Episodes

  • His newsletter makes $100K a year — he keeps zero ft. Seamus Hughes

    His newsletter makes $100K a year — he keeps zero ft. Seamus Hughes
    Jul 21 2026
    Seamus Hughes is the terrorism scholar and two-time Pulitzer-winning New York Times contributor behind Court Watch ( https://www.courtwatch.news/ ), an independent newsletter that mines the federal court system's 94 districts for stories no one else is...
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    51 mins
  • The 5 revenue streams of a $1M+ creator business ft. Jenn Lueke

    The 5 revenue streams of a $1M+ creator business ft. Jenn Lueke
    Jul 14 2026
    Jenn Lueke is a short form content creator, author and newsletter publisher that focuses on providing actionable and attainable healthy recipes, meal plans, and more to her followers. In this episode Jenn reveals how she grew her audience to 3M total f...
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    57 mins
  • He'll make $1.5M as a solo creator this year ft. Kyle Poyar

    He'll make $1.5M as a solo creator this year ft. Kyle Poyar
    Jul 7 2026
    Kyle Poyar is the founder and writer of the newsletter Growth Unhinged, which has over 85,000 subscribers. He’s been running the newsletter for nearly 5 years, full time for 1.5 years, and is on track to break $1.5 million this year as a solopreneur. R...
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    50 mins
  • How to get brand deals in 2026 ft. AJ Eckstein

    How to get brand deals in 2026 ft. AJ Eckstein
    Jun 30 2026
    AJ Eckstein is the founder of Creator Match, an agency building creator programs for the world's biggest tech brands and matching brands with B2B creators. In this episode he lays out the full process of a creator brand campaign, how to get a brand dea...
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    43 mins
  • A newsletter writer's brutally honest growth advice ft. Evan Armstrong

    A newsletter writer's brutally honest growth advice ft. Evan Armstrong
    Jun 23 2026
    Evan Armstrong is the founder and writer behind The Leverage, an independent newsletter covering the tech industry for an audience of investors, founders, and operators. In this episode he breaks down the business behind indie media, pricing, audience ...
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    51 mins
  • He's losing subscribers, and that's a good thing ft. Jerome Aceti

    He's losing subscribers, and that's a good thing ft. Jerome Aceti
    Jun 16 2026
    Jerome Aceti, also known as JeromeASF, is a content creator with over five million YouTube subscribers who has since become an investor, founder, and partner across a range of creator-adjacent businesses. In this episode he tells us why he's stepped ba...
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    46 mins
  • How he makes educational content go viral ft. Kobi Brown

    How he makes educational content go viral ft. Kobi Brown
    Jun 9 2026
    Kobi Brown, also known as Astro Kobi, is a science and space-focussed video-first creator with millions of subscribers and followers across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. In this episode he tells us about his rapid growth, transition intro long form co...
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    32 mins
  • How he makes $140k+ writing about video games ft. Stephen Totilo

    How he makes $140k+ writing about video games ft. Stephen Totilo
    Jun 2 2026
    Stephen Totilo has spent 20 years reporting in the video game industry, working at MTV, Kotaku and Axios. Francis and Stephen discuss his recent transition to independent journalism and how he's built a stable and successful newsletter product, support...
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    57 mins