Grow your network through your favorite podcasts.

Yes! Ripple.fm is fully available and free to join for both fans and podcasters.

Ripple.fm is currently completely free for both podcasters and listeners. Anyone can Join for free!

In the near future, we will introduce optional paid plans for podcasters to unlock premium features and extra abilities in running communities on Ripple.fm.

Yes!

You don't need to change podcast hosts or anything. Keep your public podcast going strong, as is...

With Ripple.fm, you can simply (and easily) start a private community area, which you can promote to your listeners on air. There, they can discuss episodes with you and fellow listeners, and access whatever other exclusive perks you want to offer.

In fact: Some of your listeners might already be on Ripple.fm, waiting for your arrival! All you need to do is claim your official podcast's community.

As a host of a public podcast, you can officially claim your podcast on Ripple.fm's network. In fact, some of your listeners might already be here!

We have an easy approval process hosts of public podcasts. It's always free to claim and be approved as the host of your public podcast.

Some of the benefits of claiming your podcast on Ripple.fm include:

• Control who can join your podcast's community on Ripple.fm (make it open, registration required or sell access).
• Fill in your podcast's information, like website links and expanded info about the hosts.
• Moderate discussions around your podcast.
• Connect directly with your listeners.

A private podcast is just like any other podcast, except it's (typically) only made available to registered subscribers, or members of a private community, rather than available for anyone to discover and listen to via the public podcast directories.

Sometimes a private podcast can be semi-private, where there are two feeds: A public feed and a private feed, to offer the best of both worlds. Perhaps the private feed includes exclusive bonus content along with access to a private community.

From the listener's standpoint, a private podcast works just like any other podcast. Listeners can add it to their favorite podcatcher app (like Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocketcasts or any other podcast listening app) and download episodes along with their other regular listens.

The private podcast RSS feed can be protected to only currently subscribed listeners via a unique authorization system powered by Ripple.fm.

Listeners can also, of course, listen to the podcast on the web via the web player in Ripple.fm.

Yes — While private (or semi-private) podcast communities are the focus, Ripple.fm can also be used to host and promote a public podcast as well.

You can list your public podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and any other public platform—while also building your community and network on Ripple.fm.

Absolutely. Ripple.fm has a unique mechanasm of connecting listeners who are highly-likely to vibe with your show.

Since every user on Ripple.fm shares their list of favorite podcasts, the network is able to help listeners discover other podcasts and communities where their fellow listeners already are.

Ripple.fm is also a great way for you to partner with adjacent podcasts who have a large audience overlap with yours. You can even form your own podcast network with fellow shows in your space on Ripple.fm!

Yes, this is a great use-case for a private podcast with Ripple.fm.

Use it to make company-wide announcements, share strategy, or let team members post audio updates to share what they're working on with the rest of the team.

It's a great way to build a strong remote company culture! (without endless meetings or excessive travel)

Yes — payments and subscriptions is an option you can use to monetize your audience and community.

Ripple.fm is the latest product (read: obsession) from Brian Casel — that's me 👋

As a podcaster of over 12 years, I found podcasting to be the single-most effective way to grow my network, my audience, and my businesses.

BUT—as any podcaster will tell you—it's a notoriously one-way medium. My listeners know a lot about me, but I know almost nothing about them! And when I do have the pleasure of meeting a listener, I wish I knew them sooner (because they're awesome!).

It amazes me how podcasters and their fans have so much in common, yet are so disconnected. So I'm building Ripple.fm to change that. For me. For my people. And I hope, for you and yours too.

Join me and help me make the Ripple.fm network great.

Brian Casel