Interviewing guests on your podcast is one of those skills that looks simple until you actually try to do it well. Most hosts assume the solution is better prep, harder research, or a longer list of plug-and-play questions. But the mark of a good conversation is in the listening.
The Art of the Follow-Up Question
A prepared question gets you to the surface. A well-timed follow-up gets you underneath it. Most podcast hosts invest heavily in crafting their question list and then let vague, tangential, or incomplete answers slide right past them. Here’s why the follow-up question is the most underused skill in interviewing, and how to use it.
