12 Email Marketing Podcasts to Check Out in 2024
Everywhere you look, podcasts are popping up and fizzling out like dandelions in the springtime lawns of suburbia. Podcast industry statistics suggest there are more than 3 million in existence, and we listened to all of them in order to find the best email marketing podcasts in the entire world.
Okay, okay. We didn't actually do that. We mostly Googled a bunch and asked for recommendations. Regardless, if your ears itch to be filled with the sounds of cluttered inboxes, automations, and A/B test results, this list will provide you with hours of enjoyable insights.
The truth is, making a podcast involves lot of hard work. Many of the shows we originally listed before updating this article for 2024 have ceased production or shifted gears to broader topics. Support your fellow email geeks and their creative projects by listening and subscribing.
Here are 12 of the best email marketing podcasts in no particular order...
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1. Email’s Not Dead
Jonathan Torres and Eric Trinidad host Email's Not Dead from Sinch Mailgun. This in-depth, interview style podcast features heavy hitters in the world of email. It's also produced (and includes special appearances) by the unforgettable face of Email Camp, Thomas (T-Bird) Knierien.
Email's Not Dead often takes a lighthearted look at serious topics, including a focus on email deliverability. In the most recent season, Jonathan and Eric spoke with Marcel Becker of Yahoo about new rules for bulk senders in 2024. Season 5 also features an episode dedicated to M3AAWG (Messaging Malware Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group), an industry group dedicated to fighting abuse in the world of email and mobile messaging.
Be sure to explore the full archive, because Email's Not Dead brings on many of your favorite email geeks. That includes Jay Oram, Megan Boshuyzen, Chad S. White, Alison Goottee, Laura Atkins, Brad Gurley, Guilda Hilaire, and Naomi West - just to name a handful of their recent guests.
- Listen to Email's Not Dead on Spotify
- Listen to Email's Not Dead on Apple Podcasts
2. Email Swipes
Got a swipe file for email marketing campaigns that've impressed you? Email Swipes with Nikki Elbaz is the audio version you've been waiting for. Nikki is an expert email consultant and copywriter who brings true email geeks on her podcast to explore what goes into creating their big ideas.
Nikki takes you behind the scenes to learn about the skills and strategy it takes to bring successful email campaigns to life. She and her guests talk about their interesting email experiments. That includes, for example, how a toy brand used nostalgia to improve the performance of abandoned cart emails. Nikki also interviewed our own Megan Boshuyzen about one of her notorious April Fool's emails and how to code quizzes using AMP for Email.
- Listen to Email Swipes on Spotify
- Listen to Email Swipes on Apple Podcasts
3. The Email Marketing Show
From Email Marketing Heroes, this aptly named weekly podcast includes insights from hosts Carrie Wilkerson (an email consultant in Texas) and Kennedy (a one-named email expert in the UK). The Email Marketing Show delivers "practical, yet brutally honest email marketing advice" every Wednesday. This is one of the longest-running email marketing podcasts out there.
A recent episode from this duo explores how to build a lead magnet email sequence that gets subscribers to love you. Other interesting topics include everything from list building tips and how to stop procrastinating to email strategies that shouldn't work (but absolutely do).
- Listen to The Email Marketing Show on Spotify
- Listen to The Email Marketing Show on Apple Podcasts
4. Inboxing
Another email consultant with a great podcast is Hillel Berg. His show, Inboxing, includes interviews with plenty of recognizable names in email marketing. That includes designers like ActionRocket's Ben Clay, deliverability specialists like Alyssa Dulin, and CRM/retention experts like Val Geisler - just to name a few.
Inboxing explores the best in email marketing. Check out the episode crowning the Email of the Year (EMOTY) for 2023. We're proud to say an Email Camp campaign from our team made the short list. While we didn't win, it's an honor just to be nominated. Who did win? You'll have to tune in to this email marketing podcast to find out.
- Listen to Inboxing on Spotify
- Listen to Inboxing on Apple Podcasts
5. Email After Hours
Sender Score delivers this "quick and candid" email marketing podcast that strives to answer your burning questions about how to give subscribers what they really want. Email After Hours includes regular hosts Danielle Gallant and Guy Hanson as well as special guests.
A recent episode featuring Eric Stelle of Mapp Digital explores the pros and cons of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in email marketing. In other installments you can listen in to a discussion on the elements of successful email design, learn about the benefits of strict data protection laws in Germany, and get tips on using the email channel as an entrepreneur.
- Listen to Email After Hours on Spotify
- Listen to Email After Hours on Apple Podcasts
6. That InboxArmy Podcast
Scott Cohen and Garin Hobbs host this email marketing podcast covering hot topics that are sure to hit home. From the challenges of using video in email marketing to the intersections between email and social media, That InboxArmy Podcast needs to be on your list of stuff to listen to soon.
In the inaugural season of their podcast, Scott and Garin brought our Sr. Email Developer, Megan Boshuyzen, on the show to talk about developing interactive emails. Another episode we recommend checking out is Garin's explanation of the difference between using operational and performative AI in email marketing.
