135 Shielding Your Sound: 10 Crucial Steps to Safeguard Your Podcast from Guest Speaker Lawsuits

Podcasters and content creators should prioritize preparing their chosen guests to proactively mitigate the risk of potential lawsuits arising post-interview. By openly discussing expectations and obtaining informed consent through a well-crafted release form, creators establish a foundation for a positive and legally sound collaboration. Ensuring guests are aware of the topics to be covered, the format of the discussion, and any potential sensitive areas not only fosters a respectful environment but also minimizes the likelihood of misunderstandings leading to legal complications. This proactive approach not only protects the podcast from potential legal repercussions but also cultivates a professional and trustworthy reputation, fostering positive relationships with guests and audience alike.

When recording a guest interview for release on a podcast, there are several best practices to consider, including adherence to recording laws and ethical standards. Here are some recommendations:

Informed Consent: Obtain informed consent from your guest before recording the interview. Clearly explain the purpose of the recording, how it will be used, and obtain their agreement in writing (via a release form).
Recording Laws: Familiarize yourself with local and federal laws regarding recording conversations. Some jurisdictions require the consent of all parties involved in a conversation, so ensure you comply with applicable laws.
Release Forms: Use comprehensive release forms that cover the use of the interview recording, including distribution through your podcast. Clearly outline the rights granted by the guest and any limitations on the use of their content.
Respect Privacy: Be respectful of your guest's privacy. Avoid asking intrusive or sensitive questions unless they have explicitly agreed to discuss those topics. Consider editing out any information that could compromise their privacy.
Setting Expectations: Clearly communicate the format and style of the interview to your guest in advance. Let them know if you plan to edit the recording and discuss any potential sensitive topics that may come up.
Recording Environment: Choose a quiet and controlled environment for recording to ensure high-quality audio. Minimize background noise and interruptions. Test your equipment beforehand to avoid technical issues.
Transparency: Be transparent with your guest about the recording process. Inform them of any potential edits or post-production modifications you might make to the interview.
Editing Ethically: If you edit the interview, do so ethically. Avoid taking statements out of context or manipulating the content in a way that misrepresents your guest. Maintain the integrity of the conversation.
Professionalism: Maintain a professional and respectful demeanor throughout the interview. Treat your guest with courtesy, and create an environment where they feel comfortable expressing their thoughts.
Backup Recordings: Consider making backup recordings in case of technical issues. Having redundant recordings can be a valuable precaution to ensure you don't lose important content.

Remember, these are general guidelines, and you should seek legal advice to ensure compliance with specific laws and regulations in your jurisdiction. Additionally, ethical considerations are crucial to building trust with your guests and audience.

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[00:00.000 --> 00:06.320] As independent podcasters, the very last thing any of us are thinking about is getting sued [00:06.320 --> 00:14.000] by none other than the guests that we bring on. Why would they sue us? So today I've got 10 strategies [00:14.000 --> 00:27.760] that you can use right now to ensure that doesn't happen. Sound Matters. Be Heard. Welcome to the [00:27.760 --> 00:33.360] podcast where you get exclusive behind-the-scenes tips to make your own show sound truly spectacular. [00:33.360 --> 00:45.280] This is Podtastic Audio. Hey, what's happening and how are you doing today? I want to say thank you so [00:45.280 --> 00:52.160] much for being here. I am Chris and I am from the original Chris and Christine show podcast. You know, [00:52.160 --> 00:56.960] you can find out every single thing about that show on a website, which I built. Yeah, you can [00:56.960 --> 01:03.200] check that out at ChrisandChristineShow.com. And if