The Podcast Department

The Podcast Department is a show for podcasters, by a podcaster. The hosts, Anisha and Sunjay, interview creators across every niche to uncover the real story behind their shows — why they started, how they produce each episode, the tools and AI workflows they swear by, and how they turn their podcast into a genuine business asset.No fluff. No gatekeeping. Just honest conversations designed to inspire you to start, improve, or scale your own podcast — and show you there's a smarter, more efficient way to do it.

The Podcast Department is a education podcast hosted by Anisha and Sunjay, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Anisha and Sunjay hosts The Podcast Department, a education show with 19 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  Podcast equipment for beginners — what to buy and what to skip

  Sep 15, 202630 minS3

  The number one question we get asked about starting a podcast: what tech do I need? In this episode, Sunjay — videographer, podcast producer, and the technical brain behind The Podcast Department — answers it properly. Starting with the microphone (the only piece of kit that truly matters), through audio, headphones, framing, lighting, and cameras, this is the complete no-nonsense guide to podcast tech — without the unnecessary complexity. Whether you're starting with a laptop and a pair of phone earphones or thinking about upgrading, this episode tells you exactly what matters, what doesn't, and why you should stop overthinking it and just press record. What we cover Why the microphone is the most important piece of kit — even for video podcasts The free Apple EarPod upgrade and the mic proximity rule Why AirPods cause audio problems — and when they're fine Headphones: when you need them and when you really don't Camera framing, lighting, and why your webcam is probably fine The honest summary: a laptop and a cheap headset is genuinely enough to start Newsletter: Join our weekly ⁠⁠ ⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠ — podcast strategy for health & wellness experts straight to your inbox every Friday. Who is The Podcast Department for? Healthcare professionals, clinicians, and health and wellness experts who are building a service-based business — coaching, courses, clinics, bootcamps — and want to use a podcast to grow their authority, build trust with their audience, and convert listeners into paying clients. We help you launch it, grow it, and make it do what it's supposed to do for your business. You show up and record. We handle everything else. Work with us 1️⃣ Full service — strategy, editing, repurposing, publishing, social content. Everything handled. From £1,500/month. 2️⃣ Mentoring — strategy and guidance for healthcare experts who want to build it themselves with expert support. From £500/month. We work with a maximum of five clients at a time. If you'd like to explore working together, book a free discovery call by emailing anisha@thepodcastdepartment.com Connect with us: Linkedin: ⁠⁠ ⁠Anisha Patel⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠⁠ ⁠Sunjay Vyas⁠⁠⁠ The Podcast Department ⁠⁠ ⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠ Check out our ⁠⁠ ⁠Amazon storefront⁠⁠⁠ dedicated to podcasting gear! We will keep adding/reviewing the list but there's a selection of microphones, audio interfaces, and more to help you elevate your podcasting game. Tools we use and recommend Audiio — 70% off music (affiliate): ⁠ audiio.com/partner?oid=1&affid=1974 ⁠ ️ Auphonic — AI audio engineer (affiliate): ⁠ auphonic.com/landing?source=AnishaandSunjay ⁠ 20% off The Naked Pharmacy — code THEASS (affiliate): ⁠ thenakedpharmacy.com ⁠

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  Episode #8

  How to best prepare your podcast guests for an interview — lighting, audio, framing and more

