How To Make a Podcast

Simple Practical Notes for Starting Your Own Podcast

Summary

• Recording the Interview : Zoom
  Free for < 45 min interviews, or $21 AUD / month for longer
• Editing the Interview : iMovie on the Mac
  Free
• Getting a Jingle : Winter Wolf Media
  $330 AUD, once off
• Images for use in my Opening Sequence : Unsplash
  Free
• Creating an Artwork Cover Image for each Episode : Gimp or Pixlr
  Free
• Hosting & Publishing the Video Episodes : YouTube
  Free
• Hosting & Publishing the Podcast Episodes : RSS.com
  $100 USD / year
• Getting the Podcast Available on all Platforms : Podbean Instructions
  Free

I took this photo the one time I needed to use a co-working space with a Podcasting room because of where I physically was at the time I had a podcast scheduled for — this is not my usual setup

In Long Form

My podcast, The Unfinished Cubby, has been going for 9 months now.

I just completed my 16th interview today.

Today’s interview was with Amy Churchouse, and after the interview she told me she was thinking of starting her own podcast and I said I’d write down the steps involved, the simple nuts and bolts tips, for getting started.

I’m not going to describe how to do the marketing or social media side of things, because I don’t know. Or how to make…