Let's Make Awesome Audio

We make podcasts, teach people how to produce their own and host meetups for the podcaster community

Podcast Production

Podcast Production

MIC would love to make your podcast. Whether you want to tell the world about your values, outcomes or best bits; share your latest campaigns and success stories; or simply show off your impressive expertise.

MIC can also help you come up with killer content ideas, sort out all the details when it comes to publishing it and help you get those all important listeners.

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Training

MIC understands if you’d love to give podcasts a go yourself, but don’t have a clue where to start. Perhaps you just need reassurance that you’ve got your bits and bobs in the right place.

It’s OK.

MIC has got your back. From bespoke sessions and interactive workshops, to group surgeries and 1:1 coaching, MIC makes all this audio malarkey dead easy to understand and most importantly, do!

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Training
Events

Events

MIC hosts regular meetups for the growing podcaster community.

Whether bedroom podcaster or audio industry pro, MIC Talks and MIC’s Podcast Club brings together podcast creators or wannabe makers.

Kick-start new collaborations, get a fresh pair of ears on your latest edits, make new podcast buddies, learn, hang out and drink beer.

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About MIC

MIC is a social enterprise that amplifies underrepresented voices through podcasts and audio.

MIC reckons everyone should have the opportunity to get involved with podcasts and make awesome audio. Especially those folk who don’t have the skills just yet, aren’t connected to the media industry or would benefit massively from getting their stories out to a global audience.

From working with charities to DIY podcasters, MIC believe that podcasts are an incredibly powerful tool to share your message, values and success stories to a global audience of thousands. To achieve all this audio goodness, MIC delivers podcast production services, podcast training and events for podcasters.

MIC’s founder, Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, has almost 15 years experience across the creative and good causes sector.

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MICs Buddies: Clients, Partners & Collaborators

We 💗 MIC

  • MIC’s events (both Talks and Podcast Edit Club) have helped me move out of my kitchen and meet other people who make podcasts just like me. MIC has given me a new confidence in my own ability and helped me to increase my knowledge. MIC has enabled new friendships, mentoring and introduced me to new clients, helping to drive my business forward. MIC proves that whilst podcasting can be lonely, it doesn’t have to be.

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    Charles Commins – Founder, Vibrant Sounds Media

  • From planning and delivery to post-evaluation, Vic’s podcast training was considered, professional and well-executed throughout. The content was tailored for the learning needs of our workshop attendees and the session was delivered in a way that was engaging, inclusive and got our reporters excited about podcasts. Thank-you Vic for a superb training workshop that built the confidence and knowledge of our community reporters.

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    Grace Dyke – coFounder, Yellow Jigsaw PR & Marketing

  • MIC Talks was a real inspiration for me and gave me the confidence to pursue my own podcast. Seeing others so passionate and enthusiastic about their subjects, made me want to raise my game. It also reminded me of how accessible and friendly the Podcast community can be.

    Paul Fores – ‘Remember The First Time?’ podcast

  • We launched our podcast today and I want to say thanks! MIC Talks and Edit Club has been invaluable. I can highly recommend MIC’s Events for learning, sharing knowledge, ideas and my favourite thing – creating community around what we do.

    Rachel Goulding – founder, Show Stream

  • As the centre for innovation in the heart of MediaCity, we want to become the home of knowledge for all things Tech. We see podcasting as a key part of the future of audio consumption, so it’s great to be involved with an organisation like MIC and host MIC’s Edit Club in our Social7 event space.

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    James Summerton – Business Development Manager, The Landing

  • Innovative initiatives such a MIC’s Edit Club are a great way of supporting the creative community in such an energised space like The Landing, and where better than the media epicentre of the UK, MediaCity?

    Darren O’Brien – Ecosystems Manager, Barclay’s Eagle Labs

  • I went along to one of MIC’s podcast sessions not sure what to expect, but Vic just made it seem so do-able! Podcasting is an untapped potential market for the good causes sector to shout about the great work they do and raise their profile. MIC cuts through the fears and highlights to us all, regardless of our work, budgets and expertise we can all get going. MIC’s workshops are essential in giving you a push in the right direction and the basic knowledge required to give podcasting a go! Highly recommended.

