The first story I listened to was Joy and Wisdom in a Life with Animals told by Christy Stewart and Glenn Turner. The recording starts with some uplifting music that includes some strings and a narrator setting the stage. She describes her childhood with animals and how that translated to her adult life. As soon as the couple starts talking the music cuts out. They both tell a story of the different animals they raised while together. Since they are both telling the story they are slightly talking over each other and finishing each other sentences. This pacing changes when Glenn says that “Your love for animals made me have a deeper love for you”. He begins to talk uninterrupted after he says this as he compliments his wife. The music begins to play quietly as the interview is starting to end and comes to a full volume once they are done talking. There is no narrator present at the end and they just let the music play for about 20 seconds. This music is different from the intro music. It has more instruments involved and as the recording comes to a close the music grows quieter until it fades away.
The second story I listened to was “On August 19, 1958, I Was Seven.” An Oklahoma City Woman Remembers Being a Child Activist told by Ayanna Najuma. The recording starts in a similar way with music and a narrator. The music however is different it gives a more old-time, serious vibe to it. The narrator adds context not only about the speaker but also some historical context surrounding the story. Again just like the other story the music cuts out as soon as the speaker begins to talk. The pacing is also different and more consistent since there is only one person speaking. Both stories had only the interviewee talking besides the use of narration. So the interviewer is not present in either story. The music interjects towards the end of the story similar to the first story it is a different more complex soundtrack for the outro. Overall the audio quality of both stories was very good not only in the editing they did but the audio of the storyteller themselves was good as well. It was easy to understand what they were saying, there was no background noise, and the audio levels were consistent.