October 13th, 2021 × #podcasting#webdev#production
A Podcast on Running a Podcast
Covers how Wes and Scott run every aspect of the Syntax podcast from recording, planning, editing, promoting, sponsors, and more.
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about running a podcast — recording, sponsoring, where to start, and more!
Freshbooks - Sponsor
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LogRocket - Sponsor
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Cloudinary - Sponsor
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Show Notes
01:45 - Recording Setup
- Zoom to chat
- Record on Zoom
- Quicktime
- Logic
- Riverside
- Wes:
- Scott:
09:13 - Notes
- Shows begin as a Notion doc
- Big outlines with a point-based outline to where to go
- Sometimes points are detailed, other times are just one-word reminders as to what to hit
- Sponsors pulled from a Notion relational table
- Shows are created in a kanban board but moved to a calendar view
12:37 - How do you find stuff to talk about?!
- Technical skills
- Hasty
- Tasty
- Potluck
- Game shows
- Collabs
- Soft skills
- Productivity
- Apps
- We Cooked It: Explainer Episode
- Add ideas to the list anytime it pops into your head
21:02 - Editing
- Podcast Royale
- We record a clap for syncing
- Upload to Dropbox for our editors
22:07 - Hosting
- Libsyn
- Archaic feeling, but covers everything
22:36 - The website
- Next.js
- Open source
- PRs are submitted adding the latest episodes
24:10 - Transcripts
- Generated
24:40 - Would you still start one?
- Podcast vs YouTube vs Twitch
29:20 - Getting popular / Marketing
- How do you do it?
- Consistency is key
- Need external audience
35:34 - Sponsors
- Five to six hours per week in prep
- Most of our sponsors are products we already used
- We sell and manage all our sponsors ourselves
42:17 - What about Patreon?
- Ad-free version?
46:04 - Live shows
- Confs
- Livestream
Links
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Shameless Plugs
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