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Side Hustle School

A daily show for everyone who works a regular job and wants to start an income-earning project on the side. In each episode, listeners will hear a different story of someone who's started a side hustle—along with what went well, how that person overcame challenges, and what happened as a result. The show is written and hosted by Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, The Happiness of Pursuit, and other books. Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media https://lemonadamedia.com/

Ep. 3181 - Q&A: “Should my first info product be $30 or $300?”

5 mins; September 16, 2025

Ep. 3180 - First $1,000: Foot Traffic Nerd Turns Public Data Into Paid Service

5 mins; September 15, 2025

Ep. 3179 - Weekend Workshop: Building Systems That Sell Themselves

6 mins; September 14, 2025

Ep. 3178 - Q&A: “How do I stop every freelance project from starting in chaos?”

5 mins; September 13, 2025

Ep. 3177 - Q&A: “How can I make money by renting out houseplants?”

4 mins; September 12, 2025

Ep. 3176 - TBT: Helping High School Dropouts Start Plumbing Careers

5 mins; September 11, 2025

Ep. 3175 - STORY: Movie Industry Friends Rewrite the Credits, Earn $20,000/Month

6 mins; September 10, 2025

Ep. 3174 - Q&A: “How can a first-time author stand out in a market of 4,500 books per day?”

5 mins; September 09, 2025

Ep. 3173 - First $1,000: Houston Homeowner Turns Studio Into Weekend Venue

6 mins; September 08, 2025

Ep. 3172 - Weekend Workshop: The Seasonal Business Goldmine

7 mins; September 07, 2025

Ep. 3171 - Q&A: “Managing cash flow across PayPal, Stripe, Venmo, and Etsy…”

5 mins; September 06, 2025

Ep. 3170 - Q&A: “Do followers still matter in the age of algorithms?”

6 mins; September 05, 2025

Ep. 3169 - TBT: Selling Ads for Medical Conferences on Commission

5 mins; September 04, 2025

Ep. 3168 - STORY: IT Guy Earns Extra $50,000/Year Restoring Vintage Radios

7 mins; September 03, 2025

Ep. 3167 - Q&A: “How to handle customer service without burning out?”

5 mins; September 02, 2025

Ep. 3166 - First $1,000: Language Nerd Builds “Fake Language” Creation Kit

5 mins; September 01, 2025

Ep. 3165 - Weekend Workshop: How Makeup Videos Built a Million-Dollar Brand

7 mins; August 31, 2025

Ep. 3164 - Q&A: “Is there a market for fancy cookware rentals?”

5 mins; August 30, 2025

Ep. 3163 - Q&A: “Can MacBook arbitrage work as a side hustle?”

5 mins; August 29, 2025

Ep. 3162 - TBT: Failed App Becomes Successful Consulting Business

5 mins; August 28, 2025

Ep. 3161 - STORY: Curated Gift Boxes for Breakups and Baby Bumps

6 mins; August 27, 2025

Ep. 3160 - Q&A: “Can Lyft drivers really make $2,000/week?”

4 mins; August 26, 2025

BONUS: "Time Anxiety" Book and Free Quiz

2 mins; August 25, 2025

Ep. 3159 - First $1,000: YouTube Bonsai Channel Grows Into Online Store

5 mins; August 25, 2025

Ep. 3158 - Weekend Workshop: Template Biz Goes from Service to Scale

7 mins; August 24, 2025

Ep. 3157 - Q&A: “How can I make money from old YouTube videos?”

4 mins; August 23, 2025

Ep. 3156 - Q&A: “Can you profit by reselling loyalty points or rewards?”

4 mins; August 22, 2025

Ep. 3155 - TBT: From Abandoned Storage Finds to Museum Artifacts

5 mins; August 21, 2025

Ep. 3154 - STORY: Civil Engineer Sells Hooded Baby Robes on Amazon

8 mins; August 20, 2025

Ep. 3153 - Q&A: “‘Love spells’ for sale on Etsy … is this real??”

4 mins; August 19, 2025

Ep. 3152 - First $1,000: Book Summary Subscription Breaks Out

6 mins; August 18, 2025

Ep. 3151 - Weekend Workshop: Emotional Products Command Premium Prices

7 mins; August 17, 2025

Ep. 3150 - Q&A: “Do I need to worry about international taxes on digital products?”

4 mins; August 16, 2025

Ep. 3149 - Q&A: “Can you still make money flipping domain names?”

5 mins; August 15, 2025

Ep. 3148 - TBT: How I Knew It Was Time to Quit My Side Hustle

5 mins; August 14, 2025

Ep. 3147 - STORY: Coffee Lovers Brew Quick Fix Into $1 Million Hustle

8 mins; August 13, 2025

Ep. 3146 - Q&A: “Can you buy or sell Instacart accounts as a side hustle?”

4 mins; August 12, 2025

Ep. 3145 - First $1,000: Ambient Train Noise Finds Global Audience

6 mins; August 11, 2025

Ep. 3144 - Weekend Workshop: When Your Side Project Replaces Your Career

8 mins; August 10, 2025

Ep. 3143 - Q&A: “What are the best renewable markets for a side hustle?”

5 mins; August 09, 2025

Ep. 3142 - Q&A: “What’s the business process for releasing an indie game?”

5 mins; August 08, 2025

Ep. 3141 - TBT: How My Print-on-Demand Shop Landed a Licensing Deal

5 mins; August 07, 2025

Ep. 3140 - STORY: Couple Goes From Crashed Drone To Soaring Side Hustle

8 mins; August 06, 2025

Ep. 3139 - Q&A: “Can I sell my ideas for inventions?”

5 mins; August 05, 2025

Ep. 3138 - First $1,000: Dungeon Master Markets Printable Game Maps

5 mins; August 04, 2025

Ep. 3137 - Weekend Workshop: The Art of Professional Networking

7 mins; August 03, 2025

Ep. 3136 - Q&A: “How can I scale my coaching business?”

4 mins; August 02, 2025

Ep. 3135 - Q&A: “Can you make money from a true crime podcast?”

5 mins; August 01, 2025

Ep. 3134 - TBT: How I Sold Curated Pop Culture Packs from Thrifted Merch

6 mins; July 31, 2025

Ep. 3133 - STORY: Metal Detectorist Gets Paid for Finding Lost Jewelry

6 mins; July 30, 2025

Ep. 3132 - Q&A: “How can I be persistent … without being pushy?”

4 mins; July 29, 2025

Ep. 3131 - First $1,000: Sleep-Deprived Dad Creates Digital Baby Journal

5 mins; July 28, 2025

Ep. 3130 - Weekend Workshop: The Wordpress Revolution

6 mins; July 27, 2025

Ep. 3129 - Q&A: “Would people pay to disappear from the internet?”

5 mins; July 26, 2025

Ep. 3128 - Q&A: “Both of my ideas are strong, but I can only do one…”

4 mins; July 25, 2025

Ep. 3127 - TBT: How Selling $2 Digital Products Earned $185,000

5 mins; July 24, 2025

Ep. 3126 - STORY: Nerdy Kickstarter Campaign Raises $1 Million

6 mins; July 23, 2025

Ep. 3125 - Q&A: “How do I license my educational materials to a publisher?”

5 mins; July 22, 2025

Ep. 3124 - First $1,000: Musician Creates Loop Packs for Video Editors

5 mins; July 21, 2025

Ep. 3123 - Weekend Workshop: The Most Awesome Guitar Lessons in the Universe

8 mins; July 20, 2025

Ep. 3122 - “Can you sell ‘closure as a service??’”

4 mins; July 19, 2025

Ep. 3121 - Q&A: “I want to build an app with ‘vibe coding…’”

6 mins; July 18, 2025

Ep. 3120 - TBT: No Snakes, Big Sales, and the Faux-Leather Hustle

6 mins; July 17, 2025

Ep. 3119 - STORY: Ex-Baseball Players Hit Home Run With Baseball Bat Subscriptions

6 mins; July 16, 2025

Ep. 3118 - Q&A: “How can I launch a no-recipe cooking channel?”

