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Podcasting Essentials Online Course

Online NYU Tisch Certificate Course

Instructors from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, alongside working executives across the audio production industry, guide you through the full arc of building a show. This podcasting course covers finding your niche and creative voice, audio storytelling and interview technique, recording, editing and sound design, AI-assisted production tools, brand identity and launch strategy, and the monetization models behind a sustainable podcast.

Instructors and industry experts

Earlonne Woods
Creator and Co-Host, Ear Hustle
Creator and Co-Host, <em>Ear Hustle</em>
Jocelyn
Gonzales
Adjunct Instructor, NYU Tisch
Adjunct Instructor, NYU Tisch
Chris Duffy
Host, How to Be a Better Human
Host, <em>How to Be a Better Human</em>
Ellen Horne
Associate Professor
Director, Podcasting and Audio Reportage
NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Associate Professor<br>Director, Podcasting and Audio Reportage<br> NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Jason Saldanha
President and CEO, PRX
President and CEO, PRX
Nigel Poor
Creator and Co-Host, Ear Hustle
Creator and Co-Host, <em>Ear Hustle</em>
Michael Raphael
Producer, Audio Engineer & Mixer
Producer, Audio Engineer & Mixer
Nicole Hill
Audio Showrunner, Writer & Producer
Host, Our Ancestors Were Messy
Audio Showrunner, Writer & Producer<br>Host, <em>Our Ancestors Were Messy</em>
Steve
Nelson
Chief Operating Officer, Lemonada Media
Chief Operating Officer, Lemonada Media
Raymond Christian, Ed.D.
Host, What's Ray Saying?
Host, <em>What's Ray Saying?</em>
Stephanie Kuo
Vice President, Audience & Content, PRX
Vice President, Audience & Content, PRX

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Build Expertise

Learn from NYU Tisch instructors and working audio professionals through on-demand video lessons, and develop your show with self-paced projects and assignments.

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Gain practical industry knowledge through real-world case studies, and walk away with a rough cut of your first episode, a full podcast brand package, and a 3-Year Podcast Strategic Plan.

Set Yourself Apart

Earn a non-credit Certificate of Completion in Podcasting Essentials from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Yellowbrick to add to your LinkedIn profile and resume.

curriculum

Podcasting Essentials consists of five online modules and related skill-building activities, each broken into shorter video lessons that students complete at their own pace. Plan for about 30 to 40 hours in total. Assignments and hands-on projects in this podcasting course build toward your own podcast brand and strategic plan. Upon finishing, students earn a non-credit Certificate of Completion from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and Yellowbrick.

Map the podcasting ecosystem: its formats, platforms, audience behaviors, and the economics driving the industry. Students learn the difference between a podcast topic and a podcast concept, develop a listener persona, and analyze the competitive landscape. Drawing on NYU Tisch’s emphasis on cultivating individual creative voice, the module asks students to identify the experiences, expertise, and point of view that will shape their show’s identity.
Audio storytelling has its own rules and rhythms. Learn the architecture of an episode that holds a listener from cold open to kicker, the principles of writing for the ear, and the interview as both a research method and a performance. Students build an interview question structure, identify potential guests, and outline a pilot episode.
Work through production end to end: configuring a recording environment on any budget, selecting a microphone, applying gain staging and room acoustics, navigating a digital audio workstation, editing a multi-track session, and building sound design. Students also explore the rise of video podcasts and AI-assisted production tools, then record and edit a rough cut of episode one.
A podcast is not a podcast until it is published. Evaluate hosting platforms and RSS feeds, develop a complete brand identity, design cover art and thumbnails, craft a trailer, and build a pre-launch and launch-week strategy. Students think like a publisher and a marketer, then submit a finished Episode 1 and a full podcast brand package.
Study the business architecture of podcasting: host-read advertising, dynamic ad insertion, listener subscriptions, live events, merchandise, brand partnerships, and sponsorships, and which models fit each stage of audience growth. Students read podcast analytics, build community engagement, and produce a comprehensive 3-Year Podcast Strategic Plan.

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