Get to Know the New Zcast Network!
Powered by Acast and the Zibby Owens team comes a brand new podcast platform
The news is out!
Zibby Owens — author, publisher, and host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books — has launched a new podcast production company and network.
Featuring original, intimate shows designed to enrich, inspire, and improve listeners’ lives — all smart and with a sense of humor — Zcast productions will entertain and educate, making them worth listeners’ limited time.
To kick things off, Zibby will be launching a reality show called “Who Wants to Be a Podcaster?” produced by Morning Moon, an independent production company helmed by her husband Kyle Owens, Ethan Lazar and Austen Rydell. Full details to follow.
Acast, the world’s leading independent podcast company, will distribute Zcast podcasts widely across the open podcast eco-system, allowing audiences to listen to the series on all platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, and everywhere else podcasts can be found.
We’re excited to announce the first four shows featured on the network:
Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books
First up is Zibby’s original hit literary podcast, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books. Featured on the Apple Arts charts since it launched in 2018, Moms Don’t Have Time To Read Books has been downloaded millions of times and has won dozens of industry awards, including the Webby Award and Lovie Award.
SexTok with Zibby and Tracey
Launched in 2021, SexTok with Zibby and Tracey is regularly on the top Apple charts in Sexuality. The winner of many awards, it has even spurred a viral TikTok craze. SexTok is co-hosted by international sex expert and author of 17 books, British denizen Tracey Cox. Submit your anonymous questions for us to answer here.
Be sure to also check out Tracey’s weekly sex column here on Moms Don’t Have Time to Write.
Ask a Librarian with Julie Chavez
Julie Chavez, a school librarian, is the author of the upcoming memoir The Anxiety Library about how she overcame depression and anxiety once she finally stopped putting everyone else first but herself. Her podcast, Ask a Librarian, will feature librarians, library-loving authors, and other icons in conversation with Julie.
Quit Your Day Job with Alisha Fernandez Miranda
A CEO and mother of twins, Alisha Fernandez Miranda decided at age 40 to embark on a series of internships so she could finally stop wondering about the careers that might have been. Her show, Quit Your Day Job, will include conversations with notables who have shifted gears in their work-life — mid-life.
Follow this link to read more about Zcast, or submit your own idea for a hit podcast!