you can't remember that, don't you even worry [01:03.200 --> 01:08.960] about a little thing. There is a link to it in the show notes of this very episode. You scroll [01:08.960 --> 01:16.160] on down and there it is. But here is Podtastic Audio, the show that I have created to help you, [01:16.160 --> 01:22.880] yes, you make a better podcast for your audience. And if you're enjoying podcasting, well, [01:22.880 --> 01:28.800] congratulations. It's an amazing, fun thing you can do to help get your word out, get your message [01:28.800 --> 01:34.400] out. Podcasting is amazing. Or even YouTube also. Listen, I'm not discriminating between [01:34.400 --> 01:40.240] audio or video. It's all content creation as far as I'm concerned. And if you enjoy it, [01:40.240 --> 01:46.000] keep on keeping on. So when it comes to podcasting and the podcasters that I've seen, [01:46.000 --> 01:50.240] the circles I've ran in with and the different shows I've listened to, they kind of seem to [01:50.240 --> 01:56.240] fall into like two types of shows, really. You have the solo shows like the show I'm doing [01:56.240 --> 02:03.680] right now, where it's just only me. I am doing this completely solo, talking directly to you. [02:03.680 --> 02:09.120] There's nobody else here. There's nobody else on the line or on the Zoom call or anything else. [02:09.120 --> 02:14.080] I'm not doing a chat room. I'm not doing a live show. I'm just talking directly to you [02:14.080 --> 02:19.760] into the microphone, making it very simple, very easy. It is completely solo today. [02:19.760 --> 02:26.240] Now, the other side of that would be if I had a guest either in the same room with me or done [02:26.240 --> 02:31.360] remotely or so on and so forth, however you do it. The Chris and Christine shows kind of a [02:31.360 --> 02:36.160] combination of both. Yes, the two of us are in the same rooms. I guess it's not really a solo show. [02:36.160 --> 02:41.440] And we do bring on guest interviews. Now we've had a big string of guest interviews that booked [02:41.440 --> 02:47.200] with us over the next two or three months. And we've kind of evolved our booking process [02:47.200 --> 02:53.120] where we only have an availability to record guest interviews on certain days. And if the guest, [02:53.120 --> 02:57.200] for whatever reason, cannot seem to make that day or hour that we've chosen, [02:57.200 --> 03:01.680] then that's too bad. We're not going to have them on the show. And that's just the way it is. [03:01.680 --> 03:07.920] But we were doing two guest interviews this last weekend. And as I'm recording the guest [03:07.920 --> 03:12.240] interview, Christine is in the same room with me. We're both in the same room and we have [03:12.240 --> 03:18.480] the guests coming in remotely on their side. As I'm recording this, I'm thinking like, wow, [03:18.480 --> 03:23.920] we've really evolved the show. I know now there's a lot of cool ways you can physically [03:23.920 --> 03:27.280] record guest interviews and make it very simple to do all this kind of stuff. [03:27.280 --> 03:32.560] But when I started doing this whole podcast, listen, I was using an old computer hooking up [03:32.560 --> 03:38.640] with two basic USB microphones with free software and didn't have any idea how to even [03:38.640 --> 03:44.160] get a guest to call into the show through the computer, let alone record it and have [03:44.160 --> 03:50.960] each of us hear each other's voice plus hear the guest and everybody hears everybody. [03:50.960 --> 03:55.200] And it all sounds very flawless and seamless. And I'm thinking like, gosh, [03:55.760 --> 04:01.760] I've come quite a long way, being able to master all that stuff and make sure it all sounds [04:01.760 --> 04:07.200] phenomenal. Everybody has their own individual track. It all sounds great. And I know I got tools [04:07.200 --> 04:12.160] like the RODECaster Pro 2, which can handle that kind of stuff. Even a Zoom PodTrack P4 [04:12.160 --> 04:15.920] can handle that kind of stuff. But if you didn't have these kinds of tools, [04:15.920 --> 04:20.560] could you still pull off something? Yes, you could, but it still amazes me that I'm able [04:20.560 --> 04:26.080] to pull this stuff off very quickly and efficiently. So today, if you haven't figured [04:26.080 --> 04:31.440] out already, we're talking exclusively about having guests on your podcast. [04:31.440 --> 04:36.880] Now, if you do a solo