NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide
Create, Launch, and Grow a Podcast on Any Budget
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From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting - featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take your pod to the next level.
Whoever you are, whatever you love, there’s a podcast audience waiting for you, and in today’s booming audio storytelling landscape, it’s never been easier to share your voice with the world. But while the barrier to entry for podcast production is relatively low (just the cost of a mic and a laptop), the learning curve is steep - and quality matters. That’s where NPR comes in.
In NPR’s Podcast Start Up Guide, Glen Weldon draws on NPR’s extensive educational materials and army of talent - from recognizable hosts, such as Guy Raz (How I Built This), Gene Demby (Code Switch), Linda Holmes (Pop Culture Happy Hour), and Yowei Shaw (Invisibilia), to indispensable behind-the-scenes players, such as producers, engineers, and editors - to guide aspiring podcasters through the conception, creation, and launch of a podcast.
Part master class, part candid informational interview with the best in the business, this book is a must-have for anyone who wants to make their dream of starting a podcast a reality.
©2021 Glen Weldon (P)2021 Random House AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Make Noise brings all the wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking that any individual or business needs to make a successful podcast. He identifies core principles - such as create empathetically, i.e., think like the audience listens, and stay focused on what’s unique to you and what you have to say. He helps listeners come up with a “Ten Word Description” that will guide them throughout the creative process and then gets into how-tos - how to develop character, story, voice, and more.
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Excellent, thought provoking.
- By William Scott on 09-05-20
By: Eric Nuzum
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Podcasting Made Simple
- The Step by Step Guide on How to Start a Successful Podcast from the Ground Up
- By: Daniel Larson
- Narrated by: John Hopkinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Although there’s never been a better time to get into podcasting, with all the contradicting and often false information scattered all over the internet, it’s no wonder why so many people struggle to find a starting point when there are so many conflicting views over the best equipment, what launch strategy should be used, even editing. It can even create the illusion that starting a podcast is a daunting, time-consuming process.
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This podcast contains every detail of how to make a podcast.
- By TEJINDER PANWAR on 09-19-24
By: Daniel Larson
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The Podcasting Blueprint: Unveiling Your Voice to the World
- Your Ultimate Guide to Crafting, Growing, and Profiting from a Captivating Podcast
- By: L.D. Knowings
- Narrated by: Mike Vallas
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Have you ever thought, “I could do that!” while listening to your favorite podcasts? Discover practical solutions and expert insights to make your podcast dreams a reality, even if you're a complete newbie! This guide simplifies the podcasting process, empowering you to launch your own captivating show. From content conceptualization to episode monetization, it covers the fundamental skills needed for success.
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thorough, yet dry and generic
- By Asdfghjkl on 05-15-24
By: L.D. Knowings
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Podcasting for Beginners Value Edition
- How to Start and Get Your First Thousand Downloads, Featuring Podcasting Made Simple + Podcast Marketing
- By: Daniel Larson
- Narrated by: Dennis Winterholler, John Hopkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Podcasting is the expressional medium with therapeutic value which has grown exponentially over the last few years - did you know the number of Americans who are weekly podcast listeners over the last seven years has tripled? Although there’s never been a better time to get into podcasting, with all the contradicting and often false information scattered all over the internet, it’s no wonder why so many people often struggle to find a starting point.
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I have no complaints
- By Collins Foster on 11-18-21
By: Daniel Larson
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Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You)
- By: Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy
- Narrated by: Griffin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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From the number-one New York Times best-selling McElroy Brothers, creators of the hit podcasts My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone, comes a helpful and hilarious how-to podcast guide covering everything you need to know to make, produce, edit, and promote a podcast...and get rich* doing it! (*Results not guaranteed.)
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its fine, but full of vagueness
- By Joshua Fisher on 02-09-21
By: Justin McElroy, and others
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So You Want to Start a Podcast
- Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen
- By: Kristen Meinzer
- Narrated by: Kristen Meinzer
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
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A comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the way.
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DONT BOTHER LISTENING
- By David Illerbrun on 01-28-20
By: Kristen Meinzer
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Make Noise
- A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling
- By: Eric Nuzum
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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Make Noise brings all the wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking that any individual or business needs to make a successful podcast. He identifies core principles - such as create empathetically, i.e., think like the audience listens, and stay focused on what’s unique to you and what you have to say. He helps listeners come up with a “Ten Word Description” that will guide them throughout the creative process and then gets into how-tos - how to develop character, story, voice, and more.
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Excellent, thought provoking.
- By William Scott on 09-05-20
By: Eric Nuzum
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Podcasting Made Simple
- The Step by Step Guide on How to Start a Successful Podcast from the Ground Up
- By: Daniel Larson
- Narrated by: John Hopkinson
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Although there’s never been a better time to get into podcasting, with all the contradicting and often false information scattered all over the internet, it’s no wonder why so many people struggle to find a starting point when there are so many conflicting views over the best equipment, what launch strategy should be used, even editing. It can even create the illusion that starting a podcast is a daunting, time-consuming process.
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This podcast contains every detail of how to make a podcast.
