Podcast Production, Distribution & Studio Operations
Podcasting is one of the most accessible creative careers in the UK, but the gap between a hobbyist setup and a broadcast-grade production is wider than most people realise. Held, over three Saturdays at the London College of Contemporary Music in Zone 1, this practical and career-focused course is delivered by the Co-Founders of The Lodge Studios, Javen Palmer & Michael Akinfisoye.
Equipment partner
To give you the latest best practice, tools and techniques to be a successful creator, podcaster and content maker.
Production
Recording clean, broadcast-ready audio and video for podcasts.
Distribution
Editing, hosting, RSS, YouTube, thumbnails, and the modern AI toolkit.
Operations
Running a podcast studio as a viable commercial business.
People ready to enter the podcasting world
Aspiring podcasters & content creators
Creators driving the next wave of UK audio and content.
Emerging artists & music creators
Musicians and recent graduates wanting industry-facing production and distribution skills.
Career-switchers & creative professionals
Founders, educators, journalists, marketers and communicators launching a credible podcast.
Semi-pro creators & prosumers
People with the gear, but needing the workflow, polish and commercial context to go pro.
Programme overview
Three consecutive Saturdays, each split into two teach-and-practice blocks around a lunch break.
Each day is two teach-and-practice blocks around a lunch break. Tap a date to see the detail.
SAT 14 NOVProduction Fundamentals
Translating production knowledge into a complete podcast recording workflow. The shortest learning curve for anyone already familiar with audio.
Short teach sprints on dynamic vs condenser mics, polar patterns, gain staging, and recording in 32-bit float. Each lesson is immediately applied at the workstation.
Practical- Set up a 3-mic table configuration from scratch and pass a "broadcast-ready" levels check
- Capture a 32-bit float test recording, deliberately clip it, then rescue it in post
Step into the producer's chair using the London College of Contemporary Music's live rooms and control room as a podcast studio. Build a session from a blank template and run it.
Practical- Build a session template in a DAW (Logic, Pro Tools, Reaper) with bussing, monitor mix and safety tracks
- Record a 10-minute 2-host + 1-guest segment, rotating roles so everyone runs the desk, hosts and engineers
- Sit through a live group review of each take, identifying fixes in real time
SAT 21 NOVPost-Production, Distribution & Video
Editing in the AI era, getting a podcast onto every platform that matters, and filming for YouTube as the largest podcast platform in the world.
Teach sprints on AI editing tools, traditional DAW polish, loudness standards, and the modern distribution stack. Sat 14 Nov recordings are edited live in the room.
Practical- Speed-edit challenge: turn a 20-minute raw recording into a tight 8-minute cut using an AI tool, then refine in a DAW
- Master to broadcast spec (-16 LUFS stereo) and A/B against a reference podcast on studio monitors
- Set up an RSS feed via RedCircle or Buzzsprout and publish a private test episode to Spotify and Apple Podcasts
The London College of Contemporary Music's video and audio facilities become a full multicam podcast set for the afternoon. Light, frame, switch and record a real conversation.
Practical- Record a 10-minute conversation while one learner switches live, then compare against a multicam edit in post
- Cut a 30-second vertical short and design a YouTube thumbnail from real episode footage
SAT 28 NOVStudio Operations & Going Live
The bridge from "I can produce a podcast" to "I could run or work at a podcast studio." The business behind the studio.
Teach sprints on studio business models, pricing, session-day economics, and how a working podcast studio actually runs. Real scenarios worked through in teams.
Practical- Studio P&L challenge: price a session day, project monthly revenue and defend your numbers
- Build a one-page client onboarding flow: booking form, deposit policy, intake questions and day-of SOP
- Run a mock client call, then a group debrief on what worked
A full live podcast run end to end. Real guest, real client conditions, finished output goes into your portfolio.
Practical- Production roles assigned (engineer, switcher, host, producer, editor) with a real external guest
- Run the full session live: pre-show brief, recording, on-the-fly problem solving, post-show debrief
- Finished episodes published to a real distribution platform within 7 days, with individual feedback
Meet your tutors
This course runs at the London College of Contemporary Music and is delivered by Javen Palmer and Michael Akinfisoye, co-founders of The Lodge Studios and Scaling Edge. Together they bring six years of international digital marketing and podcast production experience working with some of the world's most recognised brands.
Javen and Michael are the co-founders of The Lodge Studios and Scaling Edge, an AI-enhanced digital marketing agency with clients spanning the UK, Dubai, and the USA. With six years of experience in online digital marketing and podcast production, they have built an award-winning studio that runs commercial sessions every week for founders, brands and creators. They teach from real commercial practice, not academic theory. Every case study, workflow and technique they share comes directly from running campaigns and producing content for globally recognised brands. When you enrol on this course, you learn from operators who do this work every single day.
Learning outcomes
Set up and run a professional podcast session from scratch
Record clean, broadcast-ready audio in 32-bit float
Working fluency in modern AI-assisted post-production tools
Distribute across every major audio platform
Multicam filming, lighting and switching for YouTube podcasts
A commercial understanding of how a podcast studio operates
One fully produced, published episode as portfolio evidence
A viable revenue path using skills you already have
Held at the London College of Contemporary Music, taught by working operators
The course runs at the London College of Contemporary Music's professional London studios and is delivered by the team behind The Lodge Studios, a fully operational podcast studio running commercial sessions every week. You learn industry practice from people who do it for a living.
Six years across three markets
UK, Dubai and USA. Working with global brands from Netflix to the Premier League.
Marketing + Production
Not just how to record a podcast, but how to build an audience and monetise it through AI-enhanced digital marketing.
Taught by the people who built it
Javen and Michael built The Lodge Studios from scratch. They run it every day.
Results that speak
From BBC Radio features to Premier League campaigns. Their work has reached millions.
Equip your studio at 20% off
Every learner gains access to an exclusive discount on Lewitt microphone products, redeemed through Zeal Audio. Lewitt is one of the leading microphone brands for podcasters, broadcasters and music producers worldwide, and the same kit you will work on during the course.
Quote ZEAL20 in the message field on the Zeal Audio contact form and Zeal will come back to you and handle the purchase directly. This is a manual redemption handled by Zeal Audio and does not interact with the course enrolment checkout.
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Secure your place on the course
Limited places, run in small groups so everyone gets hands-on time on the equipment. £299 per learner.
Terms & Conditions
Read the full Terms & Conditions : covers the 14-day refund window, fee non-refundability after 14 days, right to cancel, and transfer of your place to another person.