1. Bryan Schwartzman and Rachael Burgess
Podcasting 101
Session 2: Technically Speaking, How Do You Make A Podcast?
Bryan Schwartzman and Rachael Burgess

2. Network Roadmap

3. Today’s Agenda What tools do we need? The nuts and bolts of editing
Finding and posting your podcast
Q & A

4. The Right Tools & Equipment Bert Kleinman—Kehillat Israel

5. Why KI Podcasts The changing environment The challenges
Push - showing up at a particular time
Pull - accessing on demand
Reaching people where they are
The challenges
Complex societies
Competing opportunities
People construct their own Judaism like a quilt
Reaching a wider audience among our congregation
Global vision
Spreading the ideas of progressive Judaism

6. What Does KI Podcast? Friday Torah study Other learning sessions
Shabbat speakers
High Holy Days Sermons

7. The Challenges of Recording
Different listening situations
On a computer
On portable
In the car
Dealing with ambient noise
Live events
Recording the speaker
Dealing with Q & A
Torah study and other classes
Recording both the teacher and the class
Balancing recording with environment

9. Equipment Remember listening situations Keep it simple
Medium quality microphone
Digital recorder
How many channels?
What kinds of mic inputs?

10. Editing and Processing
Open and close
Grab the audience
Pre-written and pre-produced
Remove problem areas
Levels and compression
Software
Keep it simple
Just editing or multi-track?
Adobe Audition
Audacity

11. Content is the most important
Content is the most important! But it's useless if it can't be heard and understood

12. Ins-and-Outs of Editing Sam Wachs—Reconstructing Judaism

13. Recording/Editing Software
No “right” editing program – use something you’re comfortable with
Some PAID options include
ProTools– the industry standard. (They also have a free “lite” version called ProTools First)
Adobe Audition – from the makers of PhotoShop & Illustrator
FREE Options include
Audacity – an open source program. Very powerful free tool
Garage Band – for Mac users
Try out different software and see what works for you.
For recording remote interviews/conversations
Test everything as close to recording conditions as possible.
Software options include
Zoom
Skype
ZenCastr

14. Editing/Recording General Tips
It’s easier to make something louder than to make something quieter
When recording, pay attention to the audio levels (I like normal talking voices to be around -12 DB)
Take notes while recording to help the editing process.
After recording, IMMEDIATELY save and back up your media.
If possible, have your media at in at least 2 physical locations AND the cloud.
When editing, Ctrl + S (Command + S on Macs) is your best friend – that is the shortcut for “Save.”
There is NO such thing as saving too often.
If your program has an auto save feature, use it!
You will not internalize this point until your project crashes and you lose hours of work.
When in doubt, close your eyes and listen to the audio without any distractions
Does it sound natural? If you hear something “off,” pause and mark down the timecode.
Plan on the editing to take a bit of time, especially at first - at least 3x the length of the episode.
As you gain experience, consider steps you can take in the recording process that will cut down editing time.
Check your work when you’re done! Export the episode and (this is the worst part) LISTEN TO IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. If you find mistakes, fix them all and then repeat the process.
Your other best friend is Google.

15. The Platform Rabbi Michael Fessler—Reconstructing Judaism

16. Publishing: Discovery and Listening

17. Anatomy of a Podcast submit cover.jpg https://example.org/rss.xml
ep20.mp3

18. Publishing Tools Basic capabilities:
Fill in details of the podcast (description, topics, etc)
Upload show art (min. 1400x1400 pixels, containing legible title even when small)
First episode: Upload MP3 files, description, title, publication date, etc. 
Copy provided feed URL, paste into Podcasts Connect, Google Play, etc.
Wait for approval, then publicize!
A few options (note: avoid Soundcloud!)
Provider
Monthly Fee
Fireside.fm (our chosen host)
$19/1 + $8 per additional podcast
Squarespace
$12-$16
Blubrry for Wordpress
$12 and up
Libsyn
$5-15 (less full-featured)

19. Fireside.fm Features We Like
Excellent and detailed download tracking and analytics
Accompanying website – automatically creates pages for each episode, list of guests, individual bios, etc.
Auto-publish at a certain date and time. 
Special tool for compiling show notes from web browser
Able to either host on fireside.fm or own domain name (weekly-torah.templeshalom.org).
Episode preview links
Ease of use + good support

20. Q & A

21. Monday, February 11 at 2 p.m. ET
Coming Up…
Papa, Can You Hear Me?
Monday, February 11 at 2 p.m. ET