You Decide What Your Guest Hears

By Junaid Ahmed

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A few weeks ago I had a long call with a fellow podcaster, Matt. Somewhere in the middle he put on what he called his critical hat.

His worry was simple. Tools that do everything for you make hosts sound like everyone else.

He wasn't wrong. And when I went looking, I found a place where PodGlue was doing exactly that.

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What was wrong

When you set up a new show in PodGlue, three guest emails switched on by themselves. The booking confirmation. The prep reminder two days out. The day-of reminder with the join link.

They're useful emails. Guests expect them.

But they went out in your name, with wording you may never have read.

That's the moment I write about in my book. A guest gets a message that doesn't sound like the person they just talked to, and they wonder if they've been moved into a pipeline.

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What shipped

Those three emails are still set up for you. They just don't send until you've looked at them.

In Settings you'll see "3 guest emails are waiting for your review." Preview each one. Change the words if they don't sound like you. Then approve.

Editing an email counts as approving it. So does switching one on yourself.

If your show was already running, nothing changes. The emails you had on stay on.

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A concrete example

Say your prep reminder says "Find a quiet space with good lighting." Fine. But you always ask guests to bring one story they've never told on a podcast.

Now that line goes in before anything sends. Your guest hears you, not a template.

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What's next

Here's the line I'm holding PodGlue to.

Emails about the episode, like confirmations and reminders, can run on their own once you've approved them. Anything about the relationship, like a thank-you, a follow-up or an introduction, PodGlue drafts and you send.

PodGlue remembers and drafts.

You decide what your guest hears.