WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:03.759 Cal Poly is in session. Students swarm through campus and 2 00:00:03.799 --> 00:00:05.040 file in and out of classes. 3 00:00:05.080 --> 00:00:07.440 They're thinking about the chapter of reading they have tonight, 4 00:00:07.559 --> 00:00:10.279 their next class, their new dorm, your senior project, how 5 00:00:10.279 --> 00:00:12.320 to get to the gym, what's for dinner tonight? Where's 6 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:15.119 the nearest bathroom? 7 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:17.800 Kate and I know, things can get a bit chaotic 8 00:00:17.839 --> 00:00:20.920 as a student navigating the ins and outs of college life. 9 00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:23.440 At cal Poly. We focus on learning by doing, but 10 00:00:23.519 --> 00:00:26.280 sometimes you don't know what to do well. Emma and 11 00:00:26.359 --> 00:00:29.320 I are here to answer your who, what, when? Where? Why? 12 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:32.079 An house here on CP one oh one Learned by Listening, 13 00:00:32.240 --> 00:00:35.799 presented by KCPR ninety one point three. Hi mustang, I'm 14 00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:38.920 Kate Lopenski, a graduating journalism student. 15 00:00:38.759 --> 00:00:41.960 And I'm Imma Hughes, a graduating English student here at 16 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:42.799 cal Poly. 17 00:00:42.719 --> 00:00:44.799 And we're here to share our tell all guide on 18 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.280 how to survive and thrive at cal Poly San Luis Obispo. 19 00:00:48.479 --> 00:00:50.960 So grab a notebook. You may want to write this down. 20 00:01:03.119 --> 00:01:05.400 All right, as you might have caught in the intro. 21 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:07.200 Emma and I are graduating. 22 00:01:07.920 --> 00:01:10.040 I know, bittersweet, it's so gross. 23 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:13.439 Okay, we hate to say this, but this is our 24 00:01:13.519 --> 00:01:16.280 last episode as the host of CP one Oh one. 25 00:01:16.719 --> 00:01:18.599 I know you all are crying at home right now 26 00:01:18.599 --> 00:01:20.000 listening to this podcast. 27 00:01:20.319 --> 00:01:23.959 I know it's so sad. We're crying with you, so sad. 28 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:25.959 But don't worry. We're going out with the bang and 29 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:27.439 we're gonna leave you in good hands. 30 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:30.840 Yeah. So, to wrap up our podcasting days in a 31 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:33.480 pretty neat little bow, we wanted to share with you 32 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:37.319 are hidden secrets on how to actually run a podcast. 33 00:01:37.640 --> 00:01:40.599 So as we all know, we are the experts. So 34 00:01:40.640 --> 00:01:42.879 if you're wanting to start a pod, listen up, because 35 00:01:42.879 --> 00:01:44.840 we got good things to go over. 36 00:01:45.359 --> 00:01:48.439 All right, So just to start off, finding your topic 37 00:01:48.519 --> 00:01:52.719 in your audience are absolutely crucial, and like we know 38 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:56.439 the podcasts are all about talking, but the most important 39 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.120 thing about having a podcast is at first just having 40 00:01:59.159 --> 00:01:59.840 something to say. 41 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:01.840 Yeah, and you want to make sure that you're choosing 42 00:02:01.879 --> 00:02:05.719 something that isn't like already being said, Like you want 43 00:02:05.760 --> 00:02:09.000 to have a niche and just stick to it. So 44 00:02:09.039 --> 00:02:11.960 I think one of the first things, first and foremost 45 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:14.159 is to think about like the tone of your podcast, 46 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:18.159 Like do you want it to be serious, informative, comedic, 47 00:02:18.479 --> 00:02:20.960 Like what is the end goal for your podcast? 48 00:02:21.120 --> 00:02:23.280 Yeah, and you don't just have to stick to one tone. 49 00:02:23.479 --> 00:02:25.560 You can combine and mix and match like we do. 50 00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:28.599 We're supposed to be an informational podcast, but we also 51 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:30.400 try to be comedic as well. 52 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:32.680 Right, and you can get that with different topics too, 53 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:35.599 Like we've done how to Party, but we've also done 54 00:02:35.680 --> 00:02:37.000 like how to mental health. 55 00:02:37.680 --> 00:02:37.879 Kay? 56 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:42.360 You did start a podcast before this one, right, Yeah, 57 00:02:42.439 --> 00:02:43.439 let's not talk about it. 58 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:45.439 Why because it's embarrassing. 