(A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts

(A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts

The power of audio is nearly limitless. With nothing but a microphone and a laptop, you can create podcasts that truly move people, inspire them, confound them, comfort them, make them laugh, cry, scream, shudder, lull them to sleep, or rouse them to action. But to do this consistently, you need to understand the building blocks of audio storytelling: things like format, structure, narrative, rhythm, texture, and intention. Join CitizenRacecar’s Founder and Principal David Hoffman on an immersive and unpredictable journey that will help you learn and master these fundamental concepts. We guarantee it’s like nothing you’ve listened to before. Want to know more? Subscribe to this series (and leave a like and review) wherever you get your podcasts, read weekly posts from the whole CitizenRacecar team on our blog, Notes on Good Podcasting, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram, and feel free to reach out any time: pitcrew@citizenracecar.com

Episodes

April 22, 2025 38 mins

We continue our exploration of the basics of sound recording with a journey through the mysterious and magical world of Post-Production. Mixing and beyond, a trio of expert practitioners take us through the art and science of making sound sound better. 

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(A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts is back! And we’re kicking off this new batch by going very deep into the most fundamental building block of the medium: sound itself—what it is, how it works, and how it’s captured. 

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August 15, 2024 22 mins

Ears are connected to brains, and there’s nothing brains like better than recognizing things. In today’s episode, we talk about something broadcasters have always known and podcasters need to learn: about how callbacks, running bits, and recurring segments tickle those neurons and keep people coming back. 

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August 15, 2024 29 mins

Everyone knows that a good podcast has to tell a story, and that a good story has to have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but what exactly does that mean? Something remarkably specific, it turns out, as well as enormously important. 

Join David and special guest Michael Shaw Fisher of the Los Angeles Film School for high adventure, the wisdom of the ancients, an old dog, a stolen lottery ticket, and the secret key to not bei...

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August 15, 2024 33 mins

How many people will be speaking? Where will they be when they do? Are they talking to the audience or each other? These are the most basic questions about the shape of your podcast, and different answers to them can yield wildly different results. 

On the premiere of (A Podcast About) Making Better Podcasts we dive headfirst into the possibilities of format. And no, it doesn’t have to be an interview. 

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