public function prep_post_args( $type, $args, $meta = array() ) {
		$post = array(
			'post_title'     => $this->generate_title( $type, $this->origin, $meta['frequency'], $args->parent ),
			'post_type'      => Tribe__Events__Aggregator__Records::$post_type,
			'ping_status'    => $type,
			// The Mime Type needs to be on a %/% format to work on WordPress
			'post_mime_type' => 'ea/' . $this->origin,
			'post_date'      => current_time( 'mysql' ),
			'post_status'    => Tribe__Events__Aggregator__Records::$status->draft,
			'post_parent'    => $args->parent,
			'meta_input'     => array(),
		);

		// prefix all keys
		foreach ( $meta as $key => $value ) {
			// skip arrays that are empty
			if ( is_array( $value ) && empty( $value ) ) {
				continue;
			}

			// trim scalars
			if ( is_scalar( $value ) ) {
				$value = trim( $value );
			}

			// if the value is null, let's avoid inserting it
			if ( null === $value ) {
				continue;
			}

			$post['meta_input'][ self::$meta_key_prefix . $key ] = $value;
		}

		$meta = (object) $meta;

		if ( 'schedule' === $type ) {
			$frequency = Tribe__Events__Aggregator__Cron::instance()->get_frequency( array( 'id' => $meta->frequency ) );
			if ( ! $frequency ) {
				return tribe_error( 'core:aggregator:invalid-record-frequency', $meta );
			}

			// Setup the post_content as the Frequency (makes it easy to fetch by frequency)
			$post['post_content'] = $frequency->id;
		}

		return $post;
	}