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t have enough time to cover a topic in one episode.</p><p id="2843"><b>4. Follow other podcasts in your niche.</b></p><p id="e858">Having this option is good because you might present a different perspective or take on a topic covered in one of the other podcasts.</p><figure id="28c6"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*FLQrqUn8NcT2dcSj8YJbEw.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@wocintechchat?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Christina @ wocintechchat.com</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/talk?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>.</figcaption></figure><p id="f86f"><b>5. Find ideas by talking to your friends and family.</b></p><p id="52ad">You never know what topic you can discuss on your next show may come from a conversation with loved ones.</p><p id="7f99"><b>6. Read some articles or scroll through Social Media posts in your niche.</b></p><p id="7486">Definitely a good idea. For example, if you read some false information on the web, that will give you an idea of what you should discuss on your podcast.</p><p id="cb2a"><b>7. Watch TV, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok videos in your niche.</b></p><p id="0985">After watching a news segment on TV about the Soldiers of Odin a few years ago, I decided to create a show on racism within pagan communities. The same is true if you watch something on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok.</p><p id="90bd"><b>8. Read a book or a magazine.</b></p><p id="71e0">Your ideas are not always going to be online.</p><p id="f436"><b>9. Have you experienced anything relevant to your show recently or in the past?</b></p><p id="6b6f">You can’t deny that listeners love to hear a good story. What happened to you that made you laugh or made you feel bad that you need to vent?</p><div id="186d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/@dreamsounder/membership"> <div> <div> <h2>Join Medium with my referral link - Christina Szeman</h2> <div><h3>As a Medium member, a portion of your membership fee goes to writers you read, and you get full access to every story…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*CBbMgJcO5Wx9bmXz)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="4d66">By the way, if you still wonder, I do have a few ideas that I have written down. But I recently had to move some of the worst ones to the back burner. I just came up with two more ideas for shows. One of them is something that I am working on right now.</p><p id="37ac">So if you are a Pagan, and you have a suggestion for a topic, please let me know. If you have never listened to the <i>Music From the Goddess’ Vault</i>, you can find it wherever you get podcasts.</p><p id="af11">Nevertheless, you can always find new topics to discuss. You just have to find out which of these ideas works for you.</p><div id="8b22" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/this-is-for-those-of-you-who-are-thinking-of-moving-to-canada-and-the-u-s-3782d2e7be08"> <div> <div> <h2>Advice For Those of You Who Are Thinking of Moving to Canada and the U.S.</h2> <div><h3>We’re not all millionaires living large</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*h6gD-pWGsN0P9CEMKC8IkQ.png)"></div> </div>

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9 Ways to Come up with New Topics for Your Podcast

So that you won’t get stuck.

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Say you have been doing a podcast for a few years. You are the only one talking, and the show is niche. All of a sudden, there are no topics you can think of that haven’t already been discussed. What do you do now? Do you give up? Or do you still want to continue? That is what I am facing with my bi-weekly show Music From the Goddess’ Vault.

Originally, I wanted people to request topics through social media or blogs. I had a few responses, but I quickly realized I would have to write up a schedule of topics myself, just in case I didn’t get any help. Although I am usually in the middle of creating my show, I do post some pagan-related content on my podcast Facebook page and Twitter account.

Several months ago, I asked for music recommendations on Twitter and Facebook, for fun, and received many responses. Then I realized they were listening to the show just for the music, not to hear me talk. This is fine with me, I’m not hurt by it. I then decided to do my usual topic for that week, but as a request show.

However, when I ask for a topic on social media, I get crickets. The next day, I mentioned that they can request a show that I’ve already produced so that I can re-air it (which I did last month after deciding on my own to do it). Again, more crickets.

Yes, I am also promoting a sample of my show (Without the music for copyright reasons) on Instagram and YouTube. I have also recently got onto TikTok. I don’t know if asking on those sites will work. But I try.

And by the way, I know that I am not the only podcaster in my niche that is having this problem. I do know that other pagans who are doing this are in the same boat as I am. You can only say so much about paganism that hasn’t been said before.

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If you run out of topics for your show, there are things you can do to come up with some new ones. Of course, I have already mentioned one of them, ask the audience. However, depending on how popular your podcast is, that may not always work.

Other things that you can do if you are running out of topics to talk about:

  1. Take a break

It doesn’t matter how long the break is: 5 minutes, an hour, a day, or weeks later. Nevertheless, this is a good way to come up with new show topics.

2. Brainstorm

There are several ways that you can do this. For instance, you can use mind mapping to figure it out.

3. Repeat yourself by doing a topic that you already covered.

You can create another episode if you didn’t have enough time to cover a topic in one episode.

4. Follow other podcasts in your niche.

Having this option is good because you might present a different perspective or take on a topic covered in one of the other podcasts.

Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash.

5. Find ideas by talking to your friends and family.

You never know what topic you can discuss on your next show may come from a conversation with loved ones.

6. Read some articles or scroll through Social Media posts in your niche.

Definitely a good idea. For example, if you read some false information on the web, that will give you an idea of what you should discuss on your podcast.

7. Watch TV, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok videos in your niche.

After watching a news segment on TV about the Soldiers of Odin a few years ago, I decided to create a show on racism within pagan communities. The same is true if you watch something on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok.

8. Read a book or a magazine.

Your ideas are not always going to be online.

9. Have you experienced anything relevant to your show recently or in the past?

You can’t deny that listeners love to hear a good story. What happened to you that made you laugh or made you feel bad that you need to vent?

By the way, if you still wonder, I do have a few ideas that I have written down. But I recently had to move some of the worst ones to the back burner. I just came up with two more ideas for shows. One of them is something that I am working on right now.

So if you are a Pagan, and you have a suggestion for a topic, please let me know. If you have never listened to the Music From the Goddess’ Vault, you can find it wherever you get podcasts.

Nevertheless, you can always find new topics to discuss. You just have to find out which of these ideas works for you.

References

Anchor. (2021, September 23). How podcasters can overcome their creative block. Anchor.fm. https://blog.anchor.fm/create/podcasters-creative-block

The Podcast Dude. (2015, August 24). 016: What To Do When You Run Out of Topics. Seawes.com. https://seanwes.com/podcastdude/016-what-to-do-when-you-run-out-of-topics/

Terra, E. (2020, August 25). Your Podcast Doesn’t Suck, It Just Needs Un-Stuck. Podcast Pontifications. Retrieved February 13, 2022, from https://podcastpontifications.com/episode/your-podcast-doesnt-suck-it-just-needs-un-stuck

Vijayakumar, K. (n.d.). How to Come Up With Good Podcast Ideas? — 2022 Start a Podcast Series. Design Your Thinking. Retrieved February 13, 2022, from https://designyourthinking.com/podcast-ideas/

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