4 mins; July 15, 2025

Ep. 3117 - First $1,000: From Power Rangers to Profits in Two Weeks

5 mins; July 14, 2025

Ep. 3116 - Weekend Workshop: The $3,000/Month Cruise Ship Review Site

8 mins; July 13, 2025

Ep. 3115 - Q&A: “How much inventory should I keep on hand?”

4 mins; July 12, 2025

Ep. 3114 - Q&A: “Is it okay to use a fake name for my business?”

4 mins; July 11, 2025

Ep. 3113 - TBT: How I Flipped Facebook Marketplace Finds Into Tuition Money

6 mins; July 10, 2025

Ep. 3112 - STORY: “Graphic Design for Dogs” Earns $84,000

6 mins; July 09, 2025

Ep. 3111 - Q&A: “Is standing in line for cash a legit side hustle?”

4 mins; July 08, 2025

Ep. 3110 - First $1,000: Murder Mystery Lover Sells Clues in the Mail

5 mins; July 07, 2025

Ep. 3109 - Weekend Workshop: The Fish Tank Review Method

8 mins; July 06, 2025

Ep. 3108 - Q&A: “Can I make money as a film location scout?”

4 mins; July 05, 2025

Ep. 3107 - Q&A: “How do I turn digital nostalgia into a creative business?”

5 mins; July 04, 2025

Ep. 3106 - TBT: Fixing Guitar Pedals Becomes High-Margin Hustle

5 mins; July 03, 2025

Ep. 3105 - STORY: Aussie Man Eats Nothing But Potatoes for 365 Days

7 mins; July 02, 2025

Ep. 3104 - Q&A: “Can I run a resale business entirely on Instagram?”

5 mins; July 01, 2025

Ep. 3103 - First $1,000: AI Agency Writes Execs’ LinkedIn Posts

6 mins; June 30, 2025

Ep. 3102 - Weekend Workshop: Back to the Future

8 mins; June 29, 2025

Ep. 3101 - Q&A: “I want to sell ‘weird grocery items’…”

5 mins; June 28, 2025

Ep. 3100 - Q&A: “Can I make money designing unique scavenger hunts?”

4 mins; June 27, 2025

Ep. 3099 - TBT: Embroidered Joke Hat Becomes Unexpected Business

6 mins; June 26, 2025

Ep. 3098 - STORY: Engineer Turns Home Energy Problem Into Million-Dollar Solution

7 mins; June 25, 2025

Ep. 3097 - Q&A: “Turning my sleep obsession into a hustle…”

5 mins; June 24, 2025

Ep. 3096 - First $1,000: Legal Eagle Lands Big Order After Rapper Shoutout

6 mins; June 23, 2025

Ep. 3095 - Weekend Workshop: Creating Business Systems

8 mins; June 22, 2025

Ep. 3094 - Q&A: “Can organizing someone’s email become a real side hustle?”

5 mins; June 21, 2025

Ep. 3093 - Q&A: “Is there a market for professional home inventory services?”

4 mins; June 20, 2025

Ep. 3092 - TBT: Digital Sticker Sales Skyrocket to $500K

6 mins; June 19, 2025

Ep. 3091 - STORY: Faux Taxidermy Turns Heads on Home Decor

7 mins; June 18, 2025

Ep. 3090 - Q&A: “Can renting your car on Turo actually make money?”

5 mins; June 17, 2025

Ep. 3089 - First $1,000: Custom Trekking Gear from a Home Printer

6 mins; June 16, 2025

Ep. 3088 - Weekend Workshop: Look for Money Lying Under a Rock

8 mins; June 15, 2025

Ep. 3087 - Q&A: “Should I create a free course before launching a paid one?”

4 mins; June 14, 2025

Ep. 3086 - Q&A: “Should I monetize my free Facebook group?”

5 mins; June 13, 2025

Ep. 3085 - TBT: Print-on-Demand Store Crushes It Without Ads

6 mins; June 12, 2025

Ep. 3084 - STORY: Kiwi Coder Makes Extra $50,000/Year from Digital Paintbrushes

7 mins; June 11, 2025

Ep. 3083 - Q&A: “Is a high-ticket offer the right move for my business?”

4 mins; June 10, 2025

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