Start a Podcast

You'll learn how to:

Experts in this course

• Paul Scheer

  Paul Scheer is an actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is also the Host and Creator of the popular podcasts How Did This Get Made? and Unspooled.
• Jillian Weinberger

  Jillian Weinberger is a Senior Audio Producer at Vox, where she helped launch The Impact. She previously produced podcasts at WNYC and Reveal.
• Adam Sachs

  Adam Sachs is the COO of Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco. He was previously the CEO of Midroll Media, parent company of Stitcher, Earwolf, and Midroll, and the VP of Digital Audio at the EW Scripps Company. He is also an Advisor to the Obamas’ Higher Ground Audio and sits on the Advisory Board at Northwestern's Masters in Sound Arts and Industries program.
• Sonal Chokshi

  Sonal Chokshi is the Editor in Chief at Andreesen Horowitz and host of the popular business and technology-themed a16z Podcast. She was previously a Senior Editor at WIRED Opinion.
• Rob Byers

  Rob Byers is Director of Broadcast and Media Operations at Minnesota Public Radio | American Public Media, where he has contributed to Pulitzer and Peabody-awarded projects. He is also the Mix Engineer for the popular podcast Criminal and previously led audio production training at NPR.
• John Asante

  John Asante is the Managing Producer at Neon Hum Media, a former Senior Producer at Stitcher, and a former producer on WNYC’s The Takeaway, as well as NPR’s Ask Me Another and Talk of the Nation. He’s also the creator and host of the music-themed podcast Play it Back.
• Michael May

  Michael May is Senior Producer of the NPR Story Lab, a radio instructor at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, and the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcasting.
• Amanda McLoughlin

  Amanda McLoughlin is the founder and CEO of Multitude, an independent podcast collective and production studio in New York City. Her career is dedicated to helping other creators make a living by making great stuff online.
• Ashley Cleek

  Ashley Cleek has reported and produced pieces for NPR, PRI, Reveal, and Latino USA and has produced serialized podcasts for CBS, Neon Hum, and others. She also teaches radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies.
• Jeff Emtman

  Jeff Emtman is the creator of KCRW’s Here Be Monsters, a popular, long-running podcast exploring fear and the unknown.
• Mark Pagán

  Mark Pagán is Project Manager of the Google Podcasts creator program at PRX and the producer and host of the podcast Other Men Need Help.
• Mikaela Gross

  Attorney at Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams, and Sheppard LLP specializing in media and podcasting.
• Brad Listi

  Knowable Executive Producer, Host of the Otherppl with Brad Listi podcast.
• Jonathan Hirsch

  Jonathan Hirsch is the founder of Neon Hum Media, a Los Angeles-based audio production company that works with top media brands like Spotify, NBC, and The Ringer. He’s also a recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in broadcasting.