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Oct 2018
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Podcastology episode three: How to produ...

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About this episode

Georgia Catt is a producer in BBC radio documentaries, who has made an award-winning podcast, Missing, for the Untold series. She also produced Fortunately with Fi Glover and Jane Garvey.

Emma Conneely is a producer in the BBC’s podcast team, responsible for getting podcasts published and promoted.

Georgia says that although she hates poor sound quality on a podcast, you can still get a good recording using a smartphone – but be aware of the kinds of background sounds you could pick up that can be annoying for the listener.

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