- By TEJINDER PANWAR on 09-19-24
By: Daniel Larson
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The Podcasting Blueprint: Unveiling Your Voice to the World
- Your Ultimate Guide to Crafting, Growing, and Profiting from a Captivating Podcast
- By: L.D. Knowings
- Narrated by: Mike Vallas
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Have you ever thought, “I could do that!” while listening to your favorite podcasts? Discover practical solutions and expert insights to make your podcast dreams a reality, even if you're a complete newbie! This guide simplifies the podcasting process, empowering you to launch your own captivating show. From content conceptualization to episode monetization, it covers the fundamental skills needed for success.
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thorough, yet dry and generic
- By Asdfghjkl on 05-15-24
By: L.D. Knowings
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Podcasting for Beginners Value Edition
- How to Start and Get Your First Thousand Downloads, Featuring Podcasting Made Simple + Podcast Marketing
- By: Daniel Larson
- Narrated by: Dennis Winterholler, John Hopkinson
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Podcasting is the expressional medium with therapeutic value which has grown exponentially over the last few years - did you know the number of Americans who are weekly podcast listeners over the last seven years has tripled? Although there’s never been a better time to get into podcasting, with all the contradicting and often false information scattered all over the internet, it’s no wonder why so many people often struggle to find a starting point.
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I have no complaints
- By Collins Foster on 11-18-21
By: Daniel Larson
-
Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You)
- By: Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy
- Narrated by: Griffin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Justin McElroy, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
From the number-one New York Times best-selling McElroy Brothers, creators of the hit podcasts My Brother, My Brother and Me and The Adventure Zone, comes a helpful and hilarious how-to podcast guide covering everything you need to know to make, produce, edit, and promote a podcast...and get rich* doing it! (*Results not guaranteed.)
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its fine, but full of vagueness
- By Joshua Fisher on 02-09-21
By: Justin McElroy, and others
-
So You Want to Start a Podcast
- Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Story, and Building a Community That Will Listen
- By: Kristen Meinzer
- Narrated by: Kristen Meinzer
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating a hit show, So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing - while offering plenty of encouragement and insider stories along the way.
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DONT BOTHER LISTENING
- By David Illerbrun on 01-28-20
By: Kristen Meinzer
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- Teresa Booker
- 10-13-22
The best podcast training experience
My daughter and I could not have picked a better book to start our podcast. We learned a great deal. I would buy the book it’s hard to write notes while listening. We bought the book and it’s a beautiful well thought out book.
Wish us luck!
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- QM
- 04-03-23
Very well done
Great writing and performance from the author/narrator. I especially love that many other professionals from NPR also performed various quotes and tips etc.
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- Art Hacienda
- 10-05-21
Comprehensive
Covered so much, it simultaneously made me feel overwhelmed and well-informed. Will serve as a good reference book while I'm making my podcast.
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- Mike
- 05-03-22
Every bit as good as you'd expect, and a bit more
A confession - I had only a peripheral interest in creating a podcast when I got this book. But, I figured it would have some good general VO and narration info in it (it does) and I figured the narration would be full-on flat-out amazing (it is, of course.)
There's a huge amount of information, it's well organized, and it's expertly presented. Again, not to belabor a point, but... No surprises there.
By the time it was over, I'd decided that I can probably make a good secondary stream of an informational YouTube channel by supplementing it with podcast content, though I'm not yet use if that will really produce a podcast with a justifiable, valuable-to-it's-listeners levels of content, but it's worth exploring - especially for stories that I can "illustrate" as well with sound as I do with images and sound in the video versions. Maybe just as a bonus for patreon supporters - I don't know. But the point is, it's worth exploring, and this book was great for showing me that and getting me thinking about it, and, should it come to pass, I'll absolutely refer back t this book again and again when making it.
On the other hand, if you're actually actively interested or involved in podcasting... What are you waiting for? These are NPR folks, for Pete's sake! You think you're going to find more seasoned professionals with a more genuine interest in just helping people learn and Do The Thing? Get it!
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- Candy Spence
- 01-11-23
Informative, funny and not too much jargon
I have listened to 10 how to start a podcast books and this book was by far one of the best listens! The book provides details, examples from people who have or had a podcast on things they’ve done what worked and what didn’t. The book also dives into the technical side of podcasting but doesn’t inundate you with podcast jargon as well as how to speak (yep speak) into the microphone, what types of software to use for editing and the actual truth about making money as a podcaster and so much more! If you are interested in starting a podcast and don’t know where to start this book is an ABSOLUTE MUST READ! There is a lot of information packed into the book so you may find yourself clipping information or RE-listening to find specific tips, but it’s all there and even things you may not have even thought about. Add this book to your library today future podcaster! Happy podcasting!
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- S. Taylor
- 07-04-21
Comprehensive and clear
With the brevity and organization of what makes a great podcast, this book fulfills its promise. I listened with complete focus all the way through. Though I’m helped by years as a freelance Op-Ed contributor and video maker, and even more years as a professional artist, the process is daunting. This helps.
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- Kerwin
- 10-03-22
This is the podcast book I need
This is the book to help me brainstorm with new ideas about starting a maintaining a podcast. It’s full of insightful tips on how to engage my audience. My wheels are turning. Thank you Glen Weldon and the team at NPR!
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