Tuesday Tips: How to Safely Handle Controversy with Your Podcast



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How to Handle Controversial Topics in Your Podcast

We're gonna revisit this Wavve blog post, because, well it seems timely. If you're touching on the news, current events, politics, etc. you may run into some disagreements from your audience. There are good ways to handle controversy and definitely more than a few bad ways to handlke it.

We've go a few suggestions that include:

  • Understand your audience
  • Do your research
  • Set clear objectives
  • Maintain a respectful tone
  • Invite diverse perspectives
  • Prepare for backlash
  • Encourage open dialogue
  • Let ethics guide you

Read the full post to be sure you're ready if invite heated discussions.


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