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Creating Podcasts

Learn how to create and record a podcast, whether it’s for an assignment or your own personal podcast!

Podcast LinkedIn Learning Course

Podcast Production: From and Idea to a Following 

Instructor: Danny Ozment - Marketing Consultant, Brand Strategist, Podcast Producer 

Want to share your message with the world? Start a podcast. Podcasts are more popular than ever, which makes podcasting a great way to capture an audience of engaged listeners. With today's inexpensive recording equipment and editing software, it's possible to self-produce a podcast from anywhere. This course is designed to take you step by step through the entire process, from planning your format and buying the right equipment to recording your podcast and uploading episodes for distribution. Instructor Danny Ozment has produced over 20 different podcasts, which are downloaded more than 100,000 times a month. Here he provides inside tips on choosing a name and an ideal length, recording clean audio, building an audience, and turning that audience into a community of followers.

Learning objectives

  • Identifying your audience
  • Choosing a title, format, and length
  • Buying recording equipment and software
  • Recording and editing your podcast
  • Mastering your podcast episodes for distribution
  • Publishing your podcast
  • Measuring your audience
  • Promoting and marketing your podcast

 

 

Academic Podcasting Resources

Academic Podcasting Resources

Toolkits and How-To Guides

Academic Podcasting. University of Calgary, Research Guide.

Podcasting and Audio Storytelling. University of Michigan, Research Guide.

Podcasting Toolkit. UBC Public Humanities.

SpokenWeb Podcast Creator Guide. The SpokenWeb Network, Summer 2021. 

An Introduction to Scholarly Podcasting [podcast series]. BC Studies Podcast, March 2021.

Scholarly Sources

Adams, Kimberly, et al. "It’s Time for Academe to Take Podcasting Seriously." Inside Higher Education, 27 Sept. 2021, https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2021/09/28/how-harness-podcasting-teaching-and-scholarship-opinion

Beckstead, Lori, et al. Podcast or Perish : Peer Review and Knowledge Creation for the 21st Century. Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

Copeland, Stacey, and Hannah McGregor. A Guide to Academic Podcasting. Laurier University Press, 2021. https://scholars.wlu.ca/books/2/.​

Cook, Ian M. Scholarly Podcasting : Why, What, How? Routledge, 2023.

Community Groups and Networks

Amplify Podcast Network. https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/.

The Humanities Podcast Network. https://humanitiespodnetwork.org/.

 

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