Feld Notes: Recent Episodes
Martin Feld
Hailing from Wollongong, I use Feld Notes on Micro.blog to write quick thoughts, share photos and publish a podcast on family history. Visit martinfeld.info to discover my other links and projects.
I had the pleasure of giving a video presentation online at Micro Camp March 2022, titled ‘An Eye for an Ear’. Micro Camp is an opportunity to meet and learn from users of the Micro.blog service, which enables open and accessible blogging and podcasting. This is a podcast version of the video presentation!
Some Further Explanation In the presentation, I asserted the importance of paying attention to sound, whether in creative projects, while using digital technology or when moving physically through any given environment. To show the difference in experience that you can have when focusing on sound—with visual elements being secondary—I exported and transformed the audio from that video into this podcast episode. Micro.blog is the host of the Feld Notes podcast, so it made sense to publish it here!
While listening, here are some things for you to consider:
- If you already watched the video, does this audio-only version enhance or detract from the message?
- If you haven’t seen the video, do you feel like you’re missing something here, in what was made originally to be visual?
- Which digital affordances does podcasting offer that aren’t present in video, written blogs and other visual formats?
- How can you tailor your messaging and presentation style to fit audio?
Stay tuned for a link to the video presentation on YouTube and in the meantime, you can learn more about Micro Camp and find my other work at martinfeld.info. Thanks very much to Jean, Manton, Pete, Vincent and Jason for having me as a presenter at Micro Camp!
Links and Show Notes Introduction 00:00
- My research
Part 1: Media Ecology 01:25
- Media ecology
- Media Ecology Association — What Is Media Ecology?
- Marshall McLuhan (image credit: MP3 chapter artwork taken from this page)
- Global village
- The medium is the message
- Neil Postman
- An eye for an ear (more info at open.podir.com)
- The Medium Is the Massage (1967) by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore
- Walter J. Ong
- Orality and Literacy: the Technologizing of the Word (1982) by Walter J. Ong.
- Primary and Secondary Orality
- Queen (band)
- Radio Ga Ga (1984) song by Queen
- Freddie Mercury
Part 2: My Story in Three Podcasts 06:33
- Micro.blog
- Wavelength for Micro.blog
- Feld Notes
- Lounge Ruminator
- Hemispheric Views
- North Macedonia
- Yugoslavia
- COVID-19
- Penka’s Veritas clock
- WordPress
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- On a Country Road with Andrew McLuhan (podcast episode)
- Jason Burk
- Andrew Canion
- Ferrite editing timeline example from episode 50 of Hemispheric Views
- Hemispheric Discord
Part 3: Give Up an Eye for an Ear 13:21
- iPod
- Phonograph record (vinyl)
- Compact disc (CD)
- Cassette tape
- AirPods Pro as an example of a device with noise cancellation and transparency mode
- Augmented reality
- GarageBand
- Logic Pro
- Ferrite Recording Studio
- Apple Pencil
- Martin’s Stadium USBKIT podcasting microphone
- iBook and Wolfgang the flamingo
- Bookshelves at home
Conclusion 16:57
- Micro Camp March 2022 on Vi.to
- Find me on Micro.blog or Twitter for any feedback!
This podcast episode was originally edited as a video in Final Cut Pro, then edited as exported audio in Ferrite Recording Studio. The initial video-editing timeline can be seen below.
This time, I’m joined by my sister, Jodie, to share memories of our grandparents, Penka and Petar. Unfortunately, we lost our Baba Penka earlier this year before I had the chance to record the final interview, so this acts as the conclusion of this season.
- North Macedonia
- The Odyssey on YouTube
- Ajvar
This time, Penka shares thoughts and memories of seeing her daughter Tanya (Tatjana) becoming engaged and married to an Australian, named William.
This time, Penka shares what it was like for her and Petar to work in Australia with limited English. Also her ever-present clock makes its loudest contribution so far.
Notes * Baba’s treasured clock
Penka describes the family’s experience of buying land and building a new house in the suburb of Figtree.
In the first episode for 2020, Penka describes life in Prilep with two young kids: her son Toni and daughter Tatjana (nicknamed ‘Ane’ but now mainly referred to as ‘Tanya’ in Australia… just to complicate things!).
Penka shares her memories of marrying Petar and what it was like to live together in the family home.
Penka recalls when she first first met her late husband, Petar, and how the relationship progressed in their early days together.
Continuing the discussion about her childhood, Penka describes her experience at school, troubles with her health and her love of singing with family.
In this first episode of Feld Notes, Martin speaks with his grandmother, Penka, about her memories of growing up in the country around the North Macedonian city of Prilep (formerly a part of Yugoslavia). Stay tuned for part two.