So you wanna make a podcast for Grab Bag Collab ...

We aim to release a limited-run “quarterly” show four times a year to which we’ll send 10% of whatever we make on Patreon over the months the show initially drops via the Grab Bag Collab. (The percentage will vary depending on number of hosts and engineering requirements.) We can’t promise the amount you’ll receive because it depends on how many members we have during the affected months. If your show brings in a lot of new subscribers, you’ll make more money than if, say, subscribers leave during those months. (We don’t expect that but it's important to acknowledge it’s possible.)  

By breaking down pay by percentage, we’re hoping that we’re able to support some people’s passion projects. The remaining Patreon money goes toward our backbone shows (Dear Daisy and The Catalyst), marketing, legal, charity, hard costs and engineering. If a listener isn’t keen on a quarterly show, we’re hoping they love our regular offerings enough that they stick with us until the next quarter. 

Our commitment to you is to pass along constructive feedback we gather from our listeners. We’ll provide a space for you to try out your show, work out some kinks and retain ownership so that you can take those completed episodes and see if you’re able to sell your concept to a more traditional podcast company. We’ll expect that we can keep your original shows on GBC as bonus content to new subscribers. If you sign with a company that requires us to remove the shows you’ve provided from our Patreon because of some exclusivity clause, we’ll ask for a nominal finder’s fee – 5% of the value of your first subsequent contract. Generally, though, our hope is to build a fantastic back catalog of a variety of shows while also producing new stuff on a regular basis. 

Note: We are young and fresh enough that we cannot support upfront costs on projects. Amber and Amanda, for example, had their podcast Accused for which they would travel. When an Accused quarterly appears on Grab Bag – and it will eventually – they will have fronted their hard costs out of pocket in advance with the hope that they’ll recoup most of that in Patreon money. The same will have to be true for our quarterly shows – at least until we have tens of thousands of subscribers and can set aside budgets for research and such. 


 Here's what we need to consider your show:

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Briefly provide a description/premise of your show – something in the 200-word range that provides a clear and engaging synopsis of your show idea.

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Please break down your expected episodes by topic and provide a brief overview of what you expect you’d cover or discuss in those episodes. We can’t fly by the seat of our pants in this experiment, so if you’re pitching, say, a crime-based show, tell us which cases you anticipate focusing on. If you’re looking to cover something in pop culture, tell us how that will be broken down by episode.

(Note: We anticipate a quarterly show to have 8 to 12 episodes. You’ll get two months’ Patreon split for eight episodes, three months’ Patreon split for 12 episodes. If your show idea doesn’t lend itself to this kind of early outlining, it might not be a good fit for what we’re doing.)

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Please explain what experience you have with audio, as well as what type of equipment you’d be using to record. Do you have access to a studio? Do you know how to properly record and upload sound?

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Can you guarantee that this idea you’re pitching is yours and yours alone? We can’t afford plagiarism lawsuits and will obviously retain the right to withhold the expected Patreon cut if we have to defend against a valid claim. 

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Please spell out how much engineering and editing support you’ll need. Amanda can offer basic engineering – laying out largely clean audio, adding some music, adjusting levels, etc. If your show comes to us largely produced, however, we would be able to divert a little of our engineering budget to pad your Patreon cut in exchange for sparing Amanda the work. 

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When do you expect to deliver the series you're pitching? How much lead time do you need? Please recognize that once the show starts, we can't miss weeks, so make sure you're suggesting a realistic timeframe you can commit to. *
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When do you expect the last episode would run?  *
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The following are key compatibility questions. 

1.) Are you an asshole?
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2. Do you accept that we get final say over content? If something in your show doesn’t align with our values, you agree that we retain the right to request changes, edit it ourselves or flat-out reject it, depending on how offensive/incompatible we find it? 

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Do you agree that if your show is a breakout hit and garners us a million subscribers, you’ll still get 10% of the monthly hauls only in the months your show is new to us? The point of this endeavor is to lift each other up, so no one is going to be a breakout star in this scenario, no matter how great their show is. (That said, we’ll be thrilled for your success, and you’ll get to retain ownership rights, meaning you’ll likely make stupid money continuing your show off the GBC platform, if that’s what you choose.)

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Do you agree that if we sense at any point that we’re not compatible, we (meaning Grab Bag) can stop airing your show midstream? In such an instance, we’ll make a good-faith effort to pay a probated amount to properly compensate you for what you did produce for us before we opted to discontinue the show. (This is an incredibly unlikely scenario if you’ve provided a thorough episode breakdown on the front end, to be clear. We just want to cover our bases.) 

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IN CLOSING:

You might not hear from us right away about your show idea. We go through these responses when we are looking to schedule new shows throughout the year. We will respond back as we are able.

The biggest thing to remember is that if we choose your show for our platform, we’re trusting you to meet deadlines, submit quality work and fulfill your obligation to us. We also want it to be a fun and rewarding experience with a group of people who will give you blunt but loving feedback. It’s important that you don’t commit to us and then flake. We’re far too busy to scramble for a replacement show at the last minute. No matter what happens with your show – whether it’s a hit or not – the experience of simply tackling a project you’re passionate about is inevitably going to be rewarding for you and for us, so we hope that’s incentive enough to, as Amber constantly says, “stick your landing.” It doesn’t have to be perfect, but we want to help make it as great as possible. 

Thank you! 

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