# Podcast Guests Are Paying Up to $50,000 to Appear on Popular Shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Workbench\ **Created:** [August 3, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768 "2022-08-03T22:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@Jey](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/Jey)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/1 "2022-08-03T22:13:13Z")
Some podcast guests are paying upwards of $50,000 to be interviewed on a show, according to a new Bloomberg [report](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-03/podcast-guests-can-pay-big-money-to-be-on-top-shows). (Following on from a previous discussion on this topic > [@$50 appearance fee? Huh?](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/50-appearance-fee-huh/2597/19): > > Interesting. Sounds like she’s picked an arbitrary (or just plain out-of-date number) to cover her costs. This is awesome for your client @ChristiCassidy with the caveat that it does actually appear too good to be true but as long as you are not surrendering IP then it seems worth a punt? @ChristiCassidy ) ---
**Author:** ![maryjlrowe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/maryjlrowe/32/1721_2.png) [@maryjlrowe](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/maryjlrowe)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/2 "2022-08-03T22:47:06Z")
The Bloomberg article was VERY interesting 🤪 especially the disclosure that some who pay extraordinary fees make it all back and more, even way more. So, podcasting has many many strata. Wish I could see the long view, the significance to the medium overall. Who is the Podcast Prophet? ---
**Author:** ![jensen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/jensen/32/1190_2.png) [@jensen](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/jensen)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/3 "2022-08-04T00:05:49Z")
That’s a lot. Bloomberg has a paywall, did they give any examples of what shows charge that much money? ---
**Author:** ![ChristiCassidy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/christicassidy/32/709_2.png) [@ChristiCassidy](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/ChristiCassidy)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/4 "2022-08-04T20:09:46Z")
Thanks, @jey for this link. In my reading, podcasts are media. We’ve already been-there-done-that with media and pay-for-play. I’m glad the FTC is on it, per the Bloomberg report, but if Guestio and pay-for-play becomes the norm, then all podcasting becomes advertising. To be fair, bloggers seem to have struck a balance. They are required to disclose affiliate links. And not all bloggers go for the affiliate model. ---
**Author:** ![Jey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@Jey](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/Jey)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/5 "2022-08-04T21:04:17Z")
> [@jensen](#): > > did they give any examples of what shows charge that much money? Hi @jensen here’s a nice summary of the article’s main points [https://www.axios.com/2022/08/03/podcast-guests-pay-big-bucks-to-be-interviewed](https://www.axios.com/2022/08/03/podcast-guests-pay-big-bucks-to-be-interviewed) ---
**Author:** ![Jey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@Jey](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/Jey)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/6 "2022-08-04T21:15:48Z")
great points @maryjlrowe and @ChristiCassidy. One thing that strikes me is the intentionality of the podcasters who charge. I admire that they had a long-term plan and they’ve had the dedication to keep publishing to make it happen. Good luck to them. Though I do think podcasters should declare if they are getting a slice of the action. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/system/32/548_2.png) [@system](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/podcast-guests-are-paying-up-to-50-000-to-appear-on-popular-shows/2768/7 "2022-09-03T21:16:37Z")
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