True Crime Podcasting Tips with The Reporters Notebook

11/15/21 • 37 min

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In this episode I interview Karin, Gary, and Kristine from the Reporters Notebook creators of the popular True Crime Podcast Still... The team talks about what it takes to create an investigative style true crime podcast and offers of great tips for creators going down the same path. This was a really fun interview with lots of good information. I hope you enjoy it.
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Recorded on Riverside. If you like the way this interview looks and sounds and want to use it for your show please use this link - https://bit.ly/2VsuvW3
Chapters
00:00 Podcast Creators Into
01:28 Reporters Notebook Intro
03:40 Relationship between Reporters Notebook and Still...
05:22 Naming a True Crime Podcast
06:20 Podcasting as a full-time job
08:10 Journalist True Crime compared to Armchair Sleuths
10:15 How to start an Investigative True Crime Podcast
13:00 Download performance
14:20 Biggest hurdles creating a True Crime Podcast
15:45 Rapid release strategy for Serial Podcasts
17:27 Episode and Season Considerations
19:20 How do you spend time on the podcast
21:30 Logistics of creating a True Crime Podcast
25:35 Learnings from Starting a True Crime Podcast
28:30 Where the show is recorded
30:30 Equipment for field recording (Audio Technica shotgun mic, boom, deadcat, Zoom H4N)
33:38 Advice for Podcast Creators
35:45 Season 2 of Still...
36:20 Search for Still... in all your podcast
37:00 Podcast Creators Outro
Hosting
Still is hosted on Podbean - https://bit.ly/3jD49Ja
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Original Music Composed By David Rosen - https://bit.ly/3E3dIdS
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Podcast Creator Studio
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Rode PSA1 Mic Stand - https://amzn.to/3hf5KnR
Sony A7C - https://amzn.to/2XfaHpY
Sony 24mm F1.4 Lens - https://amzn.to/3ngwQPl
Benro Aero 4 Tripod - https://amzn.to/3niiUV7
2x Elgato key light - https://amzn.to/3trC3VL
Elgato Game Cature 4k60 mk.2 - https://amzn.to/3tuFmLQ
Edited by:
Matt Johnston at HalfMileDigital.com
Edited using Adobe Premiere - https://bit.ly/adobePC
Original Music Composed By David Rosen - https://bit.ly/3E3dIdS
*Many of the links provided are affiliate links by which Indie Drop-In LLC will make a small commission at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting Independent Podcast Creators.
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.