1st Episode talent marketplace

Get booked to host podcasts you'd actually want to be on.

Set your own rate, take only the shows that fit your calendar, and get paid as soon as the recording is completed. The editing, clips, captions and posting are handled for you.

  • Free to list
  • No exclusivity
  • Decline anything
  • Paid on delivery
A podcast host mid-interview in a bright studio

Typical offer

Host an episode · at your rate

Hosts

You're comfortable on mic and can carry an interview. You show up, run the conversation, and leave. No editing suite required.

Assistant producers

You keep a show on schedule: booking guests, prepping questions, reviewing the AI edit and pushing episodes live.

People who do both

List both roles on one profile with separate rates, and take whichever kind of work comes in.

For hosts & producers

You bring the conversation. We handle everything after it.

If you can carry a conversation, you can host on 1st Episode. No editing suite, no publishing checklist, no chasing guests — just the interview.

You set your rate

Price per episode as a host, as an assistant producer, or both.

Your calendar, your gigs

Accept only the shows that fit your schedule and your interests.

Just the conversation

You host it, whatever length the show runs. The edit, clips and captions are handled.

Build an audience

Get matched with shows that fit your voice and reach every major platform.

What could hosting pay you?

$600per month
Create your profile

Estimate only. Actual earnings depend on the offers you accept.

01

Create your profile

Bio, specialties, languages and a rate for each role you offer. Free to list.

02

Get discovered

Producers browse the network and send you offers with the fee attached.

03

Accept or counter

Take the gig, pass on it, or counter with your own number.

04

Get paid on delivery

Hosts are paid as soon as the recording is completed. Assistant producers are paid monthly on retainer, or once the episode is published.

Two roles, one profile.

Offer one or both. Each role carries its own rate, so a producer hiring you to host never sees your producing price and the other way around.

A host speaking into a studio microphone

Host

You're the voice of the show.

  • Show up for the recording and run the conversation
  • Prep from the brief and question list the producer sends
  • Record in the browser studio — no gear or software to install

Paid per episode as soon as the recording is completed — no waiting for the publish.

An assistant producer reviewing a show calendar on a laptop

Assistant producer

You keep the show running.

  • Book and confirm guests, chase reschedules
  • Prep briefs, question lists and show notes
  • Review the AI edit, approve clips, and publish

Paid monthly on retainer, or per episode once it's published.

Earnings balance shown on a phone
Getting paid

Clear money, no invoicing.

You see the fee before you accept, and the money lands on delivery — no chasing anyone for payment after the episode ships.

Earnings land as credits

Every accepted offer pays into your earned balance the moment the work is delivered — nothing to invoice, nothing to chase.

Withdraw to your bank

Connect a payout account once and cash out earned credits to USD whenever you like. A small withdrawal fee applies.

You keep the rate you set

Set your per-episode or monthly rate and only accept offers that match what you want to earn.

Retainers, not just one-offs

Assistant producers can be booked monthly with a set episode cadence, so the income is predictable.

Who's already in the network

Hosts and assistant producers across the country list here — from founder interviews to health, sports and local business shows.

Joining, answered

What do I need to join as talent?

A profile with your bio, specialties, languages and a rate for each role you offer. You can list as a host, as an assistant producer, or both, with different pricing for each.

Do I need editing skills to host?

No. You run the conversation; the platform handles the edit, clips, captions, thumbnails and show notes.

Who sets my rate?

You do, per role. Producers send offers against it, and you can accept, decline, or counter with your own number.

When do I get paid?

Hosting work is paid as soon as the recording is completed — you never wait for the episode to publish. Assistant producing is paid monthly on retainer, or per episode once it's published.

Does it cost anything to list?

No. Creating a talent profile and being discoverable in the network is completely free.

Do I need my own equipment?

No. Recordings run in the browser studio, so a laptop with a camera and a decent mic is enough. If a producer books a physical space, that's arranged separately.

Can I turn down offers?

Always. Decline anything that doesn't fit your schedule, your rate or your interests — there's no exclusivity and no penalty for passing.

Can I offer both roles?

Yes. One profile can list hosting and assistant producing with a separate rate for each, and producers only see the rate for the role they're hiring for.

Two people recording a podcast in a bright studio

Build the profile. Let the offers come to you.

It takes a few minutes to list, and it costs nothing to be in the network.

Takes about 5 minutes to list

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