  Sep 8, 202629 minS3

  You've booked the guest. You've sent the calendar invite. And then they join the recording with a ceiling fan in the background, their laptop mic picking up every echo in the room, and the webcam pointing straight up their nose. In this episode, we walk through everything that goes into preparing a podcast guest for a virtual recording — from the tech check call the week before, to lighting, audio, framing, and how to brief them on the structure of the episode so the whole thing runs smoothly. Whether you're an existing podcast host or thinking about starting one, this episode is packed with practical, immediately usable advice. What we cover Lighting, audio and framing — the three things that make or break a guest recording The tech check call — why a week before is the right time, not the day of Why it's a dress rehearsal: same location, same device, same time of day Microphone recommendations — what works, what doesn't, and why AirPods cause problems How to brief guests on episode structure so the recording runs smoothly Why all of this makes you look like you take your podcast seriously Newsletter: Join our weekly ⁠ ⁠newsletter⁠⁠ — podcast strategy for health & wellness experts straight to your inbox every Friday. Who is The Podcast Department for? Healthcare professionals, clinicians, and health and wellness experts who are building a service-based business — coaching, courses, clinics, bootcamps — and want to use a podcast to grow their authority, build trust with their audience, and convert listeners into paying clients. We help you launch it, grow it, and make it do what it's supposed to do for your business. You show up and record. We handle everything else. Work with us 1️⃣ Full service — strategy, editing, repurposing, publishing, social content. Everything handled. From £1,500/month. 2️⃣ Mentoring — strategy and guidance for healthcare experts who want to build it themselves with expert support. From £500/month. We work with a maximum of five clients at a time. If you'd like to explore working together, book a free discovery call by emailing anisha@thepodcastdepartment.com Connect with us: Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠Anisha Patel⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠Sunjay Vyas⁠⁠ The Podcast Department ⁠ ⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠ Check out our ⁠ ⁠Amazon storefront⁠⁠ dedicated to podcasting gear! We will keep adding/reviewing the list but there's a selection of microphones, audio interfaces, and more to help you elevate your podcasting game.

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  Episode #7

  How to name a podcast for your business — 3 frameworks that work

  Sep 1, 202618 minS3

  One of the most common questions we get asked — and one of the most overthought decisions in the whole podcast launch process. What do you call it? In this episode, we break down the three main approaches to naming a podcast, why starting with your audience is almost always the right move, and when a personal brand name actually makes sense. Real examples throughout — including the sleep consultant, Amy Porterfield's rebrand, and a client whose show kept getting buried by another podcast with the same name. What we cover The three naming frameworks: niche/problem-led, personal brand, and business/concept name Why audience-first naming is almost always the right starting point When personal brand names work — and how to future-proof them The visual test: what your name looks like as podcast artwork on a mobile phone Checking handles, domains, and existing shows before you commit Should you have your face on your podcast artwork? Newsletter: Join our weekly ⁠ ⁠newsletter⁠⁠ — podcast strategy for health & wellness experts straight to your inbox every Friday. Who is The Podcast Department for? Healthcare professionals, clinicians, and health and wellness experts who are building a service-based business — coaching, courses, clinics, bootcamps — and want to use a podcast to grow their authority, build trust with their audience, and convert listeners into paying clients. We help you launch it, grow it, and make it do what it's supposed to do for your business. You show up and record. We handle everything else. Work with us 1️⃣ Full service — strategy, editing, repurposing, publishing, social content. Everything handled. From £1,500/month. 2️⃣ Mentoring — strategy and guidance for healthcare experts who want to build it themselves with expert support. From £500/month. We work with a maximum of five clients at a time. If you'd like to explore working together, book a free discovery call by emailing anisha@thepodcastdepartment.com Connect with us: Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠Anisha Patel⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠Sunjay Vyas⁠⁠ The Podcast Department ⁠ ⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠ Check out our ⁠ ⁠Amazon storefront⁠⁠ dedicated to podcasting gear! We will keep adding/reviewing the list but there's a selection of microphones, audio interfaces, and more to help you elevate your podcasting game.

