All about podcasting
A large podcast hosting site is Libsyn. They're out of Pittsburgh, of all places. They have a business model that I understand, as opposed to acast. They charge you money to host your podcast. It starts at $5 per month, but that doesn't include statistics, so it's kinda useless if you ask me. Stats are an extra $2 per month, or included with the $15 per month and above tiers.
One big hosting provider is acast.com, a Swedish outfit. Their service is free with the disclaimer "let us worry about how to make money." That's kind vague, but they seem to insert ads into your rss feed or program, then spit the revenue with you. How much control over the ads do you have? I don't know. It's also a little fishy to me that one of their featured podcasts hasn't been updated since 2015, with the last episode saying "We're moving to Libsyn." Rule #1 of advertising is "Never send a customer to your competitor."
Here's a review at Technorms of eight podcast hosting sites. I'd shy away from Soundcloud, though, as they're in dire financial straits. Review from 2014.
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