A quick update on where Mark's been, and where he hasn't. If you'd like to keep the show going, let Mark know - via your social network of choice - what he should talk about next.

Some followup on previous episodes, and a blast from the past.

If you're producing a limited-run series, start with the overall picture, then drill down to the individual story beats and episodes.

Think about your show's name and how people might type it. Also consider easy-to-type and easy-to-say URLs for each episode.

Instead of running over the same todo list for each of your shows, consider blocking out your time and doing the prep for all your shows in one block, the recording and editing in another, and the post-production in a third.

Scrape the iTunes stores for your podcast reviews, connect Disqus to keep your comments in one place; seek out tweets mentioning your show.

If you've written up show notes, take the time to flesh them out into a blog post. If you're talking about a book, maybe review it on Amazon, using extracts from your transcript.

A few tools to help answer the question "If it's 9am here, what time is it where you are?" so you don't have to ask your guests.

Once you've recorded, make sure you have a post-flight checklist to go over everything, so you don't miss a thing when publishing your next episode.

Have a checklist for recording each episode: one for you and one for any guests or co-hosts that you have, especially for those that aren't seasoned podcasters.