HostEntrepreneurs on FireEntrepreneurship · Most weekdaysStrong match
- Career Development
- Business
- Mindset
Example: this show + a leadership guest.
Browse matchesHosts find podcast guests. Guests find shows.
Let’s Make A Podcast is the marketplace where hosts and guests connect, collaborate, and create conversations that matter.
Free in early access· pitch shows or get pitched · No booking fees
How it works
Four steps from profile to published episode.
Create your profile
Hosts and guests build a profile showcasing their show or expertise.
Find your match
Browse or get matched with recommended hosts or guests.
Connect
Send a request, chat, and plan your episode.
Record & grow
Create amazing conversations and grow your audience together.
Two sides, one show.
Every great episode is a match between a host with an audience and a guest with something to say. We built a home for both.
For hostsFill your calendar with guests worth interviewing.
- Describe your show and the guests you want
- Browse guest one-sheets by topic and expertise
- Invite, message, and schedule in one thread
For guestsGet booked on shows your audience already listens to.
- Build a one-sheet that pitches you while you sleep
- Pitch 360 real shows straight from the directory
- Track every pitch and booking in one pipeline
Browse top shows to pitch
View all 360 showsReal podcasts from the free directory, with exactly how each one books its guests.
HostDaily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
Technology · Most weekdays
HostEntrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas of EOFire
Entrepreneurship · Most weekdays
Host10% Happier with Dan Harris
10% Happier
Mental Health · A few times a week
HostStuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts
Science · Most weekdays
HostThe $100 MBA Show
Omar Zenhom
Careers · A few times a week
Listings built from public Apple Podcasts data and each show’s own feed.
Original research · We read 338 podcast feeds
The biggest shows were the most open, not the least.
Every guest is told to start small because big shows are unreachable. We found the opposite. We read the public feed of 338 of the 360 shows in our directory: shows with 500+ episodes averaged 59 out of 100 on openness to a cold pitch, against 46 for smaller ones. The barrier is not the audience. It is the booking desk: independent shows averaged 52, against 40 for network-run ones.
Average openness to a cold guest pitch
Out of 100, across the 338 feeds we could read
Only 31% of the shows we read publish anything a guest can check to see they book guests at all. Free to download, CC BY 4.0.
Free tools · No account needed
Sharpen your pitch, or your show, before anyone reads it.
4 for guests, 2 for hosts. The host tools work with nobody else on the platform, so there is nothing to wait for. Nothing you type is stored.
For guests
Find podcasts to pitch
Search all 360 directory shows by niche and pick your targets.
Try it freeFor guests
Pitch generator
Turn your expertise into a cold pitch a host actually wants to read.
Try it freeFor guests
Pitch grader
Paste the pitch you are about to send and get a score with a fix for each weak line.
Try it freeFor guests
One-sheet builder
Build a clean guest one-sheet and export it as a branded PDF.
Try it freeFor hosts
Guest readiness check
Read your own feed the way a guest researching you reads it. The median score across the 338 feeds we read is 52 out of 100.
Try it freeFor hosts
Invitation generator
Write the invitation a busy guest can answer, and send it from your own inbox.
Try it freeHaven’t started a show yet?
Making a podcast is the easy part.
A microphone and a hosting account take an afternoon. Finding someone worth interviewing, every week, for a year, is the part that decides whether the show is still running in month six. Here is the whole path, ending where we come in.
Read the full guide: How to Make a Podcast11 min read
- 01
Pick a promise, not a topic
Name the one thing a listener gets from every episode. “Marketing” is a shelf. “How small brands win their first thousand customers” is a show, and it tells you who to book.
- 02
Make it an interview show
It is the format that survives. Your guest brings half the preparation, their own stories and, often, their own audience. Solo shows ask you to be interesting alone, every week, forever.
- 03
Buy one microphone
A USB mic in a room with a rug and curtains beats an expensive setup in a hallway. Record each person on their own track, locally, so one bad connection cannot ruin the episode.
- 04
Publish through a host with an RSS feed
Apple and Spotify both read that feed, so the host is the only distribution decision that matters. Bank three episodes before you launch and week two stops being a crisis.
- 05
Line up guest number one
This is where new shows quietly die. Booking is a weekly job, not a launch task, and it is the part we built: real shows and real guests, searchable by topic, with the pitch written for you.
Set up your show and find guests
Questions, answered.
Is Let's Make A Podcast free to use?
Yes. While we're in early access, creating a profile, browsing matches, sending intros and messaging are all completely free for both hosts and guests. We'll always keep a free way to connect.
How does matching between hosts and guests work?
Guests build a one-sheet profile with their topics, bio and links; hosts describe their show and the kind of guests they want. We surface relevant people on both sides, so a host can find the right guest for their niche, and a guest can find shows that actually fit, instead of cold-pitching into the void.
I want to be a podcast guest: how do I get booked?
Create a guest profile, list the topics you can speak on, and add links to your work or past appearances. Hosts can discover and invite you directly, and you can pitch yourself to shows you'd be a great fit for. A clear, specific profile gets booked far more often than a generic one.
I host a podcast: how do I find guests?
Set up your show profile, describe your audience and the guests you're looking for, then browse and filter guest one-sheets by topic and expertise. When you find someone promising, send an intro and book them, then handle scheduling, messaging and coordination in one place.
I haven't started a podcast yet. How do I make one?
Pick a promise your show keeps every episode, make it an interview format so a guest carries half of it, record on one decent microphone in a soft room, and publish through a podcast host, which gives you the RSS feed Apple and Spotify both read. Then book guest number one, which is the step new shows underestimate: it is a weekly job, not a launch task. Our full guide walks through all of it, and the marketplace here is where the guests come from.
Do I need podcasting experience to join?
No. Plenty of great guests are first-timers with something worth saying, and new hosts are always looking for fresh voices. Your profile and the topics you cover matter far more than a long résumé of past appearances.
How is this different from a booking agency?
There's no middleman and no monthly retainer. You connect with hosts and guests directly, on your own terms, and keep the relationship. It's a marketplace and toolkit built for podcasters, not a service that pitches on your behalf.
Ready to get started?
Great conversations start here.
Early access is free on both sides of the mic. Build a profile, or start with a free tool and no account at all.