#445 - BEHIND THE SCENES OF SECOND STUDIO PODCAST
SUMMARY
This week David and Marina of FAME Architecture & Design discuss the behind the scenes of running the Second Studio Podcast. The two discussed the Second Studio Podcast dynamic; behind the scenes of the guest episodes; work life balance of architecture and podcast; authenticity in podcast; enjoyment as podcast host; dealing with social media audience; the architecture discourse; creating systems; advice on starting an architecture podcast; and more. Enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) The Second Studio Podcast dynamic.
(10:29) Guest episodes behind the scenes.
(14:43) Work-life balance of architecture and podcast.
“Setting a schedule and having a regular pattern is key. If you have your own business and you're trying to start a podcast, it’s important to allocate a specific time to do it, make sure that you're going to do it, and that it doesn't impact everything else in the office. You have to create boundaries and partition between things. You have to ‘Severance’ yourself according to the schedule you've created.” (16:08)
(20:24) Authenticity in podcast.
(23:38) Enjoyment as a podcast host.
(26:10) Dealing with social media audience.
(38:15) Architecture discourse through the podcast.
“What is the biggest problem facing architecture today? It’s the fact that no one outside of architects understands, cares, or values what we do. That's the biggest problem. It's not just a problem for the profession, it's a problem for the world because architects, I fundamentally believe, do have a lot of value to provide in terms of beauty, design, and sustainability. And if people don't understand that, that's a massive problem. It's something that's not thought about and not interrogated in a rigorous manner.” (45:52)
(48:28) Creating systems.
“The other thing that was key for us very early on was to create systems. In the studio, we have certain things that are always there and set up. You just have to be organized. It's the key to anything. It makes your life easier because then you don't have to think about all of those things when time comes. So, creating systems from the beginning, like folder structure, graphics, website, etc. Once you set it up, it's always the same. You make it once, and you repeat it, and that's it. Then it gives you time to focus on just the content, and you don't have to worry about any of that logistical stuff.” (48:46)
“It seems counterintuitive that you would create a hardcore structure to have freedom. But you need to have that structure to have freedom. Especially now we have so much stuff to deal with technology-wise, and everything's more complex. You could be the 1 in 1,000,000, but if you don't want to make that bet, then to be successful, you have to have those hyper-structured systems and organizations in place for the creativity to be there.” (50:07)
(52:07) Architecture office and podcast symbiotic relationship.
(56:17) Advice on starting an architecture podcast.
“If you allow the goal of achieving wild success to be the goal and motivation [for running a podcast], then you're not going to succeed. The motivation has to be the joy of doing it. The pursuit of happiness is not necessarily the end product. The happiness is in the process of doing it.” (57:13)
(01:02:25) Second Studio podcast structure.(48:28) Creating systems.
“The other thing that was key for us very early on was to create systems. In the studio we have certain things that are always there and set up. You just have to be organized. It's the key to anything. It makes your life easier because then you don't have to think about all of those things when time comes. So, creating systems from the beginning, like folder structure, graphics, website, etc. Once you set it up, it's always the same. You make it once, and you repeat it, and that's it. Then it gives you time to focus on just the content, and you don't have to worry about any of that logistical stuff.” (48:46)
“It seems counterintuitive that you would create a hardcore structure to have freedom. But you need to have that structure to have freedom. Especially now we have so much stuff to deal with technology-wise, and everything's more complex. You could be the 1 in 1,000,000, but if you don't want to make that bet, then to be successful, you have to have those hyper-structured systems and organizations in place for the creativity to be there.” (50:07)
(52:07) Architecture office and podcast symbiotic relationship.
(56:17) Advice on starting an architecture podcast.
“If you allow the goal of achieving wild success to be the goal and motivation [for running a podcast], then you're not going to succeed. The motivation has to be the joy of doing it. The pursuit of happiness is not necessarily the end product. The happiness is in the process of doing it.” (57:13)
(01:02:25) Second Studio podcast structure.
