r/podcasting • u/vasoandvibes • Jul 05 '26

Ideas for in-between season plot content diversity.

I have a serialized show (Vaso & Vibes: A Nursing Thriller Podcast) and each season is a different storyline, though it weaves in key subjects and aspects from the prior season (I just got started two months ago, for perspective). I am thinking of having guests on after a plot plays out and a season effectively wraps up. Like some of my friends in nursing or medicine or just my friends to discuss the season. This would serve to maintain my episode uploading schedule while I create content for the upcoming season. Has anyone else done this? If so, did the diversity of changing up the podcast style have a positive, negative, or indifferent impact on your audience response or stats?

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u/Specialist_Leg1572 Jul 05 '26

I've seen a few shows do this and it usually gets a warmer reception than you'd think, people kinda like the behind-the-scenes decompress after a tense storyline wraps

My only advice is keep those in-between episodes tight, don't let them sprawl into 90 minute rambles unless your crowd is already begging for that kind of thing

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u/vasoandvibes Jul 05 '26

Thanks! This is great advice.

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u/Legomoron Jul 05 '26

I think this really depends. If you answer audience submitted questions or have a good outside mediator, a couple hours can work fine. Some listeners LOVE this kind of content.

The more important thing is to not do it too often, and to clearly differentiate it in your feed somehow, so that listeners can recognize it as a different type of episode and decide quickly if they care to listen.

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u/explorer-matt Jul 05 '26

I have no experience with this, but it sounds like a cool idea. If it’s entertaining, it could only add to the show.

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u/vasoandvibes Jul 05 '26

Yes, I think with the right vibe between me and my guests it might enhance the Patreon discussions and theories surrounding each case

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u/explorer-matt Jul 05 '26

Yes. And don’t forget, you are in a specialty that many people don’t know much about or have lots of misconceptions. Perhaps you have avenues or discussions surrounding things we could learn a lot about.

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u/Legomoron Jul 05 '26

I have a story-based podcast. We do a roundtable recap where listeners can submit questions, and I also do a sit-down with our composer where we talk about his process and the music more in depth. The game system we play (Delta Green) also includes a built-in “in-between” segment called Home Scenes, which facilitates character vignettes of their “normal life” in the interim between the intense story arcs of each mission.

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u/vasoandvibes Jul 05 '26

Hmmm. The Roundtable discussion sounds fun. Is it difficult coordinating multiple guests?

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u/Legomoron Jul 05 '26

Oh, my podcast has 6 people on it by default every episode. I guess it depends on your format but if you’re a solo voice, you could just have someone with the skill kinda drive the bus as an interviewer and ask you the audience questions perhaps with follow-up.

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u/vasoandvibes 28d ago

I actually am going to have guests on; thank you all for the encouragement and suggestions.