Podcast booking: new launches

Podchaser: Pro monitoring watches lists and networks, filters ad reads, searches by industry

2026-11-06T00:00:00Z

Podchaser Pro's podcast monitoring can watch lists and networks, filter out ad reads and search by industry.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available Oct. 30, 2026.

Source: Podchaser (Oct 30, 2026).

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

2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

PodPitch (podpitch.com). Available Oct. 2, 2026.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots, MCP server, Plugin.

In the skills library.

Source: GitHub.

PodPitchr: PodPitchr site goes offline

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

podpitchr.com began returning HTTP 503 ('We're offline for now ... This service is temporarily unavailable') on all paths; observed 2026-09-29.

PodPitchr (podpitchr.com). Announced September 2026.

Source: PodPitchr (observed 2026-09-29).

Rephonic: Campaigns, Pitch Wizard, Inboxes and Automated Sequences

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Rephonic moves podcast outreach into the product: campaign boards, sending from connected inboxes, multi-step follow-up sequences and a shared reply inbox.

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Available May 20, 2026.

Features: Sending and follow-up, PR CRM, Pitch writing.

Source: Rephonic (blog, product updates).

Rephonic: Rephonic custom GPT for podcast outreach emails

2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

A custom ChatGPT tool Rephonic built that drafts a personalised podcast outreach email from a guest bio and show details.

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Available May 16, 2026.

Features: Pitch writing, Plugin.

Source: Rephonic blog (How to Write a Podcast Outreach Email With AI, meta published 2025-04-23).

PodPitchr: podpitchr.com registered

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

podpitchr.com was registered on 15 May 2026 per RDAP; its first TLS certificate was logged the next day. The Wayback Machine holds no capture.

PodPitchr (podpitchr.com). Announced May 15, 2026.

Source: RDAP domain registration.

PitchCentric: Domain registered

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

pitchcentric.com was registered on 3 May 2026 per RDAP. The Wayback Machine holds no capture.

PitchCentric (pitchcentric.com). Announced May 3, 2026.

Source: RDAP domain registration.

CastFox: PodcastGPT

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Chat with PodcastGPT to find top shows, compare audiences and get chart rankings across 5M+ podcasts.

CastFox (castfox.net). Available March 18, 2026.

Features: Chat assistant, Media database.

Source: Product Hunt (CastFox launches).

Rephonic: Rephonic MCP server

2026-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Available March 6, 2026.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots, MCP server.

In the skills library.

Source: GitHub.

PodPitch: PodPitch acquires Magic Pitch

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

PodPitch, co-founded by Neal Shulman, acquired Magic Pitch; the broader multichannel outreach product is sold under the Magic Pitch name, and every PodPitch account now includes MagicPitch, while the PodPitch brand itself remains live.

PodPitch (podpitch.com). Announced 2026.

Source: Magic Pitch.

Talks.co: Advanced Search with intent-based filters

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Talks.co added directory filters for show activity, experience, mailing-list size, pay type and guest swaps, plus Quick Connect auto-accept for warm intros.

Talks.co (talks.co). Available Dec. 30, 2025.

Features: Media database, Journalist research.

Source: Podnews (press release: Talks.co Introduces Intent-Based Search).

Interview Valet: Podcast Authority Score (with PodEngine)

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

Interview Valet (interviewvalet.com). Available Sept. 10, 2025.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots.

Source: PR Newswire (PodEngine and Interview Valet launch the Podcast Authority Score).

Talks.co: AI-Powered Digital Speaker Pages

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

Talks.co (talks.co). Announced Sept. 1, 2025.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots.

Source: Podnews.

Podseeker: Improved AI pitch generation engine

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Upgrade that adds a show's recent topics, guest history and social vibe to the pitch draft.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available July 2025.

Features: Pitch writing.

Source: Podseeker blog (Product Updates; Wayback capture 2025-10-14).

Podseeker: Find similar podcasts by guest or topic click

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Click a guest name or topic tag on a podcast page to find other shows with the same guest or topic.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available July 2025.

Features: Journalist research.

Source: Podseeker blog (Product Updates; Wayback capture 2025-10-14).

Podseeker: Direct email integration (Google, Outlook) and pitch tracking

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Send pitches from a connected Gmail or Outlook mailbox and see sent, opened and replied status.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available June 2025.

Features: Sending and follow-up.

Source: Podseeker blog (Product Updates; Wayback capture 2025-10-14).

Rephonic: AI-extracted podcast search filters

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Search filters for audience age, interests and more, built from structured data that AI pulled out of episode transcripts.

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Available May 5, 2025.

Features: Media database.

Source: Rephonic blog (New search filters, meta published 2024-12-15).

Kitcaster: Moburst acquires Kitcaster

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Growth agency Moburst acquired podcast booking agency Kitcaster (52 active clients), folding it into its new Uproar PR division.

Kitcaster (kitcaster.com). Announced April 14, 2025.

