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Podcast Bestie is not just a newsletter anymore… it’s now also a podcast! Check it out.
The mission
Podcast Bestie aims to provide aspiring and indie podcasters with insight and education to help them launch and sustain career-defining audio projects and help them stay competitive alongside podcast majors.
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Meet the founder
Courtney Kocak
Courtney Kocak is a Los Angeles-based writer, podcaster, and comedian. She’s the creator and curator of the popular Podcast Bestie newsletter. She hosts two podcasts: Private Parts Unknown, about love and sexuality around the world, which has over 1.5 million downloads to day, and The Bleeders, about book writing and publishing. Courtney has produced top podcasts for PayPal, Girlboss, the Bella Twins, and more. Her KCRW radio story about Maebe A. Girl, the first drag queen elected to public office in the U.S., won an LA Press Club award for gender/LGBT reporting. As a writer, her bylines include The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, InsideHook, and more. Courtney reports on gender, sexuality, psychedelics, reproductive rights, sex work, and sustainability. She’s the proud mother of a 12-year-old boxer-pit named Georgia.
Every week, I’ll send you industry info, creative inspiration, marketing and monetization strategies, craft tips, and jobs.
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Here 5 of my favorite issues to give you a taste of what you can expect:
I love to hear from my Besties. Got a topic or industry guest you think I should cover? Please reach out with any questions, feedback, or suggestions.
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