Podcast interview plan

How to use it

1. Download the file and keep an editable copy for this recording.
2. Fill in the project details, then work through the checks before moving to the next step.
3. Save the completed version with your footage so the next person can see your decisions.

Use the checks that fit this recording. A checklist records a review; it does not replace watching and listening to the final video.

What is included

# Podcast interview plan
Guest name and pronunciation:
Guest's relevant experience:
Listener and problem this episode helps with:
Topic boundaries and claims to verify:

## Opening
Introduce the specific problem:
Explain why this guest can discuss it:
First concrete question:

## Main conversation
1. What happened? Ask for a specific situation.
2. What did the guest try first? Ask what changed.
3. Where did that approach fail? Ask for limits.
4. What would the guest do differently now?
5. What can a listener try without specialist access?
6. What evidence supports the central claim?
7. What should a listener avoid overgeneralizing?

## Closing
The one useful takeaway:
Guest links to verify:
Agreed corrections or sensitive sections:
Follow-up clips with supporting timestamps: