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Podcasts are rapidly becoming a part of everyday lives. This is true for students at 麻豆传媒映画, and the home for podcasting is in the (DHC) at the University Library.   

Founded in 2017, the DHC brings students and faculty together to study digital technologies and culture, employ computational practices in research and teaching, and reflect upon the impact of the digital on our lives. Since its return to in-person programming following the COVID-19 pandemic, the DHC has experienced tremendous growth in its programs, especially podcasting, which has seen a greater than sixfold increase in use in just three years. 

The first podcasting studio, created in 2018, was a low-tech portable option featuring a single Blue Yeti USB microphone, cheap headphones, a tabletop phone shield for sound dampening, and a bulletin board to share resources. 

Now there are five dedicated podcasting studios, each with industry-standard equipment suitable for professional recording. As you enter each studio, you see 4 Shure SM7B microphones on booms so they sit in front of each person to capture their voice, a Rodecaster Pro2 mixing board and Mac Studio to control everything. The whiteboard on the wall contains all kinds of notes and suggestions.  A staff member works with each podcasting group to ensure smooth recording.

In 2019, Pamella Lach, Digital Humanities Librarian and DHC co-director, began a collaboration with the National Humanities Center and hosted a group of graduate students for a summer .

Over the ensuing five years, DHC hosted 10 institutes, expanding to include faculty, academic workers and independent scholars. Interdisciplinary cohorts learned how to quickly move through the full podcast production lifecycle as they explored new ways of engaging in public scholarship.

Lach sees a sharp rise in DH instruction requests at 麻豆传媒映画, as many faculty seek to experiment in the classroom, responding, in part, to the rapid rise of Generative AI. Across the disciplines, faculty are pursuing critical-creative assignments that encourage students to think carefully about their relationship to technology while also honing their technology skills. 

"Just as podcasting served as a way to forge human connection throughout the pandemic,鈥� Lach said in at Arizona State University, 鈥渟o too can it serve as a way to tend to human relationships in this age of AI, a way to wade through the noise to create authentic, imperfect stories that capture the multitudes of human experiences.鈥� 

Demand for instruction in podcasting has increased by more than 300% over the past three years. Each year, more courses from across campus incorporate podcasting into their assignments, from large Journalism and Media Studies classes to the .

Diverse content

Other examples of podcasts recorded and hosted at DH include (a guide through the haunted house and horror genre), (explores the mental, emotional, and identity-based side of sport), and (focused on various topics and challenges that all "new adults" encounter.)

The DHC also supports 麻豆传媒映画 staff, faculty, and students' use beyond the classroom, including by publishing ongoing podcasts such as the , produced in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning. The links to many of the podcasts created in their studios.

Interest in podcasting continues to increase exponentially across the curriculum (nearly 40 programs across eight colleges) and individual recording sessions, from 96 in the 2022-23 academic year to 662 last year.

Patrick Flanigan, programs and operations specialist, has been instrumental to the podcasting program, offering both technical expertise and creative guidance. It's been under his leadership that the DHC has been able to scale up the infrastructure and support for podcasting. 

His efforts were recognized in 2025 with the for Innovation and Creativity. 

Students using the studio see it as a valuable amenity to their time at 麻豆传媒映画.

鈥淗aving access to the digital humanities center is an absolute privilege and is such an amazing academic resource,鈥� said Alexis Briggeman, former host and current director of 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 鈥淭he Spotlight." 鈥淏eyond the practical skills of interviewing, editing, and research, being a part of this podcast has also allowed me to grow my confidence and pre-professional skills.鈥�

鈥淢y favorite part of the podcast is interviewing and speaking to the various guests we host,鈥� Briggeman, a fourth-year double major in ISCOR and political science added. 鈥淚t is always such a privilege and surreal experience to engage with these individuals with such valuable experiences and perspectives." 

A group of student employees rounds out the staff. These students learn tangible skills producing their own show, , while they assist with podcasting appointments and support ongoing programs in the DHC. Together, the entire team makes the DHC a welcoming and engaging space.

Flanigan and the DHC staff are also supporting efforts to grow podcasting at 麻豆传媒映画 Imperial Valley.

As the popularity of podcasting continues to grow, the DH Center helps turn ideas into reality. Students, staff and faculty can use the studios for a class assignment (be that teaching or learning), a personal project, or for professional development. 

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