Membership
Membership is coming soon.
The Collab is finishing its new membership packages. They are announced at ARKAST on Friday, October 16, 2026. Join the waitlist and you will get the packages, the prices, and the sign-up link before anyone else.
Waitlist
Join the membership waitlist.
One email when the packages are announced, and one when sign-up opens.
Funding
Where dues go.
The Arkansas Podcast Collaborative is a nonprofit, the first one in the country built for podcasters. The Collab does not run an ad network and does not take a percentage of any member’s show revenue. Membership dues, sponsorships, and occasional grants cover its operating costs.
That means meetups in Central and Northwest Arkansas stay free to attend. The mentorship pairings stay free for mentees. And ARKAST, the annual Arkansas Podcast Festival, can keep building toward its fifth year on October 16, 2026.
What Membership Covers
What membership is planned to include.
The packages are being finalized. These are the programs membership is built around.
Membership
Planned benefits
- Your show listed on the Podshelf, the Arkansas podcast directory
- The meetup calendar for Central and Northwest Arkansas
- Classes and workshops
- Mentorship pairings with working Arkansas podcasters
- A seat in your genre pod, the small group for shows like yours
Packages, prices, and benefit levels are announced at ARKAST on Friday, October 16, 2026, and this page updates that night.
Non-Member Options
Other ways to take part.
Three parts of the Collab are open to people who are not paying members.
You can submit your show to the Arkansas Podcast Directory, volunteer at a meetup or for ARKAST production, or attend a monthly meetup and meet other Arkansas podcasters.
Contact
Questions about membership.
Send a message if you are not sure whether membership fits your show, and describe what you are producing so we can answer specifically.