60A Podcast Assignment Pt 1

Overview

Producing podcasts is an amazing option to work remotely in your very own home studio. You have the option to record locally right in your DAW or even use remote recording podcasting platforms like RiversideFM, Zencastr, and SquadCast to converse with guests across the world. For this string of assignments, we're going to dabble in making our own short-form podcasts! While including video is an option for podcasters, let's narrow our focus to producing an audio-exclusive.

You have free range on (school-appropriate) content in any format you'd like. You can talk off-the-cuff by yourself or with a guest in a loose conversational format; go with an interview format and ask someone a few questions; go a scripted journalistic route about an MTEC current event or news piece. Even just a short spot about yourself and talking about something you are really interested in lately works.

Instructions

1. Brainstorm a topic and format for your short-form podcast
2. Craft a short "welcome to the pod" message
   • Include the name of yourself, your podcasts, and any possible guests
3. Also craft a simple goodbye and credits message
4. In your DAW, record your podcast (yourself and/or others)
   • Include your welcome message, topic content, and goodbye/credits message
5. Aim to record about 3-5 minutes of raw audio
   • Keep ALL mistakes, errors, and content in the recording!
   • We will be revising, editing, and mixing in the future
6. After you are finished recording, bounce/export a raw, unedited stereo mix audio file
7. Upload the audio file to your Mixup account

Submit in Canvas

1. Post the direct link to your MixUp page
   • Make sure it is a functional hyperlink (not just plain text)
   • Please make sure your sharing permissions are set so anyone with the link can view
2. Tell us about your podcast idea and your recording process for this assignment