#007 – Jessica Lessin, founder of The Information, shares how she built a thriving news business against the odds

#003 - Nick Quah tells the story of Hot Pod, the podcast industry's biggest newsletter: Will there ever be a "Netflix for Podcasts?" How is the podcast advertising business evolving? And how do you build a focused newsletter into a full-time job, while staying sane? This week's episode of The Substack Podcast answers these questions and more by The Substack Podcast

48 min listen

#005 - Walt Hickey of Numlock (previously FiveThirtyEight) on why you should write every day, deliver via email, and charge readers directly.: It’s hard to get 20,000 people to sign up for your email list, but Walt Hickey has done it with his daily newsletter Numlock, which tells the news by numbers. When I asked him how, he kept coming back to three big ideas: write every day, deliver via email by The Substack Podcast

50 min listen

#001 - How Tim Urban grew "Wait But Why" to over 30 million readers: Tim Urban explains how he grew Wait But Why into one of the most popular blogs on the internet. by The Substack Podcast

42 min listen

#007 – Jessica Lessin, founder of The Information, shares how she built a thriving news business against the odds: Jessica Lessin was a star reporter at the Wall Street Journal who had built her reputation covering companies like Google, Apple, and Facebook. It was her dream job. Until one day… she quit. by The Substack Podcast

47 min listen

#000 - Introduction (start here): A preview of what's to come. by The Substack Podcast

1 min listen

#010 - How Luke Timmerman created the top paid newsletter in biotech: Luke Timmerman is a veteran biotechnology journalist that decided to launch his own subscription-based publication (The Timmerman Report) because he wanted to create a better incentive structure for himself than advertising allows. by The Substack Podcast

55 min listen

#006 - Mara Wilson, author and former child star, on how to write about your life: Mara Wilson knows good storytelling. As a child, she starred in Matilda, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Miracle on 34th St. Today she writes about what it was like to grow up as a child star, decide to leave acting, and figure out what she wanted to do with life. by The Substack Podcast

61 min listen

A growth masterclass with Judd Legum of Popular Information by The Substack Podcast

40 min listen

Introducing Substack for audio by The Substack Podcast

6 min listen

#004 – Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi discusses the state of the media, his serial Substack novel, and the furor that almost brought him down by The Substack Podcast

75 min listen

#008 - Judd Legum wants to save democracy with Popular Information: Judd Legum founded Think Progress nearly 15 years ago and grew it into a publication read by tens of millions of people. But earlier this summer, he decided to step down from his role as Editor-in-Chief, where he oversaw 40 staffers, so he could start som by The Substack Podcast

52 min listen

#002 - How Ann Friedman built a career as an independent journalist: Ann Friedman has crafted a journalism career on her own terms, combining freelance writing for major national outlets with a weekly newsletter and Call Your Girlfriend, a podcast she co-hosts with Aminatou Sow. by The Substack Podcast

63 min listen

Q&A recap: Navigating the pandemic with kids by The Substack Podcast

47 min listen

Substack Podcast #016: Finance with Kevin Muir by The Substack Podcast

50 min listen

#011 – How Bill Bishop cut a path from the Tiananmen Square Massacre to the inboxes of America's power brokers: Bill Bishop is the author of the Sinocism China newsletter, and our very first publisher on Substack. In this interview, we discuss his secrets to building a great newsletter business and his fascinating career, from running video tape for news stations a by The Substack Podcast

48 min listen

#012 – Media critic Jesse Brown on the secrets behind Canadaland's crowdfunded success by The Substack Podcast

54 min listen

#009 – Emma Beals on life as an independent war reporter in the age of ISIS: First as an investigative journalist, and now as an analyst, Emma Beals has been covering the rise of ISIS and the wars in Syria and Iraq since 2012. During that time, reporting on the conflicts has become so dangerous that the nature of war reporting its by The Substack Podcast

42 min listen

Substack Podcast #013: Local news with Tony Mecia of The Charlotte Ledger by The Substack Podcast

48 min listen

How Delia Cai grew Deez Links from zero to 2,000+ signups by The Substack Podcast

16 min listen

How Emily Atkin turned her climate change newsletter into a six-figure income by The Substack Podcast

23 min listen

How Walt Hickey of Numlock News expanded to multiple newsletters by The Substack Podcast

15 min listen

Substack Podcast #015: International news with Erin Cook by The Substack Podcast

45 min listen

Substack Podcast #014: Healthcare with Nikhil Krishnan by The Substack Podcast

53 min listen

Podcasting, but better by The Substack Podcast

3 min listen

Substack Podcast #018: Corporate governance with Francine McKenna by The Substack Podcast

55 min listen

Substack Podcast #021: Cookbooks with Paula Forbes by The Substack Podcast

44 min listen

Substack Podcast #019: Mental Health with Fiza Pirani by The Substack Podcast

54 min listen

Dear Writer: Advice on creating trust with your readers by The Substack Podcast

4 min listen

Four years on Substack: A conversation with Bill Bishop, Substacker #1 by The Substack Podcast

44 min listen

Substack Podcast #020: Gen Z with Terry Nguyen by The Substack Podcast

42 min listen

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#007 – Jessica Lessin, founder of The Information, shares how she built a thriving news business against the odds

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