I always knew storytelling was the path for me and I took what some might consider a non-traditional path to get into audio storytelling. As a career changer, I learned that the skills I was developing in the jobs I took to pay the bills — the retail jobs, the cubicle jobs, the direct service non-profit jobs, the customer service jobs; all taught me invaluable transferable skills that have served me in my career as an audio producer. I know first-hand how tough it can be to professionally get into this industry, so I hope a few of these resources below are helpful to you as you start out your career in podcasting. I’m still learning myself, but always happy to teach back what I know.

PS. I don’t know if I ~ * have to * ~ say this but this isn’t sponsored or affiliated with anything!

NEWSLETTERS & TRAININGS

PODCASTING SERIOUSLY

This newsletter from Lantigua Williams & co. offers up so many helpful resources, guides, and series to hone your craft www.podcastingseriously.com

TRANSOM STARTING OUT

Alice Wilder in partnership with Transom runs a monthly newsletter for early stage audio producers, featuring advice from leading industry professionals and other useful resources for getting started in radio and podcasting https://transom.org/topics/starting-out/

NPR TRAINING

NPR put together useful guides, tools and resources that can be quite helpful when figuring out where to start https://training.npr.org/category/audio

PODCASTS IN COLOR

Berry is on the forefront of getting the word out about podcasts hosted and created by POC podcasters. Berry shines a bright light on all the incredible work in this space, hosts conversations and imparts valuable information on all things podcasting, especially when it comes to building an engaged listenership https://podcastsincolor.com/

AUDIO ASSOCIATIONS

AIR MEDIA

AIR provides useful guides, trainings, programming and resources for independent producers https://airmedia.org/tools

PODPEOPLE & POC IN AUDIO

If you’re looking for work, I highly recommend joining POD PEOPLE and POC IN AUDIO directories. Most major production houses and companies source prospective employees and freelance producers from these directories.