show, eventually you might have a guest come on every so often, [04:36.880 --> 04:41.360] not all the time, or maybe you're thinking, I'm going to start a podcast and I'm going to [04:41.360 --> 04:46.880] interview smarty pants, smarty pants people on the show, interesting people talking about [04:46.880 --> 04:51.840] interesting things, because my show is going to be interesting like all the other shows, [04:51.840 --> 04:56.240] just like it, or I want to be just like Joe Rogan. I'm going to do the Joe Rogan show [04:56.240 --> 04:59.920] in my own version of the Joe Rogan show, where I'm going to have somebody come on [04:59.920 --> 05:04.640] and we're going to talk for three hours about whatever just floats up and comes up in my head. [05:04.640 --> 05:08.880] I'm going to just talk about stuff like that. Well, I say good luck and go ahead and give it a shot. [05:08.880 --> 05:14.720] You never know until you try. Just go ahead and give that style a shot. And I know a lot of [05:14.720 --> 05:19.680] shows have tried that mimic that style of a podcast and a lot of them have podfaded. [05:19.680 --> 05:25.120] You know, just the other day, I saw another podcast that started in 2020, [05:25.120 --> 05:31.280] has just now podfaded and they claim that, you know, podcasting, it's just too much work. [05:31.280 --> 05:35.760] And they were not getting the results that they wanted. A little side note on that is [05:35.760 --> 05:40.400] that if you are a content creator, a YouTuber, or even an audio podcaster, [05:40.400 --> 05:49.360] if you cannot do your show for free and love it, well, then I'm sorry to disappoint you because [05:49.360 --> 05:54.000] it's going to be a long road before you're making some serious cash, least enough cash [05:54.000 --> 05:58.720] to make it worth your while. If that's your reason for podcasting in the first place. [05:58.720 --> 06:03.920] So getting us back to having guests on your podcast. I love having guests on the podcast. [06:03.920 --> 06:07.920] There's lots of different ways to do it. You can do it in person, which I think is always [06:07.920 --> 06:13.440] probably the best way to do a guest interview is have them physically in the same room with you [06:13.440 --> 06:18.960] face to face. You feed off each other's energy. It's amazing experience. If you can get, [06:18.960 --> 06:23.760] you know, do your interview in person with somebody, it's a different experience. [06:23.760 --> 06:28.800] It's a better experience if you ask me, but there's also many different ways you can [06:28.800 --> 06:34.880] do things remotely. You can do things audio only remotely. You can do things via zoom, [06:34.880 --> 06:39.680] via squad cast, riverside, however you want to do it with a video format. Yes, you can do it [06:39.680 --> 06:45.760] however you want to do it, but there are some serious things you need to consider [06:45.760 --> 06:51.600] before you have your very first guest interview for your podcast. And now you're probably [06:51.600 --> 06:56.080] thinking, Hey Chris, what is there to think about? I invite them on my show. They come on, [06:56.080 --> 07:00.480] we talk, we have a good interview. I record it. I release it and we're done. What else [07:00.480 --> 07:06.000] is there to worry about? Well, listen, I've got 10 things that you need to seriously consider [07:06.640 --> 07:11.440] when you have that first recording with your podcast guest. These are things that [07:11.440 --> 07:16.160] probably could save your butt in the long run. And they're probably some of the best [07:16.160 --> 07:21.360] things you have to consider when bringing on another person into your little world of [07:21.360 --> 07:28.480] your podcast. So kicking it off with tip number one is that you have to have informed consent. [07:29.040 --> 07:34.800] You see, they have to agree to be on your show in the first place. You want to obtain informed [07:34.800 --> 07:41.040] consent from your guest before recording the interview, clearly explain the purpose of the [07:41.040 --> 07:49.200] recording, how it will be used and obtain their agreement in writing via a release form. Now, [07:49.280 --> 07:55.120] get more into that later. This way, if they say, Oh, I never said you can record that. [07:55.120 --> 08:00.960] I never agreed to do any of this stuff. That way you have it before you press record [08:00.960 --> 08:06.720] so everybody's on the same page and everybody