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Friendly Podcast Guide: Teaching Moms How to Grow a Podcast (Without Burning Out)

Hey, I’m Andi Smiley, your Friendly Podcast Guide and podcast coach for moms! After 6 years in the podcasting world, I know how to help you start a successful podcast as a mom, grow your podcast audience, and actually enjoy the process. On this show, you’ll get podcasting for beginners made simple, podcast tips for moms, and sustainable podcast marketing strategies—so you can build a podcast you love without the burnout.

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2021 - 2025
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How to Grow Your Podcast in 2026

How to Grow Your Podcast in 2026

Ready to grow your podcast in 2026 without burning out? In this episode, I'm sharing four sustainable, impactful strategies to help you stand out and stay energized as a mom who podcasts. Plus, I rev…

00:07:24  |   Tue 09 Sep 2025
How to Grow a Podcast Audience: 5 Game-Changing Tips

How to Grow a Podcast Audience: 5 Game-Changing Tips

In this episode, I'm breaking down my Top 5 Takeaways from Podcast Movement, the biggest podcasting conference in the U.S. Whether you're brand new or a few seasons in, these tips will help you grow …

00:08:27  |   Tue 02 Sep 2025
Podcast Tips for Moms: Season 4 Kickoff

Podcast Tips for Moms: Season 4 Kickoff

Season 4 is here! I’m sharing a peek into what’s coming up—including podcast marketing strategies I learned at Podcast Movement in Dallas, sustainable podcasting strategies that work for real life, a…

00:01:28  |   Mon 25 Aug 2025
Greek Myths & Podcasting with Cole from Lasting Legends

Greek Myths & Podcasting with Cole from Lasting Legends

Ever wondered how a high schooler could take a passion for Greek mythology and turn it into a hit podcast? In this episode, I chat with Cole, the teen creator behind Lasting Legends: Greek Myths Surr…

00:15:31  |   Tue 29 Jul 2025
Podcast Networks 101 w/ Jeff Umbro

Podcast Networks 101 w/ Jeff Umbro

If you've ever wondered what a podcast network really is, how they work, or if your show is ready for one, this episode is for you. I sat down with Jeff Umbro, founder of The Podglomerate and host of…

00:15:29  |   Tue 01 Jul 2025
5 Lessons I Learned from Podcasting This Season

5 Lessons I Learned from Podcasting This Season

In this season finale of The Friendly Podcast Guide, I’m reflecting on five big lessons I learned in season three. From embracing AI tools to discovering the magic of Pinterest for podcasters, this e…

00:13:45  |   Tue 03 Jun 2025
2 Easy Ways to Grow Your Podcast Offline

2 Easy Ways to Grow Your Podcast Offline

Is social media marketing getting you down? This episode is for you. Andi shares two simple, powerful ways to market your podcast that have nothing to do with Instagram or TikTok—but everything to do…

00:13:26  |   Tue 27 May 2025
Podcast SEO for Beginners w/ Brittany Herzberg

Podcast SEO for Beginners w/ Brittany Herzberg

What is podcast SEO? In this episode Andi chats with Brittany Herzberg (the queen of SEO) and breaks down how we can use SEO for our podcasts in a way that doesn’t make me want to run away screaming.…

00:32:28  |   Tue 20 May 2025
Steal My Strategy for Promoting Your Show as a Podcast Guest

Steal My Strategy for Promoting Your Show as a Podcast Guest

Want to grow your podcast without relying on social media? In this episode, I’m sharing my favorite sustainable marketing strategy: guesting on other podcasts! You’ll learn how to pitch yourself (eve…

00:14:15  |   Tue 13 May 2025
How to Use Pinterest to Market Your Podcast (w/o Burning Out)

How to Use Pinterest to Market Your Podcast (w/o Burning Out)

In this episode, I'm sharing a simple, sustainable strategy for marketing your podcast using Pinterest! If you're feeling overwhelmed by social media or looking for a way to grow your show without be…

00:12:37  |   Tue 06 May 2025
Podcast Workflow: The Secret to Podcasting Made Easy

Podcast Workflow: The Secret to Podcasting Made Easy

Can a podcast workflow actually make podcasting easier? The simple answer? Yes, it is podcasting made easy. The longer answer…is this episode. I’m going to explain what a podcast workflow is, how it …

00:11:05  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
Falling Off a Cliff Led to the Best Podcast Ideas w/ Whitney Archibald

Falling Off a Cliff Led to the Best Podcast Ideas w/ Whitney Archibald

Sometimes inspiration comes in the strangest ways. In this episode Whitney Archibald talks about how a rock climbing accident helped her get crystal clear about what she wanted to do with her podcast…

00:20:07  |   Tue 22 Apr 2025
Write Your Best Episode: Tips & Experiments w/ Whitney Archibald

Write Your Best Episode: Tips & Experiments w/ Whitney Archibald

How do you actually sit down and write an awesome podcast episode? The short answer…experiment a lot. The long answer is this episode. And one of my favorite parts is when Whitney breaks down how to …

00:30:06  |   Tue 15 Apr 2025
3 Podcast Mistakes That Almost Broke Me (And How I Fixed Them)

3 Podcast Mistakes That Almost Broke Me (And How I Fixed Them)

How do you avoid burning out as a mom with a podcast? In this episode I give you 3 mistakes that I made that led to me burning out and how to avoid them. 

When you follow the advice in this episode yo…

00:15:05  |   Tue 08 Apr 2025
How to Name a Podcast + The Story Behind My Podcast's Name

How to Name a Podcast + The Story Behind My Podcast's Name

Your podcast name is the first thing people notice—so no pressure, right?? In this episode I’m telling the story of how I named my podcast along with some other vulnerable stories like how many downl…

00:15:48  |   Tue 01 Apr 2025
Wins, Fails & What I’d Do Differently: My Season 3 Launch

Wins, Fails & What I’d Do Differently: My Season 3 Launch

When I wrap up the launch of a podcast season I always like to take some time to evaluate how it went. What went well, what went poorly and what I can learn from all of that. So, I decided to walk yo…

00:16:37  |   Tue 25 Mar 2025
How to Build Your Podcast Community w/ Jamie B Golden

How to Build Your Podcast Community w/ Jamie B Golden

We get to learn how to build a podcast community from Jamie B Golden. She has been in the podcasting world for more than 10 years and she was kind enough to share her best podcasting advice with us t…

00:31:31  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
What the Barbie Movie Teaches Us About Podcasting

What the Barbie Movie Teaches Us About Podcasting

Love it, or hate it, the Barbie Movie did an amazing job of marketing. The summer it came out there wasn’t anywhere you could go that you wouldn’t run into something that had to do with the Barbie Mo…

00:14:07  |   Tue 11 Mar 2025
Honest Podcasting: My Numbers, My Break & a Giveaway!

Honest Podcasting: My Numbers, My Break & a Giveaway!

Take a peek behind the curtain as I tell you about the stats for the episodes that came out during my winter break, how much money I’ve made since January and what I did during the break.

Topics discu…

00:15:57  |   Tue 04 Mar 2025
Season 3 Coming Soon!

Season 3 Coming Soon!

The wait is almost over! Season 3 of the Friendly Podcast Guide will be back on March 4th.


Get ready to learn about podcasting in a way that fits into your life instead of the other way around.


For m…

00:02:36  |   Tue 18 Feb 2025
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