I thought one must put mouth much closer to Shure SM7B to get decent sound level, but she always is far away, how is it possible? Maybe she’s using directional microphone off camera and Shure SM7B is just a prop?:

I thought one must put mouth much closer to Shure SM7B to get decent sound level, but she always is far away, how is it possible? Maybe she’s using directional microphone off camera and Shure SM7B is just a prop?:

Podcast mics have a high peak you don’t necessarily need to be next to them like older mics.