🎧 Podcasting

Guides to the craft and business of audio storytelling, from finding your voice behind the microphone to building an audience in an increasingly crowded medium.

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide

by Glen Weldon • 2021

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

4.28

213

🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques

NPR's Podcast Start Up Guide 91%

Start a podcast with what you own. The rest is storytelling craft, and NPR wrote the manual.

by Glen Weldon 2021

4.28

213 ratings

🎧 Audio Storytelling 🏠 Home Recording 🎤 Interview Techniques

So You Want to Start a Podcast

by Kristen Meinzer • 2019

What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.

4.00

1k+

📻 Podcasting Guide 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🎙️ Interviewing Skills

So You Want to Start a Podcast 89%

What your microphone can't fix: a podcasting guide that starts with purpose, not gear.

by Kristen Meinzer 2019

4.00

1k+ ratings

📻 Podcasting Guide 🎧 Audio Storytelling 🎙️ Interviewing Skills

Audio Engineering 101

by Tim Dittmar • 2011

Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.

4.06

139

🎛️ Music Production 🎚️ Mixing Basics 📊 Equalization

Audio Engineering 101 86%

Your first session, run right: the physics, gear, and people skills every beginner ignores.

by Tim Dittmar 2011

4.06

139 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎚️ Mixing Basics 📊 Equalization

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition

by Tommy Swindali • 2020

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

2.79

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition Summary

Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition 86%

Home studio on a budget: the path from silence to a finished first track.

by Tommy Swindali 2020

2.79

14 ratings

🏠 Home Recording 🎛️ Mixing And Mastering 💻 Music Software

YouTube Secrets

by Sean Cannell • 2022

Zero subscribers, one weekly video: the YouTube playbook for building an audience that pays.

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2k+

🎥 Video Marketing ✍️ Content Creation 💡 Creator Economy

YouTube Secrets 86%

Zero subscribers, one weekly video: the YouTube playbook for building an audience that pays.

by Sean Cannell 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

🎥 Video Marketing ✍️ Content Creation 💡 Creator Economy

Efficient Music Production

by Ashley Hewitt • 2020

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

2.90

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State

Efficient Music Production 86%

Why your home studio sabotages your output, and the optimization playbook for finishing more music.

by Ashley Hewitt 2020

2.90

10 ratings

🎧 Music Production ⚙️ Creative Workflow 🌊 Flow State

Mood Machine

by Liz Pelly • 2025

Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.

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5k+

🎧 Music Streaming 🏢 Platform Capitalism 🤖 Algorithmic Culture

Mood Machine 86%

Your favorite playlist runs on anonymous musicians and ad-tech logic; it was never a music company.

by Liz Pelly 2025

3.83

5k+ ratings

🎧 Music Streaming 🏢 Platform Capitalism 🤖 Algorithmic Culture

Stop Asking Questions

by Andrew Warner • 2021

A therapist's secret tools for getting anyone to open up, from first hello to final reveal.

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187

🎙️ Interviewing 👂 Active Listening ❓ Strategic Questioning

Stop Asking Questions 86%

A therapist's secret tools for getting anyone to open up, from first hello to final reveal.

by Andrew Warner 2021

4.13

187 ratings

🎙️ Interviewing 👂 Active Listening ❓ Strategic Questioning

Classical Recording

by Caroline Haigh • 2020

The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.

4.59

🎛️ Audio Engineering 🎻 Classical Recording 🎤 Microphone Techniques

Classical Recording 86%

The Decca method: why the room matters more than the microphones, and spill is the glue.

by Caroline Haigh 2020

4.59

17 ratings

🎛️ Audio Engineering 🎻 Classical Recording 🎤 Microphone Techniques

The Kickstarter Handbook

by Don Steinberg • 2012

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

3.74

133

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building

The Kickstarter Handbook 86%

Your Kickstarter succeeds on 30 days, a video, and the crowd you build beforehand. The playbook.

