PRX Podcast Garage

09/09/2024

Exciting news for the Boston audio community! 🎉 The Podcast Garage is bringing back free, open co-working on Wednesdays. No need to register—just drop by with your projects and enjoy our equipment, studio, and a selection of teas and snacks.

Whether you need a quick recording session or some feedback, we're here to support you. Let’s get creative together and make the most of our community space!

06/14/2024

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06/07/2024

Check out WAM's audio production events and classes!

🎧 Join us in from July 8-12 for an exciting in-person event where you can earn your Dolby Atmos Production Certification from Dr. Leslie Gaston-Bird, an iconic Avid Learning Professional.

Elevate your expertise in immersive audio with our intensive five-day certification program. Our small class size ensures personalized attention and guidance as you become proficient in this cutting-edge audio format. 🔊

Register now - Spots are Limited!
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🎫 General Admission: $400
🏷 Member Price: $350

05/22/2024

We were in D.C. last week for the PRX Podcast Creator Summit at WAMU. It was an energizing three-days of learning and connecting with the rich audio-making community in the DMV. Shoutout to all the audio creators and producers who came out to the sessions and mixers, and kudos to all the presenters, panelists, and mentors for sharing their podcasting insights and tips!

03/28/2024

If you are a podcaster based in the Washington, D.C. area, don’t miss the PRX Podcast Creator Summit at WAMU from May 15 - 17. Join us for three days packed with workshops, mentoring, and networking opportunities. Connect with fellow creators, learn from industry experts, and discover the latest tools and trends in podcasting. Sign up and invite friends!

Are you a D.C.-based podcaster looking for tips and tools of the trade? Are you looking to meet other podcasters and expand your network? We are pleased to announce that nonprofit public media organization PRX –– one of the world’s top podcast publishers and public radio distributors –– wi...

03/27/2024

Drop by the Podcast Garage next week!

03/14/2024

Join us this Saturday for the screening of Barely Made, followed up by a panel conversation

03/02/2024

The Snap Judgment team led an amazing workshop on their podcast pitch review process last night at the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED. Shoutout to Regina Bediako, Nancy López, David Exumé, and Glynn Washington for such an informative and engaging session! 👏

11/21/2023

The Podcast Community Spotlight is an initiative from the PRX Podcast Garage and KQED that promotes the work of independent podcast producers. The goal is to feature a selected podcast for a month on the radio and KQED podcasts and to the Podcast Garage community.

This month's spotlight is on Country of Dust, a narrative podcast about Armenia today from indie producers Nyree Abrahamian, Jeremy Dalmas, and Gohar Khachatryan.

Learn more: kqed.org/spotlight

11/17/2023

Inspiring and bittersweet event with the team behind the Fifth and Mission podcast, which released their last episode two weeks ago. Thank you Cecilia Lei, Laura Wenus, Gary Baca, and Keith Menconi for sharing some of your favorite sound bites from the show and delving into what it took to make a daily news podcast. And major kudos for bringing community voices and local news to listeners through quality audio reporting! 👏👏👏 KQED PRX

11/03/2023

Thank you for sharing your guiding principles for sound design with us last night! 🙏🏼🙏🏼And thanks to everyone who made it out and joined us for the mingle. Keep it chunky! 🎧

11/01/2023

Oakland-based sound designer Pat Mesiti-Miller (Senior Audio Producer at Snap Judgment) will share his guiding principles and techniques for scoring music that apply to podcasting and other types of media production. Sign up in our bio and join us at !

10/21/2023

Rolls of sushi and tape to get through at our Maker Mingle last night 😋 Shoutout to freelance audio journalist Eli Benton Cohen for joining us at the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED and leading a great Protools workshop. Amazing time-saving shortcuts and strategies for cutting raw tape into manageable chunks.

09/01/2023

Amazing Maker Mingle last night at the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED. Major props to producer Emily Shaw for sharing such a detailed and practical presentation on the ins and outs of managing client work as an indie producer 👏👏👏

08/21/2023

On Wed. 8/30, we have a podcast maker mingle at featuring where she will share the building blocks of client work: how to set your rate, build a budget, (re)negotiate contracts, and attract creatively satisfying projects. Sign up link in our bio!

08/11/2023

Thanks to Zach Dorfman and Ian Enright for leading such a fascinating conversation at the PRX Podcast Garage on the making of the podcast “Spy Valley: An Engineer’s Nuclear Betrayal.” Shoutout to everyone at Project Brazen and Goat Rodeo for bringing us this new six-part podcast series!

