# TRP Systems Explained Interview with Brandon Burley

> A 30-minute educational virtual interview focused on helping the public better understand government, economics, criminal justice, elections, law, public policy or civic systems. The goal is clear explanation, not partisan argument. These conversations are designed to help students and the public understand how systems actually work before forming stronger opinions about them.

- Host: Brandon Burley
- Duration: 30 min
- Location: Email to follow with specifics.
- Host time zone: America/New_York
- Confirmation: The host confirms each booking; it stays pending until they accept it.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/brandon-burley/trp-systems-explained-interview
- Event type id: 5858634

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=5858634&start=YYYY-MM-DD&end=YYYY-MM-DD&timeZone=<IANA time zone>
cal-api-version: 2024-09-04
```

The response is `{"data":{"YYYY-MM-DD":[{"start":"<ISO 8601 with offset>"}]}}`; no API key is needed.

## Book

```http
POST https://api.cal.com/v2/bookings
cal-api-version: 2026-02-25
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "eventTypeId": 5858634,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "location": {
    "type": "attendeeDefined",
    "location": "…"
  },
  "guests": [
    "guest@example.com"
  ],
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "Represent": "…",
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address), `Represent` (Please share the purpose of your call and what company you represent.)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes), `guests` (Add guests)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.
- `location` is required: `location.location` is the attendee’s own.
- A successful response is a pending booking request.