In 2024, Google Podcasts was officially phased out in favor of YouTube Music, marking a major shift in podcast distribution.
In 2025, diversifying your podcast’s presence across various podcast listening apps is more important than ever as the more places people can find your show, the more likely it is that you’ll be found by new listeners and fans.
With that said, submitting your podcast to major directories like Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music can put your podcast in front of millions of potential new listeners.
Regardless of whether you decide to submit your podcast to all directories or just the major players, you’ll need your podcast’s RSS feed. If you don’t have one, you can easily create a podcast RSS feed here.
Once you have your show’s RSS feed, copy it to your clipboard, Word, or Notepad. Some directories will ask for your show’s title, description, and the email address associated with your podcast so you’ll want to have that ready as well.
Ready? Let’s dive in! 🌊
Submit Your Podcast to the Most Popular Podcast Directories
In a major update in March 2025, RSS.com simplified podcast distribution with one-click submission to Apple Podcasts. Podcasters who use RSS.com to host their podcast can now add their show to the three dominant platforms – Apple, Spotify, and Amazon – which collectively represent over 90% of the podcast market, in one click through their RSS.com dashboard.
We still offer manual submission to the various podcast directories. However, if you want to quickly submit your show to these three directories (and many others!), you can use the 1-click submission options in the distribution tab of your podcast dashboard.
1. Apple Podcasts: We recommend adding your show to this directory first because it can take the longest to be approved. You’ll need an Apple ID before you can submit your podcast for review.
2. Spotify: Create an account, link your RSS feed, and wait for approval. This can take up to five days. IMPORTANT – you need to have uploaded at least one episode to your podcast host. Until you do so, Spotify will not be able to find any episodes and will reject your feed.
3. TuneIn (Also adds your podcast to Amazon Alexa): Go to their email submission form, fill it out, and hit “SEND EMAIL.” At the risk of sounding like a broken record, you’ll then wait for approval.
4. Head on over to the Podcasters page on iHeartRadio.com and click the “Submit Your Podcast” button. From here, you’ll need to either log in or create an account.
5. Pandora For Podcasters. Use your Pandora account to log in and submit your podcast. If you don’t have an account with Pandora, you can register for free here.
6. Once you arrive at podcaster.deezer.com, hit the “Publish My Podcast” button. Enter your podcast’s RSS Feed and click the “NEXT” button. At this point, you will receive a confirmation email from Deezer with a verification code.
7. To submit your show to Amazon Music and Audible, go to to Podcasters.Amazon.com and click “Get Started.” Sign in with your Amazon account, add your podcast RSS feed, and confirm your show.
Do You Have Multiple Podcasts?
If you have multiple shows, you will need to add each of your RSS Feeds to each directory. Some directories are set up for multiple podcast submissions, but others may require you have separate accounts for each individual RSS Feed.
📹 Are You a Visual Learner?
Check out the video below to learn how to automatically submit your show to the major podcast directories!
🎙️ More Podcast Directories To List Your Show
Ready for more opportunities to get discovered? Here’s a full list of other popular directories you can submit your podcast to:
🌎 International Podcast Directories
Ready to Start Your Own Podcast?
With unlimited audio storage, distribution to the top podcast apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, episode scheduling, audio-to-video conversion, social media integration, a free podcasting website, and unmatched customer support, RSS.com is the easiest way to start, grow and monetize a podcast.
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