Audio-First or Video-First Podcast Workflow?

Empowered greetings everyone,

I’ve already relaunched my podcast, and I’m trying to simplify my workflow moving forward.

One of my biggest takeaways from Omar at Podcast Summit was that long-form YouTube content is powerful, so I want to be more intentional about how I record, edit, and repurpose each episode.

For context, I currently edit in Descript, upload the audio episode to Buzzsprout, and use Opus Clip for short-form clips.

Here’s my main question:

For those of you recording video podcasts, are you editing for the full long-form video first, or are you editing mainly for the best audio episode and using the video mostly for clips?

Right now, I’m editing the full video first, then exporting the audio for Buzzsprout. The challenge is that edits that make the audio cleaner can sometimes make the full video look choppy or unnatural.

My main goals are consistency, strong audio quality, manageable cost/time, and still having solid video clips for YouTube and social media.

What workflow has worked best for you?

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Audio-First or Video-First Podcast Workflow?