About
The Show
Boston Behind the Scenes is a critically-acclaimed podcast that looks at the people and places that make Boston the unique city that it is. Through interviews with prominent (and not-so-prominent) Bostonians, the show brings you inside the lives of the people who make this city tick.
The Host
Adam Weiss is a successful educational podcaster and podcast consultant. As an expert interviewer and communicator, he aims to show that podcasting is more about story, presentation, and technique than fancy gear or tech toys. He is the creator, producer, and host of two podcasts: Boston Behind the Scenes and the award-winning Current Science & Technology Podcast for Museum of Science in Boston (regularly ranked in the top 1% of all science podcasts on iTunes). Adam was one of the organizers of the first PodCamp podcasting “unconference,” and is now a contributer to the O’Reilly Digital Media website.
Technical Details
Mobile Podcasting Setup:
- iRiver iFP-799 – these have been discontinued, but you can find them on eBay for $50-$150. Any 700- or 800-series iRiver will do, though I prefer the placement of 700-series microphone jack.
- Giant Squid Audio Lab Mini Gold-Plated Omni Mic ($15)
- RadioShack Tie-clip Microphone Windscreen (Item #33-4006 – $2.99 for 4)
For Recording and Editing at Home:
- Blue Snowball USB Microphone ($100)
- Apple Mac Pro 2.66GHz Quad Xeon running GarageBand
Hosting:
This site is hosted by BlueHost.com. For $6.95/month, you get:
- Hosting for an Unlimited Number of Domains
- 300GB of space
- 3TB of bandwidth/month
- Fantastico Auto-installer for WordPress and many other such systems
- 50 MySQL Databases
Episode MP3 files are hosted by Liberated Syndication. Pricing is from $5-$30/month, and depends on how often you produce shows, but all plans include:
- Unlimited Bandwidth
- Unlimited Storage for Archived Episodes
- Solid, Real-Time Statistics
