Is Anyone Actually Going to Listen to My Podcast?

Abbey the Podcast Lady · Jul 2, 2026 · 9m · transcript

Takeaways

You do not need an established audience or 10,000 listeners to start a podcast. Nearly every successful creator, from Amy Poehler to Taylor Swift, started with an audience of almost no one and built from there.

Audiences are far more silent than you realize. Most people who consume your content will never like, comment, or share it, but that does not mean they are not listening.

A podcast is evergreen. With the right SEO, titles, and show notes in place, episodes keep finding new listeners for months or years after you hit publish, even if you stop making new ones.

In this episode…