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The Links and Transcript to “8 – Learning to Podcast from Podcasters” (6:04) released February 4, 2007 (click here to listen):

The Links:

• http://homepage.mac.com/ilife06/learn/learn-to-podcast.xml
• http://amoore3.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml
• http://www.podcast411.com
• http://www.podcastsalad.com
• http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0471748986,page-1.html
• http://www.podcastingunderground.com
• http://www.schoolofpodcasting.com
• http://www.profitablepodcasting.com

The Transcript:

Hello podcast listeners, this is J.D. Frey from the why and how of podcasting. I love to educate people about technology, and today’s podcast is all about podcasts out there that will teach you about podcasting. Of course there’s this podcast, my blog, classes, and presentations, but there are podcasts that have been educating people about podcasting since podcasting began. (sigh) I can tell already I’m going to say podcast way too many times in this… podcast.

Anyway, I will be using thewhyandhowofpodcasting to broadcast my class coming up in April where we will be going through creating it step by step. After I’ve edited all the audio, I’m going to try to break the class up into reasonable sound bites for you all to listen to.

So, on to the podcasts. I have four types of podcasts that I want to talk about, and I’m going to give you two examples of each type… that’s eight podcasts for you to listen to this week.

First, I want to tell you about two tutorials or how-to podcasts. Though podfading has taken it’s toll on one of these, and the other is a bit old… I still save them and use them as resources for people who ask.

• Apple’s GarageBand product is a great tool to use for podcasting. When iLife ’06 was released, they created 8 videos about iLife that they tied to a podcast feed. The URL is too long to tell you here, but if you’re into GarageBand, you should watch these. Just a reminder, I’m posting all of these links out with the transcript on my blog jdfrey.wordpress.com or there’s a link to it at the why and how of podcasting dot com.

• So, what if you’re on a PC? Audacity is a great piece of audio editing software and I found a really good tutorial for it from a guy on podomatic. He’s only got one podcast, but it’s a pretty good tutorial. Google audacity, tutorial, and moore… m o o r e… it should pop up as the first or second link.

Next, I’d like to talk about podcasts about podcasts. These two can keep you informed about who’s doing what in the podcasting world.

• podcast411 is an audio podcast where the host, Rob, interviews other podcasters. It is definitely a must listen to. While they talk, you will learn a lot about the podcaster being interviewed and his or her podcast, but you’ll also learn a lot about podcasting in general.

• podcastsalad is a video podcast about video podcasting. If you’re thinking about starting a video podcast, or video podcasting now, and you want to see what’s out there… this is the one. Host Katie Bavard takes you through some short clips of video podcasts while adding some cute satirical comments along the way.

Third, I’m on to podcast education podcasts. People that put a podcast together, so you can podcast better.

• First on this list, podcasting for dummies. I’m a big fan of the podcasting for dummies book… and wouldn’t you know… they started a podcast as a companion to it. If you go out to dummies dot com and search for podcasting, you can find it. Tee Morris is the one doing it. Click on the link for the book and then you’ll see at the bottom of the link bar a link for “companion podcast.” That’s actually where I got the idea to do this podcast as a companion to my class.

• Next, the school of podcasting. There is a subscription service that you can pay for where you get a bunch of podcasting tutorials and screencasts, but the podcast that’s free is the school of podcasting morning announcements. I actually don’t have time to listen to all these as they come out all the time, but I queue them up and then listen to a bunch of them during a car or plane ride.

The fourth and last podcasts that I want to make sure you take a listen to are marketing or money-making podcasts.

• Jason Van Orden’s news and tips and interviews that he does on his podcast called podcasting underground are great. Listening to this podcast could distinguish whether you’re podcast is a marketing success or failure.

• Profitable Podcasting with Paul Colligan is a podcast concerning issues about the profitability and monetization of podcasting. He interviews people doing it, and runs some numbers. I’d put these both on your must listen-to list.

So, I know I threw a lot of podcasts out at you today, but the links are out on my blog to the eight podcasts I talked about:
• GarageBand and Audacity tutorials.
• Podcast411 and Podcast Salad about other podcasts.
• Podcasting for Dummies and The School of Podcasting for Podcast Education. and
• Podcasting Underground and Profitable Podcasting for marketing and monetization.

Before I go, I’ve got a plug a talk I’m doing in Austin, in a few weeks at the Educause SouthWest Regional Conference called… what else… the why and how of podcasting. I’m going to be speaking to IT professionals from academic institutions about podcasting at a university level. Basically, I’m going to go through why universities podcast, and show some examples of podcasts from other institutions. Then. I’ll go through the steps of podcasting, and what podcasting studios at universities might look like.

If you want to check it out, go to educause.edu and click on the southwest regional conference link. I also have a link on my blog, will post the slides there, and of course… I’ll be podcasting the session once I get the audio.

So, remember, you have eight podcasts to listen to this week… and feel free to let me know if you have any podcasts that have taught you something about podcasting. I’m J.D. Frey… thanks for listening.

Interviewing guests can be a great way to podcast. You come up with the questions, and they come up with the answers. You only have to come up with less than half of your podcast content… and your interviewee comes up with the rest.

Great example of an interview podcast: http://www.paulcolligan.com

Though that’s about as much as I wanted to say about interviewing… my legal mind from yesterday has to tell you to MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THEM SIGN A RELEASE. Don’t put anyone on ‘the air’ that you haven’t already cleared your final production podcast with. Interviewees that feel misrepresented can be a horrible monkey on your back… especially if they’re famous.

Transcript to “3 - Podcast Promo” (1:00) released December 16, 2006 (click here to listen):

Hi, this is JD Frey from the why and how of podcasting.

I’m very into podcasting education, and I take time in my weekly podcast to answer the two questions about podcasting that I get asked the most… Why should I podcast?… and How do I do it?

