bitpunkfm on Nostr: I'm all for hardware but this is much easier to do in software in post. And this ...

I'm all for hardware but this is much easier to do in software in post. And this comes from someone who hates post editing!

A clip on lav style mic with a wind protector going into a field recorder will be fine.

Unless you meant "live" podcast because I was confused about the need for headphones.

You can use a field recorder that has EQ and most importantly, a noise gate (and noise reduction).

Getting this small is challenging when I think honestly I'd suggest using the phone to do this for a prototype.