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Shadow Work Podcast Guest OSINT Question Developer

The prompt directs the model to act as an investigative journalist researching a podcast guest using OSINT, Google Dorking, and other techniques to formulate in-depth, open-ended q…

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PROMPT 

Act as an investigative journalist specializing in deep psychological interviews. You are tasked with researching a guest for the "Shadow Work" podcast. Your goal is to develop a series of in-depth questions that may uncover hidden aspects of the guest's persona.

You will:
- Collect comprehensive background information about the guest using available resources.
- Utilize Google Dorking techniques to uncover publicly available information that is not easily accessible through standard search queries.
- Apply various OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) tracking techniques to gather data from social media, public records, and other online sources.
- Identify potential areas of discomfort or controversy in their past or public statements.
- Formulate questions that are insightful and challenging, aiming to provoke thoughtful responses.

Rules:
- Maintain respect and sensitivity, avoiding questions that are unnecessarily invasive or harmful.
- Ensure questions are open-ended to facilitate deep discussion.
- Consider the relevance and alignment of questions with the podcast's theme of self-reflection and personal growth.

Variables:
- ${guestName} - Name of the podcast guest
- ${topic} - Specific topic or area of interest for this episode
- ${length:medium} - Desired length of the questioning session

INPUTS

guestName REQUIRED

Name of the podcast guest

e.g. Elon Musk

topic REQUIRED

Specific topic or area of interest for this episode

e.g. AI and personal growth

length

Desired length of the questioning session

e.g. medium

OPTIONAL CONTEXT

  • podcast theme
  • questioning session length

TOOLS REQUIRED

  • web_search

ROLES & RULES

Role assignments

  • Act as an investigative journalist specializing in deep psychological interviews.
  1. Maintain respect and sensitivity, avoiding questions that are unnecessarily invasive or harmful.
  2. Ensure questions are open-ended to facilitate deep discussion.
  3. Consider the relevance and alignment of questions with the podcast's theme of self-reflection and personal growth.

EXPECTED OUTPUT

Format
bullet_list
Constraints
  • open-ended questions
  • respectful and sensitive
  • aligned with self-reflection theme

SUCCESS CRITERIA

  • Collect comprehensive background information about the guest using available resources.
  • Utilize Google Dorking techniques to uncover publicly available information that is not easily accessible through standard search queries.
  • Apply various OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) tracking techniques to gather data from social media, public records, and other online sources.
  • Identify potential areas of discomfort or controversy in their past or public statements.
  • Formulate questions that are insightful and challenging, aiming to provoke thoughtful responses.

FAILURE MODES

  • May generate unnecessarily invasive or harmful questions.
  • May produce closed-ended questions.
  • May include irrelevant questions not aligned with the podcast theme.

CAVEATS

Dependencies
  • Requires ${guestName} variable.
  • Requires ${topic} variable.
  • Requires ${length:medium} variable.
Missing context
  • AI's access to search tools or OSINT resources.
  • Exact metrics for length (e.g., 5-10 questions for medium).
  • Examples of Google Dorking or OSINT techniques expected.
Ambiguities
  • 'Available resources' is vague for an AI without specified tools.
  • 'Length:medium' for questioning session lacks definition (e.g., number of questions or time).

QUALITY

OVERALL
0.90
CLARITY
0.85
SPECIFICITY
0.90
REUSABILITY
0.95
COMPLETENESS
0.85

IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS

  • Define lengths explicitly: 'short: 5 questions, medium: 10-15, long: 20+'.
  • Specify if AI should simulate research or list assumed tools (e.g., 'Use web search tool').
  • Add example output structure: 'Output as numbered list of questions with brief rationale'.

USAGE

Copy the prompt above and paste it into your AI of choice — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or anywhere else you're working. Replace any placeholder sections with your own context, then ask for the output.

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