Is there a specific type of mic to use with Garage Band?

Hello,
Recently I purchased a mini-plug microphone from Wal-Mart to record my first podcast. However, after pluggin it in, I was unable to get and levels in GB or iMovie.
Is there a specific type of microphone that I need to purchase to record podcasts?

For ease of use I went with a USB microphone. I started with a headset mic combo from logitek. It was Ok, but I thought I needed something better, so I got a Blue Snowball. It worked great. Super sound quality for the price, and I just had to plug it in, and set my pref in Garageband to accept it as the new input device.

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