Podcasts
Four ways to book podcast guests, side by side
What's the best way to schedule podcast guests?The best way to schedule podcast guests is one link that screens, schedules and reminds for you. Guests apply, you approve, approved guests pick a time from your real calendar, and every confirmation and reminder carries the studio link. That's what Let's Sit Down does, and it works with your Riverside studio.
No card for the trial. It ends by itself and you move to Free with nothing deleted.
Why does guest booking get messy?
Most shows book guests by trading times in emails and DMs, then pasting a studio link and hoping the guest finds it on the day. Every guest takes several messages, and one missed reminder costs a recording slot.
How do the four ways compare?
Here's what each way asks of you, from the first hello to the moment the guest walks into the studio.
Checked Nov 8 2026| Way to book | Screening guests | Picking a time | Studio link | Reminders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Email and DMs | You ask in the thread | You trade times back and forth | You paste it for each guest | You send them yourself |
| A general booking page | Anyone with the link can book | The guest picks from your hours | You add it to the booking type | Whatever that tool sends |
| Your studio's own invites | You decide before you invite | You pick the time, then invite | In the studio's invite email | The studio's own emails |
| Let's Sit Down with your Riverside | Guests apply, you approve each one | Approved guests pick from your real calendar | In every confirmation, calendar file and reminder | A day, 30 minutes and 5 minutes before |
Which one should I pick?
If you book a guest a month, email works. Once you book every week, a link that screens and reminds for you pays for itself in hours. Keep Riverside for recording, and let the booking side run itself.
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Questions people ask
Can I use this with Riverside?
Yes. Paste your Riverside studio guest link once. On Business, your own Claude can also make, move and delete the Riverside session for each booking.
Is it free?
Booking podcast guests with applications works on Free. Business adds recording, AI notes and automatic Riverside sessions.
Can guests book without applying?
Yes, if you turn applying off. It's on by default so nobody gets your calendar without your yes.
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