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# How to add a new episode to your podcast

To create a new episode:
1. Go to your podcast's **Overview** (or **Episodes**) tab
2. Click the green **New Episode** button
3. Fill in the episode details
4. Click **Save and publish now**, or schedule it for later

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## Episode details


| Field | Description |
| ---- |
| **Episode Title** | The name of your episode as it will appear in podcast apps. |
| Media File | Drag and drop your file into the box, or click **click to upload**. We accept MP4, MOV, MP3, M4A, WAV and AIFF files up to 2 GB. If you upload something other than an MP3, we'll convert it to MP3 for you after it uploads. |
| **Author** | Leave this blank to use your show's default author. |
| **Keywords** | Comma-separated keywords for this episode. |
| **Season Number** **and** **Episode Number** | We'll fill these in for you based on your last episode. Normal episodes should have an episode number. Trailer and Bonus episodes can have an empty number. |
| **Episode Artwork  (optional)** | If you add artwork here it replaces your podcast artwork for this episode only. JPG, PNG or WEBP up to 15 MB, 3000×3000px recommended. |
| **Episode Show Notes / Description** | Your episode description. A shortened version is used as the episode summary in podcast apps. You can use the placeholder tags below the editor (like `{{people}}` or `{{chapters}}`) and we'll fill them in for you. If you write your show notes the same way every time, click **Create template** to save yourself some typing. |
| **Alternate Episode URL (optional)** | If you'd rather point listeners to a page on your own website instead of your Transistor share page, add the URL here. |
| **Episode contains explicit content** | Check this if the episode has explicit language or content. |
| **YouTube Video URL** (Optional) | Add a link to the YouTube version of this episode and we'll embed it on your episode share page and website. |
| **Episode Transcripts** | Transcripts can be added once the episode has been saved. |
| **People** | Assign hosts and guests to this episode. You can manage your people from the **People** tab. |
| **How should we handle chapter markers?** | Leave this on **Use the chapters embedded in the audio file** if your editing software already adds chapters. Choose **Create chapters manually** to add them yourself. |


## Publishing your episode
Under **Publishing Date** you have three options:
* **Publish right now** – Click **Save and publish now** and your episode will be added to your RSS feed straight away.
* **Scheduled publish date** – Pick a date and time (in your show's timezone), then click **Save and schedule publishing**. We'll publish the episode for you at that time.
* **Save as a draft** – Saves the episode without publishing it. You can come back and publish it any time from the **Episodes** tab.

Once your episode is published, it can take up to 24 hours to appear in Apple Podcasts. Spotify and most other apps will pick it up sooner.