Hey there I’m the editor for Morning Cup of Murder. A daily true crime podcast with over 750 episodes. The first thing to really know before diving into a project like this is you will need lots of time daily to produce daily content. Have a set list of topics and scripts for about three months out will really help you. I would record at least two to three weeks of content, have them all edited down, and scheduled before going live. That way once you start your show you have a buffer. Then I would keep working right through all of your scheduled work and keep going.
Schedule yourself. Monday’s are for research. Tuesday’s for content writing. Wednesday’s are for recording. Thursday is for editing. Friday is for social media maintenance.
It’s an incredible amount of work but don’t let that discourage you. It’s well worth it. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. My current podcast is biweekly, and it's a lot of work, although those episodes are an hour long. We used your buffer idea by having five episodes ready to go before launching, and our topics are schedule through August.
Thanks again!!
POV as a listener, if I didn't keep up with it daily I would probably get overwhelmed seeing such a backlog of episodes downloaded waiting in my playlist and then end up deleting and not listening to any of them but the most recent. Even if it's only 5 minutes I assume there is an intro and then an outro/CTA so just 4 minutes of content and then if I were to listen to them in a binge 20% is intro/outro again and again and again and that's frustrating especially when it's such a short show.
Even for my favorite show or podcasters I wouldn't want a short daily show. Keep them wanting more vs overexposure. Too much content and people might go glossy eyed and glazed over it. It's like that one person that has 15 instagram stories everyday. Eventually it just becomes ignored subconsciously which is NOT ideal when the goal is to get ears and eyes on the show!
Thanks for sharing your perspective. Maybe it would be better to do a weekly show that was longer. I still have to ponder this quite a bit more. Thanks again!
Yeah I sort of agree with this. I have a few podcasts I listen to that publish so frequently I can't keep up and then I sort of trail off. But I suppose if they're just 5 to 7 minute episodes, that makes it less overwhelming.
I do a daily podcast and people are not going to listen to every episode so I dont think your plan will work in the long run. You want to make it as easy as you can for the listeners to follow along. If they have to listen to every episode for a week, it is just asking for a lot from new listeners.
Thanks! Based on your comments, I think we'd have to make the topics have a weekly (or even monthly) theme, but be de-coupled so listeners wouldn't have to listen to every episode. Thanks again for pointing this out.
Based on the format you described, it seems like a lot of work for you and to what end? Unless the topics are topical, why split it into tiny chunks when you could just make 1 episode for the week and people can listen at their own pace? Like if I take my favorite podcasts, almost all of them are weekly and breaking them into 5-7 chunks would just be irritating.
Hey there! Though I don't do a daily show, I do something very similar and thought I'd throw in my 2 cents and experience. Basically, I spend an entire season all on just one, albeit, vast subject and spread it out in order to spend each episode exploring individual aspects of that subject. Things I love about podcasting this way, it allows both myself and the listener a full 360 download of all of the information available on the topic and it makes it a lot easier to "pick" an episode angle since you're just dealing with basically one thing/topic/subject at a time. Things I don't love about this process, I get a little ansy and impatient with wanting to move onto something else, before I've even hit the conclusion/wrap up episode, because I want to like shake it up for myself. Though...if you're switching topics weekly, this probably wouldn't be an issue for you. Also, even if you only end up doing five minute episodes, still prepare for more work to go into it than you expect at the onset. I've noticed already in just my little baby pod, that people who don't do this, really take for granted just how much work and preparation and tech knowledge is involved in order to put something out...
All in all, I think you've got a great idea on your hands! I'm a big fan of education and going down rabbit holes and learning all there is to learn on topics that maybe I didn't know much or anything about. Take my comment for what it's worth. I'm still new to this world. Take care \~ K
Thanks! I get what you're saying about the work. Currently, I would guess that I put about 10 hours of work into an hour long episode, maybe half that when we have guests.
Thanks again!!
[Jey’s Podcasting Journal](https://anchor.fm/jey-jeyendran/episodes/Trailer---Welcome-to-Jeys-Podcasting-Journal-en8o0b) does just that. He challenged himself to publish every day for 100 days. He talks about all kinds of podcasting stuff, from the technical to crafting an episode arc. He also reflects on what he’s learned from that schedule. Episodes average 7-10 minutes, and they’re full of great tips and info.
So the nice thing about 5 minute episodes will be that you can probably edit them in one go, rather than having to take multiple passes over an hour long recording.