59 00:02:45.719 --> 00:02:46.960 No, I love it. 60 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:50.080 I like deleted it from like all platforms because I 61 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:53.800 was so embarrassed. But like I mean, the statistic is 62 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:56.800 that most podcasts don't succeed after three episodes, and I 63 00:02:56.879 --> 00:03:00.960 definitely fit that stat because I didn't have structure. I 64 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:03.199 didn't have a scheduled recording time, I didn't have any 65 00:03:03.240 --> 00:03:07.000 of the proper equipment, which we will all dive into, yes, 66 00:03:07.319 --> 00:03:09.400 but it was good practice in the end. It definitely 67 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:11.800 helped me tighten up my speech well. 68 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:14.919 And it also had a really cute theme that was 69 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:19.479 like what walking and talking with key? So even if 70 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:23.520 you weren't confident in your actual podcast, I loved the 71 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:26.319 theme of it because it was just you and your thoughts, 72 00:03:26.960 --> 00:03:30.639 so just one thing to note with topic like genre 73 00:03:30.719 --> 00:03:35.280 and tone will really speak to then a specific audience, 74 00:03:35.479 --> 00:03:37.919 so kind of goes hand in hand. When you are 75 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:40.639 crafting your topic, you want to be thinking about who 76 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:43.800 it is that you're actually talking to, especially because podcast 77 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:47.560 is all about talking. You're essentially having a conversation, even 78 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:49.919 though it seems one sided, but you're having a conversation 79 00:03:50.000 --> 00:03:53.159 with your listener. So again, CP one oh one is 80 00:03:53.199 --> 00:03:56.680 a how to podcast all about cow Poly Slow. Therefore, 81 00:03:56.960 --> 00:04:00.280 our target audience is primarily cow Poly student. 82 00:04:00.439 --> 00:04:03.360 And when you choose what your podcast is about your 83 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:08.879 overall topic, you're essentially selecting your audience as well, because yeah, 84 00:04:08.919 --> 00:04:10.639 not every topic is for every. 85 00:04:10.360 --> 00:04:13.639 Person exactly, and that's okay, and that's why, like for 86 00:04:13.800 --> 00:04:16.759 us too, when thinking about new episodes or like what 87 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:19.959 would be most beneficial for cal Poly students. 88 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:25.920 Absolutely, another main thing about podcasting we're thinking about is 89 00:04:26.199 --> 00:04:28.680 considering your team and who you want to have on it. 90 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:32.199 So yeah, podcasting can seem super simple, just like a 91 00:04:32.240 --> 00:04:36.720 conversation between two, three, four people, but it's actually quite complicated. 92 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:39.399 You need to think about the chemistry between you and 93 00:04:39.439 --> 00:04:41.560 your co host or just if you're able to talk 94 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:45.800 just to yourself who's going to edit it. It's a whole 95 00:04:45.920 --> 00:04:47.720 team that you need to be thinking about. 96 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:49.879 Yeah, so let's kind of get into it. 97 00:04:50.519 --> 00:04:54.040 So first and foremost, what obviously comes to mind is 98 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:56.959 just the host, So like, who is the person or 99 00:04:56.959 --> 00:04:59.879 the people that are going to yap on the pod? 100 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:03.680 This could be one person or multiple people, depending on 101 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:06.439 your topic, your setup, what's gonna work best for you. 102 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:10.079 Obviously you're at CP one on one, Kate and I 103 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:13.560 take the mics and do what we do best, which 104 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:17.600 is just talking, and yeappen when we had like a 105 00:05:17.639 --> 00:05:20.879 hosting opportunity open up. Kate was one of the first 106 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:22.759 people I had in mind that I knew you were 107 00:05:22.759 --> 00:05:26.680 interested in podcasting because of your personal podcast. So even 108 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:29.680 if you don't think it was like, you know, a success, 109 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:32.680 it definitely opened doors for you, even just coming and 110 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:33.920 joining CP one on one. 111 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:36.720 Yeah, I felt so honored when you reached out to me, 112 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:40.399 and just like I can vividly remember the text that 113 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:43.040 you sent. You're like, hey, there's an open hosting spot 114 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:45.680 at CP one on one, and I wanted to ask 115 00:05:45.759 --> 00:05:47.720 you first because I know that you've experienced and I 116 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:49.800 think I used to go to host with you and 117 00:05:49.879 --> 00:05:53.160 Like that's what I'm most proud of how like this 118 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:55.759 podcast has grown is because our friendship has grown along 119 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:58.600 with it. Yeah, like we were so awkward and I know, 120 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:00.639 botic in the beginning. I don't like going back and 121 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:02.040 listening to our first episode. 