In our podcast we talked to each other in a discussion about how we felt about the transformation of living off of campus at Lyndon state and the overall pros and cons of the matter. We also talked about the rules one needs to abide when living or thinking about living on their own in an apartment.
We used a recorder to record ourselves for the podcast. It was easy to use, but we made a lot of mistakes when recording, which made it a little more difficult when we edited and finalized the podcast in the end. The podcast started off with an introduction of what Chris and I were going to be discussing, after that we shared a reasons why we enjoyed living off campus rather than in a dorm room. We both agreed that the freedom of living on campus was a nice comparison to living in a house with RA's back at school, but we also explained that you still need to consider obeying the rules of a landlord when renting an apartment.
Chris and I gave a little insight on some of the rules you need to play by when renting an apartment, such as paying your rent on time and maintaining a well kept home in general. We gave some information about certain rules that landlords in Vermont hold towards their fellow tenants, such as eviction information. We found this information from the CVOED Renting in Vermont Informational Handbook for Tenants and Landlords. We both thought that this would be useful information for anybody who was new to living in an apartment in Lyndonville or anywhere else in Vermont. The information we found was a good addition to the podcast because it made it informational along with being opinionated with our beliefs of living off campus.
Chris and I focused our topic mostly on the responsibility of renting an apartment as a college student. Not only did we spend the time talking about tenant’s responsibilities, we also talked about the responsibility of the landlord. Again, this was something we thought students might find useful to hear, because if a student is interested or already is living in an apartment in the area, they very much deserve to know their rights as a tenant, in case they ever get ripped off for some reason in the future.
In the end we put all of the audio on the computer. We had to convert all the recordings into a WAV format in order for us to be able to use it on Audacity and create our podcast. Converting took a little bit of time but once it was done the process of editing the audio clips was simple. Chris and I were proud of our podcast and think that students will find it informative and also entertaining to hear, especially if they are curious as to what living off campus is like, and what significant aspects to look out for when looking for an apartment.
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