Many podcasters find it very hard to edit interviews with their guests. They say This conversation was great from start to finish, and my audience is going to love every single word! I’m not cutting a thing!

But it probably wasn’t. And they probably won’t. 

Others think that removing excess filler words, shortening up long pauses, or correcting stumbled answers is good enough. And sometimes it is. But it may not be enough to make your podcast stand out.

So instead of removing the bad parts, what would happen if you made a commitment to only include the good parts of an interview?

Doing so is a bit of a process, using research, automated transcription tools, and something called a paper edit. But the results are tremendous, allowing you to craft an episode filled with stories that are perfectly aligned to the topic and angle you wanted to cover. 

That is how you make an interesting interview podcast that people want to not just listen to once, but to come back and see what you have for them again and again.

Here are the six steps I cover in this episode:

1. Research
2. Prepare questions
3. Get an automated transcript
4. Make a paper edit
5. Assemble the meal
6. Make audio magic

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Links Mentioned:

• Advancing Podcasting -  http://advancingpodcasting.xyz

• Willie Nelson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson

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Support For Abortion Rights

While Americans overwhelmingly support the right of an individual to make their own decisions about abortion, unfortunately, that right is no longer protected everywhere in the U.S. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on June 24th.