122 00:06:02.079 --> 00:06:04.720 And it's also just weird navigating, Like podcasting in general 123 00:06:04.759 --> 00:06:07.680 is a pretty like intimidating thing to start My first 124 00:06:07.680 --> 00:06:10.879 time ever, Like doing CP one on one, I like 125 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:13.480 forgot to breathe because I was so worried that like 126 00:06:13.519 --> 00:06:16.160 the mics would pick up my breathing that I literally 127 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:19.439 was like not like I couldn't even get out any 128 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:22.720 words because I wasn't breathing. So it definitely is just 129 00:06:22.759 --> 00:06:26.079 like again a learning curve and adjustment. But what makes 130 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:29.560 it so helpful and beautiful is doing it with a 131 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:33.279 friend and just being able to sit in a studio 132 00:06:33.480 --> 00:06:37.000 in front of some mics and just have a natural conversation. 133 00:06:37.800 --> 00:06:41.720 Yeah. So from your team, you pretty much have your 134 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:46.399 host or like two three hostss. We love working in 135 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:49.560 like bigger groups Honestly, Like I've tried hosting by myself 136 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:51.439 before it didn't work out. It's totally up to you. 137 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:54.600 But then we have an editor Gabby, who we're gonna 138 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:57.800 hear from soon. She is gonna do a little interview 139 00:06:57.800 --> 00:07:00.720 with us, which is so exciting on the PO. And 140 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:03.959 then we have our manager, Ben, our fearless leader. He's 141 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:07.600 in charge of just distributing our podcast, keeping us on track. 142 00:07:08.279 --> 00:07:11.920 Every week we have just a Tuesday check in where 143 00:07:11.959 --> 00:07:16.240 he'll ask us to pitch our next episode, and one 144 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:18.680 hundred percent of the time he just says, great, that's 145 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:20.160 so fun. Yeah, so excited. 146 00:07:20.279 --> 00:07:23.480 He's just like the best support system for us, like 147 00:07:24.360 --> 00:07:26.439 he is if we're not our own hype man, he's 148 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:27.560 definitely our hype. 149 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:30.199 Man, absolutely. And then from there we like, now that 150 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:33.560 we have our team, we can divide up tasks. So yeah, 151 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:36.959 like I said, Ben distributes the podcast, Gabby edits. We 152 00:07:37.040 --> 00:07:40.000 are in charge of hosting and also writing our script. 153 00:07:40.360 --> 00:07:43.680 Yes, so hate to burst your bubble, but we do 154 00:07:43.720 --> 00:07:47.319 script some of our podcasts. For most of our CP 155 00:07:47.399 --> 00:07:49.560 one on one episodes, it's just Kate and I kind 156 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:53.000 of breaking down what we want to talk about and 157 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.800 adding like bullet points. So we do brainstorm. We choose 158 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:01.480 topics like today we're talking you know, overall theme is 159 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:04.600 how to podcast, but we're talking about like the setup 160 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:10.680 your team, common pitfalls, having an interview, looking at marketing 161 00:08:10.800 --> 00:08:14.199 things like that. So we make little like subtopics that 162 00:08:14.240 --> 00:08:16.160 we want to go into, and then we kind of 163 00:08:16.199 --> 00:08:19.839 just we've gotten into a groove of adding bullets instead 164 00:08:19.879 --> 00:08:23.639 of like actually scripting word for word, like from Beata 165 00:08:23.680 --> 00:08:24.399 and when we want. 166 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:27.759 To script the entire episode. But I do recommend doing 167 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:30.800 a quick search on Google about how to script a 168 00:08:30.800 --> 00:08:34.120 podcast episode because it's a different format, Like instead of 169 00:08:34.279 --> 00:08:39.240 using commas, we use the lease so we can tell 170 00:08:39.399 --> 00:08:41.799 when we're supposed to take a break in our speech, 171 00:08:42.080 --> 00:08:45.120 because coms are just so tiny and so hidden. 172 00:08:45.519 --> 00:08:48.600 The like written aspect of scripting a podcast is way 173 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:53.559 more directive than like typical writing because you're on the 174 00:08:53.600 --> 00:08:55.360 spot in front of a microphone and you need to 175 00:08:55.360 --> 00:08:57.279 be able to see like, oh, remember when I said 176 00:08:57.279 --> 00:08:59.879 I couldn't breathe, or like I stopped breathing. The ellipses 177 00:08:59.879 --> 00:09:02.480 are like, girl, take a breath, Like that's where you 178 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:03.399 need to be breathing. 179 00:09:04.080 --> 00:09:05.840 So, now that we've talked about the team and just 180 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:08.639 different tasks that we do, let's get into how we 181 00:09:08.759 --> 00:09:13.720 actually set up our equipment. So I have been lucky 182 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:16.080 enough to actually get a really good understanding of how 183 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:18.960 it all works. I really do enjoy the audio side 184 00:09:18.960 --> 00:09:22.080 of things and just the studio setup, So like, I 185 00:09:22.120 --> 00:09:24.080 do not mind coming in here a little bit early 186 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:25.720 and making sure all the mics are working. 187 00:09:26.039 --> 00:09:29.600 It's also helpful that I, well, it's not helpful that 188 00:09:29.600 --> 00:09:31.480 I show up late, but it's helpful that Kate comes 189 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:34.080 early because I don't know how to set up and 190 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:35.279 I am constantly late. 191 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:38.000 So I'm sorry, Kate, No. 192 00:09:38.000 --> 00:09:41.159 You're fine. I like having on my AirPods and just 193 00:09:41.200 --> 00:09:43.480 getting into the zone. It's how like I kind of 194 00:09:43.519 --> 00:09:45.039 collect myself before we record. 195 00:09:45.480 --> 00:09:46.639 Yeah, just because. 196 00:09:46.440 --> 00:09:49.559 Sometimes we walk into the studio, like we record on 197 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:53.159 Fridays in the night before is college Thursdays downtown. 198 00:09:53.360 --> 00:09:56.919 Yeah, as you know from our how to Barcrawl episode, 199 00:09:57.039 --> 00:10:00.279 we frequently come in Friday mornings a little bit over. 200 00:10:00.519 --> 00:10:02.440 By the time that this episode comes out, we will 201 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:07.399 both be twenty two, so yeah, we are of age, 202 00:10:07.399 --> 00:10:10.159 but yeah we'll come in after like five hours of 203 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:13.000 sleep just not feeling ourselves. So like, honestly, setting up 204 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:15.879 just really gets me into the zone. But first thing 205 00:10:15.879 --> 00:10:19.799 that I recommend is testing your audio right away. We 206 00:10:19.919 --> 00:10:22.399 just we have an SD card that we record everything 207 00:10:22.480 --> 00:10:25.279 onto and this cool thing called a roadcaster that I'm 208 00:10:25.279 --> 00:10:28.159 gonna talk about a little bit later. But I just 209 00:10:28.399 --> 00:10:30.759 plug in the SD card, the micro SD card into 210 00:10:30.799 --> 00:10:33.320 my computer, pull up the audio file, and just make 211 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:36.000 sure that the audio levels are correct. We do like 212 00:10:36.159 --> 00:10:38.759 we just do like a check check test thing. 213 00:10:39.000 --> 00:10:42.200 Typically involve singing yea and into the mic and I 214 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:43.519 will harmonize, so. 215 00:10:43.720 --> 00:10:47.000 It's really pretty Yeah, we're like great singers. 216 00:10:47.600 --> 00:10:50.080 Yes, we just want to make sure that because Emma 217 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:53.080 speaks louder than I do, so we adjust our audio 218 00:10:53.240 --> 00:10:55.399 so that it fits that so Gabby's not having to 219 00:10:55.399 --> 00:10:58.360 do anything crazy. And then also I know it just 220 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:01.799 sounds so stupid. Just make sure that everything's on, because 221 00:11:02.279 --> 00:11:05.679 we've had it's happened a couple of times before where 222 00:11:05.720 --> 00:11:09.799 we have fully recorded like half an episode it didn't 223 00:11:09.799 --> 00:11:12.320 pick up at all, and then you just go back 224 00:11:12.360 --> 00:11:15.600 and your episode just isn't as real as it could 225 00:11:15.600 --> 00:11:17.679 have been because you're having to repeat everything and. 226 00:11:17.639 --> 00:11:20.759 You're trying to like recreate the moments that were so 227 00:11:20.960 --> 00:11:24.399 candid and like so like natural the first time, and 228 00:11:24.399 --> 00:11:26.320 then they just came out silted and weird, and you're 229 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:29.279 like dang, I really wish that first one recorded. 