Guides
Practical writing about making a long-form interview show. No newsletter, no course. New ones show up here and in the feed.
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August 12, 2026
How to fact-check while you're recording
Why the correction is cheapest in the room, what producers do now, and how to fix a wrong number on air without derailing the take.
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August 12, 2026
How to find and hire a podcast producer
Where producers actually are, the screening questions that separate a producer from an editor, and how to run a paid trial before you commit to a retainer.
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August 12, 2026
What a podcast producer costs
What producers actually charge, the four ways to buy production, and an honest account of which parts of the job software can do now and which it cannot.
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August 6, 2026
How to start an interview podcast
Choosing the format, the gear that actually matters, remote versus in-person, and why guest prep is what separates interview shows people finish.
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July 16, 2026
Podcast episode ideas
Eight ways to find podcast episode ideas in the show you have already made: dropped threads, follow-ups, old predictions, and guest referrals.
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June 17, 2026
How to prep a podcast interview as the host
Most interview prep advice is written for guests. This is the host's job: what to research, what to skip, and how long it should take.
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May 8, 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.
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April 14, 2026
How to reference your old episodes on air
Callbacks are what a long-running show can do that a new one can't. Why most land badly, the three that work, and how to find the moment.
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March 19, 2026
How to organize podcast research
Why the link you saved three weeks ago is gone, the two systems that survive a busy month, and how to keep research findable.
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February 11, 2026
How to search your own podcast transcripts
Transcripts you can't search are an archive you don't have. Why keyword search fails on spoken language, and how to find the moment anyway.
Also worth reading: what live intelligence is and how it works.