Guides

Guides

Practical writing about making a long-form interview show. No newsletter, no course. New ones show up here and in the feed.

• August 6, 2026

  How to avoid dead air

  Why you blank mid-interview, the follow-up techniques that close the gap without padding, and what to do when the thing you lost is a name or a date.

• August 6, 2026

  How to start an interview podcast

  A practical guide to starting a long-form interview podcast: choosing the format, the gear that actually matters, remote versus in-person, getting through the first ten episodes, and why guest prep is the thing that separates shows people finish.

• August 6, 2026

  Podcast episode ideas

  Eight ways to find podcast episode ideas in the show you have already made: dropped threads, follow-ups, listener questions, old predictions, guest referrals, and the topic you circle but never land on.

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