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Welcome back to Help me, Podcast. This is episode 66. Thank
you for being here. And in today's episode, we're going to talk about
something that I heard about that is kind of an interesting concept
and it's reverse interviewing a podcast
host. And I can't quite remember where I heard this
before, but the basic idea is
that you could reach out to other podcasters
out there, people that already have an existing podcast and
maybe they host an interview show or maybe it's a solo show.
Don't think it quite matters. But the idea is that you will be
approaching a host and say like, hey, let me
interview you for an episode of your podcast
coming up. So basically you're doing the opposite of what they would
normally do. Normally they would be interviewing somebody else, but in
this case you set up the interview and instead
of the actual host doing the interview, you're actually
conducting the interview on the host. So
it's basically the opposite of what would normally happen, hence
the reversed interview. And I think this idea is interesting for a couple of different
reasons. First thing is that I bet you there's probably
most of the hosts out there have never had that question asked to them.
And it may be just enough of a
catching off guard sort of thing where you may get people
to say like, yeah, sure, I never really thought of that, never done that
before. That's a new piece of content or a new thing that
I could do. So I could see how that could be helpful.
So I think that's why it could be appealing for podcast
hosts. Sure, they're probably going to want to know who you are and if you've
done this before and if you have some sort of credibility, but they
might not even want to know that. And maybe you can get some smaller podcast
to get that under your belt. Maybe you have some sort of interview or
news station or some sort of credibility that
you can use. But at the end of the day, the worst case scenario is
they don't have to publish that episode. So it's kind of a risk free thing
other than maybe a 30 minutes or hour of their time
to do the interview. But I think people always like to talk about
themselves and to like to talk about their stories. And I
think that if you're doing your own podcast, maybe you don't always
think about that. Or maybe you only did your first episode ever about
your story and you never really go into or
tell your full story because you're always focusing on your guest
and other people. I like it for that reason. And then the other reason that
I like it too is it's also a cool thing for a
new podcast to do or maybe even somebody who doesn't have a podcast.
I think it's kind of in the same vein as going on a podcast
tour without a podcast, trying to get on a bunch of other people's
podcast without having a podcast. So you can kind of
get some of the benefits of having your own podcast with
90% less of the work. You only have to show up for the interview and
this is kind of just a different spin on that. It's like
you're not going to be the one editing it or publishing it or producing it
or anything like that. You're basically just going to be doing the interview and
it kind of gives you a feel of what is it like to be a
host or what is it like to have your own
podcast so that's why it could be beneficial for you.
And then also just as far as growing your
network and getting to know people, I think that's one of the things that Podcasting
is really great for and maybe a secondary sort of benefit that
a lot of people don't talk about is when you do have a conversation with
somebody. If you have an interview style podcast and you're having a conversation with somebody
maybe you don't know very well, or maybe you know them really well, but you
never really sat down with them and talked to them for 30 minutes, for
60 minutes, just about them, and asked them questions and put
your full attention and energy into highlighting
them. It's a different experience and you kind of connect with the person
on a different level. And I could say for my interview style podcast,
working towards a purpose, each guest that I have, I have now a
closer connection. We have a shared experience and
I think we're much more willing to support each other after that. So I think
it can be a great way to kind of also get this
sense of connection from people is if you do this
interview and they agree to it and everything now, you're going to have a closer
bond and a closer connection to where? Maybe if you do need help
with something starting your podcast in the future, maybe they'll be there
willing to help with you because you kind of did something for them. I guess
what I'm trying to say is, like all of my podcast guests, I
go a little bit further to try to support them in the things that they
do now because I want to see them win and because we've had that moment
in the past, it just makes me more willing to support the things that they
do in the future. So I haven't actually done this myself, I've never
actually heard a podcast of this done itself. I just heard it somewhere and I
thought that it was kind of an interesting idea because it seems to be one
of those things that's kind of a win win. I think if somebody approached me
with my other podcast and said, like, hey, let me interview you.
Maybe not right now because I'm still getting started and I'm under 20 episodes,
but if I was, like, 50 episodes in and it's been a couple of years
and stuff, I would probably take them up on that and be like, yeah, sure,
let's do it and see what happens. It almost makes my job
easier because it's like you're planning that one episode so I don't have to go
find a guest now, which could be a time consuming part of
an interview style podcast. So it seems like a win win all around and
just wanted to share this idea here and if any of
you have ever done that or maybe it's something that also interests you and
you go ahead and do it, let me know how it goes and always send
me an email. My email is in the show notes. I'd love to hear how
it worked for you and your experience through it and I will catch
you all on the next episode. Thank you for tuning in.
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