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# Podcast Maker Journey - Content Teams
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Use this workflow to produce consistent podcast episodes across contributors while maintaining editorial quality and brand voice.
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## Overview
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### Entry Conditions
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- **Inputs:** Editorial brief, role assignments, brand guide, deadline.
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- **Skill level:** Mixed (editor lead + contributors).
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- **Expected time:** 75-120 minutes end-to-end for team production.
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### Success Target
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Release a review-approved episode on schedule with clear ownership at each stage.
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## Setup
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### Recommended Defaults
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- **Duration:** 18-25 minutes
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- **Speakers:** Host + 1 guest (or two-host format)
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- **Voice style:** Brand-consistent, clear pacing
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- **Research provider:** Tavily (reliable source collection for editorial review)
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### Pre-Production Checklist
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1. Assign owner for analysis, research, script QA, and publish tasks.
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2. Confirm audience persona and approved episode angle.
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3. Set shared template for intro, segment transitions, and outro.
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4. Define review SLA and escalation path.
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## Production
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### Podcast Maker Workflow
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1. **Analysis**
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- Align episode with editorial calendar and campaign priorities.
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- Freeze episode scope to prevent late-stage rewrites.
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2. **Research**
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- Collect and verify sources in a shared reference set.
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- Flag claims needing legal or product review.
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3. **Script**
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- Draft using team template and brand voice standards.
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- Run editor review for structure, tone, and factual accuracy.
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4. **Render**
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- Render staged draft for stakeholder sign-off.
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- Apply final edits from reviewer checklist.
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5. **Export**
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- Export audio + episode summary + channel-specific snippets.
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- Publish according to calendar and track delivery SLAs.
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## Optimization
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### Success Criteria
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- All approval gates pass without critical rework.
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- Episode goes live on schedule with complete metadata.
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- Style and tone match team brand guidelines.
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- Reuse assets created for social/email/web repurposing.
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### Checkpoints
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- **Before render:** Editorial sign-off on script and claims.
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- **After render:** QA pass for pacing, names, and transitions.
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- **After publish:** Retrospective on cycle time and revision count.
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## Troubleshooting
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### Common Issues and Fixes
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- **Too many revisions:** Lock brief scope and decision owner early.
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- **Brand inconsistency:** Enforce reusable script blocks and style checks.
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- **Missed deadlines:** Add milestone gates for each workflow stage.
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- **Fact disputes:** Keep source notes attached to each script section.
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- **Inefficient handoffs:** Use a single shared checklist per episode.
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Next step: combine this with **[Workflow Optimization](workflow-optimization.md)** to reduce cycle time.
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