This month on The Flow, we’re diving deep into interviewing. And for Week 2, we’re joined by one of the most respected voices in podcasting: Elsie Escobar.

Elsie has spent nearly two decades shaping the podcasting industry. Today, she serves as Creator Success and Community Manager at Captivate, while also leading her own media platform, Multimodalee, where she mentors established creators navigating growth, burnout, reinvention, and long-term vision.

In this episode, we explore:

• What makes an interview actually meaningful (not just informational)
• How to approach interviews as relationship-building, not content extraction
• The role of creative sovereignty in modern podcasting
• Navigating growth, burnout, and reinvention as a long-term creator
• Why sustainable creator work requires community, not just downloads

Elsie shares insights from her work inside Captivate.fm, her mentorship programs like The E-League and Creative Sovereignty Sessions, and her evolving work under Multimodalee, including her upcoming private podcast, Slight Spiral Dispatch.

If you’ve ever wondered how to interview with more depth, more intention, and more impact, this conversation will shift how you think about it.

✨ This is Week 2 of our March series on Interviewing:
Week 1: Framing the power of interviews
Week 2: Expert perspective with Elsie Escobar
Week 3: Taking action
Week 4: Mailbag + Q&A

If you’re building a podcast, growing your influence, or trying to create work that lasts, you’re in the right place.

Send us your questions and get involved at https://flow.ecamm.com

CHAPTERS

0:00 Intro and Welcome to The Flow
3:15 Introducing Elsie Escobar
6:45 Transactional vs Meaningful Interviews
9:30 What is Creative Sovereignty
14:00 Overcoming the Voices That Squash Your Voice
18:15 The Tech Connection Metaphor
23:30 Respect Layer One: The Foundation
28:00 What Hosts Get Wrong About Guest Selection
33:45 Avoiding the Me First Marketer Trap
38:15 Evolving as a Host Through Doing
43:00 Why Nature Needs Boundaries
48:30 Resetting the Room and Handling Drift
53:15 Mastering the Art of the Pause
58:00 Specificity in Community Engagement
1:03:00 Lightning Round Questions
1:08:30 Respecting Marginality and Identity
1:13:33 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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