It’s not in general show settings, but in an individual episode detail page. One slightly confusing thing is finding your embed player the first time. There are also advanced settings to add a Google Analytics ID, Facebook Pixel, or set up a custom domain name. You can always get to other options by clicking “listen & subscribe” but I like the focus on one listening platform. One cool thing is that the default “Listen on” button changes depending on which device you’re on (it’s Apple Podcasts in the screenshot above). Simplecast’s built-in website is that and more. When you’re just getting started, it’s a big plus to have a nicely designed website that doesn’t require a lot of tweaking. You can schedule episodes to go live at any date and time in the future as well. That’s just extra effort that shouldn’t be needed and I appreciate the thought put into this. On other hosting platforms, I’ve had to go look up the last episode number I published by editing the episode and finding that setting. When publishing new episodes, little touches like showing the last published episode title and episode number make a big difference.
You’ll get an email to confirm you’re the owner and everything will be populated in your dashboard. If you’re importing your show from another platform, it’s a simple search to find your show. Once you get to the dashboard, they offer a helpful screen that lets you know what still needs to be added, as well as links to other useful resources:
Most settings like artwork and categories can be skipped and configured later, although that could be made more clear. When starting a new show, Simplecast will walk you through the basic details you’ll need to get set up:
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