Tonight, @newstalkscience is celebrating its first ten years. I& #39;m proud and grateful to have been a part of its first three. I can& #39;t be there tonight because I& #39;m sick, so I wanted to share 5 things I learned from being a producer on the show.

1. Listen to journalists

I was the scientist on the team, and I got to work with amazing journalism, communications, and media people. I learned a lot of important things from them about reporting, news, ethics, storytelling, editing, and interviewing.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> Team meeting, 2011

2. Keep moving

I like to reflect, but there& #39;s very little time for that on a weekly show. After each show was produced, we had a team chat about what did and didn& #39;t work, then we focused our attention on the next four episodes. It worked. Always look ahead.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> An early review

3. Experiment with format

This is one of @jonathan_mccrea& #39;s superpowers. Radio has some practical restrictions (audio, ad and news breaks, etc.) but we were always encouraged to break with convention.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> This won Futureproof its first award (https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👂" title="Ear" aria-label="Emoji: Ear"> http://bit.ly/fpdeath )">https://bit.ly/fpdeath&q...

4. Look beyond your network

Some of my favourite guests were the ones I found browsing journals for interesting research. Covering current stories is important, but look for new, diverse guests too - and be flexible and supportive to make it easier for them to take part.

5. Have fun!

Making Futureproof was demanding and stressful, but we also laughed - a lot! If you can, have fun. It will make the show better.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index"> @ianbrunswick and @jonathan_mccrea on a typical news day

Also:
Early contributors will become friends (https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👋" title="Waving hand sign" aria-label="Emoji: Waving hand sign"> @marynmck, @Dr_Niamh_Shaw)
Early friends will become contributors (https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👋" title="Waving hand sign" aria-label="Emoji: Waving hand sign"> @twisteddoodles)
A cosmonaut will cause the best chaos
Newstalk will lose some of its best people
@jqbilbao and @Baigneuse1910 will give the best advice