Why create a podcast?
Audio content consumption has exploded over the last 5 years and has become a mainstream medium for social engagement, education and entertainment. There were over 584 million podcast listeners globally in 2025 and projections estimate this growing to 651.7 million by 2027.
Podcasts can:
- Open channels of communication and conversation between scientists, research communities and society
- Open up opportunities for collaboration
- Provide a bespoke and unique outreach and public engagement resource tool
- Improve and enhance opportunities to secure funding
- Improve and increase impact and citation metrics (Altmetric scores, REF assessments)
- Engage listeners across multiple channels and platforms
We will:
- Bring your research to life through an interesting and engaging discussion or expertly crafted script
- Ensure your podcast is tailored to your needs and focused on your objectives and intended audience
- Keep your time investment to an absolute minimum
- Provide you with the final MP3 files and the PDF transcript file to support accessibility requirements
Scripted Podcast
This option is for those who want to summarise a single research paper only. Our team will write a 1500 – 1700 word plain language summary of your research paper, and our voice-over artists will professionally narrate it into a 10-minute audiobook. It will then be published in our audio library along with the transcript and a downloadable PDF file, and uploaded to the Science Natters podcast profile on various hosting platforms. We will also provide you with copies of the final audio files and promote your podcast across our social media profiles to amplify the reach and impact.
Interview Podcast
Through a thought-provoking and engaging discussion with our podcast hosts, we will explore your research, aims, objectives and goals to bring clarity to your research. This option is for those who want to summarise a full research project, or multiple research papers (up to 3 papers). Our team will produce a 20-minute podcast. It will then be published in our audio library along with the transcript and a downloadable PDF file, and will be uploaded to the Science Natters podcast profile on various hosting platforms. We will also provide you with copies of the final audio files and promote your podcast across our social media profiles to amplify the reach and impact.
The Process
Our team of expert science writers, producers and content creators take care of all the heavy lifting, meaning you invest very little time into the process but retain all of the editorial control.
Scripted Podcast
Step 1: You simply submit your paper and then sit back and relax while we get to work.
Step 2: We will write a script to distil your research paper into accessible language, making the research understandable for a very broad community of listeners.
Step 3: You review and approve your script and choose a male or female voiceover artist to narrate your podcast.
Step 4: We produce an audio file for you to review and approve.
Step 5: We deliver final MP3 and PDF files to you, publish your audio narration, upload it to online podcast websites and produce the social media messaging to amplify the reach.
Interview Podcast
Step 1: You simply submit your papers and/or grant abstract and then sit back and relax while we get to work.
Step 2: We will write a set of interview questions about your research papers and grant abstract that we share with you.
Step 3: You review and approve the questions before we book a call on Riverside, our professional podcasting platform.
Step 4: The interview is conducted and recorded, and we produce the audio file with the intro and background music.
Step 5: We share the recording and transcript files with you for you to approve.
Step 6: We deliver final MP3 and PDF files to you, publish your podcast in our audio library, upload it to online podcast websites and produce the social media messaging to amplify the reach.