What's new from Buzzsprout

Sometimes a listener sends the perfect message, and you want a quick way to reply privately. 

Now you can.

With Fan Mail Replies, podcasters can send a quick response to a listener right from Buzzsprout. It’s a simple way to thank someone, answer a question, or ask permission to share a message, without turning Fan Mail into another messaging app.

Each Fan Mail message gets one reply, so the interaction stays simple and easy to manage.

To try it out, enable Fan Mail for your podcast and reply the next time a listener writes in.

One of the best things about podcasting is hearing someone’s voice.

Fan Mail made it easy for listeners to send a quick text message. Now, when they want to say more, they can send a voicemail message too.



Voice messages give podcasters a more personal way to hear questions, reactions, and stories from their audience. They also make it easier to bring listeners into an episode by sharing a question or playing a message in the listener’s own voice.

Voicemail messages appear right inside Fan Mail alongside text messages, so everything stays in one place.

To try it out, enable Fan Mail for your podcast and invite listeners to send a voicemail in your next episode.

The Express Chapter Editor makes creating and updating chapter markers much faster.

Chapters can now be created or edited in plain text or JSON, making it easier to work with AI workflows, YouTube timestamps, or bulk updates.

Just open an episode’s chapter editor and click Express Chapter Editor to get started.

You can now create and edit chapter markers directly inside the Buzzsprout transcript editor.

If you are already reviewing a transcript or fixing speaker labels, you can now add chapters in the same place. That makes it easier to create a clear episode page on your Buzzsprout website without bouncing between tools.

We’ve launched a new Chapter Markers editor that makes it easier to hit the exact right moments in your episode. It includes a visual waveform and smooth controls for placing chapters.

You can now:

The new chapter marker editor will embed your chapters in your MP3 files, so more podcast apps can display them consistently without any extra work from you.

Buzzsprout now supports all major podcast chapter formats, including chapters embedded in MP3 files, Podcasting 2.0 namespace chapters, and Podlove Simple Chapters.

We recently hosted the Buzzsprout Podcaster Meetup in Tampa. About 75 people gathered at Oxford Exchange after the Florida Podcasters Association meetup for conversations, food, drinks, and swag.

Connecting with people face-to-face, and hearing how Buzzsprout has helped podcasters keep podcasting is one of the most rewarding parts of our jobs. Thank you for everybody who came out!

Buzzsprout's new Podcast Name Generator helps you find the right podcast name so you can launch with confidence.

Describe your show, choose a tone and format, and generate a dozen ideas in seconds. Each result is checked against the Podcast Index and labeled Unique or In Use, giving you clear guidance on which names will help your podcast stand out.

You can use our podcast name generator today, even if your podcast isn't hosted on Buzzsprout.

Podcasting Q&A is back, now hosted by Buzzsprout’s own Cara Pacetti.

Cara has spent years on the Podcaster Success team helping creators launch and grow their shows. In the relaunched Podcasting Q&A, she turns those conversations into short, focused episodes, starting with:

If you have a question you would like answered on the show, send fan mail to the show so Cara can answer it on the next episode!

Buzzsprout for Mobile now lets you upload new episodes directly from our iOS and Android apps.

We streamlined the upload experience, improved key screens like episodes and stats, and smoothed out navigation, especially on Android.

Download the Buzzsprout app on the App Store or Google Play.

We’ve updated Buzzsprout plans to include both single and multiple podcasts options. Our multi-podcast plans let you host several shows under one subscription, share upload time across them, and keep everything on a single account.

You can see the new options and switch plans any time by going to Settings → Subscription.