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The Substack Podcast

Conversations with writers, bloggers, and creative thinkers about how they got here. Produced by Substack, a place for independent writing. on.substack.com

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#002 - How Ann Friedman built a career as an independent journalist

#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 wi... Read more

9 Aug 2018

1hr 2mins

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A growth masterclass with Judd Legum of Popular Information

A growth masterclass with Judd Legum of Popular Information

Of all the writers who use Substack, no one is as good at promoting their newsletter as Judd Legum, publisher of Popular... Read more

21 Jun 2019

40mins

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How Emily Atkin turned her climate change newsletter into a six-figure income

How Emily Atkin turned her climate change newsletter into a six-figure income

We invited Emily Atkin, author of Heated, to talk to an audience of Substack writers in New York about how she successfu... Read more

4 Mar 2020

22mins

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

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

For our inaugural Season 2 episode of the Substack Podcast, we’re pleased to chat with Tony Mecia of The Charlotte Ledge... Read more

29 May 2020

48mins

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How Delia Cai grew Deez Links from zero to 2,000+ signups

How Delia Cai grew Deez Links from zero to 2,000+ signups

We invited Delia Cai, author of Deez Links, to speak to an audience of Substack writers in New York about how she grew h... Read more

4 Mar 2020

16mins

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

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

This week, I spoke to Matt Taibbi, contributing editor to Rolling Stone, journalistic heir to Hunter S. Thompson, and au... Read more

23 Aug 2018

1hr 15mins

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#005 - Walt Hickey of Numlock (previously FiveThirtyEight) on why you should write every day, deliver via email, and charge readers directly.

#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 Num... Read more

30 Aug 2018

50mins

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#011 – How Bill Bishop cut a path from the Tiananmen Square Massacre to the inboxes of America's power brokers

#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,... Read more

19 Oct 2018

47mins

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How Walt Hickey of Numlock News expanded to multiple newsletters

How Walt Hickey of Numlock News expanded to multiple newsletters

We invited Walt Hickey, author of Numlock News, to share with an audience of Substack writers in New York how he thinks ... Read more

4 Mar 2020

15mins

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#010 - How Luke Timmerman created the top paid newsletter in biotech

#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 ... Read more

12 Oct 2018

54mins

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