Here’s 2 tips on how to frame interview questions for podcast episodes ⬇

Roohi Kazi
2 min readAug 11, 2021

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Tip #1: Before pitching/inviting a guest try and research a bit about who they are, any potential topics/expertise as this will help to frame interview questions

You can do Guest Background Research:

→ By using Google Search

→ Finding Press and Media Kit of guest

→ Looking at Profile of Guest

→ Using their Personal Website

→ Listening to Past Interviews for question types, topics, and background research

For Types of Questions to ask:

→ You can use suggested Topics on Profile

→ Frame questions based on guest background, bio or expertise
Example below of some types of questions to ask a guest

For Topics:
→ You could use Exploding Topics or any of these listed in the article here https://lnkd.in/gZ9j27DH

To generate question: using tools/websites like(both paid and free options below):

1.https://answerthepublic.com/

2. https://lnkd.in/g3QrVNeh

3. https://questiondb.io/

4. https://lnkd.in/gG447WQ7

5. https://lnkd.in/guWjpCrt

6. https://www.quillionz.com/

7. https://lnkd.in/g6pTT9st

Access the How to Article on using Keyword Magic for generating questions here:

https://lnkd.in/gF_xq8UX

Tip #2: Create a couple of questions from these tools that you could potentially use in the interview or topics to pitch to the guest
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Or ask your audience for any questions they have for the guest and shout them out, mention them in a tweet, instagram post wherever that question appears in the content repurposing stage

Another Bonus Tip:

You can search for the guest name on Instagram

→ From there you can find their email, call or text number to use for outreach

→ You can also scroll through their feed and find some potential topics to discuss when pitching to guests

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