In the Season 3 Finale we have a topic that was two-seasons in the making - returning from a hiatus. This week we reflect on our experience returning from a hiatus including some of the successes we had, as well as some of the areas we wish we had handled better. In this week's Better Podcasting Download we discuss Generative AI in podcasts, how we think it's not ready yet, but where we think it might start finding its home soon. For the Better Podback we have a listener asking about mic arms, we talk scheduling a guest far ahead and one listener follows up about the Procaster comment. Find full episode information including links referenced in this episode at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/281 If you want to follow us elsewhere, you can find our full contact information can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com/contact. You can like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/betterpodcasting, you can follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/betterpod or email podcast@betterpodcasting.com.  The full back catalog can be found at https://www.betterpodcasting.com. Want to join in to some geeky chatter? Check out the GonnaGeek Discord Server at http://www.betterpodcasting.com/discord/ This podcast was recorded on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. We usually stream live to Geeks.Live, on Wednesdays. Audio/Video Production by Stephen Jondrew of GonnaGeek Productions, proudly Canadian. Timestamps: 00:00 - Show Intro 01:13 - Start of the episode 01:37 - Stephen's podcast joke 02:20 - Upcoming Better Podcasting schedule 05:38 - Today's main topic will be a bit different 06:38 - Recap of our hiatus 09:30 - Announcing/deciding to take a hiatus 18:02 - Hiatus times may change 22:00 - Planning the return itself 27:35 - Announcing the return 29:50 - Challenges when returning from a hiatus 36:30 - Reassessing your workflows 39:05 - Did our audience return? 43:00 - Why we delayed doing this episode 45:30 - Better Podcasting Download 58:16 - Better Podback: Rode Procaster 59:20 - Better Podback: Mic Arms 1:02:30 - Better Podback: Scheduling a guest 1:04:18 - Episode ending/outro