# Podcast, speaking and award slots: which PR tools have it? 9 tools, dated

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/
Covers: June 15, 2020 to Oct. 14, 2026
Updated: 2026-10-28
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Podcast, speaking and award slots: which PR tools have it? 9 tools, dated", https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/, updated 2026-10-28

> 9 PR software companies have it. PodMatch was first, available June 15, 2020. The latest to add it was PodPitch, available Oct. 2, 2026.

## What it is

Podcast guest spots, speaking slots and awards to enter.

## Every company that has it

### [PodMatch](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/podmatch/)

Site: [podmatch.com](https://podmatch.com/). 2 launches with it: the first, then the later one.

#### PodMatch launch: automatic matching of podcast hosts and guests

Available June 15, 2020.

PodMatch launched as software that matches podcast guests with hosts and handles the booking steps, the origin of its guest and host slots service.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/), [Journalist research](https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/).

Source: [Podcast Junkies (Alex Sanfilippo interview)](https://podcastjunkies.com/alex-sanfilippo-interview-1).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-N006

#### AI Match Insight Update

Announced September 2024.

PodMatch added an AI feature showing hosts and guests why a specific match was generated, to cut interview research time.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Podcast News Daily](https://www.podcastnewsdaily.com/news/podmatch-moves-beyond-helping-shows-book-guests-with-launch-of-new-network/article_090c5c1c-7f48-11ef-8615-dfa7ada3892a.html).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-R115

### [Talks.co](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/talks-co/)

Site: [talks.co](https://talks.co/). 2 launches with it: the first, then the later one.

#### AI-Powered Matching

Announced 2024.

AI system generating personalized podcast host-guest match suggestions based on user profiles and preferences.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Wayback Machine capture of talks.co, 2024-03-11](https://web.archive.org/web/20240311141153/https://talks.co/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-R092

#### AI-Powered Digital Speaker Pages

Announced Sept. 1, 2025.

Free speaker profile pages, auto-generated and kept current by AI, replacing PDF one-sheets for podcast guest booking.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Podnews](https://podnews.net/press-release/talksco-speaker-pages).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-R213

### [Press Ranger](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/press-ranger/)

Site: [pressranger.com](https://pressranger.com/).

#### Press Ranger Launches Podcast Database

Available March 17, 2025.

A searchable database of podcasts and their hosts, added to the media databases.

Features: [Media database](https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/), [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Martech Edge (GlobeNewswire release repost)](https://martechedge.com/news/press-ranger-launches-podcast-database-for-smarter-pr-outreach).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-N011

### [HARO](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/haro/)

Site: [helpareporter.com](https://www.helpareporter.com/).

#### Podcasts category for guest requests

Available June 16, 2025.

HARO added a category where podcast hosts post queries for guests.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/), [Journalist requests](https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/).

Source: [HARO blog (Change Log, 16 Jun 2025)](https://blog.helpareporter.com/find-podcast-guests-for-your-podcast-with-haro/).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-N172

### [Interview Valet](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/interview-valet/)

Site: [interviewvalet.com](https://interviewvalet.com/).

#### Podcast Authority Score (with PodEngine)

Available Sept. 10, 2025.

A podcast scoring tool built on hundreds of data points and algorithms, to match guests to shows.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [PR Newswire (PodEngine and Interview Valet launch the Podcast Authority Score)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/podengine-and-interview-valet-launch-the-podcast-authority-score-a-game-changer-for-podcast-interview-marketing-302551907.html).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-N195

### [Meltwater](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/meltwater/)

Site: [meltwater.com](https://www.meltwater.com/). 2 launches with it: the first, then the later one.

#### Adds a Podcaster role filter to Media Relations search

Announced November 2025.

Search can be filtered to podcast hosts.

Features: [Media database](https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/), [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Meltwater product updates (page 12)](https://www.meltwater.com/en/product-updates/page/12).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-LNF6DH62H

#### Adds 20,000 podcast contacts to Media Relations

Announced August 2026.

Users can search podcasts by host, show title or topic, with a podcast badge to tell them apart from other media contacts.

Features: [Media database](https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/), [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Meltwater product updates (page 2)](https://www.meltwater.com/en/product-updates/page/2).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-LKTWGSAKA

### [Rephonic](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/rephonic/)

Site: [rephonic.com](https://rephonic.com/).

#### Rephonic MCP server

Available March 6, 2026.

Remote MCP server with 26 tools over the Rephonic API: podcast search, listener demographics, contacts, transcripts, chart rankings and sponsors.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/), [MCP server](https://www.newsprint.com/features/mcp-server/).

[In the skills library](https://www.newsprint.com/skills/#launch-LJ4ERKJPE).

Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/getrephonic/rephonic-mcp/commit/c2eb8e291bb345036ce77eb15532d951f3ec9f21).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-LJ4ERKJPE

### [Featured](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/featured/)

Site: [featured.com](https://featured.com/about). 3 launches with it: the first, then the 2 later ones, newest first.

#### Find Podcasts: podcast discovery over 814,000 active shows

Available June 23, 2026.

Natural-language search that returns active podcasts worth pitching as a guest.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/), [Media database](https://www.newsprint.com/features/media-database/).

Sources: [GlobeNewswire release as syndicated by Norfolk Daily News](https://norfolkdailynews.com/online_features/press_releases/featured-launches-ai-powered-podcast-discovery-tool-backed-by-database-of-814-000-active-shows/article_87c988f8-d052-5d34-8ec7-966eb0403226.html), [Featured: About](https://featured.com/about).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-N262

#### Featured Newsjacking (free)

Available Oct. 14, 2026.

A workflow per client that watches the news as often as every 15 minutes and sends breaking stories with a suggested angle by email or Slack, then finds journalists, open HARO requests, podcasts and speaking slots to pitch. It drafts a pitch but never contacts journalists.

Features: [Trend detection](https://www.newsprint.com/features/trend-detection/), [Story ideas and angles](https://www.newsprint.com/features/story-ideas/), [Journalist research](https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-research/), [Journalist requests](https://www.newsprint.com/features/journalist-requests/), [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/), [Pitch writing](https://www.newsprint.com/features/pitch-writing/).

Source: [Featured press release](https://www.featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-a-free-newsjacking-tool-that-lets-pr-agencies-run-reactive-pr).

In [PR software this week: Oct. 5 to 19, 2026](https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/2026-10-20/#launch-K10).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-K10

#### Find Awards

Available Sept. 15, 2026.

Natural-language search of 4,596 business awards with deadlines, costs and eligibility.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/).

Source: [Featured press](https://featured.com/press/press-release/featured-launches-find-awards).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-R558

### [PodPitch](https://www.newsprint.com/companies/podpitch/)

Site: [podpitch.com](https://podpitch.com/).

#### PodPitch plugins for Claude and ChatGPT, with an MCP endpoint

Available Oct. 2, 2026.

Claude and ChatGPT plugins over a PodPitch MCP server with 51 tools: free podcast discovery, plus campaigns, drafts and outreach for PodPitch customers.

Features: [Podcast, speaking and award slots](https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/), [MCP server](https://www.newsprint.com/features/mcp-server/), [Plugin](https://www.newsprint.com/features/plugin/).

[In the skills library](https://www.newsprint.com/skills/#launch-LVGZ9YVWJ).

Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/PodPitch/podpitch-plugins/commit/ce0ee9741224dd86b62c9a26eaf1ab2f8d029fb5).

Link: https://www.newsprint.com/features/podcasts-and-awards/#launch-LVGZ9YVWJ

## Every company

Every company we track, with or without this feature, is on the PR software map: https://www.newsprint.com/research/pr-software/

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology