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Video Podcasting
Date
01/16/2026
Time
1:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Where
Online Workshop
Cost
$100.00
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Video podcasts are everywhere, but making one that looks sharp, sounds great, and actually connects with an audience takes more than just hitting record. In this 2.5hr, crash course, you’ll learn the building blocks for a professional approach, whether you’re planning a solo show, a co-hosted chatcast, or a guest-driven, interview format. Most importantly, you’ll get a sense of the level of effort and tradeoffs offered by different approaches.
We’ll cover principles for a full production workflow: setup/prep, gear recs, recording, editing full episodes, editing vertical clips for social and more. We’ll also touch on more advanced topics like workflows for multiple audio/video cuts, camera switching, sound mixing, and optimal packaging for platforms.
You’ll leave the class with increased knowledge and confidence to build a repeatable approach to a polished video podcast that works for your show, budget and format.
Who's this class for?
- Beginners and enthusiasts who want to learn the broad strokes of soup-to-nuts video podcasting, especially via Riverside
- Audio producers/hosts who are exploring “adding video” to interview or chat shows
- Note: previous familiarity with non-linear editors (audio or video) is strongly recommended.
About Your Instructor
Nick Michael
Nick Michael is an editorial leader with over a decade’s experience scaling video content strategies for platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. He’s currently the supervising editor for visuals at NPR, and in his 10 years there, he’s helped transform a lot of audio-first content into video-also content. These include:
- Building a framework for high-profile video interviews with figures like Barack Obama, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Bono (45m lifetime views across platforms!)
- Co-leading a trial year of publishing NPR podcasts to YouTube (3000 eps!)
- Designing content strategy and product design for Wild Card, NPR’s first regular video podcast
- Leading a working group on Riverside and news magazines
Testimonials
Nick was phenomenal! I thought it was comprehensive, well-paced. The group engagement was great, too.
Spot-on tips from an established expert
Nick was very informative and really made sure the video-first-ness/video podcasting is different than audio podcasting-ness of the class was front and center. Which I appreciate as an audio podcaster! I appreciated the 10 commandments of video podcasting and the frame shift of audio-to-video podcasting.
Notes on this Class
Refund and recording policy: Classes will not be recorded and are non-refundable. We are not able to issue a refund if you cancel or do not attend a class. If you are unable to make a class, you are welcome to sell or give away your ticket and email the name of the new attendee to info@radiobootcamp.org.