Mastering the Podcast Schedule

• Music Business
• Special Education

Mastering Your Podcast Schedule

Learning Objective:

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to create a schedule for your podcast.

What do you already know about
creating a podcast schedule?

Introduction

Why is having a podcast schedule important? 

• It helps you to organise your content
• It ensures your episode flows smoothly

Breakdown of Podcast Segments

Using the previously discussed podcasts, we'll begin by looking at how these are broken down and how much time is allocated to their different segments.

 This will help you determine how much time to allocate to each of your podcast segments.

The Joe Rogan Experience

• Introduction (5-10 minutes): Casual and conversational
• Main Conversation (1-3 hours): Extended, in-depth interview or conversation 
• Segments and Breaks (5-10 minutes): Occasional breaks, advertisements, or brief shifts in topic
• Conclusion (5-10 minutes): Closing thoughts, summaries, and promotions for upcoming episodes

The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett

• Introduction (5-10 minutes): provides context, and sets the tone for the conversation.
• Personal Reflections (15-20 minutes): personal experiences, challenges, and reflections 
• Interviews with Guests (30-60 minutes): In-depth interviews with high-profile guests
• Audience Questions and Interactions (10-15 minutes): questions submitted by the audience
• Life Lessons and Takeaways (5-10 minutes): key points from the episode, insights, and actionable advice
• Conclusion (2-5 minutes): Closing thoughts, preview

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Ancaster

• Introduction (5-10 minutes): By hosts
• Guest Interview (30-60 minutes): They discuss a celebrity guest's life, career, and, most importantly, their dream meal.
• Food Choices and Banter (15-20 minutes): The host share their thoughts on the dream meal.
• Quickfire Round (10-15 minutes): A rapid-fire segment where the guest answers quick and fun questions.
• Dessert Island Punks (5-10 minutes): Guests choose their favourite music, book, and luxury item to take to a desert island.
• Conclusion (2-5 minutes): Closing remarks, thanking the guest, and a teaser for the next episode.

Creating Your Podcast Schedule

Now it's time to create your own podcast schedule!

Remind me (and your classmates) of your podcast topic again?

Activity: Planning & Pitch

Go to Google Classroom to continue working on your first assignment: 

220 - Podcast Production -> Classwork -> Assignments -> Part 1: Planning & Pitch

Complete the Content section and create a Timeline for your podcast by allocating specific times to each segment. 

Activity 2: Practice Podcast

Creating a well-structured and organised podcast schedule is essential for producing a high-quality podcast! 

Once your content and schedule is complete, you will have the opportunity record a practice podcast to see how your schedule flows. You can then refine it if you need to.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.