CCSF Library: Virtual Book Displays: Podcasting

Podcasting

The unique experiences from your childhood or way of life.

The "you won't believe this actually happened" travel stories.

The deep dive into niche history and lore that you stayed up past midnight researching.

Share what you have to say to the world! Let your voice be heard through podcasting!

This display is geared towards beginner podcasters wondering where to get started. It includes resources on creating stories and storytelling, as well as technical guides for producing podcasts, from recording to publishing.

Related Research Guides

These CCSF research guides include pages with curated podcast resources. Many thanks to librarians Julian Prentice and Marie Varelas for their input!

Japanese Language Studies

French Language Studies

Recommended Podcasts

Available to CCSF Students, Faculty and Staff! Listen Online Now with RAM ID!

LibriVox Podcasts (2008-now): Provides information on public domain books, poetry, short stories and news releases.

NASA Podcasts (2005-2011): Provides NASA podcasts for educational or informational purposes, including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits, computer graphical simulations and Internet Web pages.

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With many thanks to librarian Michele McKenzie for her input!

CCSF Chancellor's Office Podcast

Outside Lands Ep. 243: History of CCSF

All Things Considered

Crime Junkie

The Daily

Stuff You Should Know

Featured Books

The New Digital Storytelling

Newly revised and updated, this is the essential guide to state-of-the-art digital storytelling for audiences, creators, and teachers. Written for everyone interested in the communication potential of digital media, including educators, marketers, communication professionals, and community activists, this is the ultimate guide to harnessing technology for storytelling. The book combines history, analysis, and practical guidance about digital storytelling.

The Storyteller's Secret

How did a human rights attorney earn TED's longest standing ovation, and how did a Facebook executive launch a movement to encourage millions of women to "lean in"? They told brilliant stories. In The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch on and Others Don't, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and communication expert Carmine Gallo reveals the keys to telling powerful stories that inspire, motivate, educate, build brands, launch movements, and change lives.

NPR's Podcast Start up Guide

From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting--featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take your pod to the next level. Whoever you are, whatever you love, there's a podcast audience waiting for you, and it's never been easier to share your voice with the world. But while the barrier to entry for podcast production is relatively low (just the cost of a mic and a laptop), the learning curve is steep--and quality matters. That's where NPR comes in.

The Podcaster's Audio Guide

The Podcaster's Audio Guide is a concise introduction to simple sound engineering techniques for podcasters. This digestible guide explains the basics of audio engineering, from equipment, to recording, editing, mixing and publishing. Suitable for beginners from all backgrounds, including students and hobbyists, as well as professional content producers looking to experiment with podcasts, The Podcaster's Audio Guide is the perfect resource with cheat sheets, starting set-ups and a comprehensive jargon buster.

Books for Figuring Out Your Story

The Multimedia Journalist by Jennifer George-Palilonis
ISBN: 9780199764525
Publication Date: 2012-08-03
The Multimedia Journalist is a text that will teach students how to become visual storytellers - an absolute must in the new media landscape. Many programs are training students to create multimedia content on basic levels, excel at one or two types of storytelling on advanced levels, andcollaborate in significant ways to design, develop and package multimedia stories. Palilonis, though young, is regarded as one of the real stars in multimedia journalism, and envisions the text to be a relatively brief book outlining basic issues and techniques that are fundamental to thejournalistic enterprise.
The New Digital Storytelling by Bryan Alexander
ISBN: 9781440849602
Publication Date: 2017-07-20
Newly revised and updated, this is the essential guide to state-of-the-art digital storytelling for audiences, creators, and teachers. Written for everyone interested in the communication potential of digital media, including educators, marketers, communication professionals, and community activists, this is the ultimate guide to harnessing technology for storytelling. The book combines history, analysis, and practical guidance about digital storytelling. It begins with a history that encompasses an exploration of storytelling itself. From there, the author dives into modern digital storytelling, offering analysis and guidance regarding the use of digital video, podcasting, social media, gaming, mobile devices, and virtual and augmented reality. The work concludes with practical advice about how to create and share digital stories using the most current tools so even the new would-be storyteller can create their first digital narrative.
The Story Factor by Annette Simmons
ISBN: 0465078079
Publication Date: 2006-04-04
This modern classic teaches you to use the art of storytelling to persuade, motivate, and inspire in life and business. Anyone seeking to influence others must first know their own story, and how to tell it properly. Whether you're proposing a risky new venture, trying to close a deal, or leading a charge against injustice, you have a story to tell. Tell it well and you will create a shared experience with your listeners that can have profound results. In this modern classic, Annette Simmons reminds us that the oldest tool of influence is also the most powerful. Showcasing over a hundred examples of effective storytelling drawn from the front lines of business and government, as well as myths, fables, and parables form around the world, Simmons illustrates how story can be used to persuade, motivate, and inspire in ways that cold facts, bullets points, and directives can't. These stories, combined with practical storytelling techniques, show anyone how to become a more effective communicator and achieve their goals.
The Storyteller's Secret by Carmine Gallo
ISBN: 9781250071552
Publication Date: 2016-02-23
How did a Venice Beach T-shirt vendor become television's most successful producer? How did an entrepreneur who started in a garage create the most iconic product launches in business history? How did a human rights attorney earn TED's longest standing ovation, and how did a Facebook executive launch a movement to encourage millions of women to "lean in"? They told brilliant stories. In The Storyteller's Secret: From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch on and Others Don't, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and communication expert Carmine Gallo reveals the keys to telling powerful stories that inspire, motivate, educate, build brands, launch movements, and change lives.

