| name | follow-up-episodes |
| description | Use when Daniel wants to ideate complementary or follow-up episodes to previously-aired My Weird Prompts episodes — sequels, companion pieces, reverse-angle takes, or episodes that extend a thread from an earlier one. Triggers on phrases like "follow-up", "sequel episode", "companion episode", "complementary episode", "part 2", "revisit", "spin off". |
Follow-up / complementary episodes
Generate episode ideas that deliberately build on specific existing episodes rather than standing alone.
Workflow
- Pick the source episode(s) — either Daniel names one, or you pull candidates from the Pinecone MCP server (
pinecone in .mcp.json). If pulling from Pinecone, prefer:
- Recent episodes Daniel hasn't yet followed up on
- High-signal episodes (long, weirdly specific, strong premise) that have obvious sequel hooks
- For each source episode, generate 1–3 follow-up candidates across at least two of these archetypes:
- Direct sequel — same premise, new angle or escalation ("Part 2: what the goldfish said next")
- Reverse-angle — the same event from the other side's perspective
- Companion — a different episode that pairs thematically and is meant to be listened to alongside it
- Spin-off — a minor character, footnote, or throwaway line from the source becomes the premise of its own episode
- Retrospective — a later episode that reviews, critiques, or mocks the earlier one in-universe
- Inversion — the same structure applied to the opposite subject matter
- Tag each suggestion with the archetype and the source episode title/ID so Daniel can trace the link.
Output
Follow .claude/skills/OUTPUT_PROTOCOL.md exactly. Save to:
outputs/YYYY-MM-DD/follow-up-<source-slug>.md
Each suggestion includes the standard Prompt and optional Host guidance, plus:
- Source episode:
<title or ID>
- Archetype:
sequel | reverse-angle | companion | spin-off | retrospective | inversion
Host guidance is particularly useful here — note any callbacks to the original episode the host should lean into, recurring bits to reprise, or tonal continuity to maintain.
Notes
- A follow-up should work even for listeners who didn't hear the original, but reward listeners who did.
- Don't propose follow-ups to episodes that were self-contained jokes — if the source didn't leave a door open, forcing a sequel kills the original.
