I’ve been brought on to help get a podcast up & running. I’ve never done this but I have video/live broadcasts experiences. I’ve done some research into what programs/ equipment I need to

•boom mics
• phones that shoot 4k
• lav mics
•tripods
• using riverside to record
• rodecaster pro duo 2
• computer

Are there better programs to record the podcast to. I just enjoy the easy interface. Any help is appreciated

As the title says, I'm looking at the logistics of a private podcast and what that would entail.

I am a Nurse Educator at our hospital, and we were toying with the idea of starting a short form podcast as a way to provide learning in a different format. Is there a way I could record/edit these audio sessions and then host them somewhere that only our employees could access?

The most inexpensive and simplest route would be preferable. We do not require fancy features and are not looking to monetize this in anyway.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

What would be the best solution/ best method if I needed to borrow or rent 2 high definition Sony cameras for my podcast?

I’m looking for the cheapest alternatives.

Is anyone else seeing their podcasts on Apple Podcasts get posted, but transcripts for the podcast not showing up for many days later? I've seen that Apple says that it can take a day or two before transcripts are posted, but I had an episode posted last week, and 7 days later there's still no transcript.

Spotify suddenly suspended our podcast monetization with no specific reason. Has anyone dealt with this?

Our podcast was just suspended from Spotify for Creators monetization/payments, and we’re trying to figure out what triggered it.

The email says:
“Our automated review tools determined that your show violates the Spotify for Creators Terms and Conditions… your payments have been suspended for violating the Spotify Monetization Guidelines.”

That’s all the information they gave us. No specific episode, timestamp, violation category, or explanation.

For context:

We make an original football/soccer analysis podcast focused on Real Madrid. Episodes are primarily long-form conversations between the hosts. We don’t use match footage, TV broadcasts, copyrighted clips, or commercial music. Our intro music was AI-generated using Gemini. Our video intro sometimes contains AI-generated/stylized illustrations of football figures such as Mourinho or Ronaldo, rather than actual footage. We don’t buy streams, use bots, or use any service intended to artificially boost Spotify engagement.

The show itself is still available. Spotify specifically suspended monetization/payments.

We’re appealing and asking for a manual review, but I’m curious if anyone here has received the same generic automated-review email.

For anyone who successfully appealed one of these: what ended up being the issue, how long did Spotify take to respond, and did they ever tell you specifically what triggered the suspension?

Also curious whether anyone has seen false positives related to traffic patterns, AI-generated artwork/music, or the Spotify Partner Program’s “invalid activity” rules.
Would love to hear from people who had their monetization restored after one of these automated suspensions.

Hit me with some feedback if you've done this. My mic is a sm58 so it's light as hell. I'm not worried about the weight.

I've got a microphone boom arm but I won't name. It's just whatever they had in the guitar center when I bought something and figured I need one of those too. My particular desktop application has me wishing it just had a little more reach to it. And I was like hang on. It's got this little extender thing on the end screwed into the threads, I could set that aside and put a long ass gooseneck on there and get like 12-15 in some more range and pinpoint placement.

Hi everyone,

I am looking to buy a new microphone for my podcast channel and would love your hands-on recommendations. Here are the details of my setup to help narrow it down:

• Podcast Format: [e.g., Just me speaking solo
• Current Gear: I am currently using my iPhone but want to upgrade because it picks up too much room echo / I want a more professional tone].

I currently use the Podcast Player embed code from Apple on my podcast website homepage because it defaulted to list the most recent 4 or 5 episodes in one widget, so it was a good free option for visitors to see the most recent content. But I noticed today that the widget now only lists the trailer link (which for me is about 5 years old!) and there doesn't appear to be a setting or widget to show the most recent episodes like it used to.

I don't check my website frequently, so I don't know when this change occurred with the widget code, but it's likely only a few months old.

Two questions:

1. Does anyone know a 'secret' way around this to use the old widget again?
2. If not, any suggestions for a free, not-heavily-branded player widget that shows the most recent few episodes from the rss feed?

(Note: my podcast host (RedCircle) doesn't provide one for the free tier that I'm on - this is still a hobby for me, so I'm not willing to shell out $20 per month or something, but I do want something that looks at least semi-professional.)

Thanks all.

I made this for my own long videos.

Most clippers dump the same loud moment over and over. This one sends 3 clips: the idea, the tension, and a line people would save — plus a blog draft. You pick whose clips. You can lock a topic.

Would you rather have 3 you’d actually post?