Hosts find podcast guests. Guests find shows.
Let’s Make A Podcast lists 408 real shows, 383 read from their own feeds, so your pitch can open on an episode the host actually made. Hosts get a show page that takes pitches.
Free to joinPitch shows or get pitchedNo booking fees
How it works
The guest’s path, from one-sheet to booked. The host’s side is just below.
Put yourself on one page
Guests build a one-sheet with their topics, bio, photo and past episodes, at a link you can paste into any pitch. Hosts publish a show page that names the guest topics they want.
Pick shows that still book guests
Filter 408 real podcasts by niche. Each one is checked for whether it is still publishing and whether its host says how to pitch.
Pitch like you listened
Your draft opens on a recent episode of that show whenever its feed lists one. Fill in the brackets and send it from your own inbox, to the route the show itself publishes.
Follow up, then book
Every pitch sits in your pipeline. When one goes quiet we email you with a follow-up draft ready, and a reply or a booking is one tap to record.
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 408 real shows straight from the directory
- Track every pitch and booking in one pipeline
Browse top shows to pitch
View all 408 showsReal podcasts from the free directory: what each one covers, how often it publishes, and a free page on how to pitch it.
Daily Tech News Show
Tom Merritt
TechnologyMost weekdays
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas of EOFire
EntrepreneurshipMost weekdays
10% Happier with Dan Harris
10% Happier
Mental HealthA few times a week
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts
ScienceMost weekdays
The $100 MBA Show
Omar Zenhom
CareersA few times a week
Listings built from public Apple Podcasts data and each show’s own feed.
Original researchWe read 383 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 383 of the 408 shows in our directory: shows with 500+ episodes averaged 59 out of 100 on openness to a cold pitch, against 45 for smaller ones. The barrier is not the audience. It is the booking desk: independent shows averaged 51, against 40 for network-run ones.
Average openness to a cold guest pitch
Out of 100, across the 383 feeds we could read
Only 32% 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 toolsNo account needed
Sharpen your pitch, or your show, before anyone reads it.
7 for guests, 12 for hosts. The host tools work with nobody else on the platform, so there is nothing to wait for. Nothing you type is saved unless you publish a one-sheet link.
For guests
Find podcasts to pitch
Search all 408 directory shows by niche and pick your targets.
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Pitch generator
Turn your expertise into a cold pitch a host actually wants to read.
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Pitch grader
Paste the pitch you are about to send and get a score with a fix for each weak line.
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Follow-up generator
The follow-up for a pitch nobody answered, with the day to send it.
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Bio generator
Your bio in every length a host asks for, timed for reading aloud.
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One-sheet builder
Build a clean guest one-sheet and export it as a branded PDF.
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Interview prep sheet
The host said yes: your intro, messages, stories and the ask on one page.
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RSS feed finder
Any show's feed from its name or Apple link, and the host that serves it.
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Guest readiness check
Read your own feed the way a guest researching you reads it. The median score across the 383 feeds we read is 50 out of 100.
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Guest finder
People who were guests on shows in your niche in the last two months.
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Invitation generator
Write the invitation a busy guest can answer, and send it from your own inbox.
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Interview question generator
A timed interview plan for your next guest, sized to the episode.
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Guest introduction generator
The on-air intro for your next guest, timed, plus the show-notes credit.
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Podcast name generator
A shortlist of names for a new show, checked against our directory.
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Show notes generator
An episode's notes from your own words, for apps, HTML or YouTube chapters.
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Episode title generator
Each episode's title from the topic, the hook and the guest, in Apple's layouts.
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Description generator
Your show description, with the line that tells guests where to pitch.
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Guest application form
Build the form guests pitch you through, and paste it wherever it lives.
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Sponsorship calculator
Price a sponsor read from your downloads on a dated, published CPM benchmark.
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. Creating a profile, browsing matches, sending intros and messaging are free for both hosts and guests, and they stay free. Pro is an optional paid plan for guests who want more reach and hosts who want to send more invites, and the pricing page shows exactly what it adds.
How does matching between hosts and guests work?
We score each host and guest pair on the topics both sides picked and on the words in their own bio or show description, with extra weight when a topic matches exactly. Guests see member shows first, because those hosts can be pitched inside the app, then real directory shows, and your dashboard's recommendations skip any show that has stopped publishing. Hosts see guest one-sheets ranked the same way, and match cards name the topics both sides share, so you can see why a match was suggested.
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.
Free to join on both sides of the mic. Build a profile, or start with a free tool and no account at all.