For people with something worth saying.
A hands-on studio experience for anyone circling a podcast idea. Stop planning. Start making something people can actually watch, hear, and connect with.
Mark Squared is an Atlanta-based creative production company — 200+ podcast and talk-show episodes produced, two-time 2026 Telly Award winner in Public Interest & Awareness. The Podcast Lab isn't a one-off event. It's how we work.
Conversations we've already made.
Talk Show — EmpowerMen
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Interview — Style with Trysh
Creator ContentMaybe it's a podcast. Maybe it's a show. Maybe it's the thing you haven't figured out yet.
The Podcast Lab is a hands-on experience built to help you stop circling the idea and start making something.
You don't need it all figured out. You just need a place to begin.
I've been thinking about starting a podcast
You've got the idea. Maybe a name. Maybe a Notes app full of topics. Maybe you've been saying "I'm going to start" for the last six months.
What you don't have yet is a show. That's okay — the Lab gives you space to think through the idea and see what it could actually become.
I need content, not another job
You don't necessarily want to become a full-time content creator. You just need a smarter way to show up, share what you know, and make enough content to stay visible.
The Lab will help you think about how one good conversation can become more than one piece of content.
I already have a podcast
The show exists. Now you want the production, visuals, and overall experience to catch up with the idea.
Come see what a more intentional production process can look like.
This isn't three hours in a chair taking notes.
You'll get to experience the process — and leave with something, even if you walked in with only questions.
- 01 Explore your podcast or content idea
- 02 Learn what makes a show work beyond the microphone
- 03 See a professional production environment come together
- 04 Step in front of the camera
- 05 Try an interactive interview segment
- 06 Create a one-minute intro or content clip
- 07 Explore how AI can support the creative process
- 08 Meet other Atlanta creators
Enough planning. Enough "I'm going to start." Leave with something.
Anybody can buy a microphone.
The real work is figuring out what to say, how to shape it, how to shoot it, and how to make people want to keep watching. That's where production comes in.
Inside the Lab, you'll get a look at what happens around the camera — the set, the lighting, the conversation, the pacing, the visual choices, and the thinking that turns an idea into a show.
The Podcast Lab
You can research microphones. You can watch another tutorial. You can save another video about how to start a podcast. At some point, you have to try it.
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