A new format for a new journey

After finishing the last episode with Cat the Vet, I thought about stopping the podcast. I absolutely love podcasting, but it doesn't put food on the dining table. It takes an awful lot of work and time to find guests, discuss the options with them, find an agreed time to interview, edit, publish, the lot! So, for a while, I decided to lie low while thinking about what to do next. 

Fortunately, this period of reflection was constantly disrupted by new ideas of how I could transform the show and make it better. I listened to other podcasts in different categories and thought... 'Oh, I could do this and that with mine' and 'I can do that better ' or 'that's nice. Maybe I should change the intro, or look for different guests'... and so on.

A unique vet podcast

I started then organising a 2022 strategy. And while I'm 'sort of' piloting the ship, I also thought about following directions - the listeners' directions! Ahem, if you do want to be part of how the show evolves, do visit the 'Let's talk' page and let me know your thoughts! And taking into account the listeners input, I want everybody to know that these new lessons will be reflected into new episodes, and as result, More than just a vet podcast will be a little different this season.

And to explain what I mean by different, let's start with this: By now you should know what you're getting from More than just a vet podcast. I hope that by now, you know you're listening to one of the #mtjav podcast episodes without having to check your phone, speaker device or your car dashboard. You get in your car before your commute, close your eyes and let the first podcast in before you start your journey. If it is More than just a vet, you will know it from the start, or even if you start listening to it halfway. Since the day of its first episode, I wanted to create something distinctive. Not as commercial as a 'brand', but I wanted it to have a feel. A way that would separate this podcast from all the other vet podcasts out there, and I hope I am achieving that. For example, would you like to get some veterinary CPD? You never say no to new things, but I guess this wouldn't be the podcast you're looking for. I'm hoping you know this by now. And if not, get on with the times, and read the 'What is #MTJAV?' page.

MTJAV is always in evolution mode

But finding your niche doesn't mean that we get there and the job is done. It does not. I want this podcast to evolve and continue to re-discover itself. That's why the new season will still have the same feeling of More than just a vet, where animal lovers will have the chance to look into the deepest part of veterinary souls and vet professionals will come together and find company in each other stories. But at the same time, a new type of conversation will take place to blow your mind. I don't want to say too much so the experience for the website visitor and the listener will have all the bells and whistles of a new movie premiere coming to the theatre, but I will tell you that most guests won't be able to know what I asked the previous ones because many of the episodes will be recorded before the first one comes out. Imagine that, a possibility of asking someone something so later we can discuss and compare different answers. 

At the time of writing, I have already secured a few interviews and I'm super excited to meet my guests

There will be a bit more of myself, of course, so you can also look into my own reasons for doing this. And in terms of who my guests will be, less say erm.. it is being a challenge to interview them having a full-time job. Let's leave it there.

Gosh, I think I have said too much already!