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Memberships and private feeds

Publisher-grade podcast subscriptions with private feeds in the apps listeners already use.

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Memberships and private feeds

Paid podcast subscriptions and private delivery can accompany an existing public show. Confirm the publisher integration.

Who it is for

Independent shows and networks that want branded subscriptions, private RSS into Apple/Spotify and other apps, piracy controls, and hands-on partner support.

Who it is not for

Creators who need a public price card and self-serve signup today, or who only want a cheap community tip jar.

Starting price

Price hidden. Official site is demo / request-a-quote only (checked 2026-09-14). Independent competitor and comparison pages commonly report roughly 10% of subscription revenue plus payment processing; treat that as secondary reporting, not a Supporting Cast price card.

The gotcha

You talk to sales before you know the bill, so you cannot budget from a public pricing page.

Supporting Cast was built for premium podcast delivery. Listeners subscribe in a few taps, keep listening in their usual apps, and avoid pasting private RSS by hand.

The vendor highlights branded landing pages, Apple Pay / Google Pay, personalized feed messages, video delivery, newsletters, community, piracy thresholds, and reporting at scale. It says it started with Slate Plus and now serves large publishers. Graham Holdings ownership is part of the pitch.

Catalog already has Disctopia and Beamly for creator monetization, but not this private-subscription layer. Supercast is the closest public-priced peer.

Public plans

Custom / demo-based

no public Starter/Pro grid on supportingcast.fm

Secondary reports (not vendor-published)

about 10% of subscription revenue + processing (Beamly comparison page; Memberful vs Supporting Cast page)

Official site is demo / request-a-quote only as of 2026-09-14. The ~10% figures come from competitor and comparison pages, not a Supporting Cast price card.

Prices checked September 2026

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