How Long Should A Podcast Episode Be? (The Honest Answer)

There's a moment about nineteen minutes into a lot of podcast episodes where you can hear the host has checked out.

They made their point at minute six. It was quite good. But there were eleven minutes of slot left, so they made it again, slightly differently, this time with a story about their brother-in-law's conservatory.

This one's about the clock. The one radio had, the one podcasting got rid of, and the brand new one we all built ourselves about five minutes later. It's short on purpose. You'll understand why.

In this episode:

— The radio news jingle, and the best podcast editor I ever had

— How we escaped the clock and built a new one immediately

— The dinner party and the single Twix

— Gareth (made up, but you've heard his show), his caravans, and 28 minutes of car park

— The question that'll make you wince. It made me wince. My last one was 26 minutes.

— The Post-it test

Six minutes of me, plus a podcast from one of our Podmastery Community members — which doesn't count, because it's theirs and they can make it as long as they like.

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