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409: "I've been blessed by Madonna!" (with Karen Salmansohn)
A conversation with Karen Salmansohn on standing out, being ballsy, and why your voice is your only real advantage.
Jun 7
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David McIlroy
and
Karen Salmansohn
10
6
3
44:22
The 15-minute Substack routine that grows your audience every day
You don't need more time. You need a better system.
Jun 2
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David McIlroy
44
6
7
May 2026
408: She drew cartoons through medical school - now she has over 90,000 Substack subscribers (with Laurie Marbas)
Habits, healing, and what most doctors still get wrong.
May 31
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David McIlroy
and
Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA
15
1
1:09:05
407: He wanted to be an author at eight - now he writes for Penguin (with Kern Carter)
The long game of building a writing career.
May 24
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David McIlroy
and
Kern Carter
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1
1
41:40
We know social media is bad for us. So why can't we stop?
A conversation about shortcuts, survival rewards, and what actually happens in your brain when you scroll.
May 22
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David McIlroy
,
Seth Werkheiser
, and
Simon D.
34
7
3
51:48
Why do we find it so hard to rest as creators?
And what can we even do about it?
May 19
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David McIlroy
36
8
5
406: Becoming a world builder (with Nathan Baugh)
Nathan Baugh on fiction, freelancing, and why the most attractive paths in writing are rarely the fastest
May 17
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David McIlroy
and
Nathan Baugh
16
2
46:13
405: He deleted every social media account and built a thriving community anyway (with Seth Werkheiser)
A conversation with Seth Werkheiser of Social Media Escape Club about trust, creative people, and what actually happens after you delete your social…
May 10
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David McIlroy
and
Seth Werkheiser
32
1
1
54:10
404: Telling stories about the things no-one wants to talk about (with Not Exactly Ana)
A conversation with Not Exactly Anna about writing from the heart, building community, and an amazing magazine idea.
May 3
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David McIlroy
and
Not Exactly Ana
39
6
6
29:36
April 2026
No-one's going to do it for you
If you want it, go get it.
Apr 30
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David McIlroy
52
7
8
403: How to access your main character energy (with Olivia Wickstrom)
A conversation about life in the south of France, Pinterest strategies, and what it actually takes to go all in on Substack.
Apr 26
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David McIlroy
37
7
2
39:19
You're one step away from unlocking the creative life you've always wanted
Let me help you get there.
Apr 22
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David McIlroy
32
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