A listener Q&A works best when collecting, reviewing, and recording your answer have a predictable place in your production schedule.
Set the brief and deadline
Choose a theme for the next segment and give listeners a date by which to send a question. Put the same information on your page and in the episode’s show notes. This is an editorial deadline you manage; it does not schedule or close the page automatically.
Ask for one question per recording. Explain the length limit and whether you may play their voice or read the question yourself.
Review before recording the episode
Open your inbox (opens in a new tab) and bookmark possible questions. Check that you can understand the audio and that the question fits the segment. Read any sender details or custom answers you asked for.
Combine similar themes in your production notes, but do not change the meaning of a listener’s contribution. Keep private details out of the episode unless you have an appropriate basis to include them.
Prepare a shortlist
Check each selected question
The question is understandable without private background information.
The sender’s expectations about use are clear.
The recording is audible and fits the available segment time.
You have downloaded the file and noted the answer you want to give.
Close the loop
Tell your audience which episode contains the segment and what the next question will be. You can update the page’s welcome text while keeping the public link stable.
whatayarn collects and organises the recordings; you still select the questions and assemble the episode in your normal production tools.
Next action: Set one Q&A theme on your page (opens in a new tab), then choose a review date before your next recording session.