The Progress Network was looking to launch a quality podcast production in audio and video, streamline their workflows, and make sure their guests were a hit with their target audience. The central question of the show: “What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world?” informs the brand aesthetic and conversation.
No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for a brighter future. They emerge from their conversations with a counterintuitive but informed take: progress is on its way.
WCGR is remote-only so there are many production challenges that can arise, such as less-than-ideal tech setups, scheduling constraints, and Internet quality. The two hosts are also over 3,000 miles away from each other. There was a need to set up a stable recording option which allowed guests to join and have high quality audio and video recordings from around the world.
“Finding a company that could handle all aspects of podcast production and marketing; many places only do one thing or another, but not the whole kit and caboodle.”
The Podglomerate worked with The Progress Network to select recording equipment including lights, cameras, microphones and recording software. We built tracking tools which can be shared across both teams to monitor assets and find files throughout the various timezones. We developed an editing and review workflow which allows for maximum flexibility and delivery of assets to hosting platforms.
The Podglomerate provided the skills and knowledge to improve all metrics of the production workflow while continuing to relieve The Progress Network of stress and daily tasks related to their podcast What Could Go Right?. The recording and reviews are seamlessly integrated on the web across timezones, while the storage and hosting stay secure and available to review for the entirety of the What Could Go Right? team.
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