Comments on: How Long Should a Podcast Be? Data, Examples, & Tips

By: Lindsay Harris Friel

Lindsay Harris Friel — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 20:50:08 +0000

Thanks!

By: Ari

Ari — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 23:46:28 +0000

Hello! Lindsey is super right about the length of an episode not always being associated to the amount of words you have. But, if you do want a good estimator, a good benchmark is about a minute per page of script (in the right format).

By: Lindsay Harris Friel

Lindsay Harris Friel — Sat, 06 Jul 2019 14:29:42 +0000

This is hard to judge. You also have to consider the speed of how people are talking, any music or sound effects you’d want to have, etc.

Try scripting a few pages, record it and time it. It’ll give you a good sample of how long it takes you to read each page, and it’s good practice.

Try listening to a podcast that has transcripts, and comparing the length of time with the number of words in the transcript. For example, this episode of Girl In Space runs about a hair over 38 minutes, and the transcript is right below.
https://www.girlinspacepodcast.com/episodes/2017/10/2/season-1-episode-2-together-we-create-authority

Hope this is helpful!

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 21:22:49 +0000

Hi about how many words do you think is appropriate for a 30-minute podcast?