A useful skeleton timeline for producing podcasts by Eric Rice.
Interesting ideas about lengths of promos and ordering of stories.
Not sure I agree about adding music, as discussed at the end of the article. I personally don’t like music in podcasts – unless it’s a music podcast – as everyone has different and often specific tastes these days. I know you can get out your mp3 player and fast-forward, but it’s a pain if it’s in your bag, etc.