(A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts

Episode 8: Priorities

There are a lot of things you’re going to have to build and put in place to make your podcast all that it can be: concept, branding, equipment, promotion and more. But wh

Episode 7: Process

We've talked about so many individual elements that make up a great audio story: format, narrative, structure, sound design and more... but how do you go about putting th

Episode 6: Music

There’s nothing better than music…and there’s nothing more powerful for adding emotional lift and forward motion to your podcast. But how do you use it in a way that adds

Episode 5: Output

We continue our exploration of the basics of sound recording with a journey through the mysterious and magical world of Post-Production. Mixing and beyond, a trio of expe

Episode 4: Input

(A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts is back! And we’re kicking off this new batch by going very deep into the most fundamental building block of the medium: sound it

Episode 3: Segments, Bits, and Callbacks

Ears are connected to brains, and there’s nothing brains like better than recognizing things. In today’s episode, we talk about something broadcasters have always known a

Episode 2: Narrative

Everyone knows that a good podcast has to tell a story, and that a good story has to have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but what exactly does that mean? Something re

Episode 1: Format

How many people will be speaking? Where will they be when they do? Are they talking to the audience or each other? These are the most basic questions about the shape of y

Trailer

Welcome to (A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts. The power of audio is nearly limitless. With nothing but a microphone and a laptop, you can create podcasts that tru