For the Love of Podcast

For the Love of Podcast


What Makes a Great Podcast Interview?

October 27, 2021

WHAT MAKES A GREAT PODCAST INTERVIEW

Billy Samoa has several podcasts and a podcast production company called Podify. He’s also a former Tesla executive.

Brenden Kumarasamy is the founder of MasterTalk, a Youtube channel that helps people overcome the fear of public speaking so that they can use their voices to effectively communicate their ideas to the world.

Tune in to listen to Billy, Brenden, and Dena, a former nurse, and Canadian producer discuss the art of interviewing and what makes a podcast interview great. 

In this podcast, we discuss:

[00:43] - The ultimate goal of a podcaster

[02:19] - How to approach a guest for an interview

[03:50] - Some interviews that stand out to Brenden

[06:10] - Things that best interviewers do

[11:44] - Some competitive ideas that can exist and help podcasters

[13:30] - How to optimise the content in a way that will impress the audience

[15:04] - Why is repeating guest so powerful

[18:42] - How would Brenden create a list of guests for his podcast

[20:00] - What would Brenden do to make sure that his guest stand out

[22:40] - Key pillars that help a show to stand out

[28:20] - What makes a podcast show stand out

[33:00] - The value of studying others

[34:31] - Dena’s views on being unique in terms of podcasting

[36:45] - How do we get what we need from marketing without turning off our listeners

[40:00] - How the guest can promote the show

Notable Quotes:

[25:50] - Longevity leads to skill sets, and skill sets lead to compatibility.

[32:19] - The more we embrace our uniqueness, the more we follow the things we  
believe in.

[33:03] - We all can look at things through our lens and have our own point of view.

USEFUL RESOURCES/ LINKS:

CONNECT WITH BILLY:

Website: https://billysamoa.com/
Podify: http://podify.co/
Podify LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/podifyco/
Insight Out: https://insightoutshow.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billysamoa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillySamoa
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billysamoa/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BillySamoaSaleebey/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RollingMovie

CONNECT WITH BRENDEN:

Website: https://www.mastertalk.ca/about
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastertalkyt/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/masteryourtalks