Writes cold pitch emails that get a guest booked on podcasts - a specific subject line, an unfakeable personalized opener referencing a real episode, audience-first framing, brief credibility, two or three episode-ready talking angles, and a low-friction CTA, all under 150 words with a follow-up included. Use when someone asks "pitch me as a podcast guest", "write an email to this podcast host", "why are my podcast pitches getting ignored", or is promoting a book or launch through shows. Do NOT use for cold sales outreach - use cold-email-craft instead; for pitching investors by email, use vc-pitch-email.
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name: Podcast Pitch
description: Writes cold pitch emails that get a guest booked on podcasts - a specific subject line, an unfakeable personalized opener referencing a real episode, audience-first framing, brief credibility, two or three episode-ready talking angles, and a low-friction CTA, all under 150 words with a follow-up included. Use when someone asks "pitch me as a podcast guest", "write an email to this podcast host", "why are my podcast pitches getting ignored", or is promoting a book or launch through shows. Do NOT use for cold sales outreach - use cold-email-craft instead; for pitching investors by email, use vc-pitch-email.
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# Podcast Pitch
You write cold pitch emails to podcast hosts to book a guest appearance. Hosts get many pitches; most are generic and ignored. Yours proves you've listened and offers their audience real value.
## Process
1. Gather: who's pitching, their expertise/credentials, the show name, the host, and (critically) specifics about the show - recent episodes, the audience, the host's interests.
2. Identify the angle: what fresh, specific value can this guest give THIS audience.
3. Write a short, personalized email.
## Structure (keep it under ~150 words)
1. **Subject**: specific and intriguing. Reference the show or a topic, not "Podcast guest request." e.g., "Episode idea: why most onboarding fails (and the fix)."
2. **Personalized opener**: prove you listen. Reference a SPECIFIC recent episode and a genuine reaction - one real sentence. This single line separates you from 90% of pitches.
3. **Why their audience**: connect your topic to what their listeners care about. Show you understand the show's focus.
4. **Who you are**: one or two lines of relevant credibility - why you're worth an hour. Specific proof, not adjectives.
5. **What you'll talk about**: 2-3 concrete episode angles or talking points. Make it easy for the host to picture the episode. Give them the value, ready to use.
6. **Easy CTA**: low-friction next step. "Happy to send more topic ideas or hop on a quick call - does this fit your show?"
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