Alyssa’s Book Club is a simple podcast recorded in my little apartment featuring various guests/friends, where we provide in-depth book recommendations while discussing each book we read together! The casual and homey atmosphere makes this podcast series a fun but relaxed experience for listeners who want to wind down and not have to focus too hard. Discussions will be intentionally curated so that readers can follow along without having to read the books we’re discussing if they don’t want to. Each episode will include a discussion (with as few spoilers as possible) of the book we previously read, as well as a brief summary of the book that will be featured next, for listeners who want to keep up with our reading.
I used music at the beginning for a fun start, followed by a page flipping sound effect as a transition (which is also used at the end, as well). In the background is a softer audio of a home environment, featuring the nostalgic sound of cicadas in the distance, to hopefully give a more intimate and calm feeling throughout. Recording vocal audio was tricky since I don’t have any formal equipment, but I managed with just my computer (and I even roped my friend into giving a very brief appearance in the podcast). Balancing the audio volumes was also a tricky endeavor.
Audio Credits:
- “Funny Children Reggae (short ver.)” by AudioCoffee licensed by CC BY-NC 4.0.
- “Flipping book pages #2.MP3” by SoundsForHim licensed by CC0 1.0.
- “passby w_grunt and cicadas.wav” by patchen licensed by CC BY 4.0.
- “Alyssa’s Book Club Narration” by Alyssa Mitchinson licensed by CC BY-NC 4.0.
Photo Credits:
- “Bookshelves filled with various books in a library.” by atelierbyvineeth … licensed by Unsplash.
