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Break Your News on a 'First Look' episode of The Healthtech Podcast

Have you got news breaking in healthtech? Don't just announce it - tell the story behind it.

'First Look' is a dedicated episode format on The Healthtech Podcast where you sit down with Dr James Somauroo to break your news to an audience of healthtech founders, investors, clinicians and operators across 130+ countries.
This isn't a standard interview and it isn't a guest application. It's a - recorded ahead of time and released on the day you choose.

How it works

You submit your news below We review it - if it's a fit, we confirm and take payment We schedule a 30-minute recording session with James The episode is recorded in advance, edited by our production team, and held until your chosen release date On launch day, the episode goes live as across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and everywhere The Healthtech Podcast is available

in an upcoming weekly edition - Priority positioning - your item appears as the main, featured story the top of the newsletter - Written by us - we take your news and give it the Pigeon treatment - Delivered to our full subscriber list - and it lives permanently in our Substack archive

What you get

- your news, explored properly.

✅ - one of the most recognised voices in healthtech.

✅ - we record in advance and release on whatever day works for you.

✅ - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and the full Healthtech Podcast network. ✅ Episode asset - you'll receive a Linkedin-ready clip to go out to promote your news even further.

✅ - your First Look episode will be featured in that week's edition of Pigeon, reaching 7500+ additional readers.

Examples

1. First Look: NHS 10 Year Plan goes big on AI (Spotify, YouTube)
2. First Look: Open AI cuts diagnostic errors by 16%. Or does it? (Spotify, YouTube)

The price

£499 + VAT.

What qualifies

First Look episodes are for the kind of stories our audience cares about. That includes:

✅ Funding rounds and investment announcements ✅ Product launches and major feature releases ✅ Clinical trial results or regulatory milestones ✅ Significant partnerships or acquisitions ✅ Market entry announcements (e.g. launching in a new country) ✅ Major hires or leadership changes with a story behind them ✅ Original research, reports or data launches

❌ We don't accept general thought leadership pitches, product demos, or recruitment plugs through this route. If you want a standard guest interview, use our guest application form instead.

Sound good? Tell us what you're announcing.

Guest's details

Are you booking on behalf of someone else?

Are you booking on behalf of someone else?
A
B

Guest's name

Guest's email address

Guest's company name

Guest's role

Your news

Headline

The news in one line. This will likely become the episode title: "First Look: [your headline]"

What type of news is this?

What's the story?

200 words max. Don't overthink it - James will shape the conversation. We just need enough to assess whether it's a fit and to prepare good questions.

Why does this matter to our audience?

One or two sentences is fine. This helps us frame the episode well.

Supporting link

Link to a press release, blog post, announcement page, or any supporting material. If it’s embargoed, still add the link (even if broken) and let us know when the embargo lifts. (Optional)

Timing & logistics

First Look episodes are recorded in advance and released on the day that suits your announcement. We need to understand your timeline so we can plan the recording and production.

When is your news going public?

This is the date you'd ideally want the episode to go live.

Is this news currently under embargo?

We publish weekly. Submissions close on Tuesday midnight for inclusion in that week’s edition.

Recording availability

Note any availability for recording in the run-up to the release date. The more slots noted here, the more likely we are to find a time to record. Please note that we would like as long as possible between recording and release date, so lean on the side of earlier times rather than later. Two weeks before release is the idea recording date. One week is the minimum. Please use UK time zone for all times noted. We aim for a 1 hour recording slot for a 30min on-air time. We record remotely.
To optimise recording quality, we ask that you use an external microphone. If you don't own one, we suggest purchasing the Blue Yeti or Rode NT-USB+.

Before you submit

Before you submit