In the New Year, I’ll be doing some rebranding on my Podcast, and doing so also means getting the best tools to do the job. After chatting with some folks for recommendations (including Erik Fisher, who interviewed me for his podcast, Beyond the To-Do List last month), I’ve come up with the best of the best in terms of recommendations.

So, what do you need?

First, A Microphone.

For $229, you can get the best of the best.

But wait, you’ll need a stand ($12.95) with that:

And a clamp-on microphone pop filter ($16.95). Don’t know what that is? Join the club.

Don’t like all the fancy stuff? Want to spend less?

As Erik Fisher told me, us beginners may be able to get by with just this teensy (comparatively) microphone ($44.95).

If you podcast, do you use these tools?