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Updated . Example details checked against serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibi, released October 3, 2014.
The Chicago format
Pattern
Last name, First name, host. “Episode Title.” Podcast Name. Season #, episode #. Producer, Month Day, Year. Podcast. URL.
- Host with the role word.
- “Podcast” names the medium, before the URL.
- A moment: give the time in the note.
A real example
Bibliography entry
Koenig, Sarah, host. “The Alibi.” Serial. Season 1, episode 1. This American Life, October 3, 2014. Podcast. https://serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibi.
First footnote
Sarah Koenig, host, “The Alibi,” Serial, season 1, episode 1, This American Life, October 3, 2014, podcast, https://serialpodcast.org/season-one/1/the-alibi.
Later footnotes
Koenig, “Alibi.”
When details are missing
- No host: start with the episode title.
- No numbers: leave them out.
Common mistakes
- No medium. Chicago says “podcast” in the entry.
- Italic episode. Episodes are quoted.
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Questions
How does the short note look?
Koenig, “Alibi.” Chicago drops a leading “The” from short titles.
Is a podcast listed in the bibliography?
Yes, if you cite it.
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