That point about the annotations is really critical. I hadn't thought about them to this extent, but merely imported the format from past day jobs where I was tasked with annotating webinars and corporate podcasts. Since a lot of the people who subscribe to my newsletter do so merely to read the material I publish (and some may not be able to listen, for various reasons), I've opted to provide both the raw transcript and the detailed breakdown of each show.
They're incredibly helpful; I know that, as someone who prefers to read information, I always find the prospect of diving into a podcast daunting. It's a win all around, giving folks an idea of what they'll be hearing while also giving a second life to other material. It's not entirely dissimilar from my self-serving choice to include previous comics breakdown notes in my weekly newsletters!
Honestly, I was always thinking in terms of accessibility and learning style and hadn't really considered their value for marketing/enticing people to listen to something (something that's actually interesting, that they might enjoy!) until I noticed how you were using them. That's what anyone running a Substack should take away from this post: the way you've kept the dialogue going post-podcast.
It's a great element that I now have to give more thought to, as a relatively new podcaster. I started off doing an abundance of annotations, but those admittedly trailed off as the podcast evolved and it seemed excessive and repetitive to annotate on top of having the podcast itsself. I always did *some*, but I now have to consider doing more! The biggest hurdle is being able to "continue the conversation" of a previous podcast while prepping and doing the same for the next week's, and so on. When it's a regular podcast, and the topic changing each episode, that can stretch one too thin.
If you're interested, we're kicking off Season 2 of our podcast "Wine and Entertainment" next month, where we deep dive into a movie, tv show, book, comic, or album and pair it with wine and discuss why while providing some wine education to boot. We have guests on for about half the episodes and would love to have you guest in the near future! (https://wineand.buzzsprout.com)
We're also launching a second podcast "Anywhere But the Beginning" next month, where we'll get to really play around with our consumption of narrative and how it plays when we break modern consumption habits. We announced it here, about halfway down the post: https://wineand.substack.com/p/this-year-were-gonna-podcast-like
That point about the annotations is really critical. I hadn't thought about them to this extent, but merely imported the format from past day jobs where I was tasked with annotating webinars and corporate podcasts. Since a lot of the people who subscribe to my newsletter do so merely to read the material I publish (and some may not be able to listen, for various reasons), I've opted to provide both the raw transcript and the detailed breakdown of each show.
They're incredibly helpful; I know that, as someone who prefers to read information, I always find the prospect of diving into a podcast daunting. It's a win all around, giving folks an idea of what they'll be hearing while also giving a second life to other material. It's not entirely dissimilar from my self-serving choice to include previous comics breakdown notes in my weekly newsletters!
Honestly, I was always thinking in terms of accessibility and learning style and hadn't really considered their value for marketing/enticing people to listen to something (something that's actually interesting, that they might enjoy!) until I noticed how you were using them. That's what anyone running a Substack should take away from this post: the way you've kept the dialogue going post-podcast.
Oliver, we're doing the work.
It's true, it's true!
It's a great element that I now have to give more thought to, as a relatively new podcaster. I started off doing an abundance of annotations, but those admittedly trailed off as the podcast evolved and it seemed excessive and repetitive to annotate on top of having the podcast itsself. I always did *some*, but I now have to consider doing more! The biggest hurdle is being able to "continue the conversation" of a previous podcast while prepping and doing the same for the next week's, and so on. When it's a regular podcast, and the topic changing each episode, that can stretch one too thin.
As Oliver and I discussed on another thread about this podcast appearance: Podcasts are a grind!!!
Kandinsky for the win. I needed a reminder of him on yet another blustery day here in SoCal...
If you're interested, we're kicking off Season 2 of our podcast "Wine and Entertainment" next month, where we deep dive into a movie, tv show, book, comic, or album and pair it with wine and discuss why while providing some wine education to boot. We have guests on for about half the episodes and would love to have you guest in the near future! (https://wineand.buzzsprout.com)
We're also launching a second podcast "Anywhere But the Beginning" next month, where we'll get to really play around with our consumption of narrative and how it plays when we break modern consumption habits. We announced it here, about halfway down the post: https://wineand.substack.com/p/this-year-were-gonna-podcast-like
I'd love you to consider either or, hell, both!
Thanks, Dave! Going on the list!!!
Also, I'm going to want to pair with an orange wine. Possibly a pet nat.
After hitting the podcasts hard for big guns stupid rednecks let me know if you want me to put you in touch with some places! Happy to help!