In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about running a podcast — recording, sponsoring, where to start, and more!

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Show Notes

01:45 - Recording Setup

Zoom to chat
Record on Zoom
Quicktime
Logic
Riverside
Wes:
- Heil PR-40
- dbx 286s
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
- ShopTalk Collab
- Changelog Collab
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

Delicious Brains
Syntax Ep 004: JavaScript Tooling
LulaRich

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