AI-Driven Podcast Growth: Simplifying Guest Booking and Research with Podengine

About this episode

This episode explores how AI can enhance podcast guest discovery and research, featuring insights from Luke Belbina of Podengine.

Have you ever wondered how AI can help you find the perfect podcast guest—or land you on your dream show? If you’re a podcaster or want to up your podcast research game, you don’t want to miss this conversation! In this episode of Podcasting Tech, host Mathew Passy is joined in-studio by Luke Belbina, co-founder of Podengine, to dive into the rise of AI-powered podcast guest discovery and research tools—and how these innovations are set to change the landscape for hosts and guests alike. You’ll hear about why Podengine was built, powerful (and sometimes surprising) use cases for podcast AI, and the evolving challenge of standing out amid a flood of AI-generated content. Luke also shares what makes a podcast “authoritative,” the real value of transcripts and show data, and how Podengine is intentionally designed to prevent spam while boosting real podcast connections. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to make podcast research, booking, or promotion more efficient—and for those worried about the “work slop” that can creep in when AI isn’t curated thoughtfully. Luke and Mathew share practical ideas you can implement right now to level up your show’s quality and…

People in this episode

Host: Mathew Passy

Guest: Luke Belbina

Topics covered

• AI in podcasting
• guest booking
• podcast research
• podcast technology
• content creation
• AI tools

Keywords

• AI podcast tools
• guest discovery
• podcast research
• Podengine
• podcast promotion
• authority scoring

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podengine

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