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

BEFORE SENDING AN EMAIL to dearninapodcast@gmail.com, please read everything below so that we 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. We get pitches daily, and we can’t accept many of them for issues of fit, repetition, schedule, or recording breaks, but we would love to consider your idea. We are often months ahead on recording and behind on editing so please know that we genuinely can only accept a small percentage of pitches.

You can see the episodes we’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.

A quick 2026 update: Before we go on–we are begging you–please do not send us an AI-generated pitch. We’d rather get a short, personal idea from you than a long computer-generated idea from ChatGPT or Claude. Why? We’ve found that guests who pitch from the heart are much more prepared when we record. Those guests are better able to deliver on their pitches than the ones who sent pitches using AI. We’re going to be much more careful about this from now on.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 

The best pitches have a point of view that will help listeners. The point of view will have something essential to say about making, keeping, or losing friends. But after 190+ episodes, you’re going to have to get creative to come up with an angle I haven’t already covered.

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. (Note: I do not record formal interviews of authors about the whole book). And I rarely feature novels.

The most successful pitches 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 and that they take work. 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 guest’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 successful 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 own friendship issues. The show is for the listeners. 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.

Again, please check the list of past episodes to see what we’ve already covered. 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 190+ episodes. Click here for more information.

Ready to pitch your idea? 

Please send an email to dearninapodcast@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