Tier 1: Pitch first (15 shows) Divorce and midlife-niche shows with reachable hosts. Highest audience fit, fastest booking (2 to 8 weeks).
1. The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast Kate Anthony, Certified Divorce Coach Coaching peers regularly appear; she features frameworks like the 19 Rebuilding Blocks. ~20-50k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 2. Divorce & Beyond with Susan Guthrie Susan Guthrie, Esq. (family law attorney + mediator) High guest volume; she values practitioners with frameworks. Angle: the emotional divorce outlasts the legal one. Top 1% globally, ~50-150k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 3. The Divorce Remix Podcast April Nowlin, Divorce Recovery + Dating Coach Tightly engaged audience; the rebuilding-to-dating bridge is directly on-topic. ~5-15k downloads/episode 4. Bent Not Broken: Life After Divorce Deborah Griffiths Easy pitch; the post-divorce identity-collapse angle fits her audience exactly. ~3-10k downloads/episode 5. The Empowered Divorce Podcast Host focuses on women, post-betrayal trauma Rebuilding after betrayal maps to the framework's middle stages on rebuilding trust. ~5-15k downloads/episode 6. Journey Beyond Divorce Podcast Karen MacMahon, Certified Relationship + Divorce Coach Karen books peers actively; 50 years of rebuilding-program data is a strong hook. ~15-40k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 7. Doing Relationships Right Jennifer Hurvitz Midlife divorce-and-dating focus; the dating-after-divorce mistake angle lands here. ~10-30k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 8. Wise and Worthy: Thriving After Divorce Karen MacMahon (Worthy network) Network reach; why divorce recovery has stages and why missing one stalls you for years. ~20-50k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 9. The Divorce Podcast (UK) Kate Daly, family law mediator Transatlantic angle stands out: the American framework helping British divorcees. ~10-30k downloads/episode, UK-skewed · show page ↗ 10. Reinvention Rebels Wendy Battles Women 50-90 reinventing; divorce as the reinvention catalyst nobody asks for. ~5-20k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 11. Aging with Purpose and Passion Beverley Glazer, M.A., ICF Certified Coach Actively accepting pitches; reinventing love and life after divorce in your 50s-70s. ~5-15k downloads/episode, women 50+ · show page ↗ 12. Say YES to Yourself! (Midlife Reinvention) Podcast for women 40s-50s+ The 'who am I now' post-divorce question, answered with a framework instead of therapy gridlock. ~5-20k downloads/episode 13. The Midlife Reinvention Kavita Ahuja, Career and Life Transitions Coach Career, identity, and divorce: when life forces three reinventions at once. ~3-10k downloads/episode 14. Women in the Middle Podcast specifically for women 50+ Empty nest, divorce, and the third act; the rebuilding playbook for the 50+ pivot. ~5-15k downloads/episode 15. The Widow Podcast Karen Sutton, 'The Widow Coach' Where the framework adapts for widows and where it deliberately doesn't; tonal sensitivity matters. ~3-10k downloads/episode · show page ↗ Tier 2: Medium effort (18 shows) Broader midlife, grief, and relationship shows with mid-tier reach. Best after 5 to 8 Tier 1 appearances (4 to 12 week booking).
16. Therapy Chat Laura Reagan, LCSW-C Therapist audience; why divorce recovery is therapy-adjacent but not therapy. ~20-50k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 17. Marriage Therapy Radio Dr. Tony Overbay + Justine Overbay Counter-angle for a couples-therapy audience: what they should hear about post-divorce. ~15-40k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 18. Relationship Radio (Marriage Helper) Dr. Joe Beam They'll appreciate a guest who doesn't shame divorcees: when reconciliation isn't possible. ~30-60k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 19. Marriage and Martinis Danielle + Adam Conversational format; what every couple should know before divorce, even ones who never divorce. ~10-30k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 20. Modern Love (NYT) Anna Martin They do take pitches; story-led angle about building a framework for ending love. ~500k-1M+ downloads/episode · show page ↗ 21. Death, Sex & Money Anna Sale Her pitch criteria is 'things people don't talk about'; the financial-emotional collision of late-life divorce fits. ~200-500k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 22. Terrible, Thanks for Asking Nora McInerny Grief-and-honesty show; lead with story, never with framework. ~200-400k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 23. The Coming Back Grief Podcast Shelby Forsythia Grief-specialist audience; adapting a divorce-recovery framework for widow grief. ~10-30k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 24. Insights at the Edge (Sounds True) Tami Simon Spiritually curious audience; the inner work of rebuilding meets contemplative practice. ~30-80k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 25. The Colorado Counseling Podcast Overcomers Counseling, Colorado Springs Local advantage for a Boulder-based guest; late-life divorce trends in Colorado. Regional, ~3-10k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 26. Colorado Mental Health Podcast Colorado-based mental health professionals Same local-Colorado advantage with a mental-health framing. Regional, ~3-10k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 27. evre (UCHealth Women's Health Podcast) Dr. Carrie Landin, UCHealth Denver Boulder is in their service area; divorce recovery as somatic, mind-body recovery. ~5-15k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 28. The Overwhelmed Brain Paul Colaianni His bar is practical, actionable frameworks; when the rebuilding stages feel like setbacks. ~30-100k downloads/episode 29. Hot Flashes & Cool Topics Bridgett Biagi-Garrett + Colleen Heffernan Women-50+ audience; the midlife divorce surge and the next chapter. ~10-30k downloads/episode 30. The Forty Drinks Podcast Stephanie McLaughlin Midlife-pivot audience; the pivot stories nobody plans for. ~5-15k downloads/episode 31. The Not Old - Better Show Paul Vogelzang 50+ audience; late-life rebuilding for the underserved 60+ divorcee market. ~30-80k downloads/episode · show page ↗ 32. The Coaching Inn Claire Pedrick Coaching-industry audience; why divorce-recovery coaching is its own discipline. ~10-30k downloads/episode 33. The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast Ginny Yurich Tangential fit; only worth it reframed for divorced parents and family pivots. ~30-80k downloads/episode Tier 3: Stretch (7 shows) Flagship shows, trimmed to the ones whose audiences actually care about divorce, relationships, and midlife. One yes here is career-defining.
📖 Stretch tier: we pitch these after A Stronger Chapter publishes. Big shows book authors, and you'll be one.
34. Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel Esther Perel Bob loves her work. Only viable as a peer-to-peer dialogue between two relationship frameworks; very low probability, huge upside. Multi-million downloads/episode · show page ↗ 35. Unlocking Us with Brené Brown Brené Brown Bob loves her, and her vulnerability work is the emotional core of rebuilding. Honest note: her podcasts have been on pause, so this one waits until she's back. She books authors, which is exactly the post-book play. ~1M+ downloads/episode 36. We Can Do Hard Things Glennon Doyle + sisters Divorce and remarriage are lived territory for this show; story-led angle about the threshold conversation we don't have honestly. Top-50 US, ~1M+ downloads/episode 37. The Mel Robbins Podcast Mel Robbins Mel does book practitioners, and her audience is exactly Bob's: women navigating hard resets. The 5-second decision that ends a marriage, the 5-year decision to rebuild. Top-tier women's audience, multi-million downloads · show page ↗ 38. On Purpose with Jay Shetty Jay Shetty Relationships and love are his core beat; he books authors with frameworks, typically via PR agencies. Multi-million downloads/episode 39. The School of Greatness Lewis Howes Healing and relationships after devastation are recurring themes; press contact takes pitches. ~500k-1M+ downloads/episode · show page ↗ 40. The Diary of a CEO Steven Bartlett Runs long, deep interviews with relationship experts (Esther Perel included); books framework creators with platforms. Multi-million downloads/episode, global