Insider Secrets to a Top 100 Podcast with Courtney Elmer | Podcasting Strategy for Business Growth

Out of Podcast Ideas? Watch Me Build Today’s Episode From Listener Emails

Jan 28, 2026

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If you’ve ever opened your content calendar, stared at a blank doc, and wondered whether skipping a week would really be *that* bad, this one’s for you.

But instead of forcing an idea or recycling something old, I’m giving you five stealth moves you can use when episode topic ideas run dry and showing you (in real time) how I decide what to record when my brain is empty and an episode needs to go out in less than 24 hours.

So if you need a way out of the panic spiral when an episode is due and you’ve got nothing ready, hit play and let's dive in.

1:05 – The Fastest Way Out of the “What Should I Record?” Spiral
4:10 – The 3 Questions That Pull Episode Topics Out of Thin Air
7:30 – Why Following Audience Signals Beats Waiting for Inspiration
11:45 – Rapid-Fire Listener Q&A Built in Real Time
17:50 – How to Decide What to Record When You’ve Got Nothing Ready

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