10 Best Sound Design Podcasts

1. Song Exploder

Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.
Podcast songexploder.net
Producer/Network Hrishikesh Hirway
Email ****@billions.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Facebook Followers 19.3KTwitter Followers 47.5KInstagram Followers 62.9K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 22 min Since Jan 2014 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Recording Studio Rockstars

Lij Shaw Interviews music producers, engineers, studio owners, and other professionals to bring you inspiring stories, tricks, and insights from the recording studio. So that you can take your recordings to the next level and become a rockstar of the recording studio yourself!
Podcast recordingstudiorockstars.com
Producer/Network Lij Shaw
Email ****@recordingstudiorockstars.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 134 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

3. Twenty Thousand Hertz

A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds
Podcast 20k.org
Producer/Network Dallas Taylor
Email ****@20k.org
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 15.1K Frequency 2 episodes/month Avg Length 29 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

4. Tonebenders Podcast

Tonebenders is a Sound Design podcast dedicated to covering the worlds of sound editing, field recording and audio post-production for film, television, and gaming. Through interviews and experiments, we delve into everything from foley to plugins.
Podcast tonebenderspodcast.com
Producer/Network Tonebenders Podcast
Email ****@tonebenderspodcast.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 4.9K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 42 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

5. Hanging out With Audiophiles

Many many mysteries shall remain. Some shall be dispelled!!My name is Jamie Lidell and I'm gonna delve into the heady magic of creating music in a modern studio, probe the depths of production, get tech crazy with mixing tricks, studio skills, and equipment. I'll be joined by fellow musicians, audio engineers, and all-round audiophiles who kindly share their tips, stories, and ingenious insight from the bizarre world of music production. I shall answer questions and seek knowledge from other music makers on a quest to discover how to make things sound right.
Podcast jamielidellmusic.com
Host Jamie Lidell
Producer/Network hanging out with audiophiles
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8 / 5Twitter Followers 14.5KInstagram Followers 34.2K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 102 min Since Dec 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact

6. Sound Propositions

Sound Propositions features conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Each episode combines interviews with music, field-recordings, and experimental sound design. For fans of experimental music, field-recording, drone, electro-acoustic, ambient, modern composition, and other contemporary electronic music genres.
Podcast soundpropositions.com
Producer/Network Joseph Sannicandro
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5 / 5Twitter Followers 12.3K Frequency 1 episode/week Avg Length 62 min Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

7. Chronosphere Fiction

Chronosphere Fiction is a story telling anthology podcast where writers' creations come to life with sound effects and music.
Podcast chronosphere.podbean.com
Host Patricia Keiller
Producer/Network Daniel French: Fishbonius Sound Design
Email ****@cox.net
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Facebook Followers 638Twitter Followers 3.7K Frequency 1 episode/month Avg Length 33 min Since Oct 2017 Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

8. The UBK Happy Funtime Hour

Two passionate audio engineering nerds Kush Audio gear designer and avowed analog snob Gregory Scott, and ITB mixing pro Nathan Daniel crack themselves up while answering listeners' questions about everything from gear and plugins to the psychology of mixing, to what makes a song grabs the listener's ears and heart. Whether you mix professionally on a 9000J or in your bedroom on Cubase, these ballbusting fanatics of sound will spark your thinking in creative new ways.
Podcast ubkhappyfuntimehour.com
Producer/Network Gregory Scott (UBK) & Nathan Daniel
Email ****@ubkhappyfuntimehour.com
Apple Rating 4.9 / 5Twitter Followers 718 Since Apr 2014 Listen on Apple Play Get Email Contact

9. The Behind the Mixer Podcast

Chris Huff, from the Behind the Mixer Blog, reveals tips and tricks to mixing sound in the realm of church audio production. He covers everything from building a music mix from scratch to upgrading your audio console. You'll even learn how things work, like audio compression and gating, so you can be a better sound tech. Discover the latest gear, newest mixing strategies, or learn the foundational audio production processes every church sound guy should know.
Podcast behindthemixer.com
Producer/Network Chris Huff
Email ****@behindthemixer.com
Twitter Followers 2.3K Listen on Apple Spotify Play Get Email Contact

10. Mercury Theatre Podcast

Mercury Theatre Podcast presents a new fully produced story, every month, from every genre. Promoting skilled amateur artistry from voice talents, music, directing, sound design, and everything in between. Not every story may be a favorite, but an entirely new adventure awaits right around the corner.
Podcast mercurytheatrepodcast.com
Producer/Network Mercury Theatre Productions
Email ****@mercurytheatrepodcast.com
Twitter Followers 398Instagram Followers 1.1K Frequency 1 episode/year Avg Length 33 min Listen on Apple Spotify YouTube Play Get Email Contact