Listener Survey – Help Shape Season 3
Audience feedback survey email from a podcast host asking listeners what topics and guests they want.
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</style></head><body style="background-color:#F3F4F6;margin:0"><!--$--><!--html--><div style="display:none;overflow:hidden;line-height:1px;opacity:0;max-height:0;max-width:0" data-skip-in-text="true">Your voice shapes this show — will you take 3 minutes to help me make it better for you?<div> </div></div><!--head--><!--body--><table border="0" width="100%" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#F3F4F6;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin:0;padding:0"><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;padding:32px 16px"><tbody><tr style="width:100%"><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;border-radius:12px 12px 0 0;padding:28px 40px 20px;border-bottom:1px solid #E5E7EB"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:center"><img alt="The Deep Dive Podcast logo" height="48" src="/static/company-logo.png" style="display:inline-block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;border-radius:10px;margin-bottom:12px" width="48"/><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:24px;margin:0;font-weight:600;color:#6B7280;letter-spacing:0.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">The Deep Dive Podcast</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="Podcast host speaking on stage to an engaged audience" height="320" src="/static/images/library/event-conference-speaker.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;height:320px;object-fit:cover" width="600"/></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:40px 40px 32px"><tbody><tr><td><h1 style="margin:0 0 20px;font-size:28px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">Help me make this show yours.</h1><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 16px;color:#374151;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0">Hey there — it's Marcus, your host. First off, thank you. Genuinely. Every time you hit play, leave a review, or share an episode with a friend, it means the world to me and keeps this whole thing going.</p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 16px;color:#374151;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-left:0">I've been doing The Deep Dive for just over two years now, and I want Season 3 to be the best one yet. Not according to what I think is interesting — but according to what you actually want to hear. The guests you're curious about. The topics that keep you up at night. The formats that make your commute fly by.</p><p style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;margin:0;color:#374151;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">That's why I put together this short listener survey. It takes about 3 minutes and every single response gets read by me personally. No team filtering it. No algorithm deciding what matters. Just me, a cup of coffee, and your honest thoughts.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#F9FAFB;padding:32px 40px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-bottom:1px solid #E5E7EB"><tbody><tr><td><h2 style="margin:0 0 20px;font-size:18px;font-weight:700;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">Here's what I'm asking:</h2><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:16px"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:36px;vertical-align:top;padding-top:2px"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:28px;margin:0;width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#3B82F6;border-radius:50%;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">1</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:12px;vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 2px;font-weight:600;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0">Favorite episode format</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">Solo deep dives, long-form interviews, roundtables, or something else entirely?</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:16px"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:36px;vertical-align:top;padding-top:2px"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:28px;margin:0;width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#3B82F6;border-radius:50%;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">2</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:12px;vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 2px;font-weight:600;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0">Guest wishlist</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">Who do you want me to sit down with? Dream big — I mean it.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:16px"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:36px;vertical-align:top;padding-top:2px"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:28px;margin:0;width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#3B82F6;border-radius:50%;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">3</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:12px;vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 2px;font-weight:600;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0">Topics to cover in Season 3</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">What conversations do you feel are missing from the world right now?</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:16px"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:36px;vertical-align:top;padding-top:2px"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:28px;margin:0;width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#3B82F6;border-radius:50%;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">4</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:12px;vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 2px;font-weight:600;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0">Where you listen</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or somewhere else? This helps me know where to focus.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:16px"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:36px;vertical-align:top;padding-top:2px"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:28px;margin:0;width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#3B82F6;border-radius:50%;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">5</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:12px;vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 2px;font-weight:600;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0">How you discovered the show</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">A recommendation from a friend? Social media? Search? I'm always curious about this one.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:36px;vertical-align:top;padding-top:2px"><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:28px;margin:0;width:28px;height:28px;background-color:#3B82F6;border-radius:50%;color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:700;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">6</p></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:12px;vertical-align:top"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 2px;font-weight:600;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:0">One thing you'd change</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin:0;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">Be honest — what's one thing about the show you'd improve if you could?</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:40px 40px 36px;text-align:center"><tbody><tr><td><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#6B7280;letter-spacing:0.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:8px;margin-left:0">Takes about 3 minutes</p><h2 style="margin:0 0 12px;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#111827;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif">Ready to shape Season 3?</h2><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 28px;color:#6B7280;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:28px;margin-left:0">The survey closes on February 14, 2026. Every response is read, and the most thoughtful ones will be featured in a special listener shoutout episode dropping in March.</p><a href="https://thedeepdive.fm/listener-survey" style="line-height:100%;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;max-width:100%;mso-padding-alt:0px;background-color:#3B82F6;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:8px;padding:16px 36px;letter-spacing:0.01em;padding-top:16px;padding-right:36px;padding-bottom:16px;padding-left:36px" target="_blank"><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:450%;mso-text-raise:24" hidden>    </i><![endif]--></span><span style="max-width:100%;display:inline-block;line-height:120%;mso-padding-alt:0px;mso-text-raise:12px">Take the Listener Survey</span><span><!--[if mso]><i style="mso-font-width:450%" hidden>    ​</i><![endif]--></span></a><p style="font-size:13px;line-height:24px;margin:20px 0 0;color:#9CA3AF;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:20px;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0">No account needed. Fully anonymous if you prefer.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#EFF6FF;padding:28px 40px;border-top:1px solid #DBEAFE;border-bottom:1px solid #DBEAFE"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="width:48px;vertical-align:middle"><img alt="Marcus, host of The Deep Dive Podcast" height="44" src="/static/profilepic.png" style="display:block;outline:none;border:2px solid #BFDBFE;text-decoration:none;border-radius:50%" width="44"/></td><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="padding-left:16px;vertical-align:middle"><p style="font-size:15px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600;color:#1E40AF;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:4px;margin-left:0">A personal note from Marcus</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:0;color:#1D4ED8;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">"This community is the reason I keep hitting record. Your input doesn't just influence the show — it is the show. Thank you for being here."</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:32px 40px 28px;border-radius:0 0 12px 12px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" role="presentation" style="margin-bottom:20px"><tbody style="width:100%"><tr style="width:100%"><td data-id="__react-email-column" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://twitter.com/deepdivepod" style="color:#6B7280;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-right:20px" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://instagram.com/deepdivepod" style="color:#6B7280;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-right:20px" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="https://thedeepdive.fm" style="color:#6B7280;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-right:20px" target="_blank">Website</a><a href="https://thedeepdive.fm/episodes" style="color:#6B7280;text-decoration-line:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif" target="_blank">All Episodes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style="width:100%;border:none;border-top:1px solid #eaeaea;border-color:#E5E7EB;margin:0 0 20px"/><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:24px;margin:0 0 6px;color:#9CA3AF;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:0">The Deep Dive Podcast — 114 Northgate Studio, Portland, OR 97201</p><p style="font-size:12px;line-height:24px;margin:0;color:#9CA3AF;text-align:center;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0">You're receiving this because you subscribed to The Deep Dive listener newsletter.<!-- --> <a href="https://thedeepdive.fm/unsubscribe" style="color:#6B7280;text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif" target="_blank">Unsubscribe</a> <!-- -->|<!-- --> <a href="https://thedeepdive.fm/privacy" style="color:#6B7280;text-decoration-line:none;text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter, Arial, sans-serif" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><!--/$--></body></html>