Rachel Corbett on making networks work at Nova and Mamamia

It's hard to think of anybody who's had a longer or deeper involvement in Australian podcasting than Rachel Corbett. Best known for her long stint as a co-host on 10's The Project, her current day job is as network director at Nova Podcasts. She’ll explain how Nova develop its suite of podcasts, how they promote them using their radio network, how they collaborate with their corporate cousins at News Corp, and how international partnerships with shows like Diary Of A CEO have helped Nova shape a successful podcasting network – all of which I found fascinating as I research Australian incumbent media’s embrace of podcasting. Rach was previously the head of podcasts at Mamamia, and pioneered their successful transition from a highly popular website into the podcasting juggernaut Mamamia is today… Before that, Rach was one of the first radio broadcasters to take podcasting seriously – pioneering the road later taken by Hamish and Andy, turning a successful radio drive programme into a stand-alone podcast with her co-host Paul Murray.Rach also runs her own successful podcast education business, Podschool, and somehow, she still finds time to get behind the microphone – her current efforts include Me And My Tiny Human, which charts her journey with solo parenting.This episode was recorded in September 2025. Image:rachelcorbett.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.