230 00:11:29.440 --> 00:11:31.080 No, even now, you can just see my head just 231 00:11:31.120 --> 00:11:35.000 like I know, we're constantly looking like we trauma from it. 232 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:35.840 Not working out. 233 00:11:36.200 --> 00:11:38.679 So yeah, I mean I feel like that pretty much 234 00:11:38.720 --> 00:11:41.559 covers it. Just making sure that everything is on, that 235 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:44.600 your mic levels are good, that you have an SD card. 236 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:47.759 I will also say, in terms of setting up, make 237 00:11:47.799 --> 00:11:50.000 sure that you come in knowing like what your vibe 238 00:11:50.039 --> 00:11:51.799 is for the day, because there's times where Kate and I, 239 00:11:52.080 --> 00:11:55.080 especially because of college Thursdays, we come in and our 240 00:11:55.200 --> 00:11:58.240 energy is so low and we don't want that for 241 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.039 a podcast. So you do want to kind of check 242 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:03.759 in with yourself before getting behind the microphone, just to 243 00:12:03.799 --> 00:12:05.559 know like what type of energy are you going to 244 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:07.840 be bringing to the pod. What can you and your 245 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:11.000 co host maybe do to bring that energy up. Make 246 00:12:11.120 --> 00:12:14.759 sure that the tone is fitting the vibe of the episode. 247 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:19.840 So now let's record an episode. So first question that 248 00:12:19.879 --> 00:12:22.240 you need to ask yourself is what equipment do you 249 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:26.200 have accessible to you. This can be as elaborate or 250 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:30.120 as chill as you want. We use a road caster 251 00:12:30.639 --> 00:12:33.840 and then we plug in microphones into that. We also 252 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:36.120 have headphones. We've stopped using them because we don't like 253 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:39.080 hearing ourselves talk. Yeah, and it's just more real when 254 00:12:39.080 --> 00:12:40.960 we don't wear headphones. 255 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:43.440 Yeah, because when you wear the headphones, you're so like 256 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:46.919 critical of your voice and like any other sound that 257 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:49.840 like the microphones are picking up on. Versus like not 258 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:52.759 wearing them. You kind of just relax and like ease 259 00:12:52.799 --> 00:12:55.679 into your role of like, let's just talk again. Yeah, 260 00:12:55.679 --> 00:12:58.960 big promoters of just having a conversation and just. 261 00:12:58.960 --> 00:13:01.519 Make sure that you're recording an quiet space without an echo. 262 00:13:01.799 --> 00:13:06.440 That's also very important. Now we have a special guest. 263 00:13:06.759 --> 00:13:12.960 Yes, this is our lovely editor Gabby. She's finally behind 264 00:13:13.000 --> 00:13:13.399 the mic. 265 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:17.480 Okay, so we've referenced you a few times obviously, but 266 00:13:17.480 --> 00:13:20.759 why don't you just introduce yourself for anyone new listening. 267 00:13:21.279 --> 00:13:23.960 I'm Gabriella, also known as Gab. 268 00:13:24.200 --> 00:13:28.080 I do the editing for CP one oh one for 269 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:31.039 this year at least, And yeah, I'm kind of the 270 00:13:31.080 --> 00:13:33.320 behind the scenes voice that you guys never hear. 271 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:35.679 But now I'm on a mic, which is weird. 272 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:37.159 Yeah, how does it feel? 273 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:38.080 Yeah? 274 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:38.759 Definitely weird. 275 00:13:38.799 --> 00:13:39.240 I mean I did. 276 00:13:39.360 --> 00:13:41.200 I was on the mic for a podcasting class I 277 00:13:41.240 --> 00:13:42.399 took with Kate back in. 278 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:45.320 Oh gosh, that was junior year, Like, it was probably 279 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:47.039 about a year ago. 280 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:50.159 It's been a while, but I'm excited, you know. I 281 00:13:50.240 --> 00:13:52.879 love to hear myself talk, so really great. 282 00:13:52.720 --> 00:13:55.000 And we're excited to have you on the pod. It's 283 00:13:55.000 --> 00:13:55.600 so special. 284 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:56.960 I've been waiting for this one. 285 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:59.960 But anyways, so Gabby's really good at making us sound good. 286 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:02.039 So just first of all, how did you learn how 287 00:14:02.080 --> 00:14:02.440 to edit? 288 00:14:03.080 --> 00:14:05.399 Yeah, so the same podcast class I took with you 289 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:08.879 was kind of my first introduction to editing. 