A podcast for this project will be a short MP3 presentation that you will share with your teacher that functions in much the same way that an essay would. You should have a thesis which presents your argument and then evidence that supports that argument. However, the podcast is not you simply reading from a paper. Yes, you have a script but think of podcasting like storytelling. You weave in quotes, documents, interviews, etc with your narration that holds all of these things together. If you have ever listened to NPR a lot of their pieces are like podcasts. Listen to some of the examples provided for a sense of what makes a podcast. There is usually a great deal of production value: background music, integrated sound effects, fading in and out of voices, etc. However, all of these bells and whistles still won't make up for a lack of content. Make sure you have a point to your story and that everything you include in your podcast reflects that point!
Radiolab: (So Called) Life The uneasy marriage of biology and engineering raises big questions about the nature of life.
Audacity should already be installed on your school computer.