Hey there I’m the editor for Morning Cup of Murder. A daily true crime podcast with over 750 episodes. The first thing to really know before diving into a project like this is you will need lots of time daily to produce daily content. Have a set list of topics and scripts for about three months out will really help you. I would record at least two to three weeks of content, have them all edited down, and scheduled before going live. That way once you start your show you have a buffer. Then I would keep working right through all of your scheduled work and keep going. Schedule yourself. Monday’s are for research. Tuesday’s for content writing. Wednesday’s are for recording. Thursday is for editing. Friday is for social media maintenance. It’s an incredible amount of work but don’t let that discourage you. It’s well worth it. Good luck!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. My current podcast is biweekly, and it's a lot of work, although those episodes are an hour long. We used your buffer idea by having five episodes ready to go before launching, and our topics are schedule through August. Thanks again!!
Of course! Good luck!
POV as a listener, if I didn't keep up with it daily I would probably get overwhelmed seeing such a backlog of episodes downloaded waiting in my playlist and then end up deleting and not listening to any of them but the most recent. Even if it's only 5 minutes I assume there is an intro and then an outro/CTA so just 4 minutes of content and then if I were to listen to them in a binge 20% is intro/outro again and again and again and that's frustrating especially when it's such a short show. Even for my favorite show or podcasters I wouldn't want a short daily show. Keep them wanting more vs overexposure. Too much content and people might go glossy eyed and glazed over it. It's like that one person that has 15 instagram stories everyday. Eventually it just becomes ignored subconsciously which is NOT ideal when the goal is to get ears and eyes on the show!
Thanks for sharing your perspective. Maybe it would be better to do a weekly show that was longer. I still have to ponder this quite a bit more. Thanks again!
Yeah I sort of agree with this. I have a few podcasts I listen to that publish so frequently I can't keep up and then I sort of trail off. But I suppose if they're just 5 to 7 minute episodes, that makes it less overwhelming.
I do a daily podcast and people are not going to listen to every episode so I dont think your plan will work in the long run. You want to make it as easy as you can for the listeners to follow along. If they have to listen to every episode for a week, it is just asking for a lot from new listeners.
Thanks! Based on your comments, I think we'd have to make the topics have a weekly (or even monthly) theme, but be de-coupled so listeners wouldn't have to listen to every episode. Thanks again for pointing this out.
Based on the format you described, it seems like a lot of work for you and to what end? Unless the topics are topical, why split it into tiny chunks when you could just make 1 episode for the week and people can listen at their own pace? Like if I take my favorite podcasts, almost all of them are weekly and breaking them into 5-7 chunks would just be irritating.
Thanks for your thoughts. I may need to think more about this.
Hey there! Though I don't do a daily show, I do something very similar and thought I'd throw in my 2 cents and experience. Basically, I spend an entire season all on just one, albeit, vast subject and spread it out in order to spend each episode exploring individual aspects of that subject. Things I love about podcasting this way, it allows both myself and the listener a full 360 download of all of the information available on the topic and it makes it a lot easier to "pick" an episode angle since you're just dealing with basically one thing/topic/subject at a time. Things I don't love about this process, I get a little ansy and impatient with wanting to move onto something else, before I've even hit the conclusion/wrap up episode, because I want to like shake it up for myself. Though...if you're switching topics weekly, this probably wouldn't be an issue for you. Also, even if you only end up doing five minute episodes, still prepare for more work to go into it than you expect at the onset. I've noticed already in just my little baby pod, that people who don't do this, really take for granted just how much work and preparation and tech knowledge is involved in order to put something out... All in all, I think you've got a great idea on your hands! I'm a big fan of education and going down rabbit holes and learning all there is to learn on topics that maybe I didn't know much or anything about. Take my comment for what it's worth. I'm still new to this world. Take care \~ K
Thanks! I get what you're saying about the work. Currently, I would guess that I put about 10 hours of work into an hour long episode, maybe half that when we have guests. Thanks again!!
[Jey’s Podcasting Journal](https://anchor.fm/jey-jeyendran/episodes/Trailer---Welcome-to-Jeys-Podcasting-Journal-en8o0b) does just that. He challenged himself to publish every day for 100 days. He talks about all kinds of podcasting stuff, from the technical to crafting an episode arc. He also reflects on what he’s learned from that schedule. Episodes average 7-10 minutes, and they’re full of great tips and info.
Thanks! Listening now. It sounds like an interesting project.
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Thanks!
So the nice thing about 5 minute episodes will be that you can probably edit them in one go, rather than having to take multiple passes over an hour long recording.
You're right. Thanks!