Guides and comparisons on remote podcast recording and studio workflows.
Probably less than you’d fear, but more than a video call alone. How much it takes, where the bandwidth goes, and what matters more than speed, from a studio engineer.
Read more →Canceling isn’t quite one click. What happens to your recordings, hosting, and billing when you leave Riverside, and the things to do first, from a studio engineer.
Read more →The scary answer if you’re recording a live stream, and why it’s a non-event if each person records locally, from an engineer who ran a studio for a decade.
Read more →Podcast tools now meter AI features with credits. What AI credits and media minutes are, which tools use them, why bills get unpredictable, and how to keep costs flat.
Read more →Zencastr dropped its paid plans, went free, and rebranded around AI. What actually changed, and the fair questions it raises, from a studio engineer.
Read more →Audacity just got its biggest update in years. Where the free, no-AI editor fits in a podcast workflow, from an engineer who ran a studio for a decade.
Read more →Yes, and for remote interviews it works well. The trick isn’t a special app, it’s working within the machine’s limits, from an engineer who ran a studio for a decade.
Read more →You can’t submit a podcast to Netflix, it only adds shows through exclusive deals. Here’s the honest answer on how podcasts get on Netflix, and where to actually build a video-podcast audience.
Read more →Yes, on SureTake’s annual plans. Here’s how paying for podcast recording software with Bitcoin works, and why almost no other tool offers it.
Read more →The people telling you AI podcast editing is great are the people selling it. Here’s an honest take on where it helps, where it hurts, and when to record clean and skip it.
Read more →Iris.fm recordings are stuck processing and support has gone quiet. Here’s an honest rundown of the best Iris.fm alternatives (reliable, supported recorders) and the right pick for how you record.
Read more →A new word arrived with the flood of AI podcasts: vibecasting. Nobody agrees what it means. Here’s a plain-English definition, where it came from, and what separates the useful version from the worthless one.
Read more →Zencastr grew into a sprawling AI platform and dropped its self-serve paid plans for a free tier and sales-call-only Enterprise. Here’s an honest rundown of the best Zencastr alternatives, plus the right pick for how you record.
Read more →Adobe Podcast is retiring its cheap $9.99 plan and moving paid users to a $19.99/mo Firefly AI-credits subscription. Here’s an honest rundown of the best Adobe Podcast alternatives, plus the right pick for how you record.
Read more →A double-ender is a remote recording where each person captures their own track locally, then the tracks are combined. Here’s what it means, why it sounds better, and how to record one.
Read more →Most guest nervousness comes from uncertainty, not your questions. Here are practical ways to help podcast guests feel comfortable and give better interviews, plus how SureTake’s Last Question feature takes the pressure off.
Read more →Descript Rooms lives inside an AI editing platform you must buy to reach the recorder. Here’s an honest rundown of the best Descript alternatives, plus the right pick for how you record and edit.
Read more →An honest comparison of the best remote podcast recording software in 2026, covering Riverside, Descript, Zencastr, Cleanfeed, and SureTake, and who each one is actually for.
Read more →SquadCast is being folded into Descript Rooms. Here’s an honest rundown of the best SquadCast alternatives, and where to migrate depending on how you actually record.
Read more →An honest rundown of the best Riverside alternatives in 2026, covering SureTake, Descript, Zencastr, SquadCast, Cleanfeed, and Adobe Podcast, and the right pick for studios, solo creators, and audio-only shows.
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