Ask HN: Any interest in forming a podcast?

joshontheweb · on April 25, 2018

I suppose it depends on what your theme and goals are for the podcast but it might be a good idea to keep a slot open for a different guest each episode instead of finding a permanent 4th member.

Having outside guests on your show who bring in fresh points of fiew is a great way to keep the content from degenerating into a series of inside jokes between you and your co-hosts.

I have found it generally isn't that hard to talk well known people to join you for a 45 minute recording since they are already usually working on finding ways to get their message out / build their brand, etc. already. Depending on the domain, a many of them actually pay people to help them get booked on podcasts for this very purpose.

Again, I have no idea what your ambitions are or if this would suit your theme. This is just what I have picked up from observing the more successful users of my podcast recording service. Shameless plug, sorry :/

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Good luck with it and let me know if I can help with anything other wise.

parvenu74 · on April 25, 2018

I would recommend getting a pool of people to be available and bring ideas for episodes. After about 10 to 20 episodes the generation of topics can be a challenge and you get so used to the other members of a panel that if you're constantly having some change in the fourth spot you have a continual freshness to the project. Sure, some panel guests will bomb or contribute little but you'll also find some gems and re-scheduling them will be a treat for all involved. Also, life happens and being able to always have people to step in and fill spots is a Good Thing.