Well you can. It’s not rocket science, and if you follow our simple guide you might just end up with a massive following, all desperate to hear your latest thoughts … What you need: Something to record onto – if you intend to interview people out-and-about, you’ll need a portable recorder of some description and a microphone. Portable recording devices range from a few tens of pounds into the thousands for professional devices.
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A lot of mp3 players also have voice recording functions built in too. You may also need a microphone, if your device hasn’t got one built-in, again these range in price from single figures to thousands of pounds. If you are just making the podcast at home, you can always just plug a microphone into your computer! Audio editing software: You’ll need this to make your podcast sound professional. With this you can edit interviews together, add music, take out all the “umms”, “errs”, long pauses and multiple goes at asking the same question! This will also allow you to save your final masterpiece as an .mp3 file, which is what most podcasts use. A website: To get the podcast out to the world, you’ll need to put it on a website. There are many places that offer free or low-cost websites where you can put your podcast so that the world can download it. You can also add links to it on websites such as iTunes, which will give you a much bigger audience! Tips: Have a practise first – you’ll think it’s easy to talk ‘till you turn the microphone on! Edit, edit, edit – get rid of all the “umms”, “ahhs”, sighs and pauses. Know your subject, because if you get it wrong, there’s a whole world out there that will let you know. Be prepared for criticism – not everyone will like what you say, or how you say it. Finally Enjoy it. It’s supposed to be fun and if you get it right, you’ll find a whole new group of friends who are interested in what you are saying. Then you might fancy trying to make a videocast ... | 
