Podcast Guest Finder
Pricing
Pay per usage
Podcast Guest Finder
Podcast Guest Finder. Search and discover data across multiple sources with structured output. Fast, reliable, and cost-effective.
What does this actor do?
The Podcast Guest Finder is an Apify actor that searches across podcast directories and news sources to find episodes featuring specific guests or covering particular topics. It returns structured data about each episode including the podcast name, episode title, guest name, publish date, duration, listen count, and direct URLs. This makes it easy to discover all the podcast appearances of any public figure, expert, or thought leader.
Why use this actor?
The podcast ecosystem has grown enormously, with over 4 million podcasts and hundreds of millions of episodes available. Finding every episode where a specific person appeared or a specific topic was discussed requires searching across multiple platforms and directories. This actor automates that search, consolidating results from Listen Notes, Google News, and other podcast search engines into a single structured dataset. It is invaluable for PR professionals tracking media appearances, journalists researching interview history, fans wanting to hear every appearance of their favorite guest, and marketers analyzing podcast outreach opportunities.
How does it work?
The actor uses CheerioCrawler to search multiple podcast directories and news aggregators simultaneously. It queries Listen Notes (one of the largest podcast search engines), Google News RSS feeds filtered for podcast-related content, and additional podcast search services. For each search result, the actor extracts the podcast name, episode title, guest information, publication date, episode duration, and direct links. Natural language pattern matching helps identify podcast names, durations, and dates from unstructured text.
Input parameters
- searchQuery (string): Guest name or topic to search for. Default:
"Elon Musk". - maxResults (integer): Maximum number of episodes to return. Default:
30.
Output fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| podcastName | Name of the podcast show |
| episodeTitle | Title of the specific episode |
| guestName | Name of the guest searched for |
| publishDate | Episode publication date |
| duration | Episode duration |
| listens | Number of listens (when available) |
| url | Direct link to the episode |
Cost and performance
The actor uses a default memory allocation of 1024 MB and typically completes within 1-2 minutes. At the Mid PPE tier, each result costs approximately $0.00075. Searching for popular public figures will naturally yield more results faster, while niche guests may require the actor to search deeper.
Tips and best practices
- Search for exact names in quotes for more precise results, such as "Brene Brown" rather than just Brene Brown.
- Use topic searches to discover new podcasts in your area of interest. Try "artificial intelligence startups" or "climate change solutions" instead of just guest names.
- Pair this actor with the Podcast Review Scraper to get both episode data and audience sentiment for the podcasts you discover.
- Schedule regular runs to track new appearances of key people in your industry or organization.
- Export results to a CRM or PR tracking tool to maintain a comprehensive media appearance database.
- The URL field links directly to the episode, making it easy to listen to or share specific appearances.
- For PR and media monitoring, run this actor daily to catch new podcast appearances as soon as they are published.
