How to Get Your Podcast on Spotify, Apple, YouTube & More (2026)

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Your brain loves stories in short bursts.

Research shows people remember information better when it is visual, emotional, and concise. So if this video taught you one useful thing in under 3 minutes, it already did its job.

Getting your podcast listed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, and all the other apps used to mean going to a bunch of separate submission pages. There's an easier way. In this video, I'll walk you through the entire process, from creating a new podcast to submitting it to every major directory, using Transistor.fm's one-click distribution. ⏱️ Timestamps: 0:00 – Why submitting to each app individually is painful 0:23 – Creating a new podcast on Transistor 0:47 – Why you need a published episode first (upload a trailer) 1:21 – Your episode is live — now what? 1:35 – The Distribution page: one-click submit 2:11 – Submitting to Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pocket Casts & more 2:54 – How apps like Overcast and Castro pull from Apple Podcasts 3:00 – Your free podcast website & automatic listener badges 3:25 – Email notifications when your listings go live 3:37 – Manual submission links (if you're not on Transistor) 3:49 – Upload once, distribute everywhere