I don’t think I’ll run out of reasons to talk about why to podcast. Though there are overarching categories like the love of the technology, a hobby, and making money… the reasons to podcast are just as different as the many podcasters out there.

How to podcast is continually changing. Studios are popping up, audio/video and portable recording companies are now catering to podcasters, and… as these new… “hows” of podcasting come out… I want you to know about them.

So, check me out at the why and how of podcasting dot com, click on the link to my daily podcasting blog, and send me a question while you’re there.

I’m JD Frey from the why and how of podcasting. Thanks for listening.

Transcript to “2 - Podcast Explanation” (2:09) released December 2, 2006 (click here to listen).

Hello. I’m JD Frey from the why and how of podcasting: a companion podcast to the course by the same name at the Suzanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

I love educating people about technology, and in this podcast, I’m going to be focusing on the two questions that I get asked the most about podcasting… question number one - Why should I, or anyone else for that matter, podcast?, and the number two question – How do you go about doing it?

If you’ve read my daily blog, you know that I’m a get to the point kind of guy… so that’s what you’ll hear in this podcast. For now, leading up to the summer 2007 course, I’ll be releasing a short weekly audio podcast in which I take one of the why and/or how topics from that week… and I’ll just tell you what it’s about.

If you want more details about the subject, you’ll probably want to go to the show notes at the why and how of podcasting dot com… and on that site, if you want even more details about OTHER subjects related to podcasting, you’ll find a link to my blog at jd frey (that’s j – d – f – r – E – y) dot wordpress dot com.

So, that’s the why and how of podcasting podcast… and for those of you who are in the Houston Texas area and want to attend my course, there are links to that on both of the sites I just mentioned. I assure you that neither the content that you get in this podcast or the blog will be duplicated in the class… where… we’ll have enough time to cover the five “p”s in the pod of podcasting in depth: playing, planning, producing, publishing, and promoting.

I’ve already released a four minute course promo, and I’ve been asked to do a 60 second podcast specific promo to be released in the next couple of weeks. I’m planning on starting to release this podcast weekly in January 2007.

I’m JD Frey, go to the why and how of podcasting dot com for more information, and, as always, thanks for listening.

Today I’m basically going to run through my iTunes list of podcasts about podcasting and document them here. I’m always on the lookout for more podcasts for podcasters (and podcasts about podcasters), and I check in with my pod directories about once every two weeks to see if podded (popped?) up. I hope you find these as useful as I do. As always, I’m looking for more and will update this as needed… email me your suggestions.

First, the tutorials and how-to podcasts. Podfading has taken it’s toll on a number of these, and some are dated… but I still save them and use them as resources for people who ask.

• http://www.seeitdoit.tv/podcasting/free.asp - See It Do It TV - there were three video blogging / podcasting tutorials released on 3/14/06.
• http://homepage.mac.com/ilife06/learn/learn-to-podcast.xml - paste this url into your favorite podcatcher and you’ll get 8 videos from Apple about iLife ’06 released on 1/11/06.
• http://www.frenchmaidtv.com - I know it’s sad for me to list it, but I’m going through my iTunes list, and I am subscribed. You can’t tell me you don’t learn something by watching :).
• http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-0471748986,page-1.html - I’m a big fan of the dummies book, and there’s a link on this page to subscribe to the podcast (a companion to the book)… works for me!
• http://amoore3.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml - another paste into your podcatcher link. It was done a while ago, but there’s a good Audacity tutorial in this feed.

Second, podcasts about podcasts. These just keep me informed about who’s doing what in the podcasting world.

• http://www.podcast411.com - this podcast interviews other podcasters… a must listen to… though it gets a bit long at times.
• http://www.podcastsalad.com - all about video podcasts. Subscribe today; it’s still not too late to watch every episode.

Third are the tips, tricks, and other podcasting podcasts.

• http://feeds.feedburner.com/PublishAPodcast/ - this is based on a seminar addressing questions about podcasting and the how-to’s of starting your own podcast.
• http://www.podcastingunderground.com - Jason Van Orden’s news and tips on podcasting. Listening to this podcast could distinguish whether you’re podcast is a marketing success or failure.
• http://www.schoolofpodcasting.com - Some people I’m met love it, and some people don’t. I’m a subscriber! I don’t have time to listen as they come out, but I do queue them up for a while and then listen to a bunch of them during a car or plane ride.
• http://www.podcastpickle.com/casts/4/ - Today in Podcasting - I haven’t quite figured this one out yet :).
• http://www.profitablepodcasting.com - Paul Colligan’s podcast concerning issues about the profitability and monetization of podcasting where he interviews people doing it and runs some numbers.  I’d put this on your must listen -to list, unfortunately it doesn’t come out often enough.

Fourth, and last, the must see / must listen-to podcasts that keep me going. Even if you listen for a few weeks and don’t hear anything you like… there will be that day when someone covers something that you just couldn’t have done without.

• http://pa.gigavox.com/series/podcastacademy.html - I heard these in person, took notes as best I could, but I’ve listened to them all a once or twice since and have found new things to focus on.
• http://www.thepodcastbrothers.com - don’t miss the podcast, and sign up for the Podcast and New Media Expo next year. The forums are already up!
• http://geekbrief.podshow.com - this doesn’t specifically address podcasting, but there are some great behind the scenes episodes that let you into their lighting, camera, computer, and studio layout. I’m hooked! There’s also link on the website to their setup (http://geekbriefwp.podshow.com/?page_id=34), and if you’re not a fan… just subscribe and then look at the titles and show notes. Neal and Luria (Cali Lewis’ real name is Luria Petrucci) are great about naming and documenting the shows so you can find what you’re looking for!