{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Podcasting with Hiwi G","title":"Master the Art of Questions (That Make People Open Up)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b84f293a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":854,"description":"👩🏽‍💻 Apply for Emerging Voices Accelerator 👉 https://hiwote.typeform.com/to/RETSnMtR\n📥 Grab the free 10-step launch guide 👉 https://tenstepstolaunch.depthandcandor.com/\n----------\n🔗 Mentioned in this video:\nMy full step-by-step guide to starting a podcast → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ljTathnfBI\nRiverside, where I record my interviews (use code Hiwi for 30 days free) → https://affiliate.riverside.com/Hiwi\nDescript (affiliate link) → https://get.descript.com/hiwotepodcasts\n--------\nWant your podcast guests to actually open up? Here's my full system for asking good podcast questions that bring out real stories, without sounding scripted.\n1️⃣ EARN TRUST BEFORE YOU HIT RECORD - share the themes, ask what's off limits, and run a pre-interview instead of sending your question list.\n2️⃣ MAKE YOUR QUESTIONS A MAP, NOT A LIST - start with the promise of the episode, plan 4 to 6 beats, and let the answers shape your follow-ups.\n3️⃣ ASK FOR STORIES, NOT SUMMARIES - \"take me back to the day...\" gets you a scene, and scenes are what listeners remember.\n4️⃣ LISTEN FOR 3 CLUES - a word with emotional weight, a missing piece in the story, and anything you don't understand.\n5️⃣ MOVE ON WITHOUT KILLING THE FLOW - bridge from what your guest just said, or signpost that you're shifting gears.\nAlso in this video: calming your own nerves before an interview, and dropping the filler (\"love that, so interesting\").\nInterviewing a guest soon? Tell me in the comments the question you're most nervous to ask 👇\n🙋🏾‍♀️ Who am I?\nHey, I'm Hiwote, but my friends call me Hiwi! 👋🏾\nI'm a podcast producer, and I've worked on shows like Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel, This is Dating (featured in TIME Magazine as one of the best podcasts of 2022), and projects with The New York Times, TED, and more.\nMy goal? To help aspiring podcasters gain the creative clarity and confidence they need to create shows that are as unique as they are.\n––––\nReady to start?\n✅ Subscribe for weekly tips on how...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/maDRnTkmDkhplRET2XzUF1KR-psMK1DmXi0ug0zdjEk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NTIw/Y2Q2M2UyNDU4YjMz/ZTcxM2I4MWJjNWI5/MGMzOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}