An interview is essentially a conversation, and most of us are having conversations pretty regularly, but there are a few things that make a podcast interview different to a chat. For a start, you’re recording this interview. You will also edit the interview, cutting bits out and moving them around…

As creative people, we’re often told we think outside the box, that we’re lateral and openminded, and messy. And it’s true that we do need to think of the less obvious solutions and paths. That we need to be lateral, and often we’re messy. But when I’m making a podcast…

I’ve been editing audio since we cut tape on reel to reel machines. I remember feeling sad when we moved from tape to computers, like the craft was being lost. Now I’m comfortable moving between programs: from Audacity to Audition; from Protools to WaveLab; Netia to Garage Band (some are…