{"podcast":{"title":"The Newsletter Podcast with Fexingo: Substack, Beehiiv, and Email Newsletter Business","slug":"the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729","podcast_index_feed_id":7871729,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"Every week, Lucas and Luna scrutinize the business of email newsletters — the platforms, the economics, the craft. From Substack's creator equity model to Beehiiv's ad-network play, they map the shifting landscape where independent writers and media companies collide. They examine real newsletters — Morning Brew, The Hustle, Lenny's Letter — to understand what drives growth, retention, and monetization. Lucas, a former journalist, pushes for the editorial side: How do you build a voice that compels opens? Luna, grounded in audience data, counters with open rates, churn curves, and unit economics. Together, they debate the tension between sponsored content and reader-funded models, the role of SEO and social distribution, and the fragility of a business built on a single inbox. This is not a how-to guide; it's a forensic look at a medium reshaping media. If you run a newsletter, think about starting one, or simply subscribe to a dozen, their conversations will change how you see that daily email. What happens when a writer's list becomes their primary asset — and what happens when it doesn't? #EmailNewsletter #Substack #Beehiiv #NewsletterBusiness #CreatorEconomy #MorningBrew #Medi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:59.331548+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729"},"episode":{"title":"How Newsletters Are Using Interactive Polls to Boost Engagement","slug":"how-newsletters-are-using-interactive-polls-to-boost-engagement","published_at":"2026-06-12T09:00:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/how-newsletters-are-using-interactive-polls-to-boost-engagement","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/episode-0047.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/episode-0047.mp3","summary":"Episode 47 of The Newsletter Podcast explores how independent newsletter writers are embedding interactive polls directly into their emails to drive reader engagement and gather real-time market intelligence. Lucas and Luna break down specific case studies, including Lenny Rachitsky's use of polls to surface reader pain points and Morning Brew's polling strategy for ad targeting. They discuss the mechanics—how services like Substack and Beehiiv now support native polling—and the surprising data on response rates versus traditional click-throughs. The hosts also examine pitfalls, like biased sample sets and the temptation to over-survey. If you're a newsletter operator looking to move beyond open rates and clicks, this episode offers actionable techniques for turning readers into active participants. #EmailNewsletters #Substack #Beehiiv #InteractivePolls #ReaderEngagement #ContentStrategy #Marketing #NewsletterPodcast #LennyRachitsky #MorningBrew #AudienceResearch #ClickThroughRate #ResponseRate #EmailMarketing #DataCollection #CommunityBuilding #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"Episode 47 of The Newsletter Podcast explores how independent newsletter writers are embedding interactive polls directly into their emails to drive reade…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":695,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/episodes/how-newsletters-are-using-interactive-polls-to-boost-engagement/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/how-newsletters-are-using-interactive-polls-to-boost-engagement.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}