Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Podcasts are just a fancy term for what essentially just boils down to "recording yourself talking," whether its alone or with others/guests. If you want your podcast on a service like Spotify you have to put in some work and money, but otherwise it really is just as simple as having a microphone and any sound recording software. Audacity is free and can do the job perfectly fine. Make sure while you're talking that your volume is loud while not clipping, then just upload your recording wherever you want. Staple it onto some still images and put it on Youtube, or check out some of the options for podcast hosting, this link shows you a bunch:

https://www.adamenfroy.com/podcast-hosting

Originally Posted by TheBig3

I do record my own because getting friends to do it with you almost never works out. I record in some third-party "came with the computer" software. Save it as an mp4 and upload it to Audacity.

You can probably pick up the major components of Audacity (which is free) in an afternoon. A few tips I go by:

1. If you're going to pause, or don't know what to say, hold it. It makes editing in post-production a lot easier.

2. Write down a few bullets and use those to make sure you're not going way off the rails. If you're bad at that, get a moderator.

3. There are tons of free sites that have free music for podcasts. Use those. Do not attempt to snip your favorite tune.

4. When trying to build an audience, you want to start as niche as possible. There are hundreds of History podcasts out there. Why would someone listen to yours? Because they want more details on X. Do that. Play to your strengths.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Too bad podcasts don't have subtitles, you ****ing mick.