Basecamp for Podcasters | Basecamp Office Hours

In this Basecamp Office Hours session (recorded live on December 3, 2025), the 37signals team walks through how they use Basecamp for managing the REWORK podcast. Podcast cost Kimberly Rhodes shares a peek into a few Basecamp projects and shows how they're organized and used. 

For access to the chat and webinar features, watch the original broadcast here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/rlypwdpdnaq5

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & Introductions
02:30 – Home Screen breakdown
03:35 – Who's on the REWORK Podcast project
04:20 – Schedule – Cards & recurring placeholders
05:54 – Card Table for tracking projects
07:52 – Using Steps within Cards
09:33 – Message Board
10:25 – Docs & Files
13:08 – Chat and chatbots
14:22 – Email forwards
16:00 – Working with contractors (i.e., editors)
17:07 – Message Board for production
17:43 – Card table for production
20:24 – Schedule and Chat
20:35 – Door into Dropbox
21:05 – Preparing for each episode
22:12 – Using the API for chatbots
22:50 – To-do lists vs. Card Table
23:35 – 37signals new Fizzy app
25:29 – Collecting and sorting episode ideas
27:11 – A little behind the scenes of REWORK
29:20 – Creating social clips for each episode
31:20 – The importance of organization for podcasting
35:28 – The Basecamp Community
36:50 – Software for recording and editing the podcast
37:50 – Wrap-Up