Podcasting Resources

Learning Opportunities & Facilities

Below are a list of learning opportunities and local Vancouver facilities available for use (both on and off campus). As so many of us are now working remotely, we recognize that starting a podcast may require that you are podcasting from a home office or studio. For basic equipment needed to get started, please see the "Podcasting Tools" page.

Learning opportunities are categorized as follows:

Podcast Learning Opportunities at UBC

  • UBC DIY Media has their own podcasting toolkit, which covers the basic how-to’s of creating a podcast (project planning, equipment, editing programs, etc.). Check out their wiki for their Online Learning Community as well!

  • The Learning Commons , IKBLC’s Library resource has a “Recording” 101 toolkit.

  • Creative Writing UBC offers “Writing for New Media” (CRWR 213) and “Writing for Podcast” (CRWR 302).

  • Land and Food Systems Faculty Duncan McHugh teaches “Audio Storytelling” (LFS 400).

  • Dr. David Gaertner teaches a First Nations and Indigenous Studies course called “Indigenous New Media” (FNIS 454). Dr Gaertner’s research guide for the course, including learning resources on podcasting, can be found here.

  • The Coordinated Arts Program has a course podcasting project taught by Kasim Husein on autoethnography (ASTU 100).

Recording Resources & Facilities on Campus

  • UBC Library loans out microphones and recording devices. Available software include:

      • Audacity: free to download at all Mac stations

      • Audition (Adoble Creative Cloud): free to download at all Mac stations and select PC stations

      • Garageband: free to download at all Mac stations

  • DIY Media Studio provides access to recording space and equipment. It is offered by the Library via the Learning Commons. Equipment includes microphones and recording devices and headphones

  • UBC Studios provides bookable studio space and tech on campus. They also offer project management consultations and workshops.

  • Recording Studio (Arts ISIT) provides studio recording space, including a green screen and equipment. Available for Arts faculty and staff only.

  • UBC Media Makers provides step-by-step DIY guides for various media, including audio-recording. They also run a workshop every last Wednesday of the month.

  • Music, Art, & Architecture Library at IKBLC has three digital media rooms.

  • MOA Oral History Lab houses an audio and video recording and editing facility and space for language, oral history, and material culture research.

  • CiTR radio invites the UBC community to co-produce print, radio, and podcasts and offers studio space, equipment, studio space.

Learning Opportunities & Recording Facilities Outside of UBC

  • VPL Inspiration Lab has recording studios and tours of their facilities in downtown Vancouver.

  • SpokenWeb Montreal has its own digital toolbox featuring various software tools and programs.

  • TRU’s “Knowledge Mobilization and You” is a resource developed for “scholarly podcasting for [their] community”. Their toolkit features helpful videos that walk you through the process.

  • Scratch Media is designed for working with students on podcast projects and getting their work out in the world. This resource stems from a focus on developing strong writing.

  • Transom.org is a project by Atlantic Public Media that "channels new work, voices, and ideas into public media through the Internet and workshops."