Our purpose
The purpose of this community is to support independent podcast creators.
Are you interested in creating podcasts?
Whether you’re casually thinking about it, have just begun, or are publishing your 100th episode, then we consider you a podcast creator.
What is this community?
This is a space to grow. It’s a place to grow your practice, your process, and your perspective as a podcaster.
This is a community of independent podcast creators who are showing their work. If you’re podcasting alone, this is a place to find the others doing the same. Welcome!
We share the process behind our podcasts—not just polished episodes. That means talking about half-formed ideas, workflow experiments, technical challenges, and creative struggles. It means helping each other stay motivated, focused, and connected.
If you’re figuring things out, you’re not behind—you’re in good company.
Ask questions. Share your process. Show your work.
Questions? Message our moderators…
~ Boston B.
Our Culture
It’s important that you understand the culture here. Take a few minutes to read the Our Culture topic. It explains the intention and tone that is expected within this community.
Content
Everything in this community must be at least tenuously related to podcasting, and suitable for children who may be looking over our members’ shoulders.
Community Calendar
We have a community calendar which you can add to your favorite calendar software so you don’t miss things.
also see Controlling notifications
Our Shows and Websites
Every member’s podcast and website, in one place, kept current automatically: Our shows and websites. Listed wrong, or not listed? Reply there and it gets fixed.
Categories
All content here is organized into categories. Each discussion begins with a first post which creates a new topic, and every topic is within a single category. The topic grows as people reply to the first post of the topic.
Introductions — Introduce yourself and your podcast show! See, About the Introductions category. Also, the only place for posting pitches.
Workbench — This community is like an artists’ workshop, and the workbench category is the big table in the middle of it all. See, About the Workbench.
Campfires — Everyone is invited to our virtual Campfires. These are gatherings where you can share your ideas and passion for podcasting in a social setting. At a Campfire you can get reenergized, have a laugh, share a story, noodle a problem in a breakout room, or just bask in the glow of some camaraderie.
Podtalk — The Podtalk podcast is short conversations with indie podcasters that are not just about podcasting, because I like to take the scenic route. Episodes are posted in this category, and you can also listen wherever you normally listen to podcasts.
Site help — Everything about how to use this community platform (which is called Discourse.) If you need help with podcasting, just post in Public.
Support podtalk
Everything here is free to read and participate in. If you want to help keep it running, please consider becoming a patron.. Your support covers infrastructure and podcast production — no exclusive perks, just straightforward funding for work you value.
Dive in
Here are some things you can do to get started:
Introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to your profile. What is one thing you’d like to be asked about?
Get your show and website listed with everyone else’s.
Get to know the community by browsing discussions that are already happening here. When you find a post interesting, informative, or entertaining, use the 
to show your appreciation or support!
Contribute by commenting, sharing your own perspective, asking questions, or offering feedback in the discussion. Before replying or starting new topics, please review the Community Guidelines.
Timeline of features and changes
There’s a special topic Timeline of features and changes. It has instructions if you want to be notified of features and changes as they happen. Major and important changes you’ll get notified about regardless.