Elaine Richards, 37signals' Chief Operating Officer, shakes things up by flipping the script on host, Kimberly Rhodes. They discuss the behind-the-scenes work of producing the REWORK podcast and selecting topics that resonate with the audience. They even dive into Kimberly's background in podcasting and how the podcast has changed over time.
Key Takeaways:
01:41 - It all started for Kimberly with an event industry podcast05:19 - The process of creating and reviewing the final product10:41 - Expanding episodes from audio-only to adding video12:00 - Creating the video set 14:01 - Broadening podcast content beyond the REWORK essays19:15 - Not all episode ideas make it to air20:58 - Evaluating the podcast stats22:22 - The most popular REWORK Podcast themes and episodes
Podcasting Tools we use:
Podcast Recording – SquadCast)Podcast Hosting – Buzzsprout)Transcripts and Captions – Rev)Social Clips – Opus Clip)
Episode Mentions:
David Heinemeier Hansson’s HEY World blog)
Jason Fried’s HEY World blog)
This Week In Weddings Podcast)
Summer Fridays)
Leaving The Cloud)
How We Work: Fewer Meetings, More Check-Ins)
Software Has Bugs)
Ask the Founders: Live Q&A with Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson)
A Matter of Ambition - Part 2)
**Additional Links & Resources:**Books by 37signals)
Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com)
HEY World | HEY)
The REWORK podcast)
The Rework Podcast on YouTube)
The 37signals Dev Blog)
37signals on YouTube)
@37signals on X)