Honestly, How Long Does it Take to Create an Amazing Podcast Episode?

For years I've told people THE BEST ratio I've ever achieved is 4 TO 1 when it comes to making a podcast episode. In other words, a 15-minute podcast will take an hour. 

I asked my audience how long it took them from idea to pressing publish. They shared their workflow and the amount of time spent per episode. 

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Learn How You Can Help Others by Sharing Your Abilities with Glenn Hebert - 802

20 Tips to Immediately Speed Up Your Podcast Production No Matter the Budget - 801

Contributors

Steve from Stevestewart.me and the Podcast Editors Academy (and the podcast editors club on Facebook

Kim from The Pharmacist's Voice

Zita - Moon River Rituals

Bruce from The Eden Podcast

Jim From the Average Gut Network

Mark - Repurpose Your Career

Rich - the Daily Podcast Practice Show

Orlando - hablandodetecnologia.com

Brandon - Start 100K

Dan - Based on a True Story Podcast

Howard - AA Recovery Podcast

Neil Recovery Coast to Coast

Mark -History or North America Podcast

Peter - Fat and Broke Podcast

Bill - Strokecast

Stefan - Studying Pixels

The Final Answer

For me, my average is about 6 to 1. So a 15-minute podcast will take 90 minutes.

Based on the data from the audience, they averaged 10 minutes for 1 minute of podcast. So a 15-minute podcast will take an hour and a half. To see my flow, visit the website at https://www.schoolofpodcasting.com/803

 

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I Want Your Opinion

I am doing an audience survey and I want your input to help me make this show exactly what you want. If you have a few minutes, I have a quick survey at www.schoolofpodcasting.com/survey25

2025 Audience Survey

2025 Audience Survey