Podcast Guesting Lead Finder: Find Shows & Host Emails

What does Podcast Guesting Lead Finder do?

Podcast Guesting Lead Finder finds active, on-topic podcasts that book guests - with the host's contact email - so you can pitch yourself or your client without hours of manual research. Give it your niche (e.g. B2B SaaS, real estate investing, women in tech) and it searches Apple Podcasts across the whole open podcast index, pulls each show's RSS feed, and extracts the host/owner email, website, categories, episode count, last-episode date and interview-format signals - then returns a ranked, contact-ready outreach list.

It runs on Apify, so you get a REST API, scheduling, webhook/Make/Zapier integrations, and cross-run monitoring out of the box. No login, no Apple developer account, no API keys - it uses only public data (the iTunes Search API and each show's public RSS feed).

Why use Podcast Guesting Lead Finder?

Podcast guesting is one of the highest-ROI B2B marketing channels in 2026, and agencies charge $1,000+/month just to build these outreach lists. This actor automates the list-building step:

• Podcast guest booking & PR agencies - build targeted pitch lists per client niche in minutes.
• Founders, coaches & consultants - find shows your ideal customers already listen to and land interviews to build authority and pipeline.
• Content & demand-gen teams - turn one expert into dozens of podcast appearances.
• Sponsorship & ad buyers - discover active shows in a category with a direct contact.
• Market researchers - map the podcast landscape of any topic, language, or country.

Because the actor remembers every show it has returned to you, a scheduled run with "only new podcasts" becomes a hands-free alert for fresh guesting opportunities.

How to use Podcast Guesting Lead Finder

1. Click Try for free.
2. In the Input tab, add a few niche keywords that describe the podcasts you want (3–8 works best).
3. Optionally tighten quality: keep only shows with a contact email, only active shows (published recently), and only guest-friendly shows.
4. Click Start. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML, or pull them from the API.
5. (Optional) Set a schedule and enable Only new podcasts to get a recurring feed of new guesting leads.

Input

Configure everything in the Input tab - no code required. Key fields:

• keywords (required) - your niche/topics; each becomes a podcast search.
• requireEmail - only return shows with a public host email (default: on).
• activeWithinDays - drop shows that haven't published in N days (default: 90).
• guestFriendlyOnly - only shows that signal an interview/guest format.
• country - which Apple storefront to search.
• maxPodcasts - cap on qualified leads.
• onlyNewPodcasts - for scheduled runs, only surface shows you haven't seen.

{
    "keywords": ["B2B SaaS", "startup founders"],
    "requireEmail": true,
    "activeWithinDays": 90,
    "guestFriendlyOnly": true,
    "country": "US",
    "maxPodcasts": 100
}

Output

Each result is one qualified podcast lead. Download as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel, or via the API.

{
    "podcastName": "The B2B SaaS Podcast",
    "hostName": "Jane Doe",
    "email": "jane@b2bsaaspodcast.com",
    "hasEmail": true,
    "additionalEmails": ["bookings@b2bsaaspodcast.com"],
    "websiteUrl": "https://b2bsaaspodcast.com",
    "appleUrl": "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1435642101",
    "primaryGenre": "Technology",
    "categories": ["Technology", "Business", "Entrepreneurship"],
    "episodeCount": 142,
    "latestEpisodeDate": "2026-07-18T08:00:00+00:00",
    "daysSinceLastEpisode": 6,
    "isActive": true,
    "guestFriendly": true,
    "guestSignals": ["interview", "in conversation"],
    "keyword": "B2B SaaS",
    "isNew": true
}

Data fields

Field	Description
podcastName	Show title
hostName / ownerName	Person to pitch
email / additionalEmails	Outreach contact(s) from the RSS feed
hasEmail	Whether a reachable email was found
websiteUrl / appleUrl / feedUrl	Links to the show
primaryGenre / categories	Topic classification
country / language	Market and language
episodeCount	Catalogue depth
latestEpisodeDate / daysSinceLastEpisode / isActive	Freshness signals
guestFriendly / guestSignals	Whether the show books guests, and why
keyword	Which niche surfaced the show
isNew	New since your last run

How much does it cost to find podcast guesting leads?

The actor is pay-per-result - you pay for the qualified podcast leads it returns, and the base per-podcast charge is billed automatically per delivered item. There is a small premium event only for leads that include a reachable contact email (the part that makes a lead actionable). Runs are lightweight because the data comes from fast public endpoints, not a browser.

Free plan: capped at 25 leads per run. Upgrade to any paid Apify plan to unlock the full result limit and higher volume.

Tips

• Add several related keywords - Apple's index rewards specific phrasing, so fractional CFO, startup finance and SaaS metrics together beat one broad term.
• Set activeWithinDays to 60–90 to avoid pitching abandoned shows.
• Enable guestFriendlyOnly when you're pitching yourself as a guest; leave it off for sponsorship or research.
• Schedule the actor weekly with onlyNewPodcasts on for a steady stream of fresh leads.
• Call it from an AI agent via the Apify MCP to build outreach lists inside an automated workflow.

FAQ

Where does the data come from? Apple's public iTunes Search API (the largest open podcast directory) plus each show's public RSS feed. No login or API key is required.

Is finding podcast contacts legal? The actor only reads publicly available podcast metadata that show owners publish for exactly this purpose (the RSS owner email exists so listeners and partners can reach the show). Always follow applicable laws and anti-spam rules (CAN-SPAM/GDPR) and only send relevant, permission-respecting outreach.

Why do some shows have no email? Not every feed publishes an owner email. Keep requireEmail on to return only contactable shows.

Is this an Apple Podcasts / Listen Notes / Podchaser API alternative? Yes - it's a no-key way to search podcasts by niche and export host contacts for outreach and research.

Can I get more countries or extra fields? Yes - see support below.

Support & custom solutions

Found a bug or need another data field, country, or source? Open an issue on the Issues tab.

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Disclaimer: This tool collects only publicly available data and is intended for legitimate lead generation, PR, and research. You are responsible for using the data in compliance with applicable laws and platform terms.