Curious about science communication? Love audio formats? Then the Geo.X Podcast Incubator is for you!
This hands-on seminar is designed for early-career scientists who want to explore podcasting as a tool for science outreach and storytelling. Whether it’s interviews, reports, educational content, or casual chats at the lab’s coffee table—you can become a science broadcaster and share your research. But turning an idea into a podcast requires more than just hitting “record.”
This seminar provides you with the necessary tool box you need to get started: A strong theoretical foundation, a lot of hands-on experience and constructive feedback throughout the process. We will cover a deep introduction in the essentials of podcasting: from concept to publication, guidance on storytelling, interviewing, and editorial structure, an introduction to technical tools and hardware and a practical production toolkit & follow-up guide for continuing your podcast journey. By the end of the seminar, you'll produce your own 3-minute podcast episode.
When: 13 to 22 May 2025 (Check the detailed time table below)
Format: 2 in-person days & 2 online half-days (via Zoom) with flexible async blocks in between
Language: English or German – depending on the group
Where: In-person days at the house A17, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam
Who: (Post-)doctoral researchers in the Geo.X network (max. 8 participants)
Application deadline: Closed If the number of interested person exceeds the participants limit, the participants will be randomly drawn.
This workshop is funded by an ECS Community Grant to Márk Somogyvári. In case of questions, please contact jonas.kuppler@gfz.de
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Detailed time table
Tuesday 13. May 2025 09:30 am-12:30 pm – Online Kickoff
In-between asynchron working phase (~3h) – Examples and first drafts
Thursday 15. May 2025 09:30 am-05:30 pm In-person workshop – Podcasting essentials
In-between asynchron working phase (~3h) – Storyboard development and recording
Tuesday 20. May 2025 09:30 am-12:30 pm – Online workshop Storyboard feedback
In-between asynchron working phase (~3h) – Storyboard development and recording
Thursday 22. May 2025 09:30 am-05:30 pm In-person workshop – Recording and production
Afterwards asynchron working phase – Guideline for your own podcast
The workshop is hosted by Roman Kern. He created his first podcast in 2012 but has also worked as a producer for German public radio (Deutschlandfunk Kultur) and TV (ARD, ZDF). Since 2018 he solely works as freelance podcast coach, trainer, concepter and creator. Over the years, he worked with clients such as SWP (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), GTAI (Germany Trade And Invest), DESTATIS (Statistisches Bundesamt) and DW (Deutsche Welle) and Studio ZX (ZEIT Verlag). His regular use cases include training podcasters and podcast units, creating and producing new formats and improving exisiting ones. His 3 day training is one of the most popular and successful trainings of BJS (Berliner Journalisten Schule).