Podcasts Are A Complete Waste of Time and Money*

Podcasts are a waste of time and money

Well that got your attention, didn’t it? From a podcast company nonetheless! Let’s complete the rest of that sentence before we all start hyperventilating… *without proper marketing! If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times.  And it’s on this very subject that our co-founder and creative director Steve Austins delved into during his latest webinar. We’ve popped … Read More

And then we were 5!!!!

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Wow – wee! How did that happen?? From the 2ish sentences that changed our lives (Steve: I think I’m ready to the leave the BBC –  Marina: Well ok. If you’re sure… Fancy doing something together??!) Bengo becomes 5 years old today! And it’s been a hell of ride. To all our amazing clients, thank you so much for trusting … Read More

Case Study: Business, Babies and Bossing It

Business. Babies and Bossing It Podcast Cover Art

We’re chuffed to pieces to be able to showcase one of our latest Consultancy, Record, Edit and Publish podcast projects: Business, Babies and Bossing It by Jess Morgan and Cass Bodington. When these two fabulous women from South Wales came to us, they had oodles of ideas spilling out about a podcast they wanted to create but zero experience in … Read More

Podcasting From Home – Part 3: Recording Your Audio

This is the last of a three-part blog series called Podcasting From Home – The New Normal. It follows on from part one, which is all about getting you sounding great; and part two, which is all about getting your guests to sound great. If you’ve followed the first two blogs, then congratulations – because by now, you should sound great, … Read More

Case Study: The ‘Richard Parks: Antarctica’ Podcast

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At a Glance Client: Team Quest Podcast: Richard Parks: Antarctica No. of Episodes: 11 Language: English Launch Date: November 2018 The Client Anchored in Wales and powered by expertise from across Great Britain, ‘Team Quest’ is a collective of organisations and individuals motivated by human progress. Their first collaborative project centred around extreme athlete Richard Parks’ attempt to ski solo, … Read More

Remote Podcasting in the age of Coronavirus

We don’t actually need be in the same room as you to help you get your podcast off the ground. In fact, we’ve never needed to be. The truth is, that whilst most of us are still adjusting to the unprecedented changes to the way we work, the world of podcasting has remained relatively unaffected.

Bengo Media produce BBC Radio Wales’ official General Election 2019 podcast

We’re really excited to be producing BBC Radio Wales’ official General Election 2019 podcast. Bringing former leaders of the political parties in Wales together, this weekly podcast, presented by former BBC Wales political Editor, Betsan Powys, analyses each week’s events. The panel includes former First Minister and former Leader of Welsh Labour Carwyn Jones AM, former leader of Plaid Cymru … Read More

Case Study: The ‘Addysg Cymru | Education’ Wales podcast

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At a Glance Client: Welsh Government Podcast: Addysg Cymru | Education Wales No. of Episodes: 2 Language: English & Welsh Launch Date: April 2018 The Client The Welsh Government wanted to help teachers in Wales to get to grip with the complex changes to the school curriculum that will be in place by 2020; changes that will affect the way 33,000 teaching staff across the … Read More

Case Study: ‘Podcast 101’ training for Community Housing Cymru

Community Housing Cymru

At a Glance Client: Community Housing Cymru Service: ‘Podcast 101’ training and consultancy The Background Community Housing Cymru represents all housing associations in Wales. Its members provide traditional as well as specialist social housing for around 10% of the Welsh population. Community Housing Cymru approached Bengo Media to help them create a podcast that would address the issues affecting social housing, … Read More