Episode 23

How Long Should Your Podcast Episodes Be?

How long should your podcast episode be? To be honest, there's no right or wrong answer for this one.

The main thing to ensure is that no matter how long your episode, you're thinking of the listener experience every time.

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Danny:

You're listening to One Minute Podcast Tips. I'm your host Danny Brown, and each episode helps you be a better podcaster. Find all the latest episodes at OneMinutePodcastTips.com or free wherever you get podcasts. And now, this week's episode.

Danny:

How long should your podcast episode be? To be honest, there's no right or wrong answer for this one. Arguably the world's most famous podcaster, Joe Rogan, has episodes that are 3 hours long. Other podcasters have episodes between 20 minutes and an hour, sometimes more. Then you have something like this show that's only a minute or so.

Danny:

The main thing to ensure is that no matter how long your episode, it's as tight as it can be. Cut out any extra stuff that doesn't really add to the episode. So if it's an hour long but you spend the first 15 minutes with ads and shooting the crap, that's possibly 15 minutes that isn't needed. Your listeners only have so many hours in the day, and yours won't be the only podcast they listen to, trust me. So make it compact and with no filler. Until the next time, happy podcasting.

Danny:

If you're enjoying One Minute Podcast Tips, leave a review at OneMinutePodcastTips.com/Review and help others like you find the show too. Until the next time, happy podcasting.

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Danny Brown

Danny Brown is the host of One Minute Podcast Tips, Pod Chat, and several other podcasts. He's been in the podcasting space for over 10 years, and has the scars to prove it.

He's the Head of Podcaster Support and Experience at Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform.

He lives in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two kids, where he spends winters in front of a cozy fire and summers by the lake.

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