Podcast Bestie is a best friend to podcasters trying to grow and monetize their shows. First, a popular Substack, now also a podcast! Hosted by Podcast Bestie founder Courtney Kocak. www.podcastbestie.com
Latest episodes
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29 min
How Danielle Bezalel Made $500K+ in Podcast Sponsorships with Just 1,200 Downloads Per Episode
Hi Besties! For episode four of season two, I’m joined by Danielle Bezalel (aka DB), sex educator and host of Sex Ed with DB who has generated over half a million dollars in sponso…
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36 min
So You Want to Sign With a Podcast Network? with Locatora Radio
Hey Besties! For episode three of season two, I’m joined by Diosa Femme and Mala Muñoz, the co-hosts and co-founders of Locatora Radio, a podcast they started as an indie passion p…
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28 min
Ashley Hamer Pritchard's Low-Lift Strategy for 10x-ing Her Podcast Audience on YouTube
Hey Besties! For episode two of season two, I’m joined by Taboo Science host Ashley Hamer Pritchard, an indie podcaster who went from basically ignoring YouTube to building a burge…
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33 min
How Carole Zimmer Books A-List Celebrity Guests Like Jane Fonda & Ethan Hawke
Hey Besties! For the first episode of season two, I’m joined by veteran journalist and Now What? host Carole Zimmer, whose guest list includes Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Ethan Haw…
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Podcast Bestie Is Back! Season 2: Deconstructing Major Podcasting Milestones
Hey Besties!I’m so excited to announce that Podcast Bestie is officially back for Season 2, and this season has one mission: deconstructing the major milestones that change the tra…
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From Podcast to Page: Cara McGoogan on Turning Bed of Lies Into Blood Farm
Hey Besties! Today we've got a special bonus episode featuring Cara McGoogan, who ticked off a major item on my bucket list when she successfully transformed the second season of h…
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What Is V4V? A Primer on Value4Value Monetization for Indie Podcasters with Kyrin Down
Hi Besties! For the season finale, Kyrin Down, co-host of the Mere Mortals Podcast, is here to give us a primer on V4V, or Value4Value, which is a new way to think about value in p…
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28 min
How to Rebrand Your Podcast with Angie Griffith of Podfluencer Society
Hello Besties! I’m back with another episode all about rebranding, which is something a lot of podcasters have to navigate as their podcasts evolve, including myself. Today’s guest…
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31 min
Your Indie Podcast Tune-Up with Andreea Coscai of Tink Media
Hi Besties! I’m excited to be back with Andreea Coscai, another babe from the Tink Media team. Josh Taylor from The Wild West Extravaganza tweeted: “Every time i find out that @cou…
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45 min
Growing Queens Podcast to 100K Downloads Per Month & a Thriving Patreon Community with Katy Hearne-Church
Hello Besties! I'm thrilled to share today's episode because it's chock-full of practical takeaways from a popular history podcaster. Katy Hearne-Church created Queens Podcast and…
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42 min
The Art of the Podcast Trailer with Arielle Nissenblatt
Hey Besties! It’s summer — we’re all busy working, traveling, and having fun — so I’m taking my sweet time rolling out the rest of this season… but today’s episode is so worth the…
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52 min
How to Grow Your Podcast: A Podcast Marketing Master Class with Jeff Umbro of The Podglomerate
Hello Besties! We’re all here because we want to know how to grow our podcasts and today’s episode is a banger in that department. We’re getting a podcast marketing master class fr…
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23 min
Podcast Like a Motherf*cker with Emily McElwreath (& Cheryl Strayed!)
Hi Besties! Today’s guest is Emily McElwreath, host of The Art Career podcast, and Emily’s superpower is guest booking. Some of us feel like we need to work our way up to our dream…
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40 min
How to Leverage Blogging Strategies for Your Podcast with Danielle Desir Corbett
Hey Besties! Today's guest is Danielle Desir Corbett, the multi-talented host of The Thought Card podcast and the creator of a blog by the same name. She is also the founder and ho…
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49 min
How to Go Pro & Get Started as a Freelance Podcast Producer with Pod the North's Kattie Laur
Hi Besties! Whether you're trying to get your indie show off the ground, break into freelancing, or recover from burnout, this episode has something for folks at every stage of the…
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24 min
Organic Growth Hack: Recurring Collaborations with Niche Podcasts with Aakshi Sinha of Tink Media
Hey Besties! This episode is such a treat because I had the chance to chat with Aakshi Sinha, a Podcast Marketing Specialist from Tink Media, all the way from India. Connecting wit…
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50 min
Podcast Marketing Is About Finding Your Podcast Besties with Lauren Passell of Tink Media + How to Get Feature…
Hey Besties! Can't afford PR right now? Don't worry — Sweet Mama Swap is in the house to help you get started all by yourself! That's right, today's guest is Lauren Passell, the fo…
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34 min
Cross-Media Promotions for Your Podcast with Anna Van Valin of Every Day is a Food Day
Hey Besties! Today, we're taking an out-of-the-box approach to podcast collaborations. Our guest is Anna Van Valin, an independent podcast producer, consultant, and host of the Eve…
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28 min
From Zero to 100K Real Quick: How Mina AF Engaged Mina Starsiak Hawk’s Existing Audience with Producer Megan H…
Hi Besties! Today’s special guest is Megan Hayward from editaudio. We are very lucky because she has a delightful British accent that is very easy on the ears! Megan is here becaus…
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30 min
The Art of Podcast Marketing with Devin Andrade from Tink Media
Hey Besties! I’ve got Devin Andrade on the podcast today. She’s from Tink Media—Lauren Passell’s company that crushes it on the podcasting marketing side—so we discuss the creative…