Source: GlobeNewswire.

Podseeker: Client profiles

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Saved client bios and talking points that pre-fill pitches.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available April 2025.

Features: PR CRM.

Source: Podseeker blog (Product Updates; Wayback capture 2025-10-14).

Podchaser: Transcripts in episode search

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Podchaser Pro searches the spoken words of nearly 10M episode transcripts across 150k English podcasts.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available March 19, 2025.

Features: Media database, Media monitoring.

Source: Podchaser (Transcripts in search).

Podseeker: Personalized AI pitch generation

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

AI-written pitch drafts that blend a client's profile with details of the target podcast.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available January 2025.

Features: Pitch writing.

Source: Podseeker blog (Product Updates; Wayback capture 2025-10-14).

Podseeker: Team media lists

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Shared media lists so a whole team can work one outreach campaign.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available January 2025.

Source: Podseeker blog (Product Updates; Wayback capture 2025-10-14).

Podchaser: Tell Me Why

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

AI assistant in Podchaser Pro that scores a podcast's fit against a user prompt and generates a tailored outreach pitch.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced Dec. 14, 2024.

Features: Pitch writing, Journalist research.

Source: Podchaser Pulse (Beehiiv newsletter).

Podchaser: Political Skew Filter

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

API filter that labels podcasts Left, Right or Neutral using AI models that read each show's content and recent episodes.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available Oct. 28, 2024.

Features: Media database.

Source: Podchaser.

PodMatch: PodMatch Podcast Network beta

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

PodMatch beta-launched the PodMatch Podcast Network with 28 founding member shows, aiming for 1,000 members by March 2025.

PodMatch (podmatch.com). Available Sept. 16, 2024. In beta.

Source: Podnews (press release).

PodMatch: AI Match Insight Update

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

PodMatch (podmatch.com). Announced September 2024.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots.

Source: Podcast News Daily.

PodPitch: PodPitch automated AI podcast pitching

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Writes a pitch to each podcast in the user's own style, referencing a recent episode.

PodPitch (podpitch.com). Available June 10, 2024.

Features: Media database, Pitch writing.

Sources: jillschildhouse.substack.com, Jill Schildhouse (Substack, 2024-06-10).

PodPitch: PodPitch says public beta expected April 2024

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

PodPitch's own FAQ page: "We're expecting our public beta to be released in April 2024."

PodPitch (podpitch.com). Announced April 2024. In beta.

Source: PodPitch (FAQ).

Talks.co: Talks.co founded

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Liam Austin, Alessandro Chisari and Sarah Thorslund founded Talks.co, an AI-driven podcast guest/host matching platform.

Talks.co (talks.co). Announced 2024.

Source: Talks.co About page.

Talks.co: AI-Powered Matching

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

Talks.co (talks.co). Announced 2024.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots.

Source: Wayback Machine capture of talks.co, 2024-03-11.

Podchaser: Performance+

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

A recommendation engine that picks the podcasts likely to perform best for direct-response ad campaigns.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available Nov. 16, 2023.

Sources: Podchaser (Performance+), Podnews (press release).

Podchaser: Airchecks

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Scans podcast episode audio to flag ad reads, brand mentions and competitor mentions for campaign verification.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced Oct. 12, 2023.

Features: Media monitoring.

Source: Podnews.

Interview Valet: The Podcast Interview Marketing Show

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Interview Valet launched The Podcast Interview Marketing Show on International Podcast Day.

Interview Valet (interviewvalet.com). Available Oct. 2, 2023.

Source: PR Newswire.

Podchaser: Predictive Demographics

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Predictive language modeling that analyzes a podcast's spoken language to predict its audience's age and gender.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced Sept. 28, 2023.

Features: Media database.

Sources: Marketing Dive (press release), Podnews.

Podchaser: Collections+

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

AI-powered tool that automatically sorts podcasts into verticals/collections for advertiser targeting, beyond manual classification.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced June 8, 2023.

Features: Media database.

Source: Podnews.

Podchaser: Brand Watchlist

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Pro tool to track a brand's estimated podcast ad spend and which podcasts it sponsors, with a weekly email.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available April 3, 2023.

Features: Media monitoring.

Source: Podchaser (Brand Watchlist).

Podchaser: Estimated Rate Cards

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Podchaser Pro shows estimated pre-, mid- and post-roll ad costs on each podcast insights page.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available Jan. 10, 2023.

Features: Media database.

Source: Podchaser (Estimated Rate Cards).

Podchaser: Podchaser Alerts

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Daily email alerts when a tracked keyphrase is mentioned in new podcast episodes, with the timestamp.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available Nov. 30, 2022.

Features: Media monitoring.

Source: Podchaser (Podchaser Alerts).

Interview Valet: Certified Guest promotion program

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Interview Valet launched a "Committed to Collaborative Promotion" certification so podcast hosts know which guests will promote their episode.

Interview Valet (interviewvalet.com). Announced Oct. 5, 2022.

Source: PR Newswire.

Interview Valet: Interview Valet Español

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Interview Valet launched Interview Valet Español, extending podcast guesting services to Spanish-speaking businesses, at Podcast Movement 2022.

Interview Valet (interviewvalet.com). Available Aug. 22, 2022.

Source: PR Newswire.

Podchaser: Acast acquires Podchaser

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Acast announced acquisition of Podchaser for $27.2M upfront plus up to $6.8M in earn-out; deal closed Aug 1, 2022.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced July 18, 2022.

Source: TechCrunch.

Podchaser: Podcast Sponsors and Ad Spends (beta)

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sponsor history and estimated ad spend for the top 5,000 podcasts and 1,000 brands, as a Pro add-on.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available April 28, 2022. In beta.

Features: Media database.

Source: Podchaser (Sponsors & Ad Spends).

PodMatch: PodValue: PodMatch pays hosts per released interview

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

PodMatch launched PodValue, paying podcast hosts when they release an interview booked through the platform.

PodMatch (podmatch.com). Announced February 2022.

Source: PR Newswire.

Podseeker: Podseeker launches on Product Hunt

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Podseeker launched on Product Hunt, finishing #18 that day with 90 upvotes.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available Oct. 6, 2021.

Source: hunted.space Product Hunt archive.

Podseeker: Podseeker podcast database

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Podcast-only media database with contacts, custom lists and audience size estimates, sold at $50 a month.

Podseeker (podseeker.co). Available Sept. 14, 2021.

Features: Media database, Journalist research.

Source: Sword and the Script (Frank Strong, Podseeker product review).

PodMatch: PodMatch acquires Poddit

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

PodMatch acquired Poddit's 3,500-member userbase, source code, domain and 6,500-member Facebook group.

PodMatch (podmatch.com). Announced Aug. 10, 2021.

Source: Podcast Business Journal.

Rephonic: Discover New Podcasts (recommendations)

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Users pick favourite podcasts and get similar shows, improving as they like or dislike results.

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Available July 19, 2021.

Features: Journalist research.

Sources: hunted.space (Product Hunt launch record), hunted.space Product Hunt archive.

Rephonic: The Podcast Audience Graph

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

A 3D graph from Apple Podcasts data that shows which shows share an audience with a given podcast.

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Available Jan. 21, 2021.

Features: Media database, Journalist research.

Sources: Podnews (Podcast Audience Graph), Product Hunt.

Podchaser: Podchaser raises $4M Series A

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Podchaser raised $4 million in a Series A round led by Greycroft to build out its podcast database.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced Jan. 19, 2021.

Source: TechCrunch.

Rephonic: Rephonic Launched

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Founder James Potter's own portfolio dates the Rephonic podcast database project to November 2020, consistent with the site's first Wayback Machine capture on October 23, 2020.

Rephonic (rephonic.com). Announced November 2020.

Source: James Potter (founder portfolio).

Podchaser: Podchaser Pro

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

A service for PR and ad professionals with podcast reach, contacts, demographics, a Power Score, notes and pitch lists across 1.4M+ podcasts.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Available Oct. 27, 2020.

Features: Media database, Journalist research.

Source: Podchaser (Introducing Podchaser Pro).

PodMatch: PodMatch launches

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Alex Sanfilippo, Alecia Sanfilippo and Jesse Hunter launched PodMatch, an automated podcast host/guest matching platform.

PodMatch (podmatch.com). Announced June 15, 2020.

Source: Podcast Junkies interview transcript.

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

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

PodMatch (podmatch.com). Available June 15, 2020.

Features: Podcast, speaking and award slots, Journalist research.

Source: Podcast Junkies (Alex Sanfilippo interview).

Kitcaster: Kitcaster founded

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Kitcaster, founded in September 2019, is a podcast booking agency based in Denver, Colorado; a 2025 acquisition release states 2017 and names founders Ryan Estes and Brandy Whalen.

Kitcaster (kitcaster.com). Announced September 2019.

Source: Podcast Agency Network review.

Podchaser: Podchaser founded

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Podchaser founded in 2016 by Bradley Davis and three co-founders as an "IMDB for podcasts"; Davis was based in Louisville, Ky.

Podchaser (podchaser.com). Announced 2016.

Source: Oklahoma OCAST news.

Interview Valet: Interview Valet founded

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

Tom Schwab founded Interview Valet on the thesis that targeted podcast interviews could work like guest blogging did.

Interview Valet (interviewvalet.com). Announced 2014.

Source: Interview Valet About Us.

RadioGuestList.com: RadioGuestList.com founded

2026-10-20T00:00:00Z

The About page says the free guest interview booking service has run since 2008, started by author and consultant Scott Fox as research for a book on online marketing.

RadioGuestList.com (radioguestlist.com). Announced 2008.

Source: RadioGuestList.com.