How to be a good podcast guest

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Date
08/04/2026
Time
12:00pm-1:30pm EST
Where
Online Workshop
Cost
$75.00
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A reporter has scheduled you for an interview. Maybe you’re thrilled, but also terrified! Or maybe you’re just unsure. How are you supposed to sound, anyway? You know you know your stuff, but your industry is kind of wonky. What’s the best way to sound smart but also not to bore the pants off listeners? How much detail should you go into? What if you have a message you really want to get across? In this workshop, drawing from real-life examples, journalist Sally Herships will teach you to be the best guest you can be (tip: do NOT speak in sound bites!), what to do when you don’t know the answers, and finally, how to handle challenging interviews.

Who's this class for?

Non-reporters who are nervous or just want to learn more about how to be the best possible guest on audio podcasts or radio interviews (but everyone is welcome!). We’ll focus on taped interviews, but will touch on live as well.

About Your Instructor

Sally Herships

Sally Herships is an award winning audio journalist. Her bylines include the BBC, The New York Times and Marketplace. She’s been a frequent guest host at NPR’s daily economics podcast The Indicator and covered the pandemic and New York’s embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo for NPR’s National Desk. Her work covers a range of styles and beats and has won critical acclaim. Her 2011 investigation of the DOD’s failure to comply with its own tobacco pricing restrictions won a Third Coast Radio Impact Award and was an IRE finalist. In 2016, her BBC documentary “As Many Leaves” was described by The Guardian as an "Emotional, wonderful listen," and was rated among the year’s top ten podcasts by Vulture. In 2022, Sally hosted and co-executive produced “The Heist,” an investigative podcast series which revealed the failures of President Trump’s 2017 tax bill, racked up multiple awards and was honored as a Dupont Finalist.

Sally has been teaching for over a decade. In 2013, she founded the podcast school, Radio Boot Camp. She studied at Parsons School of Design, but in 2004, the kind folks at Radiolab took her in and taught her all things audio for which she is forever grateful.

Testimonials

Sally's energy was really great; she made me feel inspired. The first session of the class was filled with info that is very actionable. The second session was a great way to apply what we learned and pick up stuff from other people in the class.

I liked how interactive it was and that it was a small enough group that there could be meaningful engagement from everyone.

It was an excellent class and am looking forward to signing up to more classes soon!

Notes on this Class

Refund and recording policy: Classes will not be recorded and are non-refundable. We are not able to issue a refund if you cancel or do not attend a class. If you are unable to make a class, you are welcome to sell or give away your ticket and email the name of the new attendee to info@radiobootcamp.org.
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