knows what's going on here today. Moving on [08:06.720 --> 08:14.080] to number two, speaking of recording, you want to know the appropriate recording laws when it [08:14.160 --> 08:19.440] comes to recording somebody for the purpose of playing it back. Obviously a podcast interview [08:19.440 --> 08:25.600] would fall into this category. So I just assume that wherever you are or wherever your guest is, [08:25.600 --> 08:32.400] just assume that there are certain laws that say they have to be told upfront. Yes, I am [08:32.400 --> 08:37.680] recording this call. This interview is being recorded and we're going to use this for the [08:37.680 --> 08:42.960] purposes of our podcast. Fill in the blank, whatever it is. You should get very familiar [08:42.960 --> 08:48.480] with all the local recording laws, whether it's federal or local regarding recording [08:48.480 --> 08:54.880] conversations. You see some jurisdictions require the consent of all parties involved in the [08:54.880 --> 09:00.640] conversation, meaning that you're covering your butt and letting them know ahead of time. [09:00.640 --> 09:06.880] I am recording this conversation and it will be replayed later, but we are recording this. [09:06.880 --> 09:11.840] Are you okay with us recording this? Everything I'm talking about today, it's basically about [09:11.840 --> 09:18.240] covering your butt in case the guest does not like your show, does not like what's being said, [09:18.240 --> 09:24.960] or perhaps maybe tries to sue you later down the line. So moving on to number three, speaking of [09:24.960 --> 09:32.480] which it's release forms. Now having a release form does help save your butt in case it has to [09:32.480 --> 09:38.000] go to court and they do try to sue you for something that was said or how it was used [09:38.000 --> 09:43.280] or whatever. You see, if you have a release form that will cover the use of the interview recording, [09:43.280 --> 09:49.600] including distribution through your podcast, clearly outlined the rights granted by the guest [09:49.600 --> 09:56.080] and any limitations on the use of the content. You want to be very clear when you have a guest, [09:56.080 --> 10:00.400] you tell them this is what it's for and this is how it's going to be used. Are we cool? Is [10:00.400 --> 10:05.680] everybody cool? And for the most part, they usually are. Okay, so moving on to number four, [10:05.680 --> 10:12.960] the fourth tip on what you need to do to prepare yourself for a guest interview is to respect [10:12.960 --> 10:20.560] privacy. You got to be respectful of your guest privacy. Avoid asking intrusive or sensitive [10:20.560 --> 10:27.120] questions unless they have been explicitly agreed to discuss these topics. Sometimes [10:27.120 --> 10:31.760] if a guest come on and we like to ask them and say, hey, what are you okay talking about? What [10:31.760 --> 10:36.880] are you not okay talking about? You see, you want to consider editing out any information [10:36.880 --> 10:42.640] that can compromise their privacy. Maybe they work for some big company and they don't want [10:42.640 --> 10:48.320] the company to know that they're on a podcast because perhaps maybe on that podcast, they said [10:48.320 --> 10:52.960] some trashy things about that company and they don't want it to go back to them, that sort of [10:52.960 --> 10:58.240] stuff. Or maybe they want to use an alias on your podcast. However, the guest decides to do [10:58.240 --> 11:05.040] it. You want to be cool and say, yeah, I will agree to do that. Your name's not John today. [11:05.040 --> 11:09.920] Now today your name is Mike and Mike, you don't live here, you live there and that kind of stuff. [11:10.960 --> 11:15.760] Basically be cool about it. And that's basically what you got to do with step number four here. [11:15.760 --> 11:21.520] Now moving on to step number five, when it comes to bringing on a guest to your podcast, [11:21.520 --> 11:28.080] you really want to set the expectations of the podcast. See, you want to clearly communicate the [11:28.240 --> 11:33.840] format and style of the interview to your guests in advance. Get them an idea of what the show is [11:33.840 --> 11:40.160] about, who your audience is, who you're talking to, the style of the interview. We do that too [11:40.160 --> 11:44.400] with our show, the Chris Christine show. We'll tell the guests, you know, listen with the style [11:44.400 --> 11:49.680] of