// black friday + holiday deals 2026
Black Friday podcast deals for podcasters and creators
By Arielle Nissenblatt ·
Black Friday inboxes fill up with discounts on tools you've never heard of. This list is the opposite: deals from partners who already show up for our community, including podcast hosting, clips, audio feedback, and newsletter tools we already recommend.
These run through the holiday season. Should you buy all of them? It depends. Pick the one that fixes the thing slowing your show down right now, and skip the rest.
Black Friday deals on podcast tools
Hosting, clips, audio feedback, and audience tools. If your show is stuck on one of these, the holidays are a good time to fix it.
Beamly
Beamly puts podcast hosting, a website for your show, and ways to make money from your content in one place.
Why it's a good one to grab: If you're paying for hosting, a website, and a monetization tool separately, this is a chance to try having them under one roof.
The deal: details coming soon.
Ausha
Ausha is a podcast hosting and growth platform. It handles hosting and distribution, plus tools to promote episodes once they're out.
Why it's a good one to grab: Good if you want your host to help with the promotion part too, not just store your files.
The deal: details coming soon.
Headliner
Headliner turns your episodes into audiograms and video clips you can post on social.
Why it's a good one to grab: Clips are one of the easiest ways to get an episode in front of new people. If you keep meaning to make them and don't, this removes the excuse.
The deal: details coming soon.
Notetracks
Notetracks lets you share audio and leave time-stamped comments on it, so hosts, editors, and producers can give feedback in one place.
Why it's a good one to grab: If your edit notes live in a messy email thread right now, this pays for itself in saved back-and-forth.
The deal: details coming soon.
Stampede Social
Stampede Social automates DMs, so engagement on your posts turns into conversations, signups, and sales.
Why it's a good one to grab: Worth a look if people already comment on your posts and you want a way to follow up with each of them without doing it by hand.
The deal: details coming soon.
Podcast communities and industry news
Not every useful thing is software. These keep you connected to other podcasters and to what's happening in the industry.
AIR Media
AIR is a global community of independent audio producers, with ways to connect, learn, and find work.
Why it's a good one to grab: Independent podcasting can be lonely. A community of people doing the same work is worth more than most tools.
The deal: details coming soon.
Podnews
Podnews is a daily newsletter of podcast industry news: platform changes, new features, and who's doing what.
Why it's a good one to grab: Knowing when Apple, Spotify, or YouTube changes something before your listeners notice is a real advantage.
The deal: details coming soon.
EarBuds Podcast Collective
EarBuds is the podcast recommendation newsletter I started in 2017. Every issue, a different curator shares a themed list of podcasts they love. EarBuds is also a partner of our newsletter course.
Why it's a good one to grab: If you make podcasts, reading what real listeners recommend is one of the best ways to understand what makes people press play.
The deal: details coming soon.
How to pick a Black Friday deal for your podcast
Start with the bottleneck, not the discount. If you're not sharing clips, a clip tool will do more for you than a new host. If you're not collecting emails, start a newsletter before you buy anything else.
Check what you'd pay after the deal ends. A discounted first year is only a deal if you'd still pay full price in year two.
Switching hosts? Plan the move. Moving your feed is doable, but give yourself a quiet week to redirect it and check your episodes in every app.
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