In November I was asked to give a presentation on listening to and creating podcasts at the Penetanguishene Public Library. Here are my slides and notes.
I Have My Own Internet Radio Show … And You Can Too
Sean McGaughey
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Musician and Teacher
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CD: For the Sake of the Song
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Podcast: For the Sake of the Song– Conversations with Song https://ductapeguy.net
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Volunteer reader of Audio Books for http://librivox.com
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Organizer and Blogger for Podcamp Toronto http://podcamptoronto.wordpress.com
What is a Podcast?
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From: http://podcasts.culture.ca
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A podcast is an audio or video media file that is made available on the Internet; it is much like a radio show or a video that you can listen to or watch on demand, either on your computer or — if you transfer it — on a portable media player.
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Equipped with a microphone and recording software, just about anyone can make a podcast.
Examples of Podcasts
Dancing With Elephants http://dancingwithelephants.libsyn.com/
Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd http://doctorfloyd.com
Librivox Free Audio Books http://librivox.org
For the Sake of the Song https://ductapeguy.net
Russ TV http://russmusic.net
How to Listen or Watch
On a computer
Loaded on to an Mp3 player, Ipod, phone, psp
Use Itunes, Juice, Winamp or other programs to download podcasts
Where to Find Podcasts
Canadian Podcast Directory http://canadapodcasts.ca
Culture Canada Podcasts http://podcasts.culture.ca
Podcast Alley http://podcastalley.com
Podcast Pickle http://podcastpickle.com
My Dreams
When I was 11 I had 2 dreams
To make my own record.
To have my own radio show.
I make them both in my own home with my computer.
… and you can too!
What you need
Making an Audio Podcast
A microphone: $1 from the dollar store, $10 from the computer store to lots of $$$
A computer
Free Software
Audacity is a good audio editing program and it’s Free!
http://audacity.sourceforge.net.
A place to put it.
http://archive.org
http://wordpress.com
Making a Video Podcast
A digital camera. They all take movies these days.
A computer
Free Software
Windows Movie Maker is free on all windows computers.
A place to put it.
http://youtube.com
Now Let’s Try it Out
Let’s break into groups and make an audio commercial for the Penetang Public Library.
Library Podcasting Presentation Slides
