"The Whole Truth",
Sidedoor podcast episode

From Professor Denise Cummings, FMS Director of Undergraduate Studies:

 

Over a year ago, I became the academic advisor for Lena Dodoo, double major in FMS and International Relations, and I also served as reference for her summer 2024 internship applications. One of the internship sites to which she applied was listed in the FMS Internship Digest. Lena competed and got the internship. Fast forward to December 2024: A "deliverable" from that internship, a podcast called "The Whole Truth" about Sojourner Truth, premiered.

 

I recently sat down with Lena and chatted with her about her summer experience. Having listened to the podcast, I was eager to learn more about her position and the evolution of the podcast. Once I heard her story, I asked if I could let FMS know about it so that we could celebrate her accomplishments. She's humble, but has since agreed saying, "I had an amazing experience and I think other students would greatly benefit from the opportunity."

 

Here is what Lena has offered and agreed to share:

 

"My official title was Podcast Production Intern and the internship program was called Because of Her Story Cohort Internship with the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. For my project, I was assigned to the Sidedoor team and was tasked with scripting an entire podcast episode, conducting interviews and experimenting with sound engineering. I also had a very small voice acting part!"

 

The episode was recently nominated for a Webby Award!

 

Listen to the podcast episode on Spotify - and other podcast platforms.

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