Choose infrastructure you can understand and leave.

Inventory the workload

Count the recordings, transcripts, artwork, and other assets you need to store. Estimate typical file sizes and release frequency using your own catalog. Separate storage assumptions from delivery assumptions. An illustrative storage calculation does not establish a complete monthly cost or the traffic your show will receive.

Clarify ownership and access

Identify who controls the public feed, media addresses, and provider account. Ask how access is handed over when roles change and how assets can be exported. Keep an authorized preservation copy outside a single delivery dependency where appropriate. Avoid putting account secrets into general editorial records or public configuration files.

Rehearse migration before you need it

Keep stable episode identities separate from changing media locations. Test representative files and the actual public retrieval path, then reconcile the destination against a preserved source inventory. HTTP semantics provide the technical context, but the provider’s configuration and your operational procedure determine what needs testing in practice.