by Don Steinberg 2012

3.74

133 ratings

🎯 Crowdfunding 💡 Creative Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building

Perfecting Sound Forever

by Greg Milner • 2009

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

4.17

1k+

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound

Perfecting Sound Forever 86%

A century of recording breakthroughs produced one thing: new illusions our ears accepted as real.

by Greg Milner 2009

4.17

1k+ ratings

🎛️ Recording Technology 🎚️ Music Production 📢 History Of Sound

Rick Rubin

by Jake Brown • 2009

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

3.53

282

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry

Rick Rubin 86%

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

by Jake Brown 2009

3.53

282 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry

The Art of Voice Acting

by James R. Alburger • 1998

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

4.00

127

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique

The Art of Voice Acting 85%

The craft and business of voiceover, from breath control to the demo that lands the gig.

by James R. Alburger 1998

4.00

127 ratings

🎙️ Voice Acting 💼 Voiceover Business 🗣️ Vocal Technique

How Music Got Free

by Stephen Richard Witt • 2015

A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.

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7k+

🎧 Digital Music 🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy 📡 Digital Disruption

How Music Got Free 85%

A CD plant worker leaked 2,000 albums from the factory floor. The mp3 did the rest.

by Stephen Richard Witt 2015

4.24

7k+ ratings

🎧 Digital Music 🏴‍☠️ Digital Piracy 📡 Digital Disruption

Platform

by Michael Hyatt • 2012

The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.

4.16

13k+

🌐 Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Blogging

Platform 85%

The exact playbook for building an online platform from scratch: a blog that fuels a career.

by Michael Hyatt 2012

4.16

13k+ ratings

🌐 Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing 📝 Blogging

YouTube Black Book

by Christopher Sharpe • 2014

Forget viral stunts. The search-first playbook for building a YouTube channel that makes real money.

4.12

148

🎬 Youtube Channels 📝 Content Creation 📹 Video Marketing

YouTube Black Book 85%

Forget viral stunts. The search-first playbook for building a YouTube channel that makes real money.

by Christopher Sharpe 2014

4.12

148 ratings

🎬 Youtube Channels 📝 Content Creation 📹 Video Marketing

The One Hour Content Plan

by Meera Kothand • 2017

End the idea scramble: three frameworks that plan a year of blog content in one hour.

4.05

2k+

🚀 Content Marketing 💼 Solopreneurship 📝 Content Planning

The One Hour Content Plan 85%

End the idea scramble: three frameworks that plan a year of blog content in one hour.

by Meera Kothand 2017

4.05

2k+ ratings

🚀 Content Marketing 💼 Solopreneurship 📝 Content Planning

Crushing YouTube

by Joseph Hogue • 2019

Content, algorithm, monetization: three systems that turn a YouTube hobby into a full income.

4.01

161

🎬 Youtube Marketing ✍️ Content Creation 📹 Video Production

Crushing YouTube 85%

Content, algorithm, monetization: three systems that turn a YouTube hobby into a full income.

by Joseph Hogue 2019

4.01

161 ratings

🎬 Youtube Marketing ✍️ Content Creation 📹 Video Production

Content Inc.

by Joe Pulizzi • 2015

Build the audience first. The product comes later: six steps to a content business.

3.96

1k+

📝 Content Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📋 Content Strategy

Content Inc. 85%

Build the audience first. The product comes later: six steps to a content business.

by Joe Pulizzi 2015

3.96

1k+ ratings

📝 Content Entrepreneurship 👥 Audience Building 📋 Content Strategy

Blogging Tips

by Zac Johnson • 2012

The niche, content, and monetization playbook one blogger used to build a six-figure online income.

3.15

💻 Blogging 💰 Blog Monetization 📝 Content Marketing

Blogging Tips 85%

The niche, content, and monetization playbook one blogger used to build a six-figure online income.

by Zac Johnson 2012

3.15

20 ratings

💻 Blogging 💰 Blog Monetization 📝 Content Marketing

Blogging For Dummies

by Susannah Gardner • 2008

From choosing a platform to making money: the beginner's roadmap to blogging, no jargon required.

