Your podcast should be everywhere, including Pandora. If you’re curious about how to submit your podcast to Pandora, you’re in the right place. Podcast submissions to this podcast directory now run through Simplecast Creator Connect.
Pandora had about 42 million monthly active users in the US as of October 2025, according to SiriusXM’s reporting. That’s a big audience looking for new shows to listen to, and getting your podcast listed costs nothing, and takes less than 15 minutes of setup.
Here’s how to do it:
Step 1: Turn on your email address in your RSS feed
Simplecast verifies that you own the show by emailing the address listed in your RSS feed. RSS.com hides your email address address to prevent spam by default, so you’ll need to turn on the visibility of your email address first.
Here’s how to enable the email address in your RSS feed.
Timing matters here. Once you enable your email address, it only stays visible for 12 hours before RSS.com hides it again automatically. Watch for the verification email and respond to it inside that window. If the 12 hours run out before Simplecast’s email arrives, just turn the address back on and ask Simplecast to resend it.
Step 2: Copy your RSS feed from RSS.com
Open the Distribution tab of your podcast in RSS.com, go to Other Directories (Guided Submission), and expand Pandora. Click Copy your RSS feed.
✨ If you need a podcast RSS feed, click here.
Step 3: Start your submission on Simplecast
Go to simplecast.com/pandora and click Get Started. You’ll need a free account with this directory. If you already have one, just sign in.
Step 4: Add your show and paste your feed
Use the add show flow and paste in the RSS feed you copied. Accept the terms from Simplecast on the page.
Step 5: Confirm ownership
Simplecast sends a verification email to the address in your feed. Open it and confirm the show is yours. Nothing gets added to Pandora until you complete this step, so don’t skip it.
As long as your feed is a valid podcast RSS feed, you’re good to go. If your show is already accepted on Apple Podcasts, it already meets Pandora’s requirements.
If your podcast was already live on Pandora before
Shows added through the old Pandora For Podcasters portal need to move over to Creator Connect too, since the terms of service changed. Create your free account and claim your existing show there. Until you do, Pandora doesn’t have a current agreement covering it, even if it’s still technically listed.
Add the Pandora link back to your RSS.com page
Once your show goes live on Pandora, grab its public URL and paste it into the Pandora field under Other Directories (Guided Submission) in RSS.com, then click Save changes. This adds a Pandora button to your public podcast page.
Keep in mind this step only controls the button on your page and the status shown in your Distribution tab. Your episodes reach Pandora through your RSS feed regardless, so they’ll keep showing up whether or not you paste the link back in. Skipping this step just means your Distribution tab will keep showing the podcast as “not submitted,” even though it’s live.
Note: If you host more than one podcast, you’ll repeat this process for each show.
Easy right? Your podcast is now on another directory and now has the opportunity to be discovered by new fans! 🙌🏽
Ready for More?
Now that you’ve successfully submitted your show to Pandora, it’s time to get your podcast in front of millions of new listeners.
Below are step-by-step guides to get your show published on the most popular podcast directories:
