SpellCast News: Listener Survey & SpellCast Readings

SpellCast needs your feedback! We want to get a better idea of who our listeners are and what they think about the show, so we've created a brief survey for you to fill out. Feel free to ask questions about the survey in replies to this post, but please send all completed surveys to [e-mail] - it's okay to skip items if you need to, but we'd appreciate as much detail as you can provide. Your comments will help us create more of the show you want to hear, so please take a moment and share your thoughts!

1. How did you find out about SpellCast? (iTunes, FictionAlley, LiveJournal - please be specific)

2. When did you first listen to SpellCast? (Episode number, Month, Day - whatever you recall)

3. Do you listen regularly (almost every episode or more), occasionally (when something strikes your interest/you think to listen), or just once?

4. How many/which other podcasts do you listen to?

5. What are your primary activities in the Harry Potter fandom?

6. Do you like the format (organization and content ordering) of SpellCast? What specifically do you like/dislike about it?

7. What is your favorite type of SpellCast segment? (i.e., Writer's Corner, Fan Fiction Review, Podcast Spotlight, Celebrity Interview, etc.)

8. What have been your favorite specific segments? (i.e., Henry Jenkins interview, Beta Reading Roundtable, Draco Malfoy discussion, etc.)

9. If you've been listening for at least four months, what changes have you noticed in the show and how do you feel about them?

10. What would you like to hear more of on SpellCast? General types of segments and specific suggestions are both welcome.

11. What would you like to hear less of on SpellCast? General types of
segments and specific criticisms are both welcome.

12. SpellCast aims to represent the Harry Potter fandom. How well does
it achieve that goal? How could it better achieve it?

13. We'd like to get our listeners more involved in the podcast. In what ways would you feel most likely to participate? Possibilities include contests, listener calls, "roving journalist" segments, roundtable participation, quizzes - your own ideas are welcome.

14. What auxiliary content (website features, transcripts, visual aids, etc.) are you most interested in having SpellCast provide?

15. Anything we missed?

Thanks again! We look forward to your feedback at any time. Please send completed surveys to [e-mail].