Library Table Talk is looking for a guest podcast episode host - no podcasting experience required! Proposals are due Friday, August 15, 2025.
For our 2025-26 season, we’re opening up one of our spring 2026 episodes to be hosted (and if you’re interested, edited) by YOU. We’d especially love proposals from early- to mid-career librarians who want to talk about a topic they’re curious or passionate about. As guest host, you would be responsible for the topic, format, and content of the episode.
See the rubric we'll be using to evaluate proposals.
In a short paragraph, describe your topic, explain why it’s important to talk about within the profession, and tell us how it fits within the scope of Library Table Talk.
Tell us what format you’d like to have your conversation in. For example:
An interview with a guest or panel.
A conversation-style podcast with you and one or more friends, guided by questions or prompts.
Other! Let us know what ideas you have.
Provide two sample interview questions or discussion prompts. If you’re selected, you are not required to stick to these.
Tell us a little bit about yourself to contextualize your perspective on your topic.
Proposals are due Friday, August 15, 2025.
(This information will not be used to evaluate proposals.)
Any relevant experience you have with interviewing, audio production, etc.
Whether you’re interested in helping edit the episode, in addition to guest hosting.
Timeline:
Proposals are due by August 15, 2025.
We will be selecting and notifying our guest host by August 29, 2025.
Ideally, you’d record your episode by the end of 2025.
We’ll publish the episode in spring 2026.
Hannah and Stephanie’s role: We can consult with you on:
The process of recruiting and scheduling interviewees
Recording technicalities
Audio production
Any other questions that come up for you in the process
Credit: You will be credited as the author of the episode. If you edit the episode, you will be credited as the editor. Stephanie and Hannah will be credited as producers.
This is a pilot for including additional hosts into Library Table Talk. Proposals submitted now will only be considered for the 2025-26 season. Thank you for your participation!
Contact us with any questions via our contact form.
Submit your proposal via this Google form. Please limit one proposal per person. You are welcome to submit a joint proposal among 2-3 collaborators.