Thank you for your interest in being a guest on Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship

#1. BEFORE SENDING AN EMAIL, please read below:

The best way to get a sense of the format of Dear Nina is to listen to a few episodes. I can’t accept all pitches for issues of fit, repetition, schedule, or recording breaks, but I’d love to consider your idea.

In most cases, the guest and I dive into a very specific friendship dilemma loosely related to the guest’s personal story, book, article, platform, etc. But please note: I do not record formal interviews of authors about the whole book or about the writing process. I always mention the book, article, social media accounts, business, and so on; and I include all of that information in the show notes, but the episode cannot be about the book the way it might be in a book or writing-centered podcast.

Also please note, my episodes center on the premise that friendships are essential. That is not enough for a pitch. Trust me, I know that friendships are important! That’s why I do this work.

When pitching an idea, think about the listeners wanting to be seen and heard in their friendship issues. What can you bring to the table to help listeners with the issues they’re dealing with in their friendships? That’s the perfect mindset for pitching this show.

For an idea of what I’ve already covered and how niche the topics are, please see a list of past episodes here.

#2. Email time!

If you read #1, please send an email to ninabadzin@gmail.com describing your episode idea. The most successful pitches also include title options. You can see past episodes titles here.

I also did an entire Substack newsletter post with an example of a successful pitch. Though that pitch was longer than necessary, it told me everything I needed to know to say, YES.

Thanks again for your interest! ~ Nina