In this episode we cover a wide variety of hardware topics in this episode to get you started (and perhaps thoughts of upgrades.) We go from economical to high-end. We also cover some lessons learned along the way so you can avoid the same pitfalls we learned the hard way.

Topics

• Headsets for streaming and podcasting
• The Shure SM58
• A simple mixer – Behringher Xenyx 802
• Mixing with Discord
• The Shure SM7B
• The MXL 990
• Addressing a microphone
• Dynamic and condensor microphones
• The Blue Yeti
• Latency
• The Shure MV51
• Røde Procaster and Podcaster
• Røde Reporter
• RødeCaster Pro
• Røde PodMic
• Heil PR40
• Tips to find the best mic for you
• Bundles
• Shotgun microphones
• Lavalier microphones
• Desk noise
• Start economically
• Headphones and leakage
• Get used to the sound of your own voice

Tee and Chuck have an open conversation about starting a podcast.

Topics

• What is a podcast?
• Let’s talk content creation
• Evolution from podcaster to…
• Why start a podcast?
• I want to start podcasting
• It’s a ton of work
• Differentiating your podcast
• Is podcasting for you?
• The real work is…
• Reviewing some podcast apps
• So many ways of consuming podcasts

Tee and Chuck discuss what’s up with Twitch and music, what you can do to protect yourself, and more.

• Book reviews
• Podcasting and streaming
• Getting used to your own voice
• The RIAA and DMCA takedowns
• Lindsay Ellis
• Three biggest myths about playing music in your podcast or stream
• What Twitch SHOULD have done and should NOT have done
• What podcasters have done for 15 years
• Coverville Podcast
• Affordable options
• Evil Genius Chronicles
• Megapodtastic

Tee and Chuck are back for season 4 ahead of the launch of Podcasting For Dummies 4th Edition. Join us as we catch up on what we’ve been doing, why we got started, some teasers of what’s changed in PFD4e, and of course, some laughs.