LOWLINES - PODCAST
CO PRODUCTION WITH SCENERY STUDIOS
COMMISSIONED BY PETRA BARRAN
A six-part podcast series - a sonic scrapbook and passport to roam, following one woman’s pull to tune in to the pulse of place, to get closer to the ground, befriending strangers along the way.
LOWLINES is a 100% independent, 100% female production that follows food entrepreneur Petra Barran as she travels solo through the Americas, meeting people with profound connections to the places they’re from.
Recorded and conceived of by novice presenter and producer Petra Barran (who was instrumental in bringing street food culture to London in the noughties and has earned a global reputation for urban placemaking) after she found herself feeling pranged out by the grind of the business hustle – she brought a recorder and set off without an itinerary to record a podcast with no script, no studio and no production team.
The resulting bank of tape was raw, real and revealing about what it means to connect to the ground beneath our feet. Upon returning to the UK she sought out a production team to craft it into a layered and exciting audio experience that brings each place that she visits to life. This was a truly collaborative process with Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts, Lina Prestwood from Scenery Studios and Petra Barran working togther to make something unique.
We worked cellist Hanna Marshall who improvised to the edited tape to create an original score across the series.
From Arizona to the Amazon rainforest, Petra meets remarkable people for whom place is everything, enriching her own understanding of identity and what it means to feel rooted. The series invites the audience to don their headphones and listen in on Petra’s intimate and enjoyable conversations with strangers and interactions with the landscape.
Audio Production and Sound Design: Lucia Scazzocchio
Executive Producer: Lina Prestwood
Host: Petra Barran
Score: Hannah Marshall
Mastering and Mixing: Jobina Tinnemans