Creators from TrueFans

Sam Sethi & Claire Waite Brown•truefans.fm

A showcase of independent podcasts and music makers, plus an update on how TrueFans can help creators with discovery, interactivity and monetisation.

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Episodes

Crafting Credibility Through Podcasts

How can podcasting help you to establish credibility and craft an authentic personal brand? Our guest podcaster is Christine Gritmon, host of Let's Talk About Brand. After building "a fantastic audience of peers" who weren't hiring her for social media strategy but wanted to develop their own personal brands, Christine pivoted her focus—a decision that transformed her business. With a journalist's curiosity she now delves into the stories behind successful personal brands, particularly fascinate...

Aug 04, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Screens, Stereotypes and Standards

Your digital world is uniquely yours – a personalized reality shaped by the mysterious forces of algorithms that decide what you see online. But have you ever wondered why your feed looks nothing like your friend's, despite similar interests? Matt Watts' fascinating podcast Watts On Your Screen explores this digital divergence through conversations with people navigating their own algorithmic experiences. For independent creators like Matt, platforms supporting Podcasting 2.0 features offer exci...

Jul 14, 2025•43 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Time to Plan

Highlighting the ways independent creators can connect with audiences and potentially monetize their work while maintaining creative control, join us this week for inspiration and practical guidance for envisioning – and manifesting – your creative potential over the next decade. In this episode, award-winning podcaster Tricia Duffy reveals how long-term planning can transform your creative life right now. Tricia tells Claire how her podcast, In Ten Years Time: How to Live a Creative Life , grew...

Jul 07, 2025•31 min

Podcasting Payday

What makes a podcast valuable? Is it immediate popularity, or something deeper? "Every podcast you create will exist for many years to come," observes Clayton M. Coke of The Cashflow Show podcast, highlighting the lasting significance of podcasting as a medium that creates permanent records of our conversations and ideas. Clayton reveals how he uses his platform to interview business owners about their successes, failures, and personal interests, but his most compelling point centres on creator ...

Jun 30, 2025•43 min•Ep. 6

Funding Storytelling

The true cost of quality storytelling. In this episode, Claire chats with Fariba Nawa, the award-winning investigative journalist behind the On Spec podcast. Fariba trains journalists worldwide to tell the stories they are personally connected to through sound, ultimately producing documentary journalism that rivals that of major broadcasters. Since launching in 2019 with Kickstarter funding, On Spec has evolved through six seasons, each with a distinct theme, including disinformation, how borde...

Jun 23, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Variety and Value within Independent Podcasting

The lived experience of independent podcasters is one of both liberating freedom and unique challenges. How can the TrueFans listening platform address those challenges and help indie creators keep creating? Through an interview with Joana PR Neves, host of Exhibitionistas podcast, and conversations between Sam and Claire, this episode of Creators discusses: The power of podcasting to give voice to independent creators who might otherwise go unheard How asking for financial support for your podc...

Jun 16, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Top Picks and Pauses

Claire and Sam announce a brief hiatus until June 16th, sharing podcast recommendations and answering listener questions about the TrueFans platform to tide listeners over during the break. • Claire recommends "Conning the Con" by Sarah Ferris, a true crime podcast about a family turning the tables on a con man • Sam suggests "The Snap," featuring two Nashville artists navigating Bitcoin and value for value to monetize their music • Sam explains how to add TrueFans to your phone's home screen us...

May 19, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Independent Voices: Why TrueFans Matters for Creators

Introducing "Creators" - a podcast built specifically for independent content makers looking to break through the noise. Hosted by independent podcaster Claire Waite Brown and TrueFans CEO Sam Sethi, this podcast tackles the three essential challenges every creator faces: discovery, interactivity, and monetisation. The launch episode establishes the show's format by featuring Claire's own podcast "Creativity Found" as the inaugural "Podcast of the Week." With nearly five years and over 120 episo...

May 05, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2

From Wallets to Withdrawals: The Creator Economy Breakthrough

Clare Waite Brown and Sam Sethi kick off their brand-new podcast "Creators" with a deep dive into the evolving landscape of creator monetization. The groundbreaking news? TrueFans has just launched a much-requested feature allowing creators to withdraw micropayments directly to their bank accounts through Stripe integration. Gone are the days when fan appreciation was merely symbolic – now creators can convert those tiny payments into real, spendable currency. The hosts explore the fascinating m...

Apr 28, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Welcome to Creators

Creators is a new weekly podcast from TrueFans. Each week, we will showcase an independent podcast creator and an independent music artist. We will also discuss a new TrueFans feature as well as look at what's going on more widely in the podcast world aka the podosphere. We are keen to hear from independent creators who would like to be featured on the show. You can get in touch with us by leaving a comment or super comment in TrueFans and we will review and choose shows to feature on the live e...

Apr 24, 2025•2 min

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