How to make a successful daily news podcast?

# What does it take to make a successful, daily news podcast? How do you choose the angles and the topics? What does the production process look like? What are the challenges? And with guests, hot and rapidly developing news, how to stay relevant? We’re diving into the ins and outs of DS Vandaag, the daily news podcast by De Standaard (Mediahuis).

​De Standaard pioneered in Belgium, with the first daily news podcast back in 2019. They instantly jumped to the top of the podcast charts and that’s where you can still find them, bringing relevant stories and insights to the listener who is eager to learn more about what’s happening in the world in about 20 minutes.
​Alexander Lippeveld has been with the podcast team since day one and therefore is unquestionably thé expert speaker for this session. He's hosting the podcast almost every day. Event host Niels De Keukelaere has also been working on De Standaard podcasts since 2020, so expect to feel some collegial vibes and deepers questions!

## ​What you'll get out of this:

• ​Insights on the journalistic aspects involved in making a daily news podcast (from idea to pitch to final editing to post-production and publishing)
• ​Tips on getting better by critically evaluating the content and building blocks of your show
• ​Some things we do to comfort the different guests on the show, depending on their personality and stress levels
• ​Inspiration to apply to your own podcast!
• ​A chance to ask questions to Alexander in chat

## Practical

• ​**This event is in English and is expected to last about 1,5h.**You'll receive the URL to join the Zoom/Teams/Riverside session by mail! Neither of those requiere you to install an app, you can join in browser.

• ​Good to know: to attend this live event, you don't need to turn on your webcam or microphone (yay!)