Podcasting For Dummies

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Foreword xiii Introduction 1 Part 1: Podcasting on a Worldwide Frequency 5 Chapter 1: Getting the Scoop on Podcasting 7 Chapter 2: Getting the Gadgets to Produce a Podcast 27 Chapter 3: Building Your Podcast’s Digital Workstation 47 Chapter 4: Go, Go, Power Podcasters! 59 Part 2: The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Podcasting 75 Chapter 5: Before You Hit the Record Button 77 Chapter 6: Interview-Fu: Talk to Me, Grasshopper 99 Chapter 7: So What Are You Waiting For? Record, Already! 119 Chapter 8: Cleanup, Podcast Aisle 8! 137 Part 3: You’ve Recorded Your Voice: Now What? 151 Chapter 9: Shrink That Puppy and Slap a Label on It 153 Chapter 10: Move It on Up (to Your Web Server) 165 Chapter 11: Providing Show Notes 179 Part 4: Start Spreadin’ the News about Your Podcast 195 Chapter 12: Speaking Directly to Your Peeps 197 Chapter 13: Fishing for Listeners 217 Part 5: Podcasting the World of Tomorrow Today! 235 Chapter 14: Podcasting and AI 237 Chapter 15: Podcasting on YouTube 255 Chapter 16: One Giant Leap for Podcasting: Live Streaming Content 277 Part 6: The Part of Tens 293 Chapter 17: Ten Things We Wish We Had Known When We Started Podcasting 295 Chapter 18: Ten Types of Podcasts to Check Out 307 Chapter 19: Ten Original Podcasters 323 Index 333