How to Start a Podcast For Almost Nothing

I wrote, recorded, and edited a miniseries horror podcast for just $12

Kayla Derstein
5 min readOct 4, 2023

It’s officially October and you know what that means… it’s full steam ahead into Spooky Season! 👻

One of the most fun parts of this time of year for me is listening to all the haunted and spooky horror podcasts that pop up leading into Halloween. And, since I’ve always loved writing and have become very fond of podcasts, I decided to make my own contribution to the Halloween podcast pool this year.

In typical me fashion, though, I didn’t want to buy a ton of expensive equipment or hire someone to do audio editing. I wanted to get the full production experience and do everything myself. For cheap. So I did.

Meet My Horror Podcast Baby: The Barn

Here’s a fun piece of trivia about me… I grew up in a barn.

It had been renovated into a house and was a lot like plenty of other homes on the inside, but on the outside it looked very much like a barn. In fact, the cover art I used for the show is a photo of my old house before we painted the…

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Kayla Derstein
Kayla Derstein

Written by Kayla Derstein

2x Top Writer. I find ways to be enjoyably productive. Passionate about storytelling, personal development, and getting the most out of everything we do.