# Podcast Startup Sanity Check with Claire Waite Brown

> A one-hour chat with Claire to clarify and simplify the process of starting your own podcast. We can talk through: Your content idea How to record What platforms are worth the money How to get your show to all the listening apps What you need to know to futureproof your show How to make transcripts and chapters . . . and more. Please note, I will NOT tell you how to have a chart-topping show in your first week, nor how to pitch to sponsors. I will act as a mentor whom you can run your ideas and questions past. The decisions you make with the knowledge you gain are all your own. You will receive access to my diary to book a date and time, followed by an email explaining what happens next. We will meet on Riverside, the remote recording platform that I use for all of my podcast recordings.

- Host: Claire Waite Brown
- Duration: 60 min
- Location: Link meeting
- Host time zone: Europe/London
- Confirmation: Bookings are confirmed instantly.
- Payment: required, and collected on the booking page.
- Booking page: https://cal.com/clairewaitebrown/podcaststartupsanitycheck
- Event type id: 2102897

## Check availability

```http
GET https://api.cal.com/v2/slots?eventTypeId=2102897&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": 2102897,
  "start": "<UTC ISO 8601 start from the slots response>",
  "attendee": {
    "name": "…",
    "email": "…",
    "timeZone": "<IANA time zone>"
  },
  "bookingFieldsResponses": {
    "notes": "…"
  }
}
```

- Required fields: `name` (Your name), `email` (Email address)
- Optional fields: `notes` (Additional notes)
- `name` and `email` go in `attendee` and `guests` is a list of emails; every other field goes in `bookingFieldsResponses` under its name.