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The People

Our Team

The instructors and curriculum developers at Haneja Lexesa are independent audio producers and podcasters. They built their own shows before building this program.

Marcus Delano, audio production lead, seated at recording desk

Marcus Delano

Audio Production Lead

Marcus has been producing independent audio for over a decade. He started with a single USB microphone and a free trial of Audacity and has since developed a methodology for getting clean recordings in untreated rooms. His courses focus on the physics of sound in domestic spaces — why certain rooms are difficult and what you can do about them without spending money on acoustic panels.

He leads the Microphone Technique and Editing Software modules, and developed the gain-staging framework that runs through the Foundation and Intermediate skill levels.

Microphone Technique Gain Staging Room Acoustics Audacity
Priya Shenkar, audio storytelling instructor, standing against a white wall

Priya Shenkar

Audio Storytelling Instructor

Priya's background is in narrative audio. She spent years producing documentary-style podcast episodes before joining Haneja Lexesa to teach the craft of audio storytelling to people who have never worked in the medium before. Her approach is rooted in structure rather than style — she teaches the mechanics of how a story moves before addressing how it sounds.

Her modules cover episode structure, interview technique, scripting for audio, and the specific challenges of holding a listener's attention without visual support.

Narrative Audio Episode Structure Interview Technique Scripting
Daniel Osei, publishing and distribution specialist, at a minimal desk

Daniel Osei

Publishing and Distribution

Daniel spent several years managing distribution for a small network of independent podcasts before focusing on education. He knows the technical side of podcast hosting platforms, RSS feed configuration, and directory submission requirements in detail. His courses are methodical and thorough — he covers the steps that most tutorials skip.

He leads the Distribution module and contributes to the Show Notes Writing curriculum, which covers both the practical formatting requirements of major directories and the SEO considerations that affect episode discoverability.

RSS Feeds Directory Submission Show Notes SEO Hosting Platforms

How We Work

Curriculum Built From Practice

The Haneja Lexesa curriculum was not written from theory. Each module started as a problem one of the instructors encountered while producing their own shows, then developed into a structured lesson after they found a repeatable solution.

This means the content is specific. It addresses the actual friction points of home studio podcasting — not the idealized version of the process you would find in a broadcast journalism textbook.

The team reviews and updates course material regularly. Audio software changes. Platform requirements shift. What worked in hosting and distribution two years ago may not reflect current best practice.

Two instructors collaborating over printed course outlines and audio equipment on a clean white table