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Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: And that’s how a BLANK saved my family

2 min

•May 20, 202511 months ago

Summary

This episode is a promotional sneak peek for the Smarty Pass subscription service, featuring hosts Molly Bloom and Bart Sands discussing the Brains On live tour schedule and promoting bonus game content available through the paid membership tier.

Insights

Podcast networks are using live touring as a revenue diversification strategy alongside subscription services
Gamification and interactive content are key differentiators for premium podcast tiers
Family-friendly educational content creators are bundling multiple shows under subscription models
Storytelling and humor are leveraged to make subscription pitches engaging rather than transactional

Trends

Podcast subscription services bundling multiple shows under single membershipLive touring as integrated revenue stream for podcast networksAd-free content as primary value proposition for premium tiersInteractive games and bonus content as subscription incentivesFamily-friendly educational podcasts expanding monetization beyond advertising

Topics

Podcast subscription modelsLive event touring strategyAd-free content offeringsInteractive game contentFamily podcast monetizationMulti-show bundling strategyBonus content distributionListener engagement tactics

Companies

Brains On

Parent network/brand operating multiple podcast shows including Smash Boom Best and Forevergo

People

Molly Bloom

Co-host promoting Smarty Pass subscription and discussing family storytelling on the show

Bart Sands

Co-host mentioned as touring with Molly Bloom and Bark on the Brains On live tour

Quotes

"We love playing games at brains on. We like tricky trivia, grueling guessing games and challenging challenges."

Molly Bloom

"For just $5 a month, you'll get access to add free versions of brains on, Smash, Boom, Best, Forevergo and more."

Molly Bloom

"A monthly pass costs about the same as an ice cream cone and gets you fun bonus content like this."

Molly Bloom

Full Transcript

Hi friends, you might have heard that Bark, Sandin and I are on the road this spring with brains on live. We've been to several cities so far and it has been so much fun. Our next two stops are Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale. That's at the end of March. Then we just announced that we added Lawrence, Kansas in May and Columbus, Ohio in June. We're also heading to Chattanooga, Durham, Milwaukee, Portland, Buffalo and Ann Arbor, Michigan. We hope you'll be able to join us at one of those shows. We can't wait to see you to get tickets and get more information. You can head to brainson.org slash events. That's brainson.org slash events. Hi, Molly Bloom here. We love playing games at brains on. We like tricky trivia, grueling guessing games and challenging challenges. If you want to play along with us, sign up for the Smartie Pass. For just $5 a month, you'll get access to add free versions of brains on, Smash, Boom, Best, Forevergo and more. Plus, you'll get a bonus feed of all new episodes where we play games. Like this water. Is it your family made up of vanilla bean farmers? And was it your family's vanilla bean farm nearly wiped out in a freak tsunami only to then nearly be purchased by a pizza baron who you had to defeat in a thumb wrestling contest? Molly, he was a calzone baron. But yeah, that's mostly true. And how could you not tell me you hated vanilla? Well, we just haven't had the important vanilla flavor talk yet. Besides, the only reason I hate vanilla is because a hypnotist forced my entire family to eat only vanilla wafers for a whole month after my Uncle Perry implied the hypnotist's boots were beige instead of oatmeal taupe. And you don't want to do that. Wow, I always forget how good you two are at making up wild stories about your family's overcoming incredible odds. You are really good tellers of tall tales. Molly, my family farm was nearly destroyed. It's sort of, I mean, like mostly, I mean, kind of, barely. Not at all true. To hear more, head to SmartyPass.org and subscribe. A monthly pass costs about the same as an ice cream cone and gets you fun bonus content like this. Plus, ad free versions of all of our shows. Again, that's SmartyPass.org. Thanks for supporting the Brains On Universe SmartyPals.