The Podcast Accounting Show

EP99: THE PODCAST ACCOUNTING SHOW Mike Murphy Unplugged Accounting 1010 Episode Summary: Behind the scenes of the Mike Murphy Unplugged Finacials How much it cost to start this podcast? How much it cost to maintain this podcast week after week?

Episode Summary: A behind-the-scenes look at the real financials of Mike Murphy Unplugged — what it cost to start the podcast, and what it costs to keep it running week after week.

What You’ll Learn

The real dollar breakdown of Mike’s full studio podcast setup: $942
Monthly recurring software and hosting costs: $83/month
A mobile recording kit built for $500, and a beginner studio kit for $486
Mike’s buying philosophy: simple, reputable, and reliable over expensive or feature-heavy

Buying Philosophy

The goal is always the best quality affordable, not the most expensive thing possible. Gear with a good reputation, a simple design, and a track record of just working — not bells and whistles — wins every time.

Studio Podcast Setup

Total: $942

Software & Web Tools

Scrivener (for writing scripts) — $50
ID3 Tag Editor — $15

Total: $65

Recurring Monthly Fees

Adobe Creative Cloud — $50/month
Libsyn podcast hosting — $15/month
Spreaker podcast directory — $5/month
Bluehost web hosting — $13/month

Total: $83/month

Mobile Kit

Audio-Technica ATR2100 USB Mic — $60
Shure SM58 — $0 (already owned, well past its cost-recovery point)
Apple USB3/Lightning Kit — $39
Zoom H6 Recorder — $400

Mobile kit total: $500 (excludes the iPad Pro or iPhone itself)

Beginner Studio Kit

Audio-Technica ATR2100 — $69
Rode PSA-1 Boom Arm — $99
On-Stage MY-420 Shockmount — $29
Shure Wind Foam — $5
Focusrite 2i2 Audio Interface (2nd Gen) — $150
Canare 5’ XLR Cables — $20
Sony MDR-7506 Headphones — $75
Apple USB3/Lightning Kit (optional, for iOS recording) — $39

Beginner podcast kit total: $486

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