What are private podcast subscribers?
A public podcast has one RSS feed that you share as widely as possible. A private podcast works differently: every subscriber gets their own unique RSS feed, so you control exactly who can listen and can see what each person listens to.
So a private podcast with 50 subscribers has 50 RSS feeds, one for each subscriber. Each subscriber is identified by their email address.
To add them, see How do I add and remove private podcast subscribers?
What each subscriber gets
- A welcome email with instructions for listening
- Their own RSS feed to add to a podcast app
- A personal landing page where they can listen in their browser, pick up where they left off and see which episodes they haven't heard yet
- An email each time you publish a new episode, if you've turned new episode emails on
- Access in Spotify, if you've turned on Spotify Open Access
How subscribers are counted
Your plan includes a number of private subscribers, shared across all of the private podcasts in your account:
Plan | Private Subscribers |
|---|---|
Starter | 50 |
Professional | 500 |
Business | 3,000 |
Enterprise | from 6,000 |
So on the Professional plan, you could have one private podcast with 500 subscribers, or five private podcasts with 100 subscribers each. See How do account and storage limits work? for every plan.
We only count unique subscribers. If the same email address is subscribed to several of your private podcasts, it counts once toward your total.
Here's a demo of how it works:
Start your own private podcast
Transistor hosts private podcasts for internal company updates, paid shows and members-only content. Every plan includes private podcasts, and you can try Transistor free for 14 days.
- Private podcast features
- How to create a private podcast, our step-by-step guide
Already using Transistor?
If you have additional questions please reach out to us:
- Email - support@transistor.fm
- Live Chat: https://transistor.fm/contact/
Updated on: 02/11/2026
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