NSU Writing and Communication Center Produces “The Writer’s Edge” Podcast

The NSU Writing and Communication Center (WCC) produces a weekly podcast titled “The Writer’s Edge” (TWE), which promises to cover ”what it take to succeed as a writer in academia and beyond,” exploring all forms of writing and communication “from the arts to the sciences and everything in between.” TWE features the following:

  • Interviews with NSU faculty highlighting writing in their discipline
  • Topical episodes on writing issues (such as dealing with writer’s block)
  • Interviews with NSU authors/designers/makers discussing their creative process
  • A showcase of podcasts created by NSU students
  • Discussions of writing-related events and projects on campus

Their most recently released episode sits down with Dr. Richard Singer, Chair of the NSU College of Dental Medicine, to discuss writing in the scientific professions.

Currently, TWE is hosted by HCAS Associate Professor and WCC Faculty Coordinator, Eric Mason, Ph.D., with the help of WCC Graduate Assistant Coordinators, and HCAS Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media Master’s students, Adara Cox, Emma Masur, and Michael Lynn, all of whom share a love for podcasting. “I feel like podcasting is really important for NSU students,” Adara states. “We’re all consuming media daily in some form or another, and a podcast gives students one more way to connect with different people and organizations, including the Writing and Communication Center.” For Emma, podcasting is a form of “digital storytelling where you can educate listeners about writing without having to resort to writing yourself.” And for Michael, hearing someone’s voice can be calming and encourage dialogue. He says a good podcast can be “like Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chats in the 1930s and 40s, where radio was used to unify the country during times of crisis.” All of these suggest that now, while many students and faculty continue to connect remotely, is the perfect time for this podcast to reach out and engage students.

TWE is hosted on anchor.fm and available on Spotify and other platforms such as Google podcasts and Apple podcasts. TWE is always looking for faculty and students to talk to and projects to cover, so if you have episode ideas, questions or topics you would like them to address, or student podcasting projects to highlight, contact the WCC at wcc@nova.edu. They would love to hear from you.

To check out episodes: https://anchor.fm/nsuwcc