How to Curate and Share Podcast Playlists with Listen Notes, for free
Podcasts have exploded in popularity, with over 3.4 million podcasts and more than 200 million episodes available worldwide. Curating podcast playlists is a great way to share your favorite content with friends, family, or a broader audience. Whether you’re showcasing your unique taste or making a point through a carefully selected series of episodes, Listen Notes makes the process simple and enjoyable, FOR FREE!
With Listen Notes, the world’s most powerful podcast search engine, you can effortlessly create and share podcast playlists. The playlist feature on Listen Notes is called "Listen Later", which is like YouTube's "Watch Later".
Quick guide
Find a podcast or an episode on ListenNotes.com. SAVE to one or multiple Listen Later playlists:
Step-by-step guide to curate podcast playlists
Step 1: Discover Podcasts or Individual Episodes
The first step in curating a playlist is finding the podcasts or episodes you want to include. Listen Notes offers a variety of podcast discovery tools. One of the easiest ways is to use the keyword search on ListenNotes.com. For example, you can search for a person’s name to find all their podcast interviews or mentions, e.g., Noam Dworman.
To learn more about the discovery features available on Listen Notes, check out this detailed guide.
Step 2: Save to Your Playlist
Once you’ve found a podcast or episode you’d like to include in your playlist, saving it is easy:
- On Listen Notes, look for the “SAVE” button located next to any podcast or episode.
- Click the “SAVE” button to add the selected podcast or episode to an existing playlist, or create a new playlist for it. For instance, you might create separate playlists for different topics you’re interested in.
That’s all it takes to start building your playlist!
Pro-Tip
A playlist can be either public, unlisted, or private:
- Public: It may be seen on the homepage or this page.
- Unlisted: Only people with the link can view this list.
- Private: Only you and contributors can view this list.
You can update the visibility settings under the SETTINGS tab:
Step 3: Share Your Playlist
Now that you’ve curated your playlist, it’s time to share it with your audience:
- Public Web Page: Each playlist on Listen Notes has a dedicated public web page that you can easily share. For example, check out this playlist's web page.
- RSS Feed: If you’ve curated a playlist of individual episodes, Listen Notes automatically generates an RSS feed for it. You and your audience can subscribe to this feed using any podcast app. Whenever you add a new episode, it will automatically appear in the podcast app of anyone subscribed to the RSS feed.
For a quick demonstration of how to subscribe to a playlist’s RSS feed on Listen Notes, watch this short video:
Pro-Tip
You can find all of your playlists by clicking on the "Listen Later" link on top right of every page of ListenNotes.com:
Additional Features of Listen Notes Playlists
Collaborate with Friends
Invite friends to join in and curate a playlist together. Multiple contributors can add episodes, and if the playlist is subscribed to via RSS, all newly added content will automatically sync to subscribers.
Add Notes
You can add personal notes to individual episodes or podcasts within your playlist. These notes will be included in the playlist’s RSS feed, making them visible to anyone who subscribes.
Add Custom Audios
Enhance your playlist by adding audio notes or any non-podcast audio files. These custom audios will also appear in the playlist’s RSS feed.
Automation
Curating and sharing podcast playlists with Listen Notes is a fun and effective way to connect with others through your favorite audio content. Whether you’re sharing with a small group or broadcasting to a larger audience, these tools make the process seamless. Happy curating!