains well hidden because so much of its power comes from feeling authentic, intimate, and spontaneous.