3.56

538

🖥️ Blogging For Beginners 📝 Content Creation 🌐 Online Publishing

Blogging For Dummies 85%

From choosing a platform to making money: the beginner's roadmap to blogging, no jargon required.

by Susannah Gardner 2008

3.56

538 ratings

🖥️ Blogging For Beginners 📝 Content Creation 🌐 Online Publishing

How to DJ Right

by Frank Broughton • 2002

The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.

4.06

454

🎛️ Music Production 💿 Vinyl Collecting 🎚️ Mixing Techniques

How to DJ Right 85%

The mix is the easy part. The art is building a set that tells a story.

by Frank Broughton 2002

4.06

454 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 💿 Vinyl Collecting 🎚️ Mixing Techniques

The Content Fuel Framework

by Melanie Deziel • 2020

A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.

4.12

205

📋 Content Strategy 🎙️ Content Formats 💡 Idea Generation

The Content Fuel Framework 85%

A two-part matrix turns any topic into one hundred distinct pieces of content.

by Melanie Deziel 2020

4.12

205 ratings

📋 Content Strategy 🎙️ Content Formats 💡 Idea Generation

YouTube Celebrity

by David Brock • 2019

Zero ideas, no on-camera charisma: the systematic guide to growing a YouTube channel from scratch.

📹 Youtube Marketing 🎥 Content Creation 📈 Audience Building

YouTube Celebrity 85%

Zero ideas, no on-camera charisma: the systematic guide to growing a YouTube channel from scratch.

by David Brock 2019

📹 Youtube Marketing 🎥 Content Creation 📈 Audience Building

The Youtube Formula

by Derral Eves • 2021

What the YouTube algorithm really rewards, and the data that shows you exactly what to make.

4.09

996

🎬 Youtube Marketing 💰 Creator Economy 🧠 Social Media Algorithms

The Youtube Formula 85%

What the YouTube algorithm really rewards, and the data that shows you exactly what to make.

by Derral Eves 2021

4.09

996 ratings

🎬 Youtube Marketing 💰 Creator Economy 🧠 Social Media Algorithms

The Art and Business of Online Writing

by Nicolas Cole • 2020

Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.

4.38

2k+

🖋️ Online Writing 📈 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building

The Art and Business of Online Writing Summary

The Art and Business of Online Writing 85%

Forget your own blog. The platform game that turns online writing into a paid audience.

by Nicolas Cole 2020

4.38

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Online Writing 📈 Content Marketing 👥 Audience Building

Start Small, Stay Small

by Rob Walling • 2010

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

3.95

2k+

💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup

Start Small, Stay Small 85%

Stop building products for everyone. Pick a niche, build an audience, and market before you code.

by Rob Walling 2010

3.95

2k+ ratings

💰 Bootstrapping 🎯 Niche Markets 🚀 Lean Startup

Your Music and People

by Derek Sivers • 2020

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

4.40

612

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing

Your Music and People 85%

Be helpful, specific, and too weird to ignore. The considerate way to market your music.

by Derek Sivers 2020

4.40

612 ratings

🎵 Music Business 🎨 Creative Careers 🎯 Niche Marketing

Punk Rock Etiquette

by Travis Nichols • 2008

Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.

3.75

123

🎸 Indie Music 🔧 Diy Ethos 🤘 Punk Subculture

Punk Rock Etiquette 85%

Start a band with nothing, record for pennies, survive the road without a label.

by Travis Nichols 2008

3.75

123 ratings

🎸 Indie Music 🔧 Diy Ethos 🤘 Punk Subculture

Rich20Something

by Daniel Dipiazza • 2017

Validate your business idea on the side, replace your salary, then walk away for good.

