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

BEFORE SENDING AN EMAIL, please read everything below so that I can say YES.

The best way to get a sense of the format of Dear Nina is to listen to a few episodes and/or scan the titles in any podcast app. I get pitches almost daily, and I can’t accept many of them for issues of fit, repetition, schedule, or recording breaks, but I’d love to consider your idea.

You can see the episodes I’ve already recorded in chronological order or by subtopic.

Each episode takes significant time to produce, edit, and share with the world. My assistant producer, Rebekah, and I are particular about what we choose, but we want to say yes. These notes will help.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 

The best pitches have a point of view that will help listeners—something essential to say about making, keeping, or losing friends. In most cases, the guest and I dive into a friendship topic loosely related to the guest’s personal story, book, expertise, article, platform, etc. I do not, however, 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 in the introduction and I include all of that information in the show notes.

The most successful pitches also include title options and bullet points with your ideas for the flow of the episode.

Please note: Dear Nina episodes center on the premise that friendships and social connections are essential. That is not enough for a pitch. Trust me, I know that friendships are important. That’s why I do this work. Also, I would not put this line in your pitch: “Nobody is talking about friendships.” That’s simply not true.

Also please note: Dear Nina episodes aim to help as many listeners as possible, so highlighting one person’s friendship experiences only works if the lessons are applicable to many people. Keep that in mind when pitching a story about your friend group, your longstanding friendships, the friends who showed up for you, etc. This show is generally in the problem-solving arena so it’s rare I would highlight a group of friends without there being a point of view to the episode that is enlightening for many listeners.

THE MOST IMPORTANT TIP: 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? How will your topic suggestion serve the listeners? Feel free to include a few bullet points of what you’d like to discuss and why these points will improve the lives of the people who click on the episode. That’s the perfect mindset for pitching this show.

Again, please check the list of past episodes. You can see those in chronological order or by subtopic.

Are you a selling a service, product, or book?

If you’re a selling a service, product, or a book, then a sponsorship of 2-4 weeks might be more appropriate AND a better way to get your service/product/book in front of many more listeners than one episode. I offer various (and reasonable) options for ads. Your ad would go at the beginning or the middle of my entire catalogue of over 170+ episodes. Click here for more information.

Ready to pitch your idea? 

Please send an email to ninabadzin@gmail.com describing your episode idea. It can take up to two weeks for us to respond, though it’s usually sooner.

Thanks again for your interest! ~ Nina