Inside a Top 10 Spotify Podcast Business, Local Newsletters To Agency Funnel, Will AI Change Email Marketing Forever?

Inside a Top 10 Spotify Podcast Business, Local Newsletters To Agency Funnel, Will AI Change Email Marketing Forever?

April 30, 2026 · 1h 50m

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The episode discusses monetization strategies for local newsletters, the impact of AI on email marketing, and future podcast growth tactics.

In today's episode, Ethan Brooks (Austin Business Review), Alyssa Dulin (Kit), and Jonathan Barshop (Modern Wisdom) join Matt and Kolby to discuss how to monetize a local newsletter with services instead of ads, what AI is actually doing to email deliverability, and the unconventional growth tactics that move a podcast in 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:00 Ethan Brooks on Austin Business Review and Local Media 07:30 Why Local Newsletters Are Best Monetized as Services (...

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Hosts: Matt McGarry, Kolby Hatch

Guests: Ethan Brooks, Alyssa Dulin, Jonathan Barshop

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Organizations: Austin Business Review, Kit, Modern Wisdom

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