Ebooks for Figuring Out Your Story

Art of Storytelling by Amy E. Spaulding
ISBN: 1282975412
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Storytelling is an art, as well as a skill. It allows the listener to take an idea and shape it into something that is relatable on a personal level. In The Art of Storytelling: Telling Truths Through Telling Stories, Amy E. Spaulding enables the reader to learn how to develop this skill, while also discovering the tradition of storytelling. Spaulding covers a wide array of important storytelling elements, from advice on choosing, learning, and presenting the stories to discussions on the importance of storytelling through human history and its continued significance today. Designed for anyone who wants to develop the skill of telling stories, The Art of Storytelling is a resource for drama students, teachers, librarians, and for those learning on their own without a formal class setting.
Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook by Robert A. Papper
ISBN: 1317349768
Publication Date: 2015-07-22
Updated in its 5th edition, Papper's Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook is the first and most widely used handbook in broadcast news. This book clearly and concisely outlines the rules of broadcast news writing, reporting, grammar, style, and usage. With chapter-by-chapter coverage of story types, from business stories to crime and legal reporting, education, government, health, the environment, weather, and sports, the Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook lays out the particular demands of composition, form, style, and usage in all the diverse areas of broadcast news. Because the news business has changed -- and continues to evolve -- so has this text.
Interactive Narratives and Transmedia Storytelling by Kelly McErlean
ISBN: 1317268431
Publication Date: 2018-03-05
Interactive Narratives and Transmedia Storytelling provides media students and industry professionals with strategies for creating innovative new media projects across a variety of platforms. Kelly McErlean offers a practical reference guide and toolkit to best practices, techniques, key historical and theoretical concepts, and terminology that media storytellers and creatives need to create compelling interactive and transmedia narratives. McErlean takes a broad lens, exploring traditional narrative, virtual reality and augmented reality, audience interpretation, sound design, montage, the business of transmedia storytelling, and much more. Written for both experienced media practitioners and those looking for a reference to help bolster their creative toolkit or learn how to better craft multiplatform stories.
Transforming Tales: How Stories Can Change People by Rob Parkinson
ISBN: 1282297708
Publication Date: 2010-01-21
This book reveals the true impact of stories on our lives and how stories can create feelings of hope, take away psychological distress and even stimulate the immune system. It contains over 90 short stories, and allows readers to understand the patterns storytellers use to captivate attention and how truths are often encapsulated in stories.

