Podcast production checklist
A simple podcast production checklist.
Podcast creation
- Define podcast theme, concept and format (interview, scripted non-fiction, news recap, educational, fiction…)
- Choose podcast title
- Write podcast description + tagline
- Create a generic podcast artwork
- Define podcasting category (choose from List of podcasting categories)
- Create an account on a podcast hosting service
- Create a template for podcast episodes shownotes
- Create a template for podcast episodes artworks
- Prepare broadcasting schedule
- Prepare cue sheet template
Episode production
Pre-prod
- Preparation episode recording
- Set a date
- Book the guests / speakers
- Preparation of the episode content
- Research
- Write cue sheet
Prod
- Record episode
- Take notes for shownotes (podcast description)
Post-prod
- Editing the episode
- Add intro
- Add outro
- Mix recording
- Write episode description
- Create episode artwork
Distribution
- Uploading and publishing the episode
- Choose a title
- Encode shownotes and other metadata
- Upload episode
- Sharing
- Write copy for social media
- Create promo video / audiogram