Recording details
- Show: [show name]
- Host/producer: [name and contact]
- Guest: [name and contact]
- Recording date and format: [date, audio/video, location or platform]
- Proposed discussion: [topics agreed with the guest]
Podcast Guest Release Planning Template
Prepare the recording, editing, attribution and permission questions to review with a podcast guest. Download an editable Word starter or PDF preview.
Free without an account. Original Podcastools example, materially reviewed October 2, 2026.
Original discussion worksheet, without lawyer review. Confirm the final release wording and applicable requirements with qualified counsel before obtaining agreement.
Permissions to discuss
- Recording: [confirm whether audio, video or both are permitted]
- Editing: [agree how the recording may be edited and whether review is required]
- Distribution: [list agreed podcast, website and social uses]
- Name, likeness and approved biography: [specify agreed uses]
- Promotion and monetization: [discuss clips, sponsorship context and any exclusions]
Resolve before recording
- Confidential or off-record topics: [list exclusions]
- Third-party material: [identify any necessary permissions]
- Payment or other consideration: [record the actual arrangement]
- Review and withdrawal process: [agree timing and process]
- Final release: [attach reviewed wording and record actual agreement; this worksheet is not a signed release]
Try the workflow with a worked example
Podcast Guest One-Sheet Creator: Complete original guest sample
Input: Alex Sample, independent designer since 2021; client project planning; https://example.com
Read the complete example result
Bio: Alex Sample has worked as an independent designer since 2021, focusing on planning client projects. Topics: scoping a brief; discussing changes; reviewing finished work. Questions: How do you scope a client project? What do you discuss when a brief changes? What do you review before delivering?
Original Podcastools example, reviewed October 1, 2026; illustrative details are not customer claims.