Make a Gift

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN

PODCASTING AND AUDIO STORYTELLING

Apply Take A Look Inside The LHSC

Why Study Podcasting and Audio Storytelling

The podcasting and audio storytelling program harnesses the power of voice and sound to capture real moments, ideas, and experiences. At Hofstra, you’ll explore how audio can inform, persuade, and move audiences, from conversations on news, sports, politics, and culture to immersive narrative features and documentaries that bring stories to life.

You’ll learn to create interview-driven podcasts and sound-rich narratives that transport listeners into new worlds. Through hands-on production and creative experimentation, you’ll develop the skills to shape compelling audio stories that resonate, sharpening your voice, your point of view, and your ability to connect through sound.

Find Your Voice

Produce podcasts and audio narratives using industry tools, studios, and real-world storytelling formats.

Apply Now

Degrees & Programs

The course sequence in podcasting and audio storytelling builds consistently upon both the technical skill sets and creative capacities that are needed to succeed at every level in the contemporary audio content creation industry.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES & PROGRAMS

BA in Podcasting and Audio Storytelling

Career Path & Outcomes

According to Pew Research Center, “the share of Americans who listen to podcasts has substantially increased over the last decade. As of 2023, 44% of Americans ages 12 and older have listened to a podcast in the past month” (The Infinite Dial, Edison Research).

The podcasting and audio storytelling program harnesses the energy of these trends and attracts students who are looking to enter careers in this growing industry, as well as providing a range of technical and creative skill sets that are relevant to terrestrial radio broadcasting and other sectors of the audio media landscape. The future of podcasting and audio starts at Hofstra University. According to a recent graduate survey:

A person wearing glasses and a hockey jersey sits at a desk, using a computer and audio equipment in a studio with blue walls and multiple screens.

Where the Faculty and Graduates Are Hired:

  • Apple Inc.
  • Audible
  • NPR
  • Crooked Media
  • Jigsaw Productions
  • Pineapple Street Studios
  • Prologue Projects
  • Wondery

100%

Graduates who were employed, in graduate school, or both

100%

Graduates who accepted a position within six months after graduating

$57K

Mean annual salary of graduates within one year after graduating

Your Voice Has an Audience

Learn to creatively employ the power of the human voice in close proximity to the podcasting capital of the world, New York City.

Gain Hands-On Experience

Two of the more than a dozen campus media outlets where you can expand your creativity and gain skills are the top-ranked, student-run campus station WRHU 88.7 FM and Required Radio internet station.

Explore the Opportunities

Go Global

Journey beyond the classroom and experience Rome, Cuba, Los Angeles, and NYC through The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication study away programs.

Explore Study Abroad

A Podcasting Trailblazer

Sidney Madden ’14 is an award-winning reporter for NPR Music, co-host and co-creator of “Louder Than A Riot” (NPR Music’s first narrative investigative podcast that traces rhyme and punishment in America), and winner of NABJ’s 2024 Journalist of the Year.

Discover More About Hofstra Alumna Sidney Madden

Postgraduate Success

Podcasting majors at Hofstra develop valuable workplace skills and build a network of professional contacts through internships, study away, campus media outlets, and student organizations.

Join the Growing Communication Graduate Network

Gain In-Demand Skills

  • In-studio and remote recording using state-of-the-art audio consoles, microphones, and digital recording equipment
  • Full working knowledge of the Pro Tools digital audio software, as well as other platforms that are considered today’s industry standards
  • Conceptualizing, writing, recording, and producing a range of podcasts, audio stories, and dramatic productions

Take Courses In

  • Fundamentals of Digital Audio
  • Feature Production for Podcasts
  • Podcast Writing
  • Advanced Digital Audio Production
  • Sound Design for Film
  • Voice Performance for Podcasting
  • Magazine Production for Podcasts

Students Have Recently Interned At:

  • ABC
  • CBS
  • NBC
  • New York Jets
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Viacom Media Networks
A man shows a group of four young adults how to use equipment in a recording studio, surrounded by audio consoles, microphones, and computer screens.

Industry Standards

Hofstra’s podcasting and audio storytelling program has several broadcast production studios that serve as teaching classrooms, a digital audio postproduction lab, and a multimedia audio/video live musical performance studio. The Content Suite, a collaborative multimedia space for individuals and student groups, contains Avid Media Composer digital editing software with ENPS integration, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, and Adobe Media Suite.

See the Communication Facilities

Related Subjects

Journalism

Tell impactful stories as you master digital, broadcast, and print reporting, learning modern storytelling and social media in the world’s media capital.

Writing for the Screen

Create compelling content for every screen and build storytelling skills that prepare you to thrive in the evolving world of television and visual media.

Music Business

Build skills for the creative and business sides of music, from behind‑the‑scenes roles to careers as performers, producers, or songwriters.

Film

Craft films with pro‑level gear as you direct your own projects, master production, and train in a program globally recognized.

Contact Us

Office Information

Department of Radio, Television, Film

View Department

department chair

William I. Jennings

Associate Professor

516-463-6143

Email

MAKE STORIES YOU CAN HEAR

Study podcasting, build stories, sharpen your voice, and graduate with work people actually listen to.

Apply Visit Hofstra