The host reflects on past experiences with round table discussions, shares challenges of multi-guest recordings, discusses difficulties with a recent author meetup recording, provides tips for recording and editing multi-guest episodes, and offers podcast recommendations.
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Round table episodes can be created by recording separate interviews and assembling them asynchronously.
Live round table discussions can be rewarding despite technical challenges.
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Round table style episodes and their appeal
The podcast episode reflects on the appeal of round table style episodes with multiple guests. The host recalls their own experiences with conducting round table discussions in the past, particularly during the early years of podcasting when remote work was an exciting topic. However, the enthusiasm for this format has diminished over time, and the host confesses to not having done many round table episodes recently. They mention specific examples of past round table discussions they've had on topics like Spanish stereotypes and indie content creation. The host also explains that they transitioned to a different approach, recording separate interviews and then assembling them asynchronously to create a round table-like episode. They acknowledge that while the asynchronous approach requires more post-production work, it can still result in great episodes.
Challenges and recommendations for recording live round table discussions
The episode also discusses the challenges faced when recording live round table discussions. The host shares a recent experience of hosting a live meetup event about facilitation, with multiple authors as guests. They encountered technical difficulties due to varying audio qualities and dropouts from participants. The host offers recommendations for future live discussions, such as editing all contributions from multiple participants into one track to simplify post-production, using music to transition in cases of interruptions or dropouts, and reminding the audience that they are listening to a live discussion to manage expectations about audio quality. Additionally, the host advises visually checking all tracks in editing software like Audacity to ensure all segments are accounted for. Despite the challenges, the host concludes that such live round table discussions can be rewarding, even though they haven't done them frequently.