About this episode

Maya, Darius, and Zara discuss podcast editing, debunk myths, and demonstrate essential techniques while continuing Darius's interview journey with his grandfather.

Maya, Darius, and Zara tackle the most feared step in podcasting — editing. They walk through the two biggest myths (that editing is cheating, and that editing is impossibly hard), introduce five essential editing moves every beginner needs, conduct a live editing demo, discuss the three-category editing framework (Must-Cut, Judgment-Call, Never-Cut), and wrap up with how to use music and sound design to make any podcast feel professionally produced. The episode also continues the running thread of Darius's plan to interview his grandfather — and reveals that he actually did it.

People in this episode

Hosts: Maya, Darius, Zara

Topics covered

• podcasting
• editing
• myths
• sound design
• music
• live demo

Keywords

• podcast editing
• editing myths
• sound design
• music in podcasts
• live editing demo

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