New Podcast Episode email template

A new episode email for a podcast: a dark split hero with a studio mic photo, timestamped show notes, two photo links and one Listen now button.

Light shows the email as designed. Dark and Gmail show how email apps can change its colors.

16.8 KB, under the 102 KB where Gmail cuts emails

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<div class="ete-preheader" style="display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;mso-hide:all;">Why big kickoff meetings fade, and the small habits that keep a project moving. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ </div>
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<tr><td align="center" class="ete-px" style="padding:28px 32px 20px;"><span class="ete-heading" style="font-family:'Archivo Black', 'Arial Black', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.3px;color:#151311;">OFF THE RECORD</span><div class="ete-muted" style="padding-top:6px;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#716c66;">A podcast about how work really happens</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="" style="padding:0;"><div style="font-size:0;text-align:left;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;background-color:#151311;"><!--[if mso]><table role="presentation" width="600" bgcolor="#151311" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td width="263" valign="middle"><![endif]--><div class="ete-stack" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;min-width:43.83%;max-width:100%;width:43.83%;width:calc((480px - 100%) * 480);font-size:16px;text-align:left;align-self:flex-start;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/podcast-new-episode-mic.jpg" alt="A studio condenser microphone in a shock mount in a dark recording room" width="263" height="329" class="ete-fluid" style="display:block;width:263px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"></div><!--[if mso]></td><td width="337" valign="middle"><![endif]--><div class="ete-stack" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;min-width:56.16%;max-width:100%;width:56.16%;width:calc((480px - 100%) * 480);font-size:16px;text-align:left;align-self:center;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-split-text" style="padding:40px 32px;"><p style="margin:0 0 12px;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#ff7a5c;text-align:left;">New episode</p><h1 class="ete-ds-32" style="margin:0;font-family:'Archivo Black', 'Arial Black', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:32px;line-height:38px;font-weight:400;color:#ffffff;text-align:left;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">The meeting that changed nothing</h1><p style="margin:0;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#ffffff;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;">Why big kickoff meetings fade, and the small habits that keep a project moving.</p><div style="padding-top:28px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td align="center"><!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://example.com/episode" style="height:48px;v-text-anchor:middle;width:160px;" arcsize="50%" strokecolor="#ff7a5c" fillcolor="#ff7a5c"><w:anchorlock/><center style="color:#151311;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">Listen now</center></v:roundrect><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--><a href="https://example.com/episode" style="display:inline-block;background-color:#ff7a5c;border:1px solid #ff7a5c;line-height:48px;border-radius:24px;color:#151311;font-family:Inter, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;padding:0 28px;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;mso-hide:all;"><span style="color:#151311;">Listen now</span></a><!--<![endif]--></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></div></td></tr>
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<b>09:45</b> The first week after the meeting<br>
<b>18:30</b> One owner, one next step<br>
<b>27:05</b> Short check-ins that people keep<br>
<b>36:20</b> Listener question: how to say no politely</p></td></tr>
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Categories: Announcement Newsletter
Industry: Media and publishing
Type: Automated
Size: 16.8 KB, 600 px wide

About this template

An episode announcement for podcasts, audio shows and video series. Listeners want the title, the topic and a play button, so it opens with a dark split panel: a studio microphone on one side and the episode name with a Listen now button on the other.

Under the panel, a short heading introduces the show notes, written as timestamps with one line per topic so readers can jump straight to the part they want. Two photo columns follow: one for the full transcript and links, one for last week’s episode. Social links and the footer close the email.

Warm off white, near black and one bold orange accent give it the feel of a radio studio sign.

Swap the title, the timestamps and the two links for each new episode and send it the moment the show goes live.

Use it in your email tool

Click Copy HTML, or download the .html file.
In Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot or Klaviyo, start a new email with the custom HTML or code editor and paste it in.
Change the text, links and images. Map merge tags such as {{first_name}} and {{unsubscribe_url}} to the tags of your tool.
Send a test to yourself on desktop and phone before you send it to your list.

Sections in this email

Wordmark
Dark split hero with mic photo
Show notes with timestamps
Two photo links
Social links
Footer

Subject line ideas

New episode: The meeting that changed nothing
Why kickoffs fade, and what keeps work moving
{{first_name}}, 42 minutes for your commute

Preview text idea

Why big kickoff meetings fade, and the small habits that keep a project moving.