This study followed 14 young volunteers as they broadcast on community radio. It explored how learning occurs and how volunteering may structure this, and whether such learning has distinct characteristics from types of learning theorised in the literature. Methodology is discussed as something that should be evident throughout all aspects of the research, particularly in relation to developing research relationships and its effect on the researcher. Methods used were blogs and group interviews over a 3-month minimum period, designed to encourage participants to collect data, allay attrition and to remove the researcher from part of the data collection process. The research found that young volunteers acted to shape their learning through how they participated. However, participation is a social activity undertaken in a material space with other volunteers and staff, so both the people and the material space they engaged with influenced how young volunteers learned. Learning is therefore theorised as an evolving negotiated process between learner and organisation, with the effect of each being visible on the other. Negotiated learning is as much characterised with conflict and tension as with a positive learning opportunity. [This content is provided in the format of an e-book.]