Since we're about 10 minutes out from taping from this week's show, I wanted to give you an idea along with some insight of how this cool little podcast is made.
1. Pick show topics
This may seem pretty easy to do, but actually, it's one of the harder things to do. You want timely material, but not too timely or as Coach Chili calls it "a fluid situation". We don't want a story to be obsolete. If that were the case, we'd be more historians than reporters!
2. Record the show
Honestly, not that hard to do. Just talk and make sure your microphones are working.
3. Convert the files so they can be published
We use a piece of software called ProSonus Capture compared to Audacity last year. Since I'm the technical one, I find Capture WAY better than Audacity at least in my opinion. The rule of thumb with Audacity is that it takes real time to convert your show (i.e. 30 minutes for a half hour show, hour for an hour, etc.). Capture is a lot better. For a show that clocks in around 50 minutes, conversion usually is 15-20 minutes so its a lot less man hours to use Capture and honestly easier, despite the fact you use two programs to convert.
4. Submit
Since we're switching back to Bethany's page, the episode is submitted to a server, where in a perfect world its uploaded in 1-2 business days so you can enjoy it.
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