    MIC has caused me one problem though, I now have no excuse not to get started!

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    Simone Callaghan – Director, The Goodness Collective CIC

  • Working with Vic has been breath of fresh air, as her knowledge and experience spans the media, VCSE and corporate world. We’re finding that increasingly podcasts are a good tool for Social Enterprises to market themselves, be accessible and cascade information more widely, plus they are good value for money.

    We’ve not yet come across other podcasting training and technical support like MIC, aimed at the VCSE sector.

    Nickala Torkington – Director, Flourish CIC

  • It’s imperative that good causes find ways to reach new audiences through different means. Vic knows how to tell a story and powerful audio will be a great tool for good causes to use. Vic has the expertise to help nurture a charity / community organisation through the process to get them to the point where they’re confident to do it themselves.

    Russell Feingold – Director of CSR, UK Fast

  • Vic’s opened our minds about how using podcasts can showcase our great work and share good practice across the youth sector.

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    Richard Marsh – CEO, Manchester Youth Zone

  • Vic’s passion for audio content is clear. Vic is someone well worth listening to when it comes to all things audio.

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    Rhys Hancock – Content & Executive Producer, Podcasts.co

  • “I really enjoyed Vic’s podcasting workshop. I went from thinking they were irrelevant for us, to having a list of 11 podcasts we could start off with! The session really helped me come up with ideas as well as learning about the practicalities.

    We are launching a blog for our charity and we’ll now trial podcasts.”

    Hannah McCowen – Fundraising and Communications Manager, Local Solutions

  • In just three 1:1 sessions, Vic has given me a huge amount of confidence in every aspect of recording my debut podcast. From thinking about the ‘why’, to how to interview and using the technology to use.

    There’s a lot to it and Vic has made it all very accessible to me (and I’m quite a technophobe!). She has bags of enthusiasm and ideas – which has made her a pleasure to work with.

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    Katya Willems – Director, EasyInstaMCR

MIC news and views

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    Episode 9 – Kate O’Donnell

    18 Sep , 2019

    A fabulous conversation with Kate O’Donnell, an award-winning performer, writer and the founder of the pioneering company, Trans Creative.

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    Episode 8 – Sarah Judge

    11 Sep , 2019

    An open-hearted conversation with Sarah Judge, a local councillor and the Lead member for women at Manchester City Council. Sarah also runs a domestic abuse charity.

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    Episode 7 – Bernie Wood

    04 Sep , 2019

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    A passionate and touching conversation with 80 year old Bernie Wood, manager of Talbot House, a unique, user-led support service for parent carers. Over 40 years ago, Bernie brought her then, baby son to the service, and now she runs it.

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    Episode 6 – Sharmila Kar

    28 Aug , 2019

    A frank conversation with Sharmila Kar, Director of Workforce and Organisational Development, Manchester Health and Care Commissioning. Equality and inclusion is at the heart of everything Sharmila does. She’s also a trustee at the LGBT Foundation.

  • 9 things you need to know from Podcast Movement 2019

    26 Aug , 2019

    From puppies and knowing your audience to improving your audio and podcast bubbles, here’s what we’re dying to share with you from this year’s conference.

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    Episode 5 – Jackie Driver

    21 Aug , 2019

    A straight talking conversation with Jackie Driver, listed as one of the most influential disabled people in the UK. Jackie works tirelessly in the field of equality and human rights. She’s currently leading the inclusion strategy at Manchester Health and Care Commissioning

Contact MIC

Got an idea for a podcast? Interested in a spot of training? Simply want to invite us out to play that new, fun crazy golf you see so much of nowadays?

Whatever it is, MIC would love to hear from you.

Address :

Federation House, Manchester, M4, UK

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