Outreach Draft — Alissa Vierra / NSFW Podcast E126
Status: drafted
Channel: LinkedIn DM (primary) / Email (secondary)
Ask: Offer free 60-second reel from E126; open door to paid ongoing clip work
Episode: E126 — "Think Globally Act Locally"
Guest background: Single widowed mom, first-gen college student, Bernie Twitter organizer, cops-off-campus coalition work, mutual aid organizer
Clip being offered
Clip — Double Imposter Syndrome (~29:48–30:25)
Source: E126 | ~1788–1825s | ~37s core; extend slightly to hit 60s | source file: episode-126-think-globally-act-locally-with-alissa-vierra.mp3
The moment: Alissa walks through the double-imposter trap — working class or low-income background, you get to college, suddenly you're the weird one at home when you bring back the academic vocabulary, and then you get to campus and you're still the imposter there. She says: "There's this in between... you feel like an imposter with your family back home... and then you go and you still feel like an imposter with your colleagues and the other people at academia." Closes by saying it's something she'd really like to see broken down.
Why this clip works: Self-contained argument, no jargon, travels well on LinkedIn (first-gen audience) and Instagram/TikTok (working class + organizing crowd). She flags this as a cause she actively cares about, so she'll want this in the world. No profanity in the core segment.
Platform: LinkedIn vertical or Instagram Reel. Text-card format or talking head both work. Caption: pull her exact words about the "in between."
Production note: Start at ~1785s to include the one-sentence setup about the book reference. Should hit 50–60s comfortably.
LinkedIn DM
Alissa —
The double imposter syndrome riff you did on E126 — working class background, you bring home the academic vocabulary and your family looks at you sideways, then you get to campus and still feel like you don't belong there either. You called it "this in between." That's a 50-second clip. Self-contained. I want to cut it and give it to you.
Yours to post however. No credit required, no strings.
I cut clips from podcast appearances as paid work. This one's not that — it's just yours.
Want the file?
Brandyn
Subject: Your E126 double imposter riff — cut you a clip
Alissa,
The bit you did on E126 where you break down the double imposter trap — working class background, you get to college, bring home the academic vocabulary and your family's looking at you like what happened to you, then you get there and you still feel like you don't belong. You said "there's this in between." I want to cut that into a 50-second reel and give it to you.
Post it wherever it fits, caption it however you want, credit the podcast or don't. Yours.
I do this as paid work — cutting clips from podcast appearances for guests who want to post them. But this one's just a gift.
Let me know if you want the file.
Brandyn
Notes
- LinkedIn DM is the stronger first send if she's active there. Email as backup.
- The clip she's being offered is something she explicitly said she cares about breaking down — so the offer is targeted, not generic.
- Both versions are under 130 words. Neither opener works for any other recipient.
- Timestamp 1788–1825s needs spot-check against the audio before cutting — whisper transcription can drift by ±3s.
- The network ask (intros to other organizers who want clips) should not appear in the first message. Follow-up move only.
- If she replies: secondary offer is a clip of the "think globally act locally" closer (~33:19), which is the episode title moment and ~23s on its own. Can be offered as a second free cut or combined into a longer reel.