Glossary
Recording day
One booked studio, one person asking and a bank of questions written in advance, turned into clips and tickets.
Why does it matter?
It is the cheapest way Tom knows to post every day. The writing is the work, so the studio day itself runs fast.
How does it work?
- Put every question not reached last time at the top of the new bank.
- Write a spine for each question, every number checked.
- Book the studio and a person to ask, and run both mics for the whole session.
- Write one ticket per answer for the editors.
Where has Tom used it?
The first fake pod gave 34 usable clips in an hour, and the Creator Hotline got through 60 callers in one sitting.
Related terms
- Fake pod: A podcast built for the clip: real answers to questions written in advance, recorded in one sitting in a studio, with a guest who is there to ask.
- Clip bank: One long recording turned into a bank of short clips, each one idea at 40 to 75 seconds, mapped beat by beat and handed to an editor as a ticket.
- Creator Hotline: A format where a creator sends a voice note with a question and Tom answers it properly, lit and on proper cameras, as a real service.