Books for Getting Set Up

Announcing for Broadcasting and the Internet by Carl Hausman; Philip G. Benoit; Fritz Messere
ISBN: 9781138294516
Publication Date: 2019-04-24
Announcing for Broadcasting and the Internet is the standard text for traditional broadcasters and emerging pioneers. While many still pursue careers in traditional fields such as television and radio news announcing, broadcast performance has expanded to Internet radio, podcasting, home voice-over production, and performance on YouTube and other Internet video venues. This text covers audio and video editing programs, new streaming media, and how to develop a powerful, consistent, and noteworthy speaking voice.
NPR's Podcast Start up Guide by Glen Weldon
ISBN: 9780593139080
Publication Date: 2021-06-29
From NPR comes the definitive guide to podcasting--featuring step-by-step advice on how to find a unique topic, tell the best stories, and engage the most listeners, as well as the secrets that will take your pod to the next level. Whoever you are, whatever you love, there's a podcast audience waiting for you, and in today's booming audio storytelling landscape, it's never been easier to share your voice with the world. But while the barrier to entry for podcast production is relatively low (just the cost of a mic and a laptop), the learning curve is steep--and quality matters. That's where NPR comes in.
The Podcaster's Audio Guide by Jay Cockburn
ISBN: 9780367495534
Publication Date: 2022
The Podcaster's Audio Guide is a concise introduction to simple sound engineering techniques for podcasters. This digestible guide explains the basics of audio engineering, from equipment, to recording, editing, mixing and publishing. Suitable for beginners from all backgrounds, including students and hobbyists, as well as professional content producers looking to experiment with podcasts, The Podcaster's Audio Guide is the perfect resource with cheat sheets, starting set-ups and a comprehensive jargon buster.
Podcasting Marketing Strategy by Daniel Rowles; Ciaran Rogers
ISBN: 9780749498542
Publication Date: 2019-05-28
Take advantage of the skyrocketing popularity of podcasts and learn how your business can use the unique opportunity to stand out and drive loyal engagement with target audiences, using this complete guide to podcast marketing - written by the hosts of the global top ten iTunes podcast, The Digital Marketing Podcast. Podcasting is a hugely persuasive, yet under-utilized channel accessed by an affluent and influential demographic. In a crowded and noisy digital environment, it gives organizations, brand builders and marketers the unique opportunity to stand out and drive engagement with target audiences, with accurate and measurable levels of allegiance that can only be dreamed of on other digital channels. This book is the complete guide to the podcast environment.

Ebooks for Getting Set Up

Nonfiction Sound and Story for Film and Video by Amy DeLouise; Cheryl Ottenritter
ISBN: 0429799829
Publication Date: 2019-09-30
This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life. Sound is half of film and video storytelling, and yet its importance is often overlooked until a post-production emergency arises. Written by two experienced creators, this book teaches nonfiction producers, filmmakers, and branded content creators how to reimagine their storytelling by improving sound workflow from field to post. In addition to real-world examples from the authors' own experiences, interviews with and examples from industry professionals across many genres of nonfiction production are included throughout. The book pinpoints practical topics and considerations like 360 video and viewer accessibility. As such, it is a vital point of reference for all nonfiction filmmakers, directors, and producers, or anyone wanting to learn how to improve their storytelling.
The Podcaster's Audio Handbook : a technical guide for creative people by Corey Marie Green
ISBN: 1484273613
Publication Date: 2021
Podcasting is a powerful tool of communication and creative expression that doesn't need to be intimidating. This book brings together the creative and technical aspects of audio engineering to help podcasters communicate their ideas effectively and creatively. The Podcaster's Audio Handbook focuses on simple techniques that immediately elevate the audio quality of your podcast. The book provides an overview of podcast recording and editing techniques, so that podcasters can avoid common pitfalls. Readers will also gain access to audio downloads to enhance the learning process. With this book, you can improve the technical aspects of recording and editing your podcasts. Anyone can learn audio techniques! Unleash your creativity and connect with your audience!
Podcasting for Dummies by Tee Morris; Chuck Tomasi
ISBN: 1119711835
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
Add your voice to the podcasting revolution! The world is tuning into podcasts in larger and larger numbers. This book will help you find your niche. This best-selling podcasting reference shares the latest on podcasting trends and new audience demographics. Podcasting For Dummies will help you refine your podcast idea, identify your audience, and get the scoop on how to record, edit, and share your work. Learn how to make money as a podcaster or live streamer. Podcasting for Dummies is your friendly tutor in the art of audio content creation. So start talking!
Profitable Podcasting by Stephen Woessner
ISBN: 0814438296
Publication Date: 2017-09-14
Did you know there's a much better tool for spreading influence and generating revenue--one with far less competition? Podcasting offers rich opportunities, especially if you get in early and do it right. Author and CEO Stephen Woessner wants to share with you the secrets he learned in podcasting while building a $2 million venture from scratch. Profitable Podcasting lays out the precise formula Woessner has learned from experience to be necessary for creating, launching, marketing, and monetizing podcasts in any industry. Packed with priceless production help, software recommendations, web and social strategies, schedules, checklists, and examples.