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# Podcast episode
## Angle
- The one idea listeners leave with
- Why now
- Who this episode is for
## Guest
- Background and recent work
- Stories they have not told elsewhere
- Name pronunciation and links
## Segments
- Cold open: the best line from the episode
- Intro and why this guest
- Main conversation in three parts
- Quick-fire round
## Questions
- An opener that is easy to answer
- The question listeners would ask
- A follow-up for when they go deep
## Outro
- Where to find the guest
- What is on next week
## Recording
- Date, time and time zone
- Mics, headphones and quiet room
- Backup recording running
## Promotion
- Episode title and show notes
- Three short clips
- Guest tagged when it goes live