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📸 CAMERAS:
• iPhone 14 or above (records in 4K)
• DJI Osmo Pocket 3 (~$499 / $629 creator combo) — my main camera
• Sony ZV-E10 (~$800 with kit lens)
🎤 MICROPHONES:
• Blue Yeti Nano
• Audio-Technica AT2020 / ATR2100
• Shure MV7+what (I'm using now)
💡 LIGHTING:
• Elgato Key Light
• Ring light (Amazon or Best Buy)
👩🏽💻 RECORDING & EDITING
• Riverside — https://riverside.com/
• Transistor (podcast hosting): https://transistor.fm/?via=hiwote
• Descript (AI editing): https://get.descript.com/hiwotepodcasts
• Handbrake — convert video format for podcast hosts
• Music: Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/4906m4
• Newsletter: Substack (free)
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🙋🏾♀️ Who am I?
Hey, I'm Hiwote, but my friends call me Hiwi! 👋🏾
I'm a podcast producer, and I've worked on shows like Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, This is Dating (featured in TIME Magazine as one of the best podcasts of 2022), and projects with The New York Times, TED, and more.
My goal? To help aspiring podcasters gain the creative clarity and confidence they need to create shows that are as unique as they are.
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