our show. It's very conversational. We're going to be, you know, feeding off each other. [11:49.680 --> 11:53.600] There's going to be lots of follow-up questions. We don't have a ton of questions written down in [11:53.600 --> 11:59.200] advance. All he has a few bullet points to go off of like a springboard. They get the show rolling, [11:59.200 --> 12:03.360] but that's how we do it. Hey, this also might be a good place where you can tell your guests, [12:03.360 --> 12:08.560] you know what? Hey, I don't edit anything. So anything you say right now is going to go raw. [12:09.120 --> 12:12.800] This is gonna be a raw recording. We're going to keep it real. We're going to do it Rogan style. [12:12.800 --> 12:17.280] Yeah. So it's going to be a raw, unedited recording going to put out there in the podcast [12:17.280 --> 12:22.560] player. So whatever you say is what it is and let you know right now, this is how I do the show. [12:22.560 --> 12:28.960] Okay. Now moving on to tip number six, when it comes to bringing on a guest to your podcast, [12:28.960 --> 12:35.760] this is probably a major one. We all should be very well aware of our recording environment, [12:35.760 --> 12:41.280] not only for you, the host, but also for your guest. You want to tell your guests, [12:41.280 --> 12:47.680] Hey, Hey, maybe have headphones on, maybe use a decent microphone and maybe just maybe [12:47.680 --> 12:53.280] do the show in a quiet environment. Is that too much to ask? Can you possibly turn the TV off [12:53.280 --> 12:58.640] in the background? Can you possibly close the door and have the dogs, maybe just outside the room, [12:58.640 --> 13:04.480] not in the room barking with you as you record the show, or just maybe don't do the show from [13:04.480 --> 13:10.320] a busy park or playground or something, unless that's your show, maybe it's still your show. [13:10.320 --> 13:15.120] I don't know. I'm saying, let your guests know that, Hey, we're going to be recording this. [13:15.200 --> 13:20.960] It's going to be audio, maybe video too, but, you know, basically have a decent environment. [13:21.760 --> 13:26.000] You would not believe how many guests would come on to our show or any of these shows [13:26.000 --> 13:31.280] and just, just assume it's just a regular normal zoom call or some regular phone call. [13:31.280 --> 13:35.520] And they don't even consider all the background noise or they've got the window open in the [13:35.520 --> 13:39.680] street down below, or they got the TV on the next room. Like, come on. I mean, [13:40.400 --> 13:42.800] you know what you got to deal with, but you got to deal with, I mean, [13:43.280 --> 13:47.920] not all guests are cool, but just let them know upfront that we are going to be recording and [13:47.920 --> 13:52.480] we want to have the best sounding version of you we possibly can get. [13:53.040 --> 13:59.520] Okay. Moving on to tip number seven, and that is transparency. Now you want to be transparent [13:59.520 --> 14:04.560] with your guests about the recording process. Obviously you want to inform them of any [14:04.560 --> 14:12.000] potential edits or post-production modifications you might make to the interview. Some guests [14:12.000 --> 14:17.680] just assume it's like live radio and whatever they say is going to be there forever and that [14:17.680 --> 14:21.760] kind of stuff. But you want to let the guests know, Hey, we have options here. It's not live [14:21.760 --> 14:26.720] radio. We can actually cut things out that were mis-said that you didn't say things [14:26.720 --> 14:30.560] correctly. Don't worry about it. We're going to take a pause and you're going to say what [14:30.560 --> 14:34.640] you're going to say. And I'm going to get that on tape and I'm going to use that part [14:34.640 --> 14:39.520] of the recording for the finished product. So don't you worry if you screw up, don't [14:39.520 --> 14:46.080] you worry about it. I can fix it. I'm going to fix it, which takes me directly into number eight, [14:46.080 --> 14:53.280] which is the editing of your podcast interview. Now, if you do choose to edit your podcast [14:53.280 --> 14:59.120] interview, you should do it ethically, basically meaning that, you know, avoid taking statements [14:59.120 --> 15:05.760] out of context or manipulating the way the content was said to misrepresent your guests, [15:06.320 --> 15:12.720] maintain the integrity of the conversation. You