“MIC UP”

“The Microphone Is Already On. You’re Just Going to Talk Into It.”

Session 4 is where the program officially transforms from “kids talking about podcasting” into “kids nervously staring at expensive audio equipment while pretending to know what a decibel is.”

For the first three sessions, students have been building confidence, developing ideas, writing scripts, and discovering their voice. But now comes the big moment: actually sitting in front of a real microphone while their brain suddenly forgets the English language the second recording starts.

Welcome to the Red Light Moment.

This session is the technical turning point of the program — the day students finally step into the studio and realize podcasting involves slightly more than “just talking.” Students will get hand ...