What Do I Do If a Podcast Interview Is Terrible?

What do you do when you finish a podcast interview and immediately think… yeah, this one’s not going out? It happens to every podcaster who interviews guests. And it’s good to have a plan for how to handle this. In most situations, you’ll want to do one of those: End the call politely and quietly decide not to publish Adjust, redirect, or re-record to get it back on track Run it anyway to preserve a relationship Follow up afterward and explain it’s not a fit Awkward interviews are stressful in the moment. When you already know how you’ll handle it, you’re less likely to panic, overshare, or burn a bridge you didn’t mean to. Have you ever had an interview you couldn’t use? How did you handle it?