Robb. Knight.

I have recorded and edited over 175 episodes of my podcasts so I know some things about podcasts but this is basically a list of things I use. If you want to hear from actual professionals I recommend episode 200 of Upgrade.

I record using a Razer Seiren Mini. I previously used a Blue Yeti. There are much better microphones available but for what I do, the Razer is fine.

I record my microphone and the call itself, as a backup, with Audio Hijack Pro. My setup looks likes this:

The Skype (or Facetime or Zoom) audio is recorded to a file and output to my headphones. My microphone input is then recorded to it's own file.

Once recording is done and I have both files (mine and my cohost's), I edit the show in GarageBand. I mostly just need to remove any cross-talk and little noises. It would probably be easier in Logic Pro but I can't justify paying for it. I then export the edited episode to a .wav file.

To add metadata like titles, descriptions, chapters, and the cover art I use Marco Arment's Forecast and export it to mp3 from there.

Finally I upload the file to my CDN and add the episode to the podcast website - which is a custom-built Eleventy site.