Podcasting virtually

PODCASTING from home

Podcasting is a great way to create content and stay connected with people at the same time! It is certainly possible to create podcasts at the moment, but you might have to think differently about how you record, with participants taking part remotely. 

There are a number of different ways to record your podcast remotely and the option that’s right for you will depend on what technology you have access to and how experienced the people on your podcast are with recording audio. 

To begin with, you can follow this link for our tips and suggestions on how to begin and make your own podcast.

Step 1

When making a podcast at home, invite participants to a Group Video chat. 

Some Chat programmes (such as Google Meet) give you the option to record the entire chat and download it as a video file. Alternatively, follow this link for guidance on screencasting. 

Step 2

Ask each participant to record their own audio for the duration of the podcast. 

This means that you will have a good quality audio recording of each participants speech throughout your podcast.

Ideally, everyone should have a similar quality level of audio. The most accessible way is likely asking everyone to record using their phones.

Step 3

At the end of your Podcast session, ask each participant to send you their Audio recording.

There are a number of different ways to share files with other people online. You could create a shared folder using Google Drive, or use a file-sharing service such as WeTransfer.



Podcast Recording.mp4

Step 4

Now you can edit together your Podcast using each participant's audio recording. 

This video shows an example of how to edit together multiple recordings of the same audio, using the editing software Adobe Audition

This editing technique can be applied across a range of audio editing programmes. If you don't have access to Adobe Audition, this document has some examples of different editing programmes.