APA citation style

A guide to citing sources using APA Style, 7th edition

Podcasts

List the host as the author. Include episode number if it has one. You may use a shortened URL generated by a link shortener. Either the long or short URL is acceptable. If URL is unknown (accessed through an app) leave out the URL.

Citation format:

Author, A. A. (Host). (Year, Month day). Episode title (No. #) [Audio podcast episode]. In Podcast title. Publisher. URL

Sample reference list entry:

O’Reilly, T. (Host). (2018, August 31). How some grocery store mirrors nudge you toward healthier choices [Audio podcast episode]. In Under the influence. CBC Radio. https://bit.ly/37C3hPj

Films and television shows

It is not necessary to specify how you watched it (e.g. streaming or DVD). For films, the director is the author. For an episode of a TV show, the writer and the director are the authors. Specify their role in brackets after their name. If more than one production company is listed, include them all, separated by semi-colons.

Films

Citation format:

Director, D. D. (Director). (Year of release). Title [Film]. Production Company/Companies.

Sample reference list entry:

Cheney, I. (Director). (2018). The most unknown [Film]. Science Sandbox; Motherboard; Sandbox Films (II); Vice Media.

Episodes of television shows

Citation format:

Writer, W.W. (Writer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Year, Month day). Title of episode (Season #, Episode#) [TV series episode]. In Producer, P. P. & Producer, P. P. (Executive Producers), Title of TV series. Production Company.

Sample reference list entry:

Verdecchia, R. (Writer & Director). (2019, November 2). Be afraid: The science of fear (Season 59, Episode 6) [TV series episode]. In Henderson, G., & Henderson, S. (Executive Producers), The nature of things. CBC.