Podcast Emergency Plan: What Is It And Why You Need One

September 22, 2021
Q'd Up Podcast

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You have a podcast emergency plan, right? If you don’t have a plan of attack for when problems arise, you’re tempting fate and it can be a cruel mistress.

While you might not have needed a podcast emergency plan quite yet, every podcaster ends up in a situation where something comes up and they have no episode ready to go live. Whether you’re sick, the power goes out, a guest goes missing at the last second, or you just get overwhelmed and forget your publish date; you’re eventually going to be scrambling to publish your podcast but won’t have an episode ready.

So what do you do when a crisis arises and how do you prepare your audience? No worries, we’ve got your back with this episode of the Q’d Up Podcast on Podcasting. We’ll cover the reasons you need a podcast emergency plan, how you should respond to the most common problems, and who needs to step up when things go wrong.

Listen as John and Matt discuss podcast emergency plans:

New podcast discovery app: Marbyl (1:06)

Marbyl promises to be the next big thing in podcast discovery. Marbyl uses AI to find the relevant topics within your podcast, allowing users to more easily find the things they’re interested in and, hopefully, your podcast along with it. But is it more marketing fluff than reality? Matt and John break down what Marbyl is saying and what they’re hoping to see when the podcast discovery app launches in the fall of 2021.

HotPod acquired by Vox Media (13:08)

The HotPod newsletter is going mainstream after being bought out by Vox Media. Though it won’t be going anywhere, writer Nick Quah will become the new podcast reviewer for Vulture. It’s a deal that further points to podcasting becoming mainstream.

Reasons to have a podcast emergency plan (18:21)

You might not have a podcast emergency plan right now but there are plenty of reasons to create one right this minute. Matt and John discuss the various problems you could run into as a podcaster that require quick thinking and a plan of attack.

How you should respond to common podcast problems (20:17)

For every problem, there’s a solution. However, not every problem is equal, and not every issue has the same solution. Matt and John break down the most common problems podcasters are likely to experience and the few solutions they should take to still get a high-quality episode up in time.

Who is responsible for what in your podcast emergency plan? (26:40)

Whether you have a team like Q’d Up at your disposal or you’re doing it all alone, you need to figure out who is responsible for each part of your podcast emergency plan. Why should your podcast team be the first call? Who tells the audience if an episode is going to be late or missing? How do you get your listeners to hang around for when your next episode does drop? We’ve got you covered.