A few years back, I started to consume a ton of podcast material: from the Kentucky Sports Radio daily radio show that I was unable to listen to in real-time to popular series such as Serial and Up and Vanished, I loved everything about them. Podcasts allowed me to listen when I was able, and since most shows weren't that lengthy, I could turn my mundane 30-40 minute daily commute into an informational and/or entertaining time frame.
At roughly the same time I started to venture into the world of podcasting, our school district was going through some changes - most of which were needed, but all of which came with some grumbling within the community. With the advent of social media, you know as well as I do that people are given a platform which allows them to be heard. This can range from what I had for lunch to griping about every possible thing known to man.
Unfortunately, what I saw in terms of the latter were negative things directed towards our school district in general and, more specifically, our middle school.
To be clear, some of things mentioned as complaints were legitimate gripes - others were way off base. Either way, the story of our school was being dictated by people who weren't a part of it.
Therefore, I went to a friend and colleague of mine to ask him if he wanted to start a podcast re: our school and district.
His first response was, "What's a podcast?"
After a brief tutorial, he was down and today, we begin our third season of the Anchor Down Low podcast.
For more information on how to listen, check out the brief video tutorial below:
~Mr. D
