Power in Voice: CiTR Podcast Incubation Program

Your Story, Your Voice, Your Power

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Storytelling is powerful. Our stories carry our personal and collective histories, build bridges of understanding, and shine light on unseen truths.

CiTR is excited to offer its Power in Voice program in the Fall and Spring of 2024/2025.

Designed to provide space, support and resources to aspiring storytellers, podcasters, and radio artists – Power in Voice will guide two cohorts of participants through a narrative spoken word audio project of their choice. This is an entry level, paid educational program created to surpass traditional barriers to entry into this medium, such as experience, skill level, comfort, or financial accessibility.

The program will run in two, independent 17-week cohorts. One in the Fall of 2024, the next in the Spring of 2025. Participants are encouraged to apply for consideration in the cohort that best fits their schedule.

Cohort 1: November 2024 – April 2025

Cohort 2: April 2025 – August 2025

Focusing on skills development, participants will have the option to create a long-form audio documentary or short mini-series through a combination of structured training, group exercises, workshops, one-on-one mentorship and over-the-shoulder training with CiTR staff.

You can review the syllabus for this program, here.

Participation in the program requires a notable time commitment, and the availability/ability to attend sessions on-campus at UBC throughout the duration of the cohort.
Participants should expect to dedicate 3-4 hours per week to program work – though this may fluctuate in the second half of the curriculum when work becomes more self-directed.

All over the age of 18 may apply, no past experience in podcasting or radio is required. CiTR strongly encourages aspiring podcast/radio producers and storytellers with marginalized lived experience(s) to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: While participants may select a topic of their choice, ‘true crime’ or otherwise extractive forms of storytelling will not be considered.

Requirements:

  • An interest in radio/podcasting/spoken word media
  • A commitment to participating in all program activities
  • A commitment to upholding CiTR’s mandate to create alternative and community-based programming, and to provide community access to media and space for underrepresented voices

Time commitment:

  • Approximately 3-4 hours of work per week – either training or producing work
  • Across the duration of the cohort: 16-24 hours of training and mentorship
  • Across the duration of the cohort: 24-30 hours of independent project work

Compensation:

$500 honorarium

Outcomes:

  • Completion of one spoken word audio project
  • Opportunity to distribute this project to wider audiences
  • Membership at CiTR

For any questions, or inquiries about the program please contact the Program Manager, Ciara at programming[at]citr.ca

The Program Manager will be hosting a virtual info session for prospective participants on Wednesday, October 2nd at 5:30pm. You can register for this info session here!

This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada