License to Chill: The Margaritaville Podcast

Ryan Middledorf, Patrick McDonald

Booking Overview

A branded lifestyle interview show focused on the Margaritaville way of life, featuring conversations with musicians, entertainment personalities, and hospitality or resort representatives. Agencies could credibly pitch established or emerging musicians, travel and hospitality executives, resort leaders, and experts connected to leisure-oriented living; booking difficulty is likely medium because the show mixes accessible brand and lifestyle guests with occasional prominent entertainers.

Metrics

Episodes: 124

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 99.9k subscribers

Instagram: 218.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

development@margaritaville.com

podcasts@margaritaville.com

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Host

Ryan Middledorf - Co-host of a weekly Margaritaville lifestyle podcast and longtime tropical lifestyle enthusiast.

Patrick McDonald - Co-host of a weekly Margaritaville lifestyle podcast and longtime tropical lifestyle enthusiast.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Musicians, entertainment personalities, hospitality or resort professionals, and other distinctive figures connected to tropical lifestyle, travel, or leisure.

Required Achievements:

Established music career, Notable creative work, Leadership or professional experience in hospitality and resorts

Recent Guest Discussions

Kenny Loggins - His Documentary, Songwriting Career, Soundtrack Work, And Recent Collaboration With Hunter Hawkins.

Robert Lester Folsom - His Music, Sound, And Personal Story.

Recent Topics

Tropical Lifestyle, Music, Hospitality, Resorts, Travel

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

License to Chill: The Margaritaville Podcast

Better with a Breeze with Kurt Stevens

September 07, 2026

This week, Florida-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter, Kurt Stevens joins Ryan and Patrick to talk about his life growing up in FL, his love of Jimmy's music, vinyl records and much more.You can listen to his debut album, Better with a Breeze wherever you get your music!

Celebrating Jimmy Buffett Day with JD Spradlin

August 24, 2026

This week on the show, Patrick and Ryan are joined by longtime Radio Margaritaville DJ and all-around-good-guy, JD Spradlin to talk about his life, his career and what he's doing on-air to celebrate this year's Jimmy Buffett Day. Fins Up!

Surviving a Shark Attack with Paul de Gelder

August 10, 2026

Motivational speaker and Shark Week host, Paul de Gelder joins Ryan and Patrick to talk about his harrowing experience when a shark attacked him in 2009 and drastically changed the trajectory of his life.

Publicly listed emails

development@margaritaville.com

podcasts@margaritaville.com

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