Building a Community-Centric Podcast

This chapter explores the distinctive elements of hosting a community-focused podcast, emphasizing collaboration and audience involvement in topic selection. It discusses the logistical challenges in guest scheduling and the innovative strategies to diversify content. Additionally, the speakers share insights on enhancing listener engagement and the importance of sustainability in their personal lives.

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Thank you to the folks at Sustain for providing the hosting account for CHAOSSCast!

CHAOSScast – Episode 101
In this episode of CHAOSScast, hosts Alice Sowerby, Harmony Elendu, and Dawn Foster provide an in-depth look at how the CHAOSScast podcast is produced. They share their backgrounds, discuss the importance of community participation, and elaborate on their process for selecting topics and guests. They also discuss the logistics and creative process behind producing the podcast, and the challenges of scheduling recordings and coordinating with guests from different time zones. The episode concludes with a call for community feedback and suggestions to improve the podcast. Press download now to hear more!

[00:02:59] There’s a discussion on the history of CHAOSScast, with Dawn explaining how she revived the podcast after a period of inactivity.

[00:03:55] Alice reflects on her invitation to join the podcast, her approach to managing her RSI, and her adaption to podcasting.

[00:04:44] Harmony shares how he became involved with CHAOSScast, his initial experiences, and the development of the “20 Minutes of CHAOSS Africa” segment.

[00:07:02] The hosts discuss the logistics and creative process behind producing the podcast, including selecting topics, and engaging with the community. Technical aspects of the podcast production are explained, such as recording, editing, and hosting tools and services used.

[00:11:11] Dawn emphasizes the community-focused nature of their editing process, ensuring all participants are comfortable with the final product.

[00:12:25] Alice, Dawn, and Harmony discuss cross-posting episodes from other podcasts and the criteria for selecting topics and guests.

[00:16:42] They discuss challenges of maintaining a diverse and interesting guest list, and the importance of involving new voices in the podcast. Also, the logistical challenges of aligning guest schedules, especially considering different time zones and professional commitments.

[00:20:06] The hosts encourage the community to suggest topics and promote the podcast to enhance reach and engagement. Ideas for improving accessibility to podcast content, such as curating themed collections of past episodes.

[00:24:03] There’s suggestions for integrating episodes into other resources like guides and presentations to further enrich the community’s resources.

[00:24:42] The episode wraps up with a call for feedback from listeners to continuously improve the podcast.

Value Adds (Picks) of the week:

[00:25:14] Dawn’s pick is wandering around Christmas markets in Munich eating roasted chestnuts and drinking glühwein.
[00:26:10] Harmony’s pick is attending cultural activities of different cultures.
[00:27:06] Alice’s pick is sending photos of her vegetable box to the company that she orders from.

Panelists:
Alice Sowerby

Harmony Elendu

Dawn Foster

Links:

CHAOSS

CHAOSS Project X

CHAOSScast Podcast

podcast@chaoss.community

Sustain Podcast

Alice Sowerby Website

Harmony Elendu X

Dawn Foster BlueSky