Since the beginning of 2021, I have been recording the weekend edition as a podcast since it tended to be long-form. I have since reduced the length of the weekend posts considerably. It no longer runs into 3000 words.
More importantly, writing is a medium that I take to more easily. It is not hard to write and I can dish out more content or more up to date content if I did not have the liability of recording the podcast. I record the podcast on Sunday for its release next Friday. The world changes a lot in that mich time. Not to mention producing the podcast is a lot of work which is frankly not worth it.
It was in March 2020, that I started Learning by Proxy. On the 2-year anniversary, I am thinking of making a few changes.
As of this week, I am stopping the podcast in its current form. I will probably add other sections to the blog, or change the format of the podcast; still mulling it over.
Here is where you come in…
If you have any suggestions to offer please feel free to leave them as a part of the comments to this thread. Which piece did you like and which one did you not?
Speaking and writing are two different skills. Cater to different audiences also. Your query should be addressed separately. The feedback might show you the direction you seek. If you intend to educate others, you might like to do segmentation by types (needs) of recipients ( not by broadsweap available media of communication). I do not listen to podcast. I like to keep my sensors alert. But I do see the efficiency of auditory medium, although I retain more by reading. My one cent.
You mentioned that you create the podcast on a Sunday and post it on Friday and over the 5 days it seems to you that the news gets stale. But I disagree to that.
As entrepreneurs we juggle lots of things in our 24 hours and we get little time for the things we enjoy doing. In my case I get to skim through a maximum of 2 newspapers daily - the Malayala Manorama and the Economic Times. And from these I get just local news and national news. Its not enough for staying woke on worldwide news.
And, I must confess there are days when I dont really get to indulge in the papers fully due to lack of time. The point is these local dailies just give us local information and national information. Not worldwide information.
That is where your podcast comes to the picture - At least for me. You distill what happened globally in the last week into your podcast and its actually a refreshing perspective compared to the lengthy boring editorial articles in the papers. I must also say I have never missed a single episode of your podcast. Not a single one. I think its just because of the fact that I enjoy listening to it.
And I guess its that selfishness of mine which made me write this to you so I can continue listening to your weekly podcasts :)
I think blog should do. Needn't really worry about podcast. But maybe you can monetize your podcasts at https://chimesradio.com/ or similar such platform. Call it knowledge series. My two cents of thought
Speaking and writing are two different skills. Cater to different audiences also. Your query should be addressed separately. The feedback might show you the direction you seek. If you intend to educate others, you might like to do segmentation by types (needs) of recipients ( not by broadsweap available media of communication). I do not listen to podcast. I like to keep my sensors alert. But I do see the efficiency of auditory medium, although I retain more by reading. My one cent.
Vivek,
Please dont discontinue the podcast.
You mentioned that you create the podcast on a Sunday and post it on Friday and over the 5 days it seems to you that the news gets stale. But I disagree to that.
As entrepreneurs we juggle lots of things in our 24 hours and we get little time for the things we enjoy doing. In my case I get to skim through a maximum of 2 newspapers daily - the Malayala Manorama and the Economic Times. And from these I get just local news and national news. Its not enough for staying woke on worldwide news.
And, I must confess there are days when I dont really get to indulge in the papers fully due to lack of time. The point is these local dailies just give us local information and national information. Not worldwide information.
That is where your podcast comes to the picture - At least for me. You distill what happened globally in the last week into your podcast and its actually a refreshing perspective compared to the lengthy boring editorial articles in the papers. I must also say I have never missed a single episode of your podcast. Not a single one. I think its just because of the fact that I enjoy listening to it.
And I guess its that selfishness of mine which made me write this to you so I can continue listening to your weekly podcasts :)
Tc..
I think blog should do. Needn't really worry about podcast. But maybe you can monetize your podcasts at https://chimesradio.com/ or similar such platform. Call it knowledge series. My two cents of thought