know, how would you feel if you said something [15:12.720 --> 15:19.360] that was totally taken out of context and the host of that podcast decided to use that part, [15:19.360 --> 15:25.520] take out the good stuff and make it sound like you said something completely different [15:25.520 --> 15:32.240] than you actually said or meant to say. That would be totally rude. Do not do that. I know [15:32.240 --> 15:38.560] some of the stuff sounds like common sense, but you'd be surprised on how podcasters will edit [15:38.560 --> 15:45.040] their show to make things seem or sound certain ways, especially if they're leaning a certain [15:45.040 --> 15:50.880] direction, say politically, or maybe they're motivated by a particular brand or product. [15:50.880 --> 15:55.680] So what you really want to do is maintain the integrity of the actual conversation. [15:56.400 --> 16:03.200] So moving on to tip number nine, and that is a probably a big, massive one. [16:03.200 --> 16:08.800] It kind of like, it's like an umbrella for this entire thing. And that is professionalism. Listen, [16:08.800 --> 16:15.040] you are a professional, they're a professional, be cool, act professional, maintain a professional [16:15.040 --> 16:21.760] and respectful demeanor throughout the interview. Treat your guests with courtesy and create an [16:21.760 --> 16:26.880] environment where they feel comfortable expressing their thoughts and their feelings. You know, [16:26.880 --> 16:31.120] there's a line from the original Ghostbusters movie, and I think it went something like, [16:32.560 --> 16:36.800] no matter what happens today, let's all act professional, something like that. So basically, [16:36.800 --> 16:41.520] you got to act professional and be professional throughout the entire interview process. [16:42.080 --> 16:48.400] Now, moving on to the final tip when it comes to having a guest or a guest interview recording [16:48.400 --> 16:55.360] for your podcast. This is big. Number 10, it's got to be a massive, massive step. You [16:55.360 --> 17:00.400] write this down. You got to take notes. This one is something that we all should do. And I [17:00.400 --> 17:06.000] started doing it because of the RODECaster Pro and because of tools like the Zoom Pod Track before. [17:06.000 --> 17:13.520] And that is to have a, yes, a backup recording of the interview. You know what? If the bigger [17:13.600 --> 17:19.280] the guest, the more important the guest is, you should always be running a backup recording [17:19.280 --> 17:24.320] somewhere of the interview just because, oh, I do it on Zoom and I'll get the files later [17:24.320 --> 17:29.360] or I'll record it on Sendcaster or whatever platform you choose to use. You know what? [17:29.360 --> 17:34.320] There's going to come a time where the file is going to be gone and it's going to be garbled [17:34.320 --> 17:40.240] or missing or something. It didn't save right. Who knows what? How do you do a backup recording? [17:40.240 --> 17:46.160] Well, it's really simple. With this RODECaster Pro I have here right now is that I have my track [17:46.160 --> 17:51.360] going to channel two or one, whatever it is, and the guest coming in on whatever internet source [17:51.360 --> 17:56.240] it is, doesn't matter what it is, it's going through the USB channel and it's being picked [17:56.240 --> 18:01.920] up on the RODECaster also. I hit the record button on here. It records everything, me, them, [18:01.920 --> 18:06.960] sound effects, whatever. It's all being recorded on a multi-track recording right here in the [18:06.960 --> 18:12.800] RODECaster, which is great as a backup. I usually use all my recordings on the RODECaster [18:13.440 --> 18:18.800] as just a backup recording, but I do like to use the software because it already gives me what I [18:18.800 --> 18:25.600] need right there in Audacity or if I use Clean Feed or even something like Zoom or whatever. [18:26.720 --> 18:30.720] I already have those recordings, although sometimes the recording on the RODECaster does [18:30.720 --> 18:35.280] sound better than some of the other ones and it's more convenient and super easy to do. [18:35.280 --> 18:39.200] All you have to do is push one little button on the RODECaster, the record button, [18:39.200 --> 18:45.360] and you start recording. Whatever you hear, you capture and you have it. Or maybe you can [18:45.360 --> 18:51.920] do something like some software, like I use the