How Two Friends Built A #1 Podcast with Millions of Downloads with Ryan Jon from Toni & Ryan

Toni & Ryan has been named by Apple as a podcast they love, is on the top charts every single week, gets millions of downloads every single month and was named as one of Australia’s favourite podcasts … but it started out as two friends recording a demo and having a laugh.  Today I’m joined by Ryan Jon to talk about building the community behind Toni and Ryan (The TARPers), and how they’ve built a podcast so many people love to listen too every single week. From the content strategy, reels and what’s actually worked to grow the podcast we cover it all!  We chat about:  🎙️The strategy to make sure you NEVER run out of content  🎙️The things that build a community that can’t wait to tune in every single week  🎙️How to create moments that go viral  You’ll hear:  0:00 - Who is Ryan Jon  3:09 - How they come up with new content every single week  4:21 - This will give you the BEST reactions with any guests or your co-host  5:10 - Where to find great content 6:38 - Should you tell your guests or co-hosts what you’re going to talk about? 9:36 - The KEY to incredible podcasts  10:28 - And how to choose moments that will go viral  12:12 - How to create a loyal community that can’t wait to listen every single week 14:00 - Getting 1000 people to show up to a meet and greet in 24 hours  16:28 - Naming your community  18:25 - How to get your community to actually engage and send in questions and stories  20:38 - How to monetise your podcast without ads  29:14 - The biggest thing that grew the show to millions of downloads  32:46 - If you’re scared to start creating content, listen to this  34:08 - How Toni & Ryan actually started  36:08 - How to make sure people stay to the end of your podcast  36:30 - The strategy to choose the right ads and partners for your show  39:24 - If you want to start a podcast ask yourself this question first  40:34 - Bringing your producers into the conversation  42:19 - The team behind Toni & Ryan  43:53 - Where you should focus your attention in 2026  50:12 - The podcasts that inspire Ryan  53:53 - Most embarrassing behind the scenes moment  55:29 - Best advice that Ryan’s ever been given  Want to actually take action from this episode? Download the Debrief here - https://project-c-2.kit.com/ep13-ryan-jon  Find Ryan over at https://www.instagram.com/ryan.jon And listen to Toni & Ryan on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/toni-and-ryan/id1526634903  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5OzkclFjD6iAjtAuo7aIYt  Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@ToniandRyan  Check out their Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/cw/ToniandRyan  Have a guest you want to hear from? Question you want answered? Send me a DM over at  www.instagram.com/alyciachapman_ or https://www.instagram.com/howdoipodcast  Watch the podcast on Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/@HowDoIPodcast