Podcasting Playbook – by Pineapple

About Podcasting Playbook – by Pineapple

This is the Podcasting Playbook, from the team behind Pineapple Audio Production. This is for anyone who loves podcasts, makes podcasts or is thinking about making podcasts. We’ll give you tips, tricks, ideas and inspiration for your podcast or podcast concept – and in each episode we’ll reflect on a project with one of our clients or team – the background to it, it’s successes, challenges and more! At Pineapple, we’re all about creating great experiences for our clients, hosts, guests and listeners. From ITV, to the BBC, Heart, Grazia and Metro – we’ve worked on tons of different podcast projects for lots of different types of clients – and we can’t wait to share the stories with you! Follow and review the Podcasting Playbook now so you don’t miss an episode!

Publisher

Podcasting Playbook – by Pineapple

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Aug 2022

Latest episode

12 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Nov 2025

   S3 Ep3: “I like asking questions better than I like answering them” with Sam Baker

   Juliette talks with editor, author and host of The Shift, Sam Baker (https://theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com), about moving from the heyday of magazines to building a thriving audio and Substack community. Sam shares how a six episode experiment to support her book became a long running show, why audio feels more intimate than video, and how a simple toolkit and a clear point of view can take you from idea to published. They get into the craft of a great interview, from preparing deeply without scripting to following the thread in real time, and why active listening matters more than clever questions. Sam opens up about her daily routine of writing 1,000 words before anything else, working solo without feeling isolated, and the steady systems she and Juliette use to shape each episode. There is career backstory too, from Just Seventeen and Company to Cosmo, Red and The Pool, plus the personal spark behind The Shift book and podcast. In this episode From magazines to The Shift, how Sam rebuilt a career and a community Audio over video, choosing intimacy, habit and focus Prep without a script, listening hard and letting conversations wander usefully Routine, Substack rhythms and keeping loneliness at bay The editing partnership in practice, notes, time codes and trust Why starting simple works, Yeti plus GarageBand and learning as you go The origin story of The Shift, menopause, missing information and real impact This is The Podcasting Playbook, from the team behind Pineapple Audio Production (https://pineappleaudioproduction.com/). Follow and review so you never miss an episode.

2. 

   5 Nov 2025

   S3 Ep2: “When I say I will be part of something, I show up” with Raha Moharrak

   Juliette sits down with mountaineer, speaker and long-running Quality of Life (https://open.spotify.com/show/3pUK4RFyf6GsCFWFN8YWUa) host Raha Moharrak for a candid debrief on what it really takes to keep a podcast alive for nine seasons. From a cold DM to a creative partnership, they unpack how friendship, trust and showing up, even at 2 percent phone battery on borrowed Wi-Fi, turned a tiny idea into a consistent and loved series. They talk about the moments that shaped Raha’s voice on mic: years of sport that taught discipline and resilience, the shift from shyness to speaking on global stages, and the responsibility she feels when representing Saudi in rooms and feeds around the world. Inside the studio, Raha shares how she reads guests before the red light, builds a genuine safe space and co-produces in real time so conversations feel human, not performative. Outside it, they get honest about sponsorship, creative stamina and why simple beats perfect when you are starting out. Along the way: live recording chaos at a TRX event, the joy of meeting people you would never otherwise meet and the future pulls, a travel podcast and maybe a book. If you are a host, producer or just someone who wants to make something that lasts, this one is a gentle push to begin and a reminder to keep your heart in the work. In this episode How a DM became a nine-season partnership and what consistent collaboration really looks like Reading energy before you hit record and helping nervous guests open up Why generosity and curiosity are the real interview tools Making good tape in imperfect conditions and learning to love the edit The reality of sponsors, budgets and being taken seriously Representing Saudi through story, sport and service Starting simple, why concept and people skills beat bells and whistles What is next for Raha, travel ideas and writing it all down This is The Podcasting Playbook, from the team behind Pineapple Audio Production (https://pineappleaudioproduction.com). Follow and review so you never miss an episode.

3. 

   28 Oct 2025

   S3 Ep1: “Respect is the interviewer’s superpower” - with Nigel May

   Juliette chats to Nigel May: multi-hyphenate presenter, author and podcaster, whose career runs from 90s teen mags and showbiz journalism to shopping telly, Gaydio shows and his own podcast series A Gay Old Time. They talk about how years in magazines shaped Nigel’s approach to storytelling, how his radio experience sharpened his interviewing craft, and how podcasting offers a unique space for depth, vulnerability and voice. We dive into the star-studded interviews (Britney, Destiny’s Child, Christina Aguilera), the books (his “sexy six-pack” blockbusters, The Girl Unknown, cosy crime Quilling Me Softly), and what it really takes to turn a raw recording into something listeners want to lean into. Today we talk Brighton and queer community, how respect builds better conversations, and why the best hosts listen more than they talk. Nigel shares the mindset shifts that helped him grow confidence behind the mic, the power of saying why not me?, and the collaboration that turns an idea into a polished podcast. This is The Podcasting Playbook, from the team behind Pineapple Audio Production. Follow and review us now so you don’t miss an episode.

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