Cement City - Phonograph - Bingeworthy
Rob McGinley Myers sits down with Samantha Hodder to discuss the pilot episode of Cement City to break down its greatest details
Special note for you today.
Today I want to point you to a podcast episode that Rob McGinley Myers made for his podcast Phonograph where we convene a talk about my Bingey List #1 pic for 2024 Cement City.
We get into it! Rob has such a keen eye for every detail, and it was fascinating to have the chance to pull this episode back off the shelf and talk about what made it great, from small details to big picture.
If anyone has ever wondered what goes into being a podcast critic, this is an open-book tutorial on how it’s done…with the master, Rob McGinley Myers.
We talk all about the first episode of the series, and you can find that convo here:
Here’s what we get into:
Did the cold open work?
The sound design - how it pulls layers together - with examples
How they used scene tape differently, and where it really worked
Why Jean Marie Laskas wanted to be a stranger when she grew up, and what that meant to the series
Who opened the door, and how we hear their character development as we listen
How they used some magic to make transitions between scenes
Why the origin story of Donora, PA, is relevant to everyone
Next week I’m going to have another surprise for you…I’ve got an audio episode where I sit down with the two creators of Cement City: Erin Anderson and Jeanne Marie Laskas, to talk through all kinds of the backstory to this remarkable series.
Stay tuned for that one!