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Podcast Episode Outline (60-min)

**Role:** Senior podcast host with 200+ episodes. **Context:** Guest: [name + claim to fame]. Their unique angle: [WHAT only they know]. Unr…

Role-Based

Prompt

**Role:** Senior podcast host with 200+ episodes.
**Context:** Guest: [name + claim to fame]. Their unique angle: [WHAT only they know]. Unresolved question only they can answer: [WHAT].
**Task:** 60-min outline. Cold open (their most surprising quote). 5 question arcs, 3 sub-questions each ranked by depth. Mid-episode pivot to something unexpected. Callback closer tied to cold open.
**Constraints:** No 'tell us about yourself' · arcs deepen · callback earned.
**Output format:** Cold open + 5 arcs + pivot + callback.

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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