# E689 - Stop Interviewing Guests on Your Podcast, Do This Instead - Reimagine Your Guest as A Podcast Listener

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Published: 2026-05-17T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehowtopodcastseries/episodes/E689---Stop-Interviewing-Guests-on-Your-Podcast--Do-This-Instead---Reimagine-Your-Guest-as-A-Podcast-Listener-e3j5rfq
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Episode 689 - Stop Interviewing Guests on Your Podcast, Do This Instead - Reimagine Your Guest as A Podcast Listener In this episode, Dave challenges podcasters to completely rethink the way they approach guest interviews. Instead of viewing guests as strangers passing through a content machine, he encourages hosts to see every guest as a listener and community member first. That shift in perspective changes everything about the tone, depth, and connection within a podcast conversation. The episode explores how interview based podcasts can easily fall into a transactional rhythm where guests are booked, questioned, published, and forgotten. Dave argues that this approach creates cold, disconnected conversations that feel more like interrogations than genuine human connection. By reframing guests as people who already know, appreciate, and support the show, hosts naturally become more curious, more welcoming, and more invested in the conversation. Dave shares how listeners can often tell when an interview lacks warmth or authenticity. When hosts stop focusing on rigid question lists and begin leading with curiosity, conversations become more relaxed and meaningful. He explains that guests who have listened to the show beforehand are already members of the podcast community, even if they discovered the podcast through the interview process itself. The conversation also highlights the long term value of building relationships one person at a time instead of chasing downloads, promotion hacks, or artificial audience growth. Dave reflects on how meaningful podcasting comes from investing in people, not simply producing more content. He encourages hosts to create experiences that make guests want to stay connected long after the episode airs. Throughout the episode, Dave emp…

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