08/02/2023

Join us at KQED next Thursday to learn about the making of the podcast “Spy Valley: An Engineer’s Nuclear Betrayal” from Project Brazen and Goat Rodeo - it explores the story of a Silicon Valley engineer turned nuclear spy during the Cold War.

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04/14/2023

Thanks to the team behind the Going for Broke audio series for joining us last night at KQED! Such an inspiring and wholesome conversation on producing audio stories about economic hardship with humanity, intention, and care. Huge shoutouts to Alissa Quart, Alex Miller, Maia Szalavitz, Shannon Henry Kleiber, and Mark Riechers for bringing these important stories to us, and to Ernesto Aguilar for moderating!

02/24/2023

Despite the rain and dreary weather last night, we had an amazing group that came out from all around the Bay for our audio commentary workshop at KQED. Thanks to Mark Trautwein and Spencer Whitney of KQED Perspectives for sharing helpful tips and insights on how to write 2-min audio stories. Big shoutout to participants Sanjiv, Susan, Jordan, Francisco, Sydney, Tara, and Michael for volunteering to brave the stage and sharing their drafts with everyone!

02/20/2023

Sign-up link in bio ⬆️ On Feb 23, come to KQED to learn how Perspectives commentaries get aired on the radio and how to craft your own 2-minute audio story. This session will be led by Mark Trautwein, Perspectives Editor at KQED, and Spencer Whitney, Digital Editor of KQED News at KQED. Light refreshments will be provided!

02/06/2023

The Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists came by to the Podcast Garage to learn more about the shifting media landscape + intersectionality within our fields. Thank you , we look forward to future cohorts!

12/05/2022

Forever IS a long time! Join us this Thursday, Dec. 8 for this event in which audio producer, Ian Coss, will share stories about the meaning of lifetime commitment told across the stage with rich visuals, live music and sound design. Link to sign up in story!

11/07/2022

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11/04/2022

What words would you use to describe a good podcast trailer? Shoutout to Jen Chien, ’s Director of Podcasts, for a fun interactive session filled with audio listening and group discussions! Thanks to all who joined us in person and virtually 🙌

10/28/2022

On Nov. 3, KQED's Director of Podcasts Jen Chien will be at the Podcast Garage to talk about the art and craft of the audio trailer for podcasts. You will hear sample audio clips and Jen’s insights don how to get listeners excited about your upcoming podcast. Come for good audio, good company, and good munchies.

Get your ticket for free here: www.eventbrite.com/e/409080389457/?discount=fb

Jen Chien, Director of Podcasts at KQED, provides tips and best practices for creating podcast trailers that will hype up your show.

10/22/2022

Had our third Pitch That Podcast session last night on podcast production workflow and process. Such a fun collaboration with KSFP + San Francisco Public Press! Huge shoutout to the six podcasters from local community organizations who presented: Liana Wilcox of the Civic podcast from SFPP, Nicole Meldahl of the Outside Lands podcast from the Western Neighborhoods Project, Alexis Terrazas of Radio Teco from El Tecolote, George Koster of Voices of the Community, Eric Jansen of Out In The Bay, and Angela Iton of 826 Valencia 👏👏

P.C. Tim Olson 📸

10/18/2022

Join us this Thursday for an in-person session at KQED in collaboration with KSFP of and Association of Independents in Radio. You'll hear from several local podcasts about their production process behind the scenes, followed by a mixer with drinks, cheese, and skewers - come hang out! 🥤🧀🍢

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10/04/2022

This Thursday (Oct. 6th), we have an in-person session in the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED that will go over what a podcast pitch deck could look like. We'll look at examples of past show pitches and talk about what you should include in your deck. The presentation will be followed by a mixer - come hang out!
Get a discounted ticket here: www.eventbrite.com/e/409068544027/?discount=fb

Eric Dhan, Community Manager of the Podcast Garage, shares goes through elements of a podcast pitch deck.

09/30/2022

🪄 Things are happening again! Thanks to all who attended our AIR/PG Maker Mingle this week.

09/29/2022

Thank you Hana Baba for doing a second event with us at KQED and leading an amazing seminar on knowing your podcast audience 👏. Always fun to listen to clips from The Stoop together in person! We have three more seminars+mixers coming up related to podcast pitching in collaboration with the KQED podcast team, Association of Independents in Radio, and KSFP from San Francisco Public Press! Sign up using the discount links here: https://linktr.ee/prxpodcastgarage