Online video & podcasts


You may need to consult more than one section of Re:cite to accurately represent the source used. Your citation may look different depending on the number of authors it has. Check the frequently asked questions about Chicago B page for further advice.


In-text citation example

Adichie (2009) commented on …

OR

...as shown in the video “Ai Weiwei – Sunflower Seeds” (2010).

Reference list

Reference list template

With author

Author Surname, Given Name. Year. "Title of Video." Additional publication information [if relevant], date posted. Description of item, duration. URL.

Without author

"Title of video." Year. Additional publication information [if relevant], date posted. Description of item, duration. URL.

Podcast

Author Surname, Given Name, host. Podcast Title. Season number, episode number, "Title of Episode." Additional publication information [if relevant], date posted. Description of item, duration. URL.

Reference list example

With author

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. 2009. "The Danger of a Single Story." Filmed at TEDGlobal 2009, July 2009. TED video, 18:43. https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.

Without author

"Ai Weiwei - Sunflower Seeds." 2010. Tate, October 14, 2010. Video, 14:41. https://youtu.be/PueYywpkJW8.

Podcast

Ober, Lauren, host. The Loudest Girl in the World. Season 1, episode 2, “Goodbye, Routine; Hello, Meltdown!.” Pushkin Industries, September 13, 2022. Podcast, 41 min., 37 sec. https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/loudest-girl-in-the-world.

Tips for this reference type

An online video is a digital video that is streamed and typically hosted on platforms like YouTube, or social media sites.

  • See Manual 14.167 & Manual 14.168.
  • Screen names and personas can be included in the author field if necessary - include the author's name as it appears. If a real name can be determined, you can include it in brackets.
  • Different sources will provide more or less information about the item. Any facts relevant to identifying the item should be included, for example the name of a YouTube channel or where and when it was recorded.
  • You may give a time-stamp of the appropriate excerpt in parentheses, e.g. (Adichie 2009, 1:45).
  • For recordings accessed online, if there is no date of production or broadcast provided, you should include an access date prior to the URL (Manual 13.15).
  • Use a permanent URL wherever available.
  • If it is a long URL , it is usually acceptable for sources to record the URL for the home page (e.g. https://www.youtube.com) or the name of the database (Youtube) in lieu of recording a URL.
  • Podcasts, whether consulted online or via an app, are cited much like television episodes and series (14.168).
  • Episodes and indexed scenes are treated like chapters. Where an episode does not have an individual title, just include the episode number.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)