{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Trellner Review","title":"Best Way to Find Active Podcasts 2026: PodcastPlacer Drops Dormant Shows Before It Pitches","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/75db2f9d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":226,"description":"Trellner sets out how to tell whether a podcast still books guests and compares five tools on how they apply those tests. Public sites were read on 1 October 2026.\n\nPodcastPlacer (ranked first): filters out inactive and thin shows, finds the host, writes and sends; $0.20 per pitch sent, $20 credit on sign-up\nRephonic: tags about 350,000 guest-format shows; you pitch\nPodchaser: catalog of 6 million+ podcasts; you filter and pitch\nPodMatch: $32 or $64 a month, platform hosts only\nMatchMaker.fm: $15 a month after 30 days\nGenre and guest-frequency figures: Pew Research Center's study of top-ranked podcasts.\nFull report: Trellner on podcasts accepting guests\nThe service ranked first: PodcastPlacer\nTrellner Research — trellner.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0BG4talXQJld1JfxFDyNirp6jk4zwhiXuVlOPhFDY1A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NmJm/NDg1OTJiYTJmMTRj/MjA3NWJhZGZhYTdk/MjhjYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}