Location · Peninsula · San Mateo
Podcast studio near San Mateo.
Our podcast studio sits at 50 Francisco St in North Beach, San Francisco, about 35 minutes up 101 from San Mateo. One engineered visit a quarter can carry your entire content calendar.
A podcast studio 35 minutes from San Mateo waits straight up 101 at King St and The Embarcadero. The trip buys a dedicated engineer on every session, three broadcast cameras live-switched in 4K, Shure mics with a separated track per voice, and raw files on your drive the same day. Most Peninsula clients come once a quarter and record a whole season in one visit.
Getting here from San Mateo
Three ways to make the trip.
Take 101 north, exit at King St, and follow The Embarcadero north along the waterfront to Francisco St. Timing is typical off peak.
Ride Caltrain into San Francisco, then finish with a short rideshare up The Embarcadero. Your driver can drop you at the Francisco St entrance.
BART from the Peninsula reaches Embarcadero Station. From there it is about a 15 minute walk, or a short F streetcar ride up the waterfront.
Parking is simple once you know the pattern: metered street parking on Francisco St and Battery St is easiest before 10am, and public garages sit along The Embarcadero and around Levi's Plaza. Every route and garage is mapped on our directions and parking page.
What the trip buys
A broadcast-grade podcast studio near San Mateo.
Self-serve rooms in San Francisco run $40 to $150 per hour, and you run the gear yourself. Full-service studios with an engineer and multi-cam 4K run $300 to $500 per hour. Ours is $450 per hour, and the line items below come with every booking. The full list is on what is included in a studio session.
The Peninsula play
One trip a quarter. Ninety days of content.
Podcast set · 50 Francisco St
Creator Day, built for the drive
Make the 35 minutes count once instead of weekly. Take the whole studio for a day and go home with a quarter of content.
- Morning on the podcast set: batch your episode backlog
- Afternoon on the course and teleprompter set
- Same engineer all day, both sets pre-lit
- Every file on your drive before you leave
San Mateo marketing teams, founders, and coaches use this cadence to publish weekly while driving quarterly. The hour-by-hour plan is on the Creator Day page, and our playbook shows how to record 90 days of content in one day. A steady rhythm works too: hourly sessions start at $450 with a 1-hour minimum.
FAQ · San Mateo
Questions from Peninsula clients.
How far is the podcast studio from San Mateo?+
About 35 minutes by car, off peak. Take 101 north, exit at King St, and follow The Embarcadero north to Francisco St. Caltrain into San Francisco plus a short rideshare up the waterfront works well too.
Is the drive worth it compared to a self-serve room closer to home?+
Self-serve rooms run $40 to $150 per hour and you operate the gear yourself. Our $450 per hour session includes a dedicated engineer, three broadcast cameras live-switched in 4K, Shure mics with a separated track per voice, and same-day files. One engineered session tends to replace several self-serve visits.
Can I batch several episodes in one visit?+
Yes. Many San Mateo clients book a Creator Day from $1,200, take both sets for the day, and record a quarter of podcast episodes and course lessons in one trip.
When do I get my files?+
The same day. Raw 4K and separated audio tracks go onto your drive before you head back down 101.
Where do I park at the studio?+
Metered street parking on Francisco St and Battery St is easiest before 10am, and public garages sit along The Embarcadero and around Levi's Plaza. Rideshares can drop you at the Francisco St entrance.
Make the drive once a quarter.
35 minutes from San Mateo. Engineer included. Files on your drive the same day.
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