East Bay · 30 minutes from Berkeley
Podcast studio near Berkeley.
BART runs straight from Downtown Berkeley to the waterfront, and the drive is about 30 minutes. One session in a podcast studio near Berkeley returns a semester of content, engineered and delivered the same day.
A podcast studio 30 minutes from Berkeley by car or BART sits at 50 Francisco St on North Beach's waterfront edge. Ride BART from Downtown Berkeley to Embarcadero Station and walk 15 minutes up The Embarcadero, or drive I-80 over the Bay Bridge. Every session includes a dedicated engineer, 4K multi-cam, a teleprompter, and same-day files.
Getting here · from Berkeley
One BART ride, zero parking.
Board at Downtown Berkeley
Take a San Francisco bound train and ride to Embarcadero Station.
Surface at Embarcadero
Exit to Market St. The studio sits about a 15 minute walk up the waterfront from the station.
Walk or hop the F streetcar
Follow The Embarcadero north, or ride the F streetcar to the Greenwich St stop, a 4 minute walk from our door at 50 Francisco St.
Record and ride home
Your engineer runs the session, and raw 4K plus separated audio goes onto your drive before you head back.
Driving works too: take I-80 across the Bay Bridge, exit at Fremont St and The Embarcadero, and follow the waterfront north to Francisco St, about 30 minutes off peak. Metered street parking on Francisco St and Battery St is easiest before 10am, with public garages along The Embarcadero and at the Levi's Plaza lots.
What the trip buys
Broadcast output from a podcast studio near Berkeley.
Self-serve rooms around the Bay run $40 to $150 per hour, and you operate the gear. Full-service studios with an engineer and multi-cam 4K run $300 to $500 per hour. We sit inside that band at $450, with the engineer, live switching, and same-day delivery built in. The whole market is mapped in our guide to podcast studio rental cost in San Francisco.
Batching · for academics, authors, founders
A semester of content in one day.
Course set · 50 Francisco St
Lectures, episodes, and chapters, back to back
Berkeley runs on lectures, research, and books. Our course and teleprompter studio puts your script on a professional teleprompter and your slides or code on a large display, while the podcast set hosts interviews at the round table. An engineer runs both.
- Teleprompter set for course modules and lecture series
- Podcast set for interviews: host plus two guests on camera
- Creator Day from $1,200 books both sets for a full day
- The playbook: record 90 days of content in one day
FAQ · Berkeley
Before you cross the bay.
How do I get from Berkeley to the studio by BART?+
Board a San Francisco bound train at Downtown Berkeley and ride to Embarcadero Station. From there it is a 15 minute walk up The Embarcadero, or a short F streetcar ride to the Greenwich St stop, 4 minutes from our door.
How long is the drive from Berkeley?+
About 30 minutes off peak. Take I-80 across the Bay Bridge, exit at Fremont St and The Embarcadero, and follow the waterfront north to 50 Francisco St.
Can I record a full course in one visit?+
Yes. The teleprompter set holds your script and slides while an engineer runs cameras, audio, and the prompter. Book the whole studio for the day from $1,200 and pair course modules with podcast episodes in one trip.
What makes the trip worth it over a local hourly room?+
Hourly rooms run $40 to $150 per hour with you on the gear. Here a dedicated engineer live-switches three broadcast cameras in 4K, rides your audio, and hands you raw files the same day, so the ride home is the end of the work.
When do I get my files?+
The same day. Raw 4K and separated audio tracks go onto your drive before you leave the studio.
One BART ride to a finished season.
30 minutes from Berkeley. Engineer included. Files on your drive the same day.
or call/text (510) 244-8537