If it were impossible to get an in-person guest for whatever reason, a remote session might be on the table, but RSnake finds that conversations flow better when people are in person. A large percentage of people's communication is nonverbal, and it comes across much more clearly when the interviewer can make eye contact with the guest. Further, there is something very different about being in a professional studio, where the sound can be mixed more clearly, leading to better audio quality. Also, it leads to a much more intimate and focused conversation aiding in active listening and more positive discourse. RSnake prefers to do the show in a studio where more variables can be controlled but occasionally will take the show to other locations.

• If you pay attention to some of the episodes (E.g. Season 1 Episode 3 with Dr. Sheila Newsome), it can take over an hour just to get the back story of the conversation so that the deeper conversation can follow. In many cases, it can take the guest an hour or more just to loosen up to the point where RSnake can get the guest talking openly. Many people are camera shy and it takes time for them to relax. Additionally due to the the depth of the conversations on the show, it often requires the audience to learn more about the technology first or get some background information, so they can follow along with the real meat of the conversation. Lastly, sometimes the conversations are just so complex that there is no quick way to discuss them without missing vitally important nuance.

• Any given episode is shot typically in the late afternoon or evening, and therefore edits, voiceovers, and cutting together the MOS video for the introduction typically starts the following day. This gives us a day or so to start building out media clips used for social media, and promotional content. We try, during the season, to do one episode per week, but that is very dependent upon scheduling issues. Previously the show would drop new episodes as soon as they were available which lead to unknown timing. Going forward the intention is to launch new videos on Thursdays, however that may change as situations prohibit that schedule, or where something is extremely time sensitive.