Introducing: Fountain for Podcasters

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The top 500 podcasts capture nearly half of all U.S. ad revenue, leaving the other 99.9% at a disadvantage when it comes to monetization.

Existing platforms don’t make it easy. They charge high fees, offer a poor user experience, and keep control of your audience relationships.

We launched Fountain for Podcasters to help you generate a reliable income stream and build a thriving community - regardless of your monthly downloads.

Fountain is built on open protocols - RSS, Lightning, and Nostr - ensuring your content, audience, and payments are always yours.

With Fountain you can now:

• Host and distribute your podcast seamlessly to every platform

• Upgrade your listener experience with video, chapters and transcripts

• Launch a paid subscription and offer exclusive benefits to members

• Receive card payments for subscriptions and donations

• Interact with listeners across multiple apps

• Access advanced analytics for your audience and revenue

Let’s get into some of the core features of Fountain for Podcasters…

Publish like a pro

A premium podcast hosting platform built for a superior listener experience.

• Distribute everywhere. Switch to Fountain from your current hosting provider in minutes without any interruption for listeners.

• Upload video versions. Your video is embedded directly in your RSS feed, allowing listeners to toggle between audio and video on supporting apps.

• AI automation. Save time and reduce dependency on third-party tools with auto-generated transcripts and chapters.

Receive donations instantly

Allow fans to pay you directly from the app they are listening on. Engage with your audience on modern podcast apps and Nostr clients - all in one place.

• Boosts: In the Fountain dashboard we make it easy to respond to Boosts and comments from your listeners.

• Streaming payments: Get paid every minute and watch payments come in from listeners in real time.

• Splits: Add co-hosts and team members to your splits and they will get paid too. All you need from them is a Lightning Address.

Paid subscriptions made seamless

Subscription platforms that generate private RSS feeds deliver a poor experience for you and for your listeners. Publishing episodes for paid subscribers behind a paywall in your public RSS feed allows for frictionless sign up, improved security, and less work for you.

• Choose subscriber benefits. Offer bonus episodes, early access and ad-free listening to your paid subscribers on Fountain.

• Flexible pricing. Set a minimum monthly subscription price and listeners can pay more if they wish.

• One-time purchases. Price each episode behind your paywall so listeners can unlock them without a subscription.

• Choose payment methods. Connect Stripe to take card payments, or get paid instantly and with lower fees via Lightning.

Know your audience

Get detailed insight into listeners and supporters across all apps.

• Track your downloads. Monitor your audience growth and spot trends across every app, platform and country.

• Track your revenue. Chart your supporter growth and see detailed analytics across all payment types.

Join our webinar on October 30 to learn more

Get a full walkthrough of the platform and find out how podcasters hosting on Fountain are already earning from direct listener support.

🗓️ Thursday, October 30, 2025 ⏰ 11:00 AM ET | 3:00 PM UK

Don’t miss this chance to be among the very first podcasters to see how Fountain can transform your show.