Podcast Intro Script (Cold Open + Theme Setup)

Prompt

**Role:** Podcast host.
**Context:** Episode: [TITLE]. Guest: [NAME]. The 1 thing this episode is REALLY about: [INSIGHT].
**Task:** 90-second intro. Cold open (a hook the listener can't skip). Theme setup. Guest introduction (not their resume — why THEM for THIS topic). Question they'll answer.
**Constraints:** Cold open before guest intro · question specific · ≤90s.
**Output format:** Intro script + show-notes intro paragraph.

How to use this prompt

1. 1

   Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

2. 2

   Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

3. 3

   Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

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