As part of our podcasting series, we invited some radio producers and youth radio community organizers to share their passion and expertise. Kiera Feldman aka radiokiera and Jones Franzel aka RadioJones will be joining us Wednesday, March 12th, 2008, in the Virtual Labs for an Online Workshop. They'll be taking questions about how to get started in DIY radio and tricks of the trade. You can learn more about what makes them tick here.

But first, they wanted to point newbie podcast-makers to these helpful tutorials. They picked out some that are technical and also ones that will get you inspired when asking yourself, "What in the world could I make a podcast about?" Here's Jones and Kiera...

Generation PRX is a project of the Public Radio Exchange to support, promote and distribute youth-produced radio.  If you've ever wondered how to get started in radio, Generation PRX can help.  While the site was started for youth radio producers, new producers of any age can visit the site for DIY tutorials, online audio workshops, and resources.  Like Etsy, it's a place where a community of people who love to make things share tips and advice.

Once you've learned some of the techniques, go to Public Radio Exchange to post your work for listeners to review and for stations to license and broadcast. Post in the comments below to let us know what you think!  

DIY Tutorials to get started:
From Youthcast host Kiera Feldman, a soup-to-nuts video tutorial on how to make a podcast: http://genprx.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=825456%3ATopic%3A9121&xgs=1

Want to make a story that is entirely sound?  Sam Greenspan gives the lowdown on non-narrated stories:
http://generation.prx.org/group/diyradioproject/forum/topic/show?id=825456%3ATopic%3A9142

"Even the most stubbornly wallflowered can rock the airwaves."  Producer Lena Eckert-Erdheim with sage advice on being brave for radio:
 http://generation.prx.org/group/diyradioproject/forum/topic/show?id=825456%3ATopic%3A9684

Further Resources:

• You can subscribe to the Youthcast podcast Kiera is running in iTunes: phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=91643624
• RadioDiaries has free online Handbook.
• Transom.org is also a great website to explore if you're interested in DIY radio and podcasting.

See previous posts in this Podcasting Series.