Audio Hijack program I have installed on my computer. [18:51.920 --> 18:55.360] There is a Windows version of it. I'm not sure what it's called right now on top of my head, [18:55.360 --> 19:02.320] but the Audio Hijack version allows me to route the audio how I want and save it and record it [19:02.320 --> 19:07.440] however I want right onto the computer. Now, the reason why you do this is just because, [19:07.440 --> 19:14.080] like I said, never have faith in just having one recording, especially for a VIP guest, [19:14.080 --> 19:19.760] that this interview is very important or at least important to you to have this person on your show. [19:20.400 --> 19:24.480] This guest interview might be your only shot at recording this person, [19:24.480 --> 19:28.240] so why not have a backup recording going at the same time? [19:28.800 --> 19:34.800] So those are the 10 things you need to consider when you bring on a guest to do a guest interview [19:34.800 --> 19:40.480] for your show. And I know a lot of podcasters don't even consider doing any of these things [19:40.480 --> 19:48.080] at all, ever. Hey, listen, I hope that every podcast guest you have on your show goes incredibly [19:48.080 --> 19:54.160] smoothly. I hope it goes well and I hope you stay out of court and they don't try to sue you [19:54.240 --> 19:58.560] or something like that because going to court is not fun. Even if it's something simple, [19:58.560 --> 20:02.400] even if you think you have what you're in the right and then you can totally win the case, [20:02.400 --> 20:08.240] going to court costs money and time. And let me tell you, time and money are two very important [20:08.240 --> 20:14.240] currencies we do not want to be wasting. And to ensure that you stay out of court yourself, [20:14.240 --> 20:21.120] if you do guest interviews for your podcast, that is, is to possibly have a podcast release [20:21.120 --> 20:27.600] form that they fill out and you have everything curated specifically to your podcast. Well, [20:27.600 --> 20:34.640] you know what? You're in luck because I just created one that can be used for any podcast [20:34.640 --> 20:41.200] covering any guest on any topic. Now, I probably should sell this podcast release form, but what [20:41.200 --> 20:45.120] I'm going to do for you is I'm going to give it to you for free. It's my way of saying thank [20:45.120 --> 20:50.960] you for listening to this podcast. If you would like your own copy of this podcast release form, [20:51.280 --> 20:58.640] all you have to do is email me at podtasticaudio at gmail.com and say, hey, Chris, I would like a [20:58.640 --> 21:06.640] copy of your podcast release form, and I will send over a PDF of that form. This is my way of saying [21:06.640 --> 21:12.400] thank you so much for listening to this podcast. I want to give back to you and how can I do that [21:12.400 --> 21:18.080] is creating something you physically can use. You can use it for every guest you have on your show. [21:18.080 --> 21:24.480] It is amazing and it will help hopefully save you from going into legal trouble if they decide to [21:24.480 --> 21:29.760] drag you into court and you say, hey, I got the form right here. You signed it. It's got everything [21:29.760 --> 21:34.400] written down in plain English of what we're going to talk about, how the show is going to be done. [21:34.400 --> 21:39.360] It's all right here. So don't you try to throw a cord in my face if I get everything right here [21:39.360 --> 21:47.200] written down. So if you want your very own free copy of this official podcast guest release form, [21:47.200 --> 21:53.360] you need to email me and email me to podtasticaudio at gmail.com. I look forward to your [21:53.360 --> 21:57.680] email. I want to say thank you so much for listening. It's been a pleasure being able [21:57.680 --> 22:05.600] to do this podcast for you so you can create that amazing podcast. Hey, thanks again for listening. [22:05.600 --> 22:12.160] I am also on social media. Yeah, check that out. You can find me on Twitter on podtastic [22:12.160 --> 22:17.360] a and if you go over to the Graham, that is the Instagram, you can find the under [22:17.360 --> 22:23.680] podtastic audio. Very simple. Give me a follow. Give me a like. And yeah, [22:23.680 --> 22:31.120] so I will catch you on the next episode. Transcription results written to '/home/forge/transcribe2.sonicengage.com/releases/20240202210301' directory