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  Episode #6

  Working from Africa, world schooling dreams, and why we're building this business backwards

  Aug 25, 202639 minS3

  We've been home from Kenya for a few weeks. And if I'm honest — I'm still not sure I've fully come back. In this episode, Sunjay and I sat down to talk properly about what five weeks in Africa actually looked like from the inside. Not the highlights reel. The real stuff — what it felt like to work for ourselves for the first time on a trip, why Kenya felt so different to Thailand, what the dream looks like if we're going to make it real, and how we're building a business that fits around our life rather than the other way around. We also talk about the tech backpack situation (Sunjay has feelings), the moment he realised that working for yourself abroad is a completely different emotional experience to working for someone else, and why Kenya keeps pulling at us in a way that's hard to ignore. This is a life update. A behind-the-scenes. A conversation between two people figuring it out in real time — and wanting you to be part of it. And yes — this is our first video episode. It wasn't the plan. Sunjay set up our home studio and made it happen. Very on brand. Newsletter: Join our weekly ⁠ ⁠newsletter⁠⁠ — podcast strategy for health & wellness experts straight to your inbox every Friday. Who is The Podcast Department for? Healthcare professionals, clinicians, and health and wellness experts who are building a service-based business — coaching, courses, clinics, bootcamps — and want to use a podcast to grow their authority, build trust with their audience, and convert listeners into paying clients. We help you launch it, grow it, and make it do what it's supposed to do for your business. You show up and record. We handle everything else. Work with us 1️⃣ Full service — strategy, editing, repurposing, publishing, social content. Everything handled. From £1,500/month. 2️⃣ Mentoring — strategy and guidance for healthcare experts who want to build it themselves with expert support. From £500/month. We work with a maximum of five clients at a time. If you'd like to explore working together, book a free discovery call by emailing anisha@thepodcastdepartment.com Connect with us: Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠Anisha Patel⁠⁠ Linkedin: ⁠ ⁠Sunjay Vyas⁠⁠ The Podcast Department ⁠ ⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠ Check out our ⁠ ⁠Amazon storefront⁠⁠ dedicated to podcasting gear! We will keep adding/reviewing the list but there's a selection of microphones, audio interfaces, and more to help you elevate your podcasting game.

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  Episode #5

  Solo vs. Guest Episodes — Which one actually grows your business

  Aug 11, 202624 minS3

  This week I'm settling a debate I hear constantly from healthcare professionals planning their podcast — should you do solo episodes or guest interviews? I recorded 200 interview-only episodes of Pharmacist Diaries before I figured out the answer, and it's not as simple as picking one. In my experience working with healthcare professionals who are building businesses, the format that grows your audience and the format that grows your business are not always the same thing. In this episode I make the honest case for both, share what I learned from building Pharmacist Diaries on guest interviews, and give you a clear, practical recommendation for how to structure your own show. Key takeaways: The real strengths of guest episodes — and why most people overestimate them Why solo episodes convert better than almost any other format The sequence and ratio that works for healthcare business podcasts What a guest series on entrepreneurship taught me about what my audience actually needed Newsletter: Join our weekly ⁠newsletter⁠ — podcast strategy for health & wellness experts straight to your inbox every Friday. Who is The Podcast Department for? Healthcare professionals, clinicians, and health and wellness experts who are building a service-based business — coaching, courses, clinics, bootcamps — and want to use a podcast to grow their authority, build trust with their audience, and convert listeners into paying clients. We help you launch it, grow it, and make it do what it's supposed to do for your business. You show up and record. We handle everything else. Work with us 1️⃣ Full service — strategy, editing, repurposing, publishing, social content. Everything handled. From £1,500/month. 2️⃣ Mentoring — strategy and guidance for healthcare experts who want to build it themselves with expert support. From £500/month. We work with a maximum of five clients at a time. If you'd like to explore working together, book a free discovery call by emailing anisha@thepodcastdepartment.com Connect with us: Linkedin: ⁠Anisha Patel⁠ Linkedin: ⁠Sunjay Vyas⁠ The Podcast Department ⁠YouTube Channel⁠ Check out our ⁠Amazon storefront⁠ dedicated to podcasting gear! We will keep adding/reviewing the list but there's a selection of microphones, audio interfaces, and more to help you elevate your podcasting game.

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