Resources

This page will feature teaching guides, curated lists of humanities podcasts, and other resources we dream up at our symposium. If you wish to get a better sense of our hopes for this space, we invite you to read out our article in Inside Higher Ed. You can also join our listserv, or follow us on Twitter @HmanitiesPodNet.

Pedagogy

Teaching Students to Podcast
digital teaching manual compiled by the Humanities Podcast Network

• Mullen (2020). “How to Listen to a Podcast for Class.” https://abbymullen.org/how-to-listen-to-a-podcast-for-class/ 
• Hicks, Winnick, and Gonchar (2020). “Project Audio: Teaching Students How to Produce Their Own Podcasts.” New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/learning/lesson-plans/project-audio-teaching-students-how-to-produce-their-own-podcasts.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Flesson-plans&action=click&contentCollection=lesson-plans&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront
• Bakke (2022). “Podcasting for Social Justice: An Interview Series,” International Journal of Equity and Social Justice in Higher Ed. “Podcasting for Social Justice: An Interview Series”
  • Hamidi, Corey-Gruenes, Drabent, Nellis (2022). 1 – Students Listen to Podcasts for Social Justice in the Classroom
  • Scott (2022). 2 – An Instructor Creates Podcasts for Social Justice in the Classroom
  • Harrison and Sobat (2022). 3 – Students Create Podcasts for Social Justice in the Classroom

Recording, Editing, and Transcription:

• “How to use Audacity for Podcasts” https://filmora.wondershare.com/audio-editor/how-to-use-audacity-for-podcasts.html
• “How to Edit Your Podcast in Audacity – A Step by Step Guide” https://podcasts.ceu.edu/how-edit-your-podcast-audacity-step-step-guide 
• Recording and Editing Software (free): Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/
• Transcription and Editing Software: Descript https://www.descript.com/ 
• Recording and Editing Software for Remote Interviews (free+): Zencastr  https://zencastr.com/ 
• Online Recording, Editing, and Transcription Software (free+): Riverside.fm https://riverside.fm/ 
• Editing Software (free+): DaVinci Resolve 18 https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca/products/davinciresolve/
• Transcription Software (free+): Otter.ai https://otter.ai/ 
• Key & St-Esprit (2023). “The Best Transcription Services for 2023” https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-transcription-services 

Accessibility

• “Transcripts.” W3C Web Accessibility Initiative. https://www.w3.org/WAI/media/av/transcripts/
• “Podcast Accessibility.” https://podcast-accessibility.com/
• “Top 5 Ways to Make Podcasts Accessible”(2019). Bureau of Internet Accessibility, https://www.boia.org/blog/top-5-ways-to-make-podcasts-accessible

Microphones

• Corfield (2023). “Best podcasting microphones 2023: top picks for every budget and level” https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-podcasting-microphones

Music and Images

• Creative Commons and Licenseable Music: Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue/
• Royalty-free music: Bensound https://www.bensound.com/
• Creative Commons and Public Domain images: Pixabay https://pixabay.com/ 
• Freesound.org https://freesound.org/

Hosting Services

• Winn (2023). “31 Best Podcast Hosting Sites (Top 7 Have Free Offers)” https://www.podcastinsights.com/best-podcast-hosting/ 
• Reclaim Hosting (web hosting) https://reclaimhosting.com/ 
• Podbean https://www.podbean.com/ 
• Libsyn https://libsyn.com/

Funding

• Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ 
• Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/ 
• “How to Get (and Where to Find) Podcast Sponsors” https://lowerstreet.co/how-to/get-podcast-sponsors

Guides to Podcasting

• Riverside.fm (2023). “A Beginner’s Manual to Starting a Podcast.” https://riverside.fm/blog/a-beginners-manual-to-starting-a-podcast 
• Lee (2023). “Podcasting for Beginners: The Complete Guide to Getting Started with Podcasts,” Buffer. https://buffer.com/library/podcasting-for-beginners/
• Weldon, Glen (2021). NPR’s Podcast Startup Guide

Journals and Online Publications:

• International Journal of Equity and Social Justice in Higher Education 
• Amplify Podcast Network – Resonate Stream (peer-reviewed), and Sustain Stream (non-peer-reviewed)

Podcasting Conferences and Events 

• Podcast Events: The Best Ones to Attend in 2023 https://www.buzzsprout.com/blog/podcast-conferences 
• She Podcasts Live 2023 (June) https://www.shepodcasts.com/she-podcasts-live-2023/ 
• The Afros and Audio Podcast Festival (October) https://www.afrosandaudio.com/ 
• WOC Podcasters list of upcoming conferences and events https://wocpodcasters.co/podcasting-conferences/
• Podcast Movement https://podcastmovement.com/events/ 

Other Resources

• Carrigan, Mark. Social Media for Academics. 2d Ed. Sage Publishing, 2020  (2016)
  • Examines and provides guidance and best practices for digital scholarship, publishing and publicizing your work, networking, social media 
• Olmsted, Jill (2019). Tools for Podcasting (Open-source textbook) http://toolsforpodcasting.openbooks.wpengine.com/
• Edison Research Podcast Research. https://www.edisonresearch.com/podcast-research/ – for researching the podcasting “market” and finding popular podcasts.
• Abel, Jessica (2015). Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio – behind-the-scenes of major storytelling podcasts
• Augustidis, Talia, “The Everything List for Audio Opportunities,” Transom.org.
• Bjork, Collin. Pod Uni podcast http://www.collinbjork.com/poduni.html

If you would like to contribute to our resources, please contact us at humanitiespodnetwork at gmail.com.