- Listen to That InboxArmy Podcast on Spotify
- Listen to That InboxArmy Podcast on Apple Podcasts
7. The Email Marketing Chronicles
Every email geek has a story to tell and on The Email Marketing Chronicles from Smaily, you'll hear stories of success to inspire you. Hosts Tanel Brand and Viivika Lumberg get those stories out of some very successful email marketers.
Recent podcast guests include Scott Hardigree, founder of Email Industries, and Kath Pay of the agency Holistic Email Marketing. If you're building a career in email, take some advice from folks who've walked that same path.
8. The Full Inbox
Looking for some suggestions to help you stand out from all of the email clutter? Peyton Fox of Spark Bridge Digital has a show for you. Her email marketing podcast, The Full Inbox, includes Peyton's takes on topics such as simplifying email design and the power of using both email and SMS for restaurant customer communications.
Recently, this email marketing podcast dove into the anxiety-inducing subject of planning for Black Friday emails in July. Peyton's expertise lies in ecommerce as she's worked with hundreds of brands.
- Listen to The Full Inbox on Spotify
- Listen to The Full Inbox on Apple Podcasts
9. Everything Email
Here's another solo-show of an email marketing podcast that provides quick tips from an industry veteran. Each episode of Everything Email with Ken Countess is between 5 to 10 minutes long. And - as Ken's about page states - "He has probably forgotten more about marketing than you'll ever know."
Ken provides his take on topics such as whether or not you should reuse old emails, the importance of omnichannel communications, and why email marketing is a bit like parallel parking.
- Listen to Everything Email on Spotify
- Listen to Everything Email on Apple Podcasts
10. Easy Email Marketing
Rounding out a trio of advice podcasts is Yael Keon and her show Easy Email Marketing. From what we can tell, Yael has been producing this email marketing podcast since 2021, and three years is like 30 in podcast years. Congrats, Yael!
Easy Email Marketing is a bi-weekly podcast that promises to help you build a quality list of subscribers, serve them with "open-worthy emails," and convert those email subscribers into sales. Yael uses her own experiences as an email marketer to guide her listeners. That includes a recent behind-the-scenes episode on how she used email to drive sales in her business.
- Listen to Easy Email Marketing on Spotify
- Listen to Easy Email Marketing on Apple Podcasts
11. Email and Coffee
Coffee no doubt fuels many email marketers and it's also consumed by long-time email mastermind, Joi Brooks, and some of her guests on this email marketing podcast. Here's how Joi uses a good cup-of-joe as a metaphor for email marketing:
"Email marketing isn’t rocket science. It’s more like making coffee. I search for an aromatic, whole‑bean roast and explore its character. I measure, grind and experiment over time. I mix the sweet with the creamy, stir it neatly and pour, hot and steamy, into my favorite mug. With an understanding of flavor profiles, I blend and pivot."
We'll have what she's having.
Joi's show, Email and Coffee, has been putting out interviews with email geeks and business leaders for several years. Among her recent guests are Emily McGuire with insights on email strategy and Randy Levy on finding meaning in your work. Megan Bushoyzen also showed up to talk about email development with Joi. (Megan's really been hitting up the email marketing podcast circuit as you may have noticed.) Occasionally, this podcast veers away from the topic of email into other areas of interest.
- Listen to Email and Coffee on Spotify
12. The Future of Email
Last but not least on our list of email marketing podcasts is The Future of Email. Campaign Genius founder Dr. Matthew Dunn hosts this guest-driven conversational podcast that touches on email marketing as well as broader marketing and copywriting topics.
You'll hear from both marketers and product developers as they talk about their journeys in and around the world of email. That includes people like Anna Levitin of Powtoon, agency CEO Melanie Balke of The Email Marketers, and CEO of Revenue Labz Sam Saifi.
- Listen to The Future of Email on Spotify
- Listen to The Future of Email on Apple Podcasts
Bonus podcasts for email marketers
While there are email marketing podcasts that have stopped putting out new episodes, they are still worth checking out. We love Najmah Salam's YouTube show Email Breakdown, for example. The Flowium podcast Email Einstein announced they were rebranding and went on hiatus this spring. The podcast formerly known as Inbox Besties with Kate Doster broadened its scope and became Do the Brave Thing.
Sinch Email on Acid's web series Notes from the Dev: Video Edition has also been on hiatus. But we hope you'll check out past episodes with tips and tricks from top email developers.
If you're a fan of narrative podcasts driven by a mix of interviews and storytelling, we highly recommend Shoestring from our friends at Sinch SimpleTexting.
Shoestring is a unique marketing podcast that strives to solve real problems for real small businesses. In each episode, you'll hear about the challenge the business is facing. Then, the team brainstorms ideas and pitches them to the small business owners. There's a pet store looking to build it's list of SMS subscribers, a watersports company's email segmentation strategy, and a rage room that needs to drum up more business. Each episode takes you on a little journey and could help you come up with some creative ideas of your own.
- Listen to Shoestring on Spotify
- Listen to Shoestring on Apple Podcasts
Looking for even more recommendations? Shoestring co-host Alfredo Salkeld compiled a list of 31 podcasts for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and startups. So, clean the wax out of your ears, pop some headphones in, and start listening.