290 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:10.240 I use Adobe Audition. 291 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:14.440 You could do Premiere Pro too, but there's video components 292 00:14:14.440 --> 00:14:15.480 and that's really hard to deal with. 293 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:17.399 So yeah, fair enough. 294 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:21.919 So with the editing that you are so fabulous at, 295 00:14:22.120 --> 00:14:24.759 we're just curious about how long it takes because obviously 296 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:27.360 we are here in the studio, can and I clock in, 297 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:31.360 clock out. You know, takes us an hour two hours 298 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:33.919 to come in here and just yap at you. But 299 00:14:34.080 --> 00:14:37.279 what is the timeline behind the scenes, because we know 300 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:38.720 it's a lot more intense. 301 00:14:40.480 --> 00:14:41.600 Yeah, laughing through the. 302 00:14:43.759 --> 00:14:49.399 I would say per week, I'm probably spending around three 303 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:53.159 to four hours editing an episode, because it's usually about 304 00:14:53.159 --> 00:14:53.919 an episode a week. 305 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:55.919 That depends on how long the episode is. 306 00:14:56.000 --> 00:14:58.879 It depends on how many errors or bloopers are kind 307 00:14:58.879 --> 00:15:02.840 of in it. You know, professionally, you don't want to 308 00:15:02.879 --> 00:15:06.519 hear a lot of umps and uhs and uh likes 309 00:15:06.559 --> 00:15:08.519 and all of that, those kind of like filler words 310 00:15:08.519 --> 00:15:11.159 that you use. If we're on an episode where you 311 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:14.480 know every other word uh uh, that it's. 312 00:15:14.360 --> 00:15:16.320 Gonna take me a lot longer to edit out each of. 313 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:19.039 Those individual things. It just depends on kind of how 314 00:15:19.120 --> 00:15:21.120 much needs to be cut. But yeah, I usually take 315 00:15:21.159 --> 00:15:22.320 about two days to do it. 316 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:25.879 I'll start on I don't know, earlier in the week. 317 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:28.120 I'll get my first cuts kind of in there and 318 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:30.120 just listen to it one time over kind of get 319 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:32.600 an idea of what we're working with, and then once 320 00:15:32.639 --> 00:15:34.960 I know kind of the key points of the episode 321 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:36.559 and what I want to focus on, I kind of 322 00:15:36.559 --> 00:15:39.960 cut the not so interesting part. So i'd say the 323 00:15:39.960 --> 00:15:43.200 whole process is like three fourish hours totally. 324 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:46.080 So, are you, like so sick of our voices or what? 325 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:46.519 Like? 326 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:52.240 No, Actually, I really appreciate the way that this podcast 327 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:53.840 is formatted, in the way that you guys have a 328 00:15:53.840 --> 00:15:56.840 different topic every time you're talking, So rather than like 329 00:15:56.960 --> 00:15:59.159 kind of spewing on about the same stuff over and 330 00:15:59.200 --> 00:16:01.960 over again, We're talking about something new and interesting, and 331 00:16:02.039 --> 00:16:04.399 it also helps that you have a little bit of personality. 332 00:16:04.440 --> 00:16:05.799 It's fine, there's something we try. 333 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.799 We try. We think we're comedians every year. Oh yeah, 334 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:13.120 I'm kind of sad. I second that I actually we're funny. 335 00:16:13.559 --> 00:16:15.960 And then kind of tying into all of this, what 336 00:16:16.039 --> 00:16:19.200 are the easiest and hardest parts about editing our episodes? 337 00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:22.879 Because I know you kind of said that the filler 338 00:16:22.919 --> 00:16:26.080 words are difficult to edit out, but our formats make 339 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:29.480 it easier. So just more along those lines for anyone 340 00:16:29.480 --> 00:16:30.919 who wants to start their own podcast. 341 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:33.519 There are rules on how loud your audio can be 342 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:39.559 on published forms of journalism, and that rule is it 343 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:43.639 cannot exceed twelve decipels. Basically, in essence, you don't want 344 00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:46.919 your volume pitch to reach a certain level, and so 345 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:50.240 that volume pitch is reached when your mic volumes aren't 346 00:16:50.240 --> 00:16:53.919 adjusted correctly. When you know you're have plosive p's, which 347 00:16:53.960 --> 00:16:55.000 is when you can hear that. 348 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:58.320 Like breath popping, Yeah, that popping sound in the. 349 00:16:58.320 --> 00:17:01.480 Mic, which if you're headphone user and you're listening to 350 00:17:01.519 --> 00:17:03.919 our podcast that is like a migraine waiting to happen. 351 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:06.240 We just cussed one. 352 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:08.880 Yeah, stuff like that. 353 00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:12.160 And just like audio spikes, where like the audio is 354 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:16.640 going above what it can be, just individually, like bringing 355 00:17:16.680 --> 00:17:20.720 down those levels is a bit of a pain, especially 356 00:17:20.759 --> 00:17:23.720 because it's such a quick little thing that will happen, 357 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:26.680 like it'll be mid word, not even like or mid sound, 358 00:17:26.759 --> 00:17:30.000 where you'll just hear that little spike in audio. 359 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:32.839 So I would say that that is probably one of 360 00:17:32.920 --> 00:17:36.480 the harder parts of my job. For sure. It takes 361 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:38.920 the most time. What was the other part of the 362 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:40.559 question the easiest is. 363 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:43.119 Do we do anything that makes your life easy? 364 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:47.359 I would say probably the intro and outro, just because 365 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:52.039 we already have it recorded and so that's yeah, yeah, 366 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:53.920 I would yeah. I think my tip with that is 367 00:17:54.039 --> 00:17:56.200 pre record your intro and outro. And that doesn't mean 368 00:17:56.200 --> 00:17:58.400 that you can't tweak it as you go, but it 369 00:17:58.519 --> 00:18:00.519 just makes the editing process so much easier when you 370 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:02.400 could just copy and paste that bad boy in and 371 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:04.599 then deal with the actual content totally. 372 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:07.319 I also think, and this is not in terms of 373 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:09.880 like us editing at all, but there's things that Kate 374 00:18:09.880 --> 00:18:12.319 and I can do at times to help you, like 375 00:18:12.680 --> 00:18:15.119 if we mess up, we are very clear about Gabby 376 00:18:15.519 --> 00:18:18.960 take it out, Yes, even when Gabby's not here. For hosts, 377 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:21.200 if you're wanting to be a host, just think about 378 00:18:21.200 --> 00:18:24.519 your editor, especially if it's you yourself. Make a note 379 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:26.960 of what you want to cut and just say it. 380 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:29.519 Because whoever it is that is going to be editing, 381 00:18:29.880 --> 00:18:31.839 we'll be listening back and they'll hear it and they'll 382 00:18:31.880 --> 00:18:35.240 be like, oh, okay, we were curious about any tips 383 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:39.599 for someone who's just getting started with like podcasting, specifically 384 00:18:39.599 --> 00:18:40.160 with editing. 385 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:42.680 Okay, Well, if you're at cal Poly, take the podcasting 386 00:18:42.720 --> 00:18:45.480 class through the Journalism department with Patti Pieburn because that 387 00:18:45.519 --> 00:18:47.359 was one of the best classes I've ever taken in 388 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:47.720 my life. 389 00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:48.400 Shout out Patty. 390 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:53.079 I agree, Yeah, I definitely found my passion for podcasting 391 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:55.400 through that because she'll walk you through all of the 392 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:59.039 platforms and all of the editing, your volume levels, all 393 00:18:59.079 --> 00:19:01.480 of the legal stuff, so she really gives you a 394 00:19:01.519 --> 00:19:05.480 good understanding of editing in that way. But if that 395 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:09.720 doesn't sound appealing to you, I would say go onto YouTube. Honestly, 396 00:19:09.799 --> 00:19:12.119 YouTube is like my best friend. When in doubt, google it. 397 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:15.839 Out and just look up like anything you want to 398 00:19:15.839 --> 00:19:18.160 know about it. I would say, start with Adobe Audition. 399 00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:23.440 That's a good audio editing platform. Then go to YouTube 400 00:19:23.480 --> 00:19:25.200 and say how do I mess with this? And how 401 00:19:25.279 --> 00:19:27.319