{"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 Use Curated Lists to Drive Subscriber Growth","slug":"how-newsletters-use-curated-lists-to-drive-subscriber-growth","published_at":"2026-06-21T06:33:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/how-newsletters-use-curated-lists-to-drive-subscriber-growth","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-0065.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/episode-0065.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Newsletter Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how email newsletters are using curated link lists to attract and retain subscribers. They examine the strategy behind 'link blogs' like Morning Brew's 'The Daily Brew' and Stratechery's 'News & Links' posts, showing how curation provides high-value content with low production cost. They discuss why curation works for both free and paid tiers, how to source links without burnout, and the metrics that prove list-based newsletters convert better than original-content-only formats. Specific examples include how an indie newsletter called 'The Sample' grew to 50k subscribers by recommending other newsletters, and how 'The Hustle' used a daily links section to boost open rates by 15%. Lucas and Luna also debate the risks of relying on external content versus building original analysis, and share tips for balancing curation with unique voice. If you're a newsletter creator looking for a sustainable growth method, this episode offers actionable insights without the hype. #NewsletterMarketing #CuratedContent #LinkBlogs #SubscriberGrowth #EmailNewsletters #ContentCuration #MorningBrew #Stratechery #TheSample #TheHustle #IndieNewsletters #MarketingStrategy #AudienceBuilding #ContentStrategy #NewsletterTips #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Marketing Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of The Newsletter Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how email newsletters are using curated link lists to attract and retain subscribers. Th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":621,"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-use-curated-lists-to-drive-subscriber-growth/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-use-curated-lists-to-drive-subscriber-growth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}