{"podcast":{"title":"Comic Lab","slug":"comic-lab-687123","podcast_index_feed_id":687123,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/GAaIUAjz","website_url":"https://patreon.com/comiclab","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e1953d4c-6d52-49a1-bb2f-f8e5c39867b9/35c343a2-8f8f-40b6-848e-155a1c0b7634/3000x3000/comiclab-bradndaveholdinglogo-notext.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Brad Guigar and Dave Kellett","episode_count":456,"summary":"The podcast about making comics — and making a living from comics! It's half shop talk, half how-to, and half friendship. WE SQUEEZED IN THREE HALVES. It's tips and tricks and all the joys of cartooning as a pro. So pull up your drawing chair, put on some headphones, and join us while you draw! And if you like what you hear, join our community at patreon.com/comiclab (For sponsorship inquiries: comiclabpodcast@gmail.com)","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T00:20:02.402866+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123"},"episode":{"title":"Never Outsource Your Vision","slug":"never-outsource-your-vision","published_at":"2026-07-02T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123/never-outsource-your-vision","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123","url":"https://patreon.com/comiclab","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/07117aed-1b7d-47f6-95f4-06c8421ef613/1021f92e-2010-48c6-a30b-f4f9d36ede9b/episodes/audio/group/f3c03c2c-7657-44c7-b6a2-1dd1fbadc1e4/group-item/d23051ef-80e2-480b-acb4-bc8c023e1357/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=GAaIUAjz","summary":"It's one of the easiest traps for independent creators to fall into: Outsourcing important business or creative decisions to reader polls. Audience feedback can be useful, but when creators ask readers to steer decisions about Patreon tiers, Kickstarter rewards, publishing strategy, or creative direction, they often get noisy, contradictory advice that can lead them away from their own best judgment.","meta_description":"It's one of the easiest traps for independent creators to fall into: Outsourcing important business or creative decisions to reader polls. Audience feedba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3846,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/comic-lab-687123/episodes/never-outsource-your-vision/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/comic-lab-687123/never-outsource-your-vision.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}