{"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 Live Audio Events to Build Community","slug":"how-newsletters-use-live-audio-events-to-build-community","published_at":"2026-06-25T06:37:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-newsletter-podcast-with-fexingo-substack-beehiiv-and-email-newsletter-business-7871729/how-newsletters-use-live-audio-events-to-build-community","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-0073.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-newsletter-podcast/episode-0073.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Newsletter Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how newsletter writers are using live audio events to deepen community engagement and drive paid subscriptions. They break down the strategy behind hosting weekly audio chats for subscribers, using specific examples like Lenny Rachitsky's Lenny's Podcast live calls and Morning Brew's Slack-adjacent audio experiments. The hosts discuss the technical platforms (Twitter Spaces, Discord, Circle), the optimal format (Q&A vs. panels), and the surprising metric: conversion rates from audio participants to paid subscribers can be 3-5x higher than from email-only readers. They also touch on the trade-offs: time commitment, moderation challenges, and how to repurpose audio content into future newsletters. By the end, listeners will understand why live audio is becoming a key retention tool for premium newsletters and how to start small without burning out. #NewsletterBusiness #LiveAudio #CommunityBuilding #Substack #Beehiiv #LennyRachitsky #MorningBrew #TwitterSpaces #Discord #Circle #PaidSubscribers #EmailMarketing #AudienceEngagement #ContentRepurposing #MarketingStrategy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #NewsletterPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of The Newsletter Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how newsletter writers are using live audio events to deepen community engagement and dr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":574,"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-live-audio-events-to-build-community/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-live-audio-events-to-build-community.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}