3.93

340

🧭 Millennial Career Guides 💸 Side Hustles 💻 Online Business

Rich20Something 85%

Validate your business idea on the side, replace your salary, then walk away for good.

by Daniel Dipiazza 2017

3.93

340 ratings

🧭 Millennial Career Guides 💸 Side Hustles 💻 Online Business

Optimize

by Lee Odden • 2012

Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.

3.78

264

🎯 Content Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🔍 Organic Search

Optimize 85%

Optimize for Google and for humans simultaneously: the integrated playbook that ends the tug-of-war.

by Lee Odden 2012

3.78

264 ratings

🎯 Content Marketing 📱 Social Media Marketing 🔍 Organic Search

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2013

Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.

3.95

9k+

📲 Social Media Marketing 📋 Content Strategy 📖 Brand Storytelling

Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook 85%

Give value long before you sell, and make every post feel native to its platform.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2013

3.95

9k+ ratings

📲 Social Media Marketing 📋 Content Strategy 📖 Brand Storytelling

How to Tell a Story

by Meg Bowles • 2022

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

3.86

3k+

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure

How to Tell a Story 85%

Find your story's stakes, build its scenes, and deliver it so a room leans in.

by Meg Bowles 2022

3.86

3k+ ratings

🎤 Oral Storytelling 📖 Personal Narrative 🏗️ Story Structure

Publishing E-Books For Dummies

by Ali Luke • 2012

How to write, format, price, and promote an e-book that sells, no publisher required.

4.23

162

🏷️ Self-Publishing 📱 Ebook Publishing 📢 Book Marketing

Publishing E-Books For Dummies 85%

How to write, format, price, and promote an e-book that sells, no publisher required.

by Ali Luke 2012

4.23

162 ratings

🏷️ Self-Publishing 📱 Ebook Publishing 📢 Book Marketing

Everything I Know

by Paul Jarvis • 2013

Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.

3.72

802

🎨 Creative Business 🏡 Indie Business 🔨 Meaningful Work

Everything I Know 85%

Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.

by Paul Jarvis 2013

3.72

802 ratings

🎨 Creative Business 🏡 Indie Business 🔨 Meaningful Work

Evil Plans

by Hugh MacLeod • 2011

Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.

3.92

2k+

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business 👤 Personal Branding

Evil Plans 85%

Turn your passion into a global career: think like an artist, build like a small brand.

by Hugh MacLeod 2011

3.92

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🌐 Internet Business 👤 Personal Branding

How Music Works

by David Byrne • 2014

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

4.00

29k+

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology

How Music Works 85%

Cathedrals demanded chant. Car stereos demanded bass. The spaces we build write the music we hear.

by David Byrne 2014

4.00

29k+ ratings

🎶 Music History 💿 Music Industry 🎛️ Music Technology

Our Noise

by John Cook • 2009

When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.

4.05

1k+

🎸 Indie Record Labels 🎶 Indie Rock History 🏗️ Diy Music Scenes

Our Noise 85%

When the majors came knocking, Merge Records bet everything on handshakes and artistic freedom.

by John Cook 2009

4.05

1k+ ratings

🎸 Indie Record Labels 🎶 Indie Rock History 🏗️ Diy Music Scenes

The Zen of Social Media Marketing

by Shama Hyder • 2010

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

3.74

2k+

📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing

The Zen of Social Media Marketing Summary

The Zen of Social Media Marketing 85%

Three steps to turn social media from a noisy time-sink into a customer-attracting system.

by Shama Hyder 2010

3.74

2k+ ratings

📱 Social Media Strategy 🧲 Inbound Marketing 📝 Content Marketing

The Soundscape

by R. Murray Schafer • 1977

Civilization buried earth's oldest music in noise. A map of the lost soundscape and how to hear it.

4.13

789

🎧 Acoustic Ecology 📜 Aural History 👂 Auditory Perception

The Soundscape 85%

Civilization buried earth's oldest music in noise. A map of the lost soundscape and how to hear it.

by R. Murray Schafer 1977

4.13

789 ratings

🎧 Acoustic Ecology 📜 Aural History 👂 Auditory Perception

Crush It!

by Gary Vaynerchuk • 2001

Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.

