Weirdly Fun - What Podcast Bonus Feeds Are Offering

Weirdly Fun - What Podcast Bonus Feeds Are Offering

From Phonograph by Robert McGinley Myers

November 21, 2025 · 59 min

About this episode

Rob and Britta explore podcast bonus feeds and discuss their offerings while reflecting on the challenges podcasters face in seeking listener support.

To explore the phenomenon of podcast bonus feeds, Rob and Britta start by discussing an episode of Yowei Shaw's podcast Proxy (with guest Alex Goldman) about the struggle of podcasters having to ask listeners for money. We then dig into several podcast bonus feeds (This American Life Partners, Slate Plus, and others), to find what they're offering. And we are pleasantly surprised. To access our bonus feed story of Rob's harrowing Thanksgiving road trip back in 2008, follow this link to our Patreon . You can listen for free with a seven day trial membership and see if it's worth it. Podcasts discussed in this episode: Alex and the Impossible Ask - Proxy with Yowei Shaw Hyperfixed with Alex Goldman Slate Culture Gabfest Slate Plus This American Life Partners If Books Could Kill Mile High Club The Selects Podcast Our music comes from Blue Dot Sessions

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Britta

Guest: Alex Goldman

Topics covered

  • podcast bonus feeds
  • listener support
  • podcast monetization
  • media analysis
  • cultural commentary

Keywords

  • podcast
  • bonus feeds
  • listener support
  • monetization
  • media
  • cultural commentary
  • Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: This American Life, Slate, Proxy, Slate Plus, Patreon

Books & works: Alex and the Impossible Ask, Hyperfixed, Slate Culture Gabfest, If Books Could Kill, Mile High Club, The Selects Podcast

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