This month on The Flow, we’re focused on interviews and interviewing best practices and this week is where we stop talking about it… and start practicing.
Welcome to The Interview Lab.
In Week 1, we broke down the anatomy of a great podcast interview.
In Week 2, we learned from Elsie Escobar about what makes conversations truly powerful.
Now in Week 3, it’s time to take action.
In this episode, Katie and Doc run live drills and practical exercises to help you sharpen your interviewing skills in real time. We’re workshopping common questions, improving follow-ups, modeling stronger transitions, and demonstrating how to recover when conversations get awkward or off track.
This isn’t theory. It’s reps.
If you’ve ever:
• Felt stuck reading from a question list
• Struggled with weak follow-ups
• Worried about awkward pauses
• Found your interviews sounding flat or surface-level
This episode is your practice space.
You’ll learn:
• How to turn generic questions into powerful prompts
• How to ask better follow-ups that create depth
• How to recover when an interview goes sideways
• Why presence matters more than perfect wording
• Simple exercises you can use to improve immediately
Your assignment this week: record a 15-minute practice interview. No pressure to publish. Just build the skill.
Great interviews don’t happen by accident. They’re built through intention and repetition. Let’s get better together.
Chapters
00:00 Intro + Welcome to The Flow
00:25 What We’re Covering Today (Series Overview)
01:05 “Do Something and Do It Good” Framework
03:00 Lab Week: Turning Ideas Into Action
06:30 Interview & Podcasting Strategy Talk
12:00 How to Actually Implement This (Practical Tips)
22:00 Common Mistakes + What to Avoid
35:00 Real Examples + Workflow Discussion
50:00 Community Chat + Questions
1:04:05 Mailbag Announcement + Outro
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