Free podcast template

Create a expert commentary episode without starting from scratch

Use this free structure to respond to a development with context and a defensible point of view. Every section gives you a clear prompt, suggested timing and a direct path from recording to publishing.

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Listen to three real examples

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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Kevin Reddington's Closing: The State's Experts Never Studied Postpartum Psychosis

An hour is a long time to spend telling a jury they've been played, but that's what Kevin Reddington did in closing arguments for Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury, Massachusetts mother charged with strangling her th

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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

Lindsay Clancy Trial: Reddington Grills Prosecution's Own Expert Witness

Lindsay Clancy, 34, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, is standing trial for the murders of her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 7 months — allegedly strangled with exercise resistance bands inside the

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52:54
Loulabelle’s FrancoFiles

The Louvre heist! Claudine Hemingway's expert commentary.

On 19 October 2025, thieves wearing high-vis work wear, used a stolen furniture removals truck to get into a top floor of the Louvre in Paris, stealing pieces of the French Crown Jewels from the Galerie d'Apoll

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How it works

From expert commentary idea to published episode

Hilite keeps the full workflow in one place, so the structure survives from the first recording through the final publish.

Capture the first version

Record in your browser or upload material you already have. Follow the segment prompts so the episode has a clear shape.

A practical starting point

Use the structure without sounding scripted

No. The expert commentary template gives the episode a dependable shape while leaving the examples, voice and point of view to you.

FAQ

Questions about the expert commentary template

It is a reusable episode outline designed to help independent experts and analysts respond to a development with context and a defensible point of view. It includes the recommended sequence, recording prompts and suggested timing.

Start your expert commentary episode

Open the ready-made structure, record each section and turn it into something worth publishing.