Gary’s Q&A

Listener question & Gary’s response · Transcript passage

Max S asks, How many takes does the podcast usually take?

I don’t do takes as you are probably thinking of it. I only read through a script once, but I might reread particular paragraphs or sentences multiple times. There have been occasions where I’ve had to reread certain passages, maybe as many as a dozen times, if there are difficult-to-pronounce foreign words. If I had to guess, the longest I’ve done one uninterrupted take was about 5 minutes in length.

The benefit of the system is that by the time I’m done reading the script, I’m done recording the podcast. Turn-around time is actually one of the biggest things I prioritize when producing a daily show.