Original KZUM Studios Podcasts

Art Talk Live

Lynette Fast

Cinema Roundtable

Jake Linder, Lexi Linder, Jared Staab, Erica Wright

402 En Español

Marta Márquez-Boucher

Underplayed

Bo_Po & DiscoCola

Seat at the Nebraska Table

Guadalupe Esquivel & Lewis Kirke

The ADHD Queens Read the World

Jaimie Cerretta, Tiah Northway, Ryan Rayburn

LNKTV Health

In partnership with LNKTV Health

402 Focus

Dylan Kitchen and Marthaellen Florence

Podcast Partners

Interested in bringing your podcast to life with KZUM? Our Podcast Partners program might be what you’re looking for! The KZUM Podcast Partners program offers individuals and groups in the Lincoln community the opportunity to utilize KZUM’s production studio, equipment and online distribution systems to produce compelling original podcast programs. Read on and apply below.

Please note: current opportunities are extremely limited. We are committed to doing this right, which means starting small. Only a handful of producers are likely to be accepted in 2019, but we hope you will remain interested as we grow this program.

About the Podcast Partners Program

Mission

To support producers of original content who are motivated to create podcasts that enrich the perspectives of KZUM’s audience as an extension of the station’s mission to inform and entertain as a hub of arts, culture and community.

Anyone living in the Lincoln area may propose a podcast series. Producers accepted into the program must sign the Podcast Producer’s Agreement and be an annual donor to KZUM.

Simply submit the online application at the bottom of this page.

There is no rigid model we are seeking, but these factors will weigh positively: focus on arts, culture, social issues, and/or news and public affairs; an emphasis on localism (Lincoln and Nebraska); creativity and originality; engagement potential; technical ability and experience.

Due to licensing issues with most copyrighted music, we are not currently accepting applications that propose a music format.

For approved podcasts, KZUM will provide:

  • Initial studio and equipment training.
  • Technical and production support.
  • Hosting via KZUM.org, Soundcloud and other distribution platforms.
  • Online promotion (website and social media channels).
  • Broadcast promotion of podcasts on KZUM.

For approved podcasts, producers will:

  • Sign the KZUM Studios Podcasts Partners agreement.
  • Commit to producing a two-episode pilot prior to the first release date.
  • Assume responsibility for the KZUM facilities and equipment when in use.
  • Complete all stages of production independently.
  • Commit to a regular production schedule.
  • Go no longer than four weeks without publishing a new episode.
  • Not seriously alter the focus of the podcast from the approved proposal.

As a podcast producer, you will own the rights to your own content but you must grant KZUM a non-exclusive right to distribute content you produce as part of the Podcast Partners program in any medium that KZUM sees fit.