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Podcast 101 Resources
Listen to our very own podcast Show & Tell for inspiring mini talks about working in the creative industries:
Podcast Hosting Platforms
- Spotify for Creators: https://creators.spotify.com/ - free platform for hosting/distributing podcasts
- Riverside: https://riverside.com/ - paid platform with great features from around £24/month
- Substack: http://substack.com - free platform for blog based content and now podcasts too - easy to use
- Acast: https://www.acast.com/en-gb/pricing - pro platform for hosting and monetising your podcast
Equipment
- Boya: https://www.boyamic.com/products - cheap mics for starting out
- Mackie DLZ: https://mackie.com/en/products/mixers/dlz - content creator mixer as we used at workshop
- Rode: https://rode.com/en-gb/microphones - good quality and affordable mics and Rodecaster mixer
- Zoom audio recorders: Handy Recorders / Field Recorders / Podcast Recorders - affordable high quality stand alone recorders as demo’d in workshop
Editing
- Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/ - free basic audio editor
- Adobe Audition: https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/audition.html - paid audio editor with effects and good plugins - part of Adobe Creative Suite so integrates with other products - mid level ease of use
- Da Vinci Resolve: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/davinciresolve - free basic version for video editing if you want to do vodcast videos
- Descript https://www.descript.com/?redirect=false - ai video editing - haven’t tried but was recommended in class
- Reaper: https://www.reaper.fm/ paid pro audio editing - 60 day trial and discounted option
Marketing
- 12 key strategies to grow your podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/resources/grow/podcast-marketing
- Canva - powerful but easy to use image/graphics/video creator with integrated stock image/graphic/sound/video library - use our login: un: creativeskillsacademy@qmul.ac.uk / pw: creativeskillsacademy to try pro version with all the elements
- Hype Yourself: https://www.hypeyourself.com/community/ - great marketing/pr tips
- Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/ - high quality free stock images
Training
- Audacity Tutorial: https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog/audacity-podcast-tutorial - also look on youtube for great tutorial videos and practice to get better
- Buzzsprout how to podcast guide: https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog/how-to-start-a-podcast
- Podcast script examples: https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog/write-podcast-script-examples
- Riverside blog: https://riverside.com/category/start-a-podcast - good articles on everything podcast
If I’ve forgotten anything please email: bloc@qmul.ac.uk and we can add to the list