This episode features a live recording of Dr Collin Bjork interviewing a panel of podcasters at the New Zealand Podcasting Summit, held in May 2024. The panelists are Michael Wright (a journalist, reporter and producer of the podcasts White Sil
This episode features a conversation between contributors to the book Teaching Students to Podcast. The authors—members of the Humanities Podcast Network—discuss the ways they integrate podcasting into their work, the challenges and opportuniti
**CONTENT WARNING** Just a heads up - this episode does feature a little bit of colourful language.An interview with Kirsten Johnstone and Melody Thomas of PopSock Media. PopSock Media is an award-winning narrative podcasting company that conn
An interview with Luce Blakiston, the founder of Shit You Should Care About (SYSCA). SYSCA is a multimedia news platform founded by Luce along with her two best mates, Liv and Rubes. They aim to take the news and focus on the parts that are mor
An interview with award-winning author and playwright, Whiti Hereaka. She gives us insight through her experience in both writing and theatre performance on how to write for effective vocal delivery and how stories come together, which are both
A short monopod update about the 3 upcoming episodes, all interviews with award-winning guests! Also, a brief digression about the cultural practices that inform podcasting and how they shape my selection of interviewees. In this episode, I ref
An interview with science communicator and podcaster Dr Claire Concannon. She gives us a behind the scenes look at the processes that go into producing the award-winning Our Changing World podcast and radio show produced by RNZ. She also discus
An interview with Jesse Willson, a YouTuber, podcaster, content creator, and home-distiller extraordinaire. He discusses the relationship between YT and podcasting, how to build community, and how to monetise content. He's got some great tips a
Season 2 of Pod Uni is all about interviews with podcasters and producers who share their expertise about how to create great podcasts. Meanwhile, your host Dr Collin Bjork is preparing to teach his new podcasting course at Massey University, w
This “how to” episode offers a broad overview of important things to consider after you’ve finished recording audio for your podcast. These include: editing software, hosting platforms, podcatchers, promoting your podcast, and making money from
This “how to” episode introduces you to two key aspects of podcast narration: writing for audio and vocal delivery. We open by talking about how your language as the host/narrator is linked to your relationship with your audience, topic, and in
This “how to” episode introduces you to the art of interviewing. We discuss how to select good locations for conducting interviews and what to do before, during, and after the interview itself. We also talk about the “hunter” and “farmer” metho
This “how to” episode introduces you to 3 types of microphones you might use (shotgun, cardioid, and omnidirectional) and 3 types of nonhuman sounds you might gather in the field (room tones, ambient sounds, and characteristic sound effects).
Collin recites this Māori karakia and explains how it connects to notions of writing that are important for podcasting.Tuhia ki te rangiTuhia ki te whenuaTuhia ki te ngākauŌ ngā tangata katoaKo te mea nuiKo te arohaHaumi e!Hui e!Taiki
This episode introduces you to Pod Uni - the podcast about podcasting. Learn how to make your own podcast and how to think critically about the podcasts that we listen to. Hosted by Collin Bjork, a lecturer at Massey University in Aotearoa New