Transistor

Transistor is where your episode files live. You upload a show, add a title and notes, then publish. Get listed in the apps once. After that, new episodes go out on their own. Every show on the account gets its own feed, its own simple website, and its own charts. You can also run a private show for members or a class. Captions cost extra. Swapping in ads and posting to YouTube are not on every account.

It is for someone with more than one show. Or a company that wants a members-only show beside a public one, without opening a new host for each. It is for people who want a clean screen and a human on live chat. It is not free forever. It does not record or edit for you. It does not find sponsors. If you need charts that show where people quit, those live in Apple and Spotify, not here.

The appeal is managing multiple shows on one account. Private podcasts use individual listener links, which can suit a course or membership. Compare the included private-subscriber allowance and download limit before choosing a tier.

Monthly downloads across every show are the ceiling. Storage and episode count are not. They will not cut your audio if you go over. They keep serving files and ask you to move up if you stay over. Private listener counts are capped the same way. There is no forever-free plan. A first-season hobbyist with one show will feel that more than someone combining four shows.

To move in, copy the old show over, then tell the old host to send listeners here. Update Apple and Spotify yourself. Save old charts first. They do not come with you. Wait 60 to 90 days before you kill the old account. Private shows need a hand from support after you import. Transistor private podcasts can use Spotify Open Access after it is enabled in the show’s Distribution settings; this is separate from submitting an ordinary private RSS URL. You can ignore video and their website if you do not want them.

Transistor is a home for more than one show, with a person on the other end. If you need one cheap public show, people already pick a different host.