Transistor

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Address: Chicago, IL, USA

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Website: transistor.fm

Latest news

• Jun 17: The power of open standards for creators and independent businesses are highlighted by Justin Jackson, the co-founder of Transistor, in this part of a video from The Nathan Barry Show which was released over the weekend.
• May 30: Podcast host Transistor has introduced a new podcast website theme called Beacon, designed specifically for churches and faith-based organisations.
• May 27: Pocket Casts v7.89 is rolling out now on the app stores. This version contains recommendations - creator-driven recommendations using Podcasting 2.0’s “podroll” feature, as well as algorithmic recommendations for all podcasts. Here’s what our daily podcast looks like - “podroll” is supported by podcast hosts like Transistor, Buzzsprout and RSS.com.
• May 12: The next version of Pocket Casts, currently in release candidate, has new podcast recommendations - including support for the podcast:podroll format. Marked as “Recommended shows by the creator”, it means creator recommendations go to the top of a new section marked “Similar shows”. “Podroll” is supported by hosts including Buzzsprout, RSS.com, Blubrry, and Transistor.
• May 2: Transistor has joined the list of companies who regularly publish monthly podcast app statistics. Transistor’s stats say that Apple Podcasts is #1 for downloads at 40.5%. It’s a similar number to Buzzsprout’s monthly stats (at 37.7%). Libsyn’s stats, released in a podcast but reported here, show a higher number at 47.6%; Blubrry’s stats are even higher, at 52.5%. The Podnews Weekly Review has 31.2% downloads from Apple.

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