We produce podcasts and other creative audio content for museums, history organizations, and cultural nonprofits. If you have a podcast-related need, Better Lemon Creative Audio is your one-stop solution. Seriously, we do it all. We’re based outside Washington, D.C., but serve clients around the world.
Clients include The National Archives (UK), The Vagina Museum, the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Royal Parks, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Seven Stories, Charleston Trust, The London Metropolitan Archives, and more.
This show for The National Archives in London explores the stories of famous and everyday people from the past through interviews with records specialists and external experts. We produced this show alongside TNA staff for over four years.
Look closer at the latest acquisitions and displays in The Fitzwilliam Museum, which is part of the University of Cambridge Museums. Through intimate interviews conducted by host Dan Vo the show highlights artists of colour and underrepresented stories and explores the importance and relevance of contemporary art to historic collections.
Yes, there's actually a Vagina Museum. We have a vision of a world where no one is ashamed of their bodies, everyone has bodily autonomy, and all of humanity works together to build a society that is free and equal. This is our podcast. Spoiler alert, it's about vaginas.
Everybody has a story to tell. This podcast shares the authentic voices and stories of people from small towns and rural communities across the United States. The stories featured in these curated episodes are raw, and real, and provide a unique window into the ever-changing, multi-faceted and diverse nature of America.
Whose Stories? is a podcast about children’s books, diversity, and the role of archives, brought to you by Newcastle University and Seven Stories: The National Centre for Children’s Books. In the first season of our podcast, we’re exploring the story of children’s books and Black Britain.
Hear from some of the inspiring individuals who are shaping the field of preservation in the United States. Explore why preservation matters, how it can make a difference in improving the future quality of life for people in communities around the country, and what links preservation to this year's history in the making.
Each cultural nonprofit we work with has a unique set of needs and existing capabilities. We work with you to develop a production plan that gives you as much involvement and control as you want, then take care of the rest. Practically, we do all things podcasting as well as audio production for audio tours and other podcast-inspired audio experiences. Not sure what you need or want? Get in touch, and we can explore options together.
Start to finish. We’ll work with you to develop a concept, then take over to conduct interviews, script, edit, and produce your show. We can also work to commission new shows on your behalf and oversee indie podcaster collaborations.
You’ve done your interviews and collected your “tape.” Now what? We can jump in for any level of help with scripting and editing your audio into a professional sounding podcast.
Need advice? Want to improve or overhaul your existing podcast? Looking for guidance on how to get your amazing show into the right ear buds? We can help.
Whether you want one-on-one training for a staff member, a multi-day staff training workshop, or you want to put on a podcasting workshop for your visitors…if you want to learn it, we teach it. Hannah is also available for online and in-person speaking engagements.
“In a few short years, Hannah Hethmon has come to be synonymous with museum podcasting, and she is rapidly raising the quality of audio production in the field overall through her book, workshops, and training programs.
We have loved working with Hannah at MuseWeb and the Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture. Her expertise and professionalism are exemplary, and her flexibility and understanding of the exigencies of small and large organizations makes even the most complex challenges in projects with her much less daunting!”
// Nancy Proctor, Executive Director at The Peale Center and the MuseWeb Foundation
We the Museum is a podcast for museum workers who want to form a more perfect institution. Hosted by the field's go-to podcast person, Hannah Hethmon, We the Museum episodes feature in-depth conversations with museum workers in the US and beyond. Explore ideas, programs, and exhibitions that inform and inspire.
Thinking about podcasting at your organization? Looking for more information and inspiration?
Grab a copy of Your Museum Needs a Podcast: A Step-By-Step Guide to Podcasting on a Budget for Museums, History Organizations, and Cultural Nonprofits.
Pop over to our Medium blog for articles on podcasting for museums and other cultural nonprofits as well as our recommendations for your podcast queue.
Check out our Directory of Podcasts by Cultural Nonprofits to see a (nearly) complete list of podcasts created BY museums, history organizations, theaters, libraries, arts organizations, and other cultural nonprofits.
