Podcast Basics
This is an audio show that can be listened to online, often released in episodes.
What is a podcast?
Name one platform where you can listen to podcasts.
What is Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, etc.?
Name one podcast that you know.
What is (any podcast name)?
This piece of equipment is used to capture your voice when recording.
What is a microphone?
If you could have anyone as a guest on your podcast, this is the person you would choose.
Who is (any valid person)?
This is the person who leads a podcast and talks to the audience or guests.
Who is the host?
Name two platforms where you can listen to podcasts.
What are Spotify and Apple Podcasts? (Other valid platforms accepted.)
This is one individual installment or recording of a podcast.
What is an episode?
Name one piece of equipment you might need to record a podcast.
What is a microphone? (Headphones, computer, recorder, etc. also accepted.)
If you started your own podcast, this would be the topic you would talk about.
What is (any valid answer)?
This part of a podcast introduces the show and can tell listeners what they are about to hear.
What is the intro?
This is one reason someone might choose one podcast platform over another.
What is convenience? (Features, recommendations, accessibility, what they already use, etc. accepted.)
One person leads the conversation, while the other person is invited to participate in it.
What is the difference between a host and a guest?
This piece of equipment is important because it captures the speaker's voice clearly.
What is a microphone?
This would be the title of your own podcast.
What is (anything valid)?
Name two things that can make a podcast interesting to listen to.
What are engaging conversations, interesting topics, good storytelling, humor, good guests, or good audio? (Any two reasonable answers accepted.)
Name three places or platforms where a podcast could be shared or promoted.
What are Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or another valid platform?
Besides a microphone, name one thing that could help you record a podcast.
What are headphones, a computer, recording software, or an audio recorder?
A podcast host might do this before an interview so they know what they want to ask their guest.
What is prepare questions?
If you could interview any famous person, this is the first question you would ask them.
What is (any valid question)?
Unlike a live radio broadcast, a podcast episode can be recorded, edited, and listened to whenever the audience chooses. What is this type of media called?
What is on-demand media?
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube can all distribute podcasts. What is the general term for a service that allows listeners to access podcasts?
What is a podcast platform?
A host asks, “Can you tell us more about what happened after that?” instead of asking a question with a yes-or-no answer. What interviewing technique is the host using?
What is an open-ended question?
This device can connect multiple microphones and control their individual volume levels before the audio is recorded.
What is an audio mixer?
You listen to a podcast episode and hear the host introduce a topic, interview a guest, ask follow-up questions, and then summarize the conversation at the end. What are two different roles the host is performing during the episode?
What are interviewer and narrator/guide?