Audio podcast

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Format for in-text citation

In-text citation example

Harvard EdCast is a weekly podcast about the ideas that shape education.


Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Host H (host) and Producer P (producer) (Day Month Year) ‘Title of podcast: subtitle of podcast’ [podcast], Name of podcast, Name of Podcast Network, accessed Day Month Year.

Reference list example

Anderson J (host) (3 March 2023) 'Harvard EdCast: a crisis in belonging' [podcast], Harvard EdCast, Harvard Graduate School of Education, accessed 5 June 2023.


Style notes for this reference type

  • Use italics for the name of the program series.
  • Use roman type and quotation marks for the names of individual podcast episodes.
  • Use sentence case.
  • Hyperlink the episode’s title if you played it from a webpage.
  • Don’t link to the podcast’s file name. Always link to the webpage that hosts the podcast episode.
  • Include the date it was accessed at the end of the reference.

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