13 Best Freelance Writing Podcasts

1. The Freelance Journalism Podcast

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A podcast about the art and business of freelance journalism, from the Institute for Independent Journalists.
Hosts Katherine Reynolds Lewis, Shernay Williams
Producer/Network Institute for Independent Journalists
Email ****@theiij.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 15 Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Freelancing for Journalists

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Lifting the lid on freelance life. Experienced freelance journalists Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson guide you through everything you need to know about working for yourself. From where to get work, to how to get paid and everything in between. Each episode features two guests who have made freelancing a success. From film reviewers, to travel writers to bitcoin experts and current affairs broadcasters.Packed with trade secrets, top tips and amusing anecdotes this is an unmissable How To guide for anyone interested in freelance journalism life.Contact us via email ****@gmail.com o..MORE Hosts Emma Wilkinson, Lily Canter
Producer/Network Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Hannah Fearn
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Twitter 138.7KInstagram 446.5K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Freelance Writing Coach

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Kaleigh Moore and Emma Siemasko have long shared a dream: to build the world's most fulfilling freelance writing businesses. Over the past 8 years, the two friends have become successful freelance writers, finding new clients (hello Salesforce + Vogue Business); refining their service offerings; building six-figure businesses; and ultimately, creating their dream careers.Now, they're sharing everything they know and discussing what they've yet to find out. Why? Because they know you can build a great freelance writing business, too. But first, you gotta get real...MORE Hosts Kaleigh Moore, Emma Siemasko
Producer/Network Kaleigh Moore and Emma Siemasko
Email ****@wearelumen.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 49Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. The Writers' Co-op

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The Writers' Co-op is an audio business handbook for freelance creatives. Host and executive producer Wudan Yan leverages her and co-hosts' experiences to provide a transparent look at what it takes to run a resilient freelance business. From negotiating higher rates, to protecting your business and intellectual property, to taking time off and organizing your workflow, to doing the mindset work needed to achieve your goals, you'll walk away from this podcast with actionable tips to implement right away.Our website & store is now located at: wudanyan.com/the-writers-coopMORE Hosts Wudan Yan, Jenni
Producer/Network The Writers' Co-op
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 100Facebook 145Twitter 10.7K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Copy Chatter for Freelance Writers with Ashley Gainer

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Learn the ins and outs of being a freelance writer so you can work from home and bring in some extra $$$, on YOUR schedule.
Host Ashley Gainer
Email ****@ashleygainer.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 39Facebook 1.3KInstagram 941 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. The RN2writer Show

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Each week on The RN2writer Show, you'll find inspiration, tips, and strategies for helping you launch and grow a freelance writing career. Whether you're an RN, LPN, LVN, NP, APRN - or even a different type of clinician (PA, LCSW, MD, etc.) - you'll find lots of tips, strategies and advice for launching or growing a freelance writing career.We'll be airing a variety of episode types to help you learn the writing industry, launch your business, and much more...MORE Host Elizabeth Hanes
Producer/Network Elizabeth Hanes, BSN RN
Email ****@rn2writer.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 18.8KTwitter 340Instagram 13.2K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

7. The Paid Copywriter Podcast

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Want to write for a living and be your own boss? Attract high-paying freelance writing clients—with confidence! Building a lucrative freelance career comes down to confidence and taking the right steps.Stable, high-quality clients are key to the freedom and flexibility we crave as freelancers. With so much information available online, a straightforward roadmap is crucial.But most importantly, you need the right mindset to proactively get in front of your ideal clients一without sounding salesy!If you like what you hear, please rate and review!MORE Host Christine Gomolka
Producer/Network Christine G of paidcopywriter.com
Email ****@christinegomolka.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 739Twitter 290Instagram 6.9K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Inspire Your Success

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Welcome to Inspire Your Success podcast, hosted by Michael Leonard. Michael is a professional freelance writer who built an online writing business from nothing after leaving his $120,000 9-5 career in 2017. When you listen to each episode, he will share with you his secrets of success. If you're like most people, you want to make more money to pay off debt, have more freedom, travel, and enjoy your life. While there are a lot of online business models to help you make money online, he knows from experience that freelance writing is the fastest way to make money online...MORE Host Michael Leonard
Producer/Network Michael Leonard: Copywriter & Freelance Writing Coach
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 64Facebook 558Twitter 1.6KInstagram 2.3K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. High-Income Business Writing Podcast

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Ed Gandia, co-author of the bestselling book, The Wealthy Freelancer, reveals how to propel your writing business to the six-figure level (or the part-time equivalent). In this nuts-and-bolts, no-nonsense podcast, you'll discover how to get better clients, earn more in less time, and bring more freedom and joy into your writing business. Ed will walk you through the practical, 'doable' systems and strategies he has developed in his own writing business — the same systems he has taught his private coaching clients...MORE Host Ed Gandia
Email ****@b2blauncher.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Derek Sivers, Melissa Mitri +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 404Facebook 1.6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since May 2013 Get Email Contact

10. Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, m

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Want to get published or land a book deal? Join TEDx speaker and author Estelle Erasmus for smart writing tips, publishing insights, and behind-the-scenes advice for fiction writers, memoirists, and authors at every stage. Winner of the 2025 Podcast of the Year (Education) from the American Writing Awards, Freelance Writing Direct is your go-to podcast for writing tips, publishing advice, and insider strategies to help you get published—whether in essays, memoir, fiction, books, or journalism...MORE Producer/Network Estelle Erasmus
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Bob Eckstein, Gayle Kirschenbaum +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 134 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber

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Rebecca L. Weber coaches with the sustainable strategies, mindset shifts, and creative skills development she uses to help independent writers around the world. If you've got what it takes to make it as a freelance writer, but struggle with confidence, imposter syndrome, overwhelm, procrastination, time management, writer's block, improving your craft, marketing, pitching, underearning, pursuing meaning in your work, or getting in your own way, this is the writing podcast for you.Learn, grow, and succeed as a freelancer by identifying the wants and needs of your editors, your readers, and yo..MORE Producer/Network Rebecca L. Weber
Email ****@rebeccalweber.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 108Facebook 3.6K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. B2B Craftworks

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B2B Craftworks is a podcast about business writing that helps freelance and in-house marketing writers enhance their skills and increase their earnings in the B2B sector. 'Profiting like loaf' since 2019.MORE Host Sarah Greesonbach
Producer/Network B2B Writing Institute
Email ****@b2bwritinginstitute.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10Twitter 449 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Business of Freelance Writing: A Live Write Publish Podcast

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Weekly insights, expert tips, and curated freelancing information to help writers grow their business, find new opportunities, and thrive in the world of freelance writing. Brought to you by LiveWritePublish.com. livewritepublish.substack.comMORE Producer/Network Jocelyn K
Email ****@substack.com
Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact