Real Audits · Published 2026
Podcast Growth
Audits In The Wild
We audited 31 real podcasts — AI shows, SaaS pods, creator content — and published every finding. Growth score, #1 blocker, title rewrites, guest ideas, viral clip angles.
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Creator
The Side Hustle Show
84/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Revenue proof is strong, but the model is sometimes hidden
Audited 2026-08-21Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
Tropical MBA: Entrepreneurship & Founder Lifestyle
82/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Hiatus messaging can freeze new-listener momentum
Audited 2026-08-21Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha
82/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Category breadth can blur the immediate listener payoff
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
The Startup Ideas Podcast
81/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Founder value sometimes hides behind insider tool language
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
Business
The Game with Alex Hormozi
80/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Big idea titles sometimes hide the operator takeaway
Audited 2026-08-21Full audit →
Creator
Creator Science with Jay Clouse
78/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Great outcomes compete with formatting noise
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
AI
Possible
78/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Guest-led titles undersell the practical AI lesson
Audited 2026-08-21Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg
78/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Topic-stacked titles bury the founder takeaway
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
Business
Big Technology Podcast
77/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Topical authority is high, but evergreen search intent is uneven
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Business
REAL AF with Andy Frisella
77/100
#1 growth blocker
✗News-heavy titles hide the operator lesson
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
AI
Eye On A.I.
76/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Big claims need a clearer target listener
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
Founder's Journal
76/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Advice titles are useful but too generic for search
Audited 2026-08-21Full audit →
Creator
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast
76/100
#1 growth blocker
✗YouTube-native titles can undersell audio search intent
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
Startups For the Rest of Us
75/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode-number-first titles slow down the click
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Business
Business Wars
75/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
Business
Proven Podcast
75/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Big proof points need clearer mechanisms
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
AI
Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
74/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Daily-update breadth dilutes the single shareable promise
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Startup / SaaS
The SaaS Podcast
73/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Case-study hooks are strong but sometimes bury the operating lesson
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Business
Masters in Business
73/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
AI
The Artificial Intelligence Show
72/100
#1 growth blocker
✗High-context AI news bundles hide the business takeaway
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
AI
The Next Wave - AI and The Future of Technology
72/100
#1 growth blocker
✗AI-news urgency needs one dominant listener job
Audited 2026-08-23Full audit →
Business
Planet Money
71/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
AI
Practical AI
70/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Technical specificity arrives before the practical payoff
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Business
The Vergecast
70/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
Business
Marketplace Tech
70/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
AI
The TED AI Show
70/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Feed identity gets blurred by partner-show framing
Audited 2026-08-21Full audit →
AI
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast
69/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Mixed content formats blur the ideal click path
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Business
The McKinsey Podcast
69/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
AI
The Cognitive Revolution
68/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Dense expert titles need a sharper curiosity gap
Audited 2026-08-16Full audit →
Business
The Journal.
67/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
Business
Odd Lots
67/100
#1 growth blocker
✗Episode hooks start too soft
Audited 2026-08-18Full audit →
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