This is so good. And also the exact opposite reaction to what I tell myself about my body of work: why am I always talking about the same things. I’ll think about your viewpoint and mull it over when reviewing my current batch of essays waiting in the wings.
In the early days the turn around was pretty tight, which we realized was making things unnecessarily stressful. We started making a content calendar quarterly so we knew what our topics were going to be and any guests that needed to be scheduled. We may record 4-6 weeks ahead of when something is going to be released, depending on our schedules (if we’re 6 weeks out it usually means we’re recording with a guest and that was when the scheduling worked). Originally I aimed to have episodes edited a week before release to give my partner time to listen back and out together show notes, but that meant that if either of us got delayed there was a crunch. I’m trying now to have things wrapped two weeks before (having recordings already banked helps with that).
Prior to this year we released episodes bi-weekly, and did approximately 8 weeks on and 4 weeks off (it took us awhile to find a good cadence for us so the season were not that consistent for the first year). This year we introduced minisodes that we release between the full length episodes, so the show is functionally weekly but with a lighter production load than if we did hour long episodes every week. I am very glad we worked our way up to weekly because it would have been tough to keep up with in the early days.
Hopefully that info is helpful! My main advice would be to be honest about what you can keep up with consistently, and try to figure out what makes things feel simple or easeful for you - which might be different than the way we do things. Happy to answer any other questions! Good luck with your show!
This is so good. And also the exact opposite reaction to what I tell myself about my body of work: why am I always talking about the same things. I’ll think about your viewpoint and mull it over when reviewing my current batch of essays waiting in the wings.
Congrats on the 70+ episodes! Wow!
I'm only toe-deep into mine--it’s been a n almost a month and got 6 episodes in.
What was a comfortable production schedule when you first started podcasting??? Does it still meet your needs?
Thank you!!
In the early days the turn around was pretty tight, which we realized was making things unnecessarily stressful. We started making a content calendar quarterly so we knew what our topics were going to be and any guests that needed to be scheduled. We may record 4-6 weeks ahead of when something is going to be released, depending on our schedules (if we’re 6 weeks out it usually means we’re recording with a guest and that was when the scheduling worked). Originally I aimed to have episodes edited a week before release to give my partner time to listen back and out together show notes, but that meant that if either of us got delayed there was a crunch. I’m trying now to have things wrapped two weeks before (having recordings already banked helps with that).
Prior to this year we released episodes bi-weekly, and did approximately 8 weeks on and 4 weeks off (it took us awhile to find a good cadence for us so the season were not that consistent for the first year). This year we introduced minisodes that we release between the full length episodes, so the show is functionally weekly but with a lighter production load than if we did hour long episodes every week. I am very glad we worked our way up to weekly because it would have been tough to keep up with in the early days.
Hopefully that info is helpful! My main advice would be to be honest about what you can keep up with consistently, and try to figure out what makes things feel simple or easeful for you - which might be different than the way we do things. Happy to answer any other questions! Good luck with your show!