Pod Engine automates the research-heavy parts of guest booking — finding shows, scoring relevancy, writing personalized pitches, and preparing guests. You still make the strategic decisions, but AI handles the work that used to take hours per show.
Guest booking automation
Be a prolific guest on top shows
Automations and AI that find the perfect shows, write personalized pitches, and fully brief you for your interview.
Guest booking platform of choice for the best
The old way
Stop waiting hopelessly for podcast invites
Manual guest booking is a grind. Research, outreach, follow-ups, and prep — all done by hand, all taking hours.
Pay expensive agencies ($1k-$10k/mo)
Use outdated database of podcasts
Never actually get on any good shows
Random Tech Pod
No response
Updated: Jan 2024
Marketing Daily
Email bounced
Updated: Mar 2023
Off-topic Show
Wrong fit
Updated: Aug 2022
Business Growth Pod
Generic pitch ignored
Updated: Nov 2023
The Startup Hour
Wrong contact info
Updated: Jun 2023
0 bookings this quarter
Hours wasted, nothing to show
Podcast matching
Finds perfect fit podcasts just for you
AI scores podcasts against your profile and shows you exactly why it fits — so you only pitch shows worth pitching.
AI outreach
Drafts personalized outreach that hosts love
AI reads transcripts before writing. Every pitch names the show, the host, and a specific moment — the difference between deleted and replied.
Guest preparation
Briefs you before every interview
Pod Engine analyzes recent episodes and writes a bespoke briefing document specific to you — so you know exactly what to expect and how to prepare.
Guest profiles
Automatically updated media kit
A living profile for every guest — bio, headshots, talking points, past appearances, and social proof in one shareable page.
Everything you need
Built for the entire guest booking workflow
From first search to published episode, every step is covered.
- 4M+ podcast database
- Every active podcast indexed daily. 20,000+ episodes transcribed every day.
- AI search strategies
- AI generates 8+ search angles to uncover niche shows others miss.
- Full transcript search
- Search what hosts actually say, not just titles and descriptions.
- Podcast relevancy scoring
- AI scores podcasts against your profile and shows you exactly why it fits.
- Host social intelligence
- LinkedIn/Twitter profiles, followers, and engagement for every host.
- Verified contact details
- Validated emails, socials, and website links. No more guessing.
- Outreach templates
- Save best-performing pitches as reusable templates.
- Campaign pipeline tracking
- Track every podcast from prospect to pitched to booked to aired.
- Bulk list management
- Organize thousands of podcasts with filters, tags, and status tracking.
- Episode publish alerts
- Notified the moment an episode goes live for promotion.
- Appearance tracking
- Log every interview with dates, details, and links.
- Brand & competitor monitoring
- Track brand/competitor/keyword mentions across transcripts.
- Export to CSV
- Download podcast details, contacts, and campaign data.
- Team collaboration
- Multiple team members with shared lists, templates, and pipelines.
7x cheaper than an agency. 10x faster than DIY.
Most teams either spend 15 hours a week doing it themselves or $1,250+/month on an agency. Here's how the three approaches compare.
DIY Guest Booking
$0
+ 15 hrs/week of your time
The trade-off
- Hours searching for relevant shows
- Generic pitches that get ignored
- Guessing if a show is a good fit
- No prep — you wing every interview
- No tracking — you forget who you pitched
- No podcast data access
- No podcaster contact info
Recommended
Pod Engine
$175/mo
billed quarterly
What’s mostly automated
- Finding podcasts that are a good fit
- Writing high-converting personalized pitches
- Understanding why a podcast is a fit
- Preparing for an interview
- All podcast data and contact info
Only on Pod Engine
- Media monitoring & real-time mention alerts
- Searchable transcripts across 4M+ shows
- Competitor & industry tracking
- Direct database access & exports
You review and send each pitch yourself
Booking Agency
$1,250+/mo
per guest, typical retainer on 3-12mo contract
What’s included
- Podcaster outreach & booking coordination
- Dedicated account manager
- Some have great podcast relationships
Typically not included
- No media monitoring or mention alerts
- No direct access to podcast data
- Limited visibility into research process
Why We Built Guest Booking Automation
We spent 2 years building the world's best guest booking platform. Now it's available for everyone.
Pod Engine started as a podcast search engine. We built our database of 4 million podcasts with verified contacts and searchable transcripts while running our previous business — and it turns out that data is incredibly useful on its own.
But we always knew the real unlock was what you could do with that data.
The core platform gives you everything to find and pitch podcasts yourself — search, contacts, transcripts, mention alerts, and exports. Many of our customers book dozens of guests with just these tools.
The Guest Booking addon is for anyone who wants 5–10x more interviews. It turns the data into action: AI profiles built from media kits, personalized pitches written from real transcripts, prep documents for every interview, pipeline tracking from prospect to aired, and shareable media kit pages your guests will actually want to use.
One is a great toolkit. The other is an operating system. Customers on the addon consistently book 5–10x more interviews than those using the core platform alone.
Whether you're a solo founder, an in-house marketing team, or an agency managing dozens of guests — set up a profile and claim 10 free podcast matches. We'd love to show you what it can do.
Joe
Co-founder
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Co-founder
Ready to get started?
Core Platform
From$75/mo
Cut research time by 75%
4M+ podcast database
Transcripts + full API & MCP access
Validated contact data
AI research assistant
Guest Booking
From$175/mo
Book interviews in days
Personalized outreach
Guest profiles
Pitch tracking
Prep documents
Frequently asked questions
Can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our customer support team.
- How is this different from manually booking podcast guests?
- What if the AI gets the pitch or relevancy wrong?
Pod Engine enhances your judgment, it doesn't replace it. Every relevancy score includes detailed reasoning so you can evaluate fit quickly. Every pitch is a draft you review before sending. Think of it as a brilliant researcher who never sleeps, with you making the final call.
- Should I hire a booking agency instead?
It depends on what you need. Agencies handle everything end-to-end — they send outreach, follow up with hosts, and manage scheduling on your behalf. Pod Engine automates the research-heavy parts — finding shows, scoring relevancy, writing personalized pitches, and preparing you for interviews — but you review and send each pitch yourself. Many agencies actually use Pod Engine for the data and research layer. Pod Engine also includes tools most agencies don't offer, like media monitoring, searchable transcripts, and real-time mention alerts. Some teams use both: Pod Engine for the data platform and an agency for the hands-on booking work.
- How does the guest booking add-on pricing work?
Guest booking starts at $75/month per guest on an annual plan (or $200/month on monthly billing) on top of the core platform. Each guest gets a full profile, AI search strategies, pitch generation, relevancy scoring, prep documents, appearance tracking, and public media kit pages. No per-seat pricing, no feature gates.
- Can I use this if I'm not an agency?
Guest booking automation works for anyone placing guests on podcasts — agencies, in-house marketing teams, PR professionals, and founders running their own outreach. The workflow is the same whether you manage 1 guest or 50.
- How comprehensive is the podcast database?
We index 4M+ podcasts and transcribe 20,000+ episodes daily. Many databases tout big numbers, but the only podcasts that matter are those actively publishing episodes. We focus on active, relevant shows — not inflated counts.
- What kind of support do you provide?
All users get direct founder access, dedicated onboarding, and priority feature requests. We're invested in your success — your feedback shapes the product roadmap.