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The InFluency Podcast, hosted by pronunciation expert and fluency coach Hadar Shemesh, helps listeners learn, speak and teach English, with a focus on American accent and pronunciation. The show has 538 episodes published roughly weekly, typically 10 to 50 minutes long. Estimated downloads are about 8,000 to 25,000 per episode (estimated), with a rate of about $140 to $625 per episode. Its distinctive feature is shadowing and read-aloud practice using transcripts.

Why brands sponsor The InFluency Podcast

Weekly English pronunciation show with a loyal, highly rated learner audience

  • 538 episodes with a steady weekly cadence and 366 Apple ratings averaging 4.9
  • Shadowing and read-aloud episodes keep listeners practicing with the transcript
  • Listeners are English learners actively investing in language skills
Best forlanguage learning appsonline courses and tutoringeducation and test-prep brands
Watch forDownloads are estimated from ratings, and the audience is largely outside the US.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Education70%
Careers10%
Books and Literature10%
Personal Development10%
Formats
solo monologue, listener Q&A, read-along practice, interview
Tone
instructive, encouraging
Language
English
Production
Clean, edited audio
Typical length
8 to 50 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent45/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment85/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode8k–25k
Estimated, confidence 60%: 366 Apple ratings (band 50 to 200 plus one band for a show over five years old and a 4.9 average) with Podcast Index popularity 9, weekly cadence, 500-plus episodes and Libsyn hosting.
Audience asks aboutHow to pronounce specific sounds and word endingsHow to speak English fluently and with confidenceHow to reduce an accent without losing identity
Age
20%18-24
40%25-34
25%35-44
15%45+
Gender
55%women
45%men
Countries
🇧🇷 Brazil15%
🇯🇵 Japan10%
China10%
Russia8%
Other57%
LanguagesEnglish 85%Other 15%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the show promotes its own courses and coaching on the host's website.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Titles cover grammar, pronunciation and personal stories such as relocation and acting school, with no explicit flags.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 87 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks17 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 6 days ago, a new one about every 7 days.

The InFluency podcast is your go-to resource for learning, speaking and teaching English. Hadar Shemesh is a pronunciation expert and fluency coach with thousands of students around the world, though she herself was an intermediate speaker of English once. In this podcast she will share her best strategies for learning English, speaking English with confidence and mastering the American accent.…
The InFluency Podcast's own show description from the podcast feed

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About The InFluency Podcast

The InFluency Podcast is hosted by Hadar Shemesh, a pronunciation expert and fluency coach who describes herself on her website as a linguistics expert and communication coach who has worked with companies including Google, Microsoft and IBM. The show covers learning, speaking and teaching English, with episodes on tenses, pronunciation drills, tongue twisters and read-aloud practice. According to the feed, it publishes weekly, with 538 episodes and typical episodes between 8 and 50 minutes long.

According to Apple Podcasts, the show has 366 ratings with an average of 4.9 out of 5. Its audience is estimated, not measured, to be English learners and English teachers, mostly aged 25 to 44. The feed shows no sponsors, and the show promotes the host's own courses.

Estimated downloads are 8,000 to 25,000 per episode (estimated), so a host-read mid-roll would cost roughly $140 to $625 per episode. That suits language-learning apps, online tutoring and education brands seeking an engaged learner audience.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. The InFluency Podcast can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about The InFluency Podcast

How much does The InFluency Podcast charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on estimated downloads of 8,000 to 25,000 per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at roughly $140 to $625 per episode. Rates are estimates and not a published price list.

What is The InFluency Podcast about?

The show helps listeners learn, speak and teach English, with a focus on pronunciation, the American accent, fluency and confidence, hosted by coach Hadar Shemesh.

How do I contact The InFluency Podcast about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.

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