# Authoring Podcast Episodes

## Setup

[Configure](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby#configuration) your local AWS environment. Add to `~/.zshrc` or equivalent:

```
export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
```

## Adding an Episode

Run:

```sh
rake podcast:new_episode /path/to/local/mp3
```

This adds required YAML to `_config.yml`. Fill in the remaining fields:

```yaml
- title: Name of your episode
  date: (generated by Rake task)
  description: A paragraph-long description of the episode.
  podcast_url: (generated by Rake task)
  file_byte_length: (generated by Rake task)
  duration: (generated by Rake task)
```