3.87

34k+

🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing ✍️ Content Creation

Crush It! 85%

Your passion can pay: the social media blueprint for building a business that lasts.

by Gary Vaynerchuk 2001

3.87

34k+ ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 📱 Social Media Marketing ✍️ Content Creation

Become A Better Business Blogger in 30 Days!

by Sarah Arrow • 2014

The 30-day challenge that turns sporadic business blogging into a consistent source of leads.

3.49

🎯 Content Marketing ✍️ Blogging How-To 📅 Editorial Strategy

Become A Better Business Blogger in 30 Days! Summary

Become A Better Business Blogger in 30 Days! 85%

The 30-day challenge that turns sporadic business blogging into a consistent source of leads.

by Sarah Arrow 2014

3.49

51 ratings

🎯 Content Marketing ✍️ Blogging How-To 📅 Editorial Strategy

How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit

by Robert W. Bly • 2010

Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.

3.80

185

🛒 Info Products ✍️ How-To Writing 🔄 Content Repurposing

How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit Summary

How to Write & Sell Simple Information for Fun and Profit 85%

Turn a niche expertise into income: the blueprint for selling simple how-to content across formats.

by Robert W. Bly 2010

3.80

185 ratings

🛒 Info Products ✍️ How-To Writing 🔄 Content Repurposing

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

by David Meerman Scott • 2007

Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.

3.85

7k+

📝 Content Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📣 Public Relations

The New Rules of Marketing and PR Summary

The New Rules of Marketing and PR 85%

Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.

by David Meerman Scott 2007

3.85

7k+ ratings

📝 Content Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📣 Public Relations

Blog, Inc.

by Joy Deangdeelert Cho • 2012

The playbook for turning a blog about your obsessions into a business that actually pays.

3.64

2k+

✍️ Blogging Guides 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 📋 Content Strategy

Blog, Inc. 85%

The playbook for turning a blog about your obsessions into a business that actually pays.

by Joy Deangdeelert Cho 2012

3.64

2k+ ratings

✍️ Blogging Guides 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 📋 Content Strategy

Without Their Permission

by Alexis Ohanian • 2013

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

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2k+

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir

Without Their Permission 85%

A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.

by Alexis Ohanian 2013

3.70

2k+ ratings

🚀 Tech Startups 🌐 Internet Culture 📖 Founder Memoir

Context

by Cory Doctorow • 2011

3.66

372

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights

Context 85%

by Cory Doctorow 2011

3.66

372 ratings

🕸️ Internet Freedom 📜 Copyright Reform 🔐 Digital Rights

App Empire

by Chad Mureta • 2011

The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.

3.67

380

📱 App Business 💰 Passive Income 🤝 Outsourcing

App Empire 85%

The playbook for turning other people's code into your passive app income. No keyboard required.

by Chad Mureta 2011

3.67

380 ratings

📱 App Business 💰 Passive Income 🤝 Outsourcing

The Spotify Play

by Sven Carlsson • 2019

How Spotify used a free music catalog to outmaneuver Apple, Google, and Amazon.

3.53

2k+

🎵 Music Industry 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💻 Digital Media

The Spotify Play 85%

How Spotify used a free music catalog to outmaneuver Apple, Google, and Amazon.

by Sven Carlsson 2019

3.53

2k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry 🚀 Startup Playbooks 💻 Digital Media

The Message of You

by Judy Carter • 2013

Your life stories are worth paying for. A blueprint for turning them into a speaking career.

4.39

159

🎤 Public Speaking 💰 Speaking Careers 📖 Personal Storytelling

The Message of You 85%

Your life stories are worth paying for. A blueprint for turning them into a speaking career.

by Judy Carter 2013

4.39

159 ratings

🎤 Public Speaking 💰 Speaking Careers 📖 Personal Storytelling

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