Adding episodes

An episode is a single audio recording published to your show. In TribeNest, each episode is a post with an audio file attached and assigned to your podcast — so if you have written a blog post before, this will feel familiar. This page covers how to upload one, what listeners see, and how episodes flow into your podcast feed.

How to add an episode

1. On your show's management page, click Add an episode in the Episodes panel.
2. Give the episode a Title.
3. Write the episode's notes in the Content editor — a summary, timestamps, links, whatever helps a listener.
4. Under Podcast Audio, choose your audio file from your device.
5. Under Categories, select your podcast so the episode is added to the right show.
6. Set a publish date if you want (see below), then click Create Post.

Uploading your audio

Under Podcast Audio (optional), click the file picker and choose your recording. As it uploads, a progress bar appears at the top of the form showing how far along the upload is — larger files simply take a little longer.

Once the file is attached, a player appears right there in the form so you can press play and confirm you uploaded the right recording. If it isn't the one you wanted, click Remove and choose another file. TribeNest reads the length of your audio automatically, which is used to show the episode's duration to listeners.

Episode details

Title

The headline of the episode — what listeners see in the episode list on your site and in podcast apps. Make it specific enough that someone scrolling can tell what the episode is about.

Content

The episode's notes. Use the editor to add a summary, links, guest names, or timestamps. This text is your show notes and appears alongside the episode.

Cover image

You can add a cover image for the individual episode. This is separate from your show's cover art — the show art represents the whole podcast, while an episode cover can be specific to that recording.

Categories

Assign the episode to your podcast here. You can add an episode to more than one show or category if it fits in several places. Only episodes assigned to a podcast — and that have audio — appear in that show's feed.

Publish date

The publish date controls when the episode goes live:

• Leave it empty to save the episode as a draft — it stays hidden until you give it a date.
• Set it to now or the past to publish immediately.
• Set it in the future to schedule the episode — it appears on your site and in podcast apps automatically when that time arrives.

Featured post

You can mark an episode as featured to highlight it, the same way you would highlight an important blog post.

How episodes appear to listeners

On your website, your show's page lists your episodes as clean, numbered rows. Each row shows the episode title, its publish date, and its length, with a play button on the left. When a fan presses play, the episode starts in a persistent player that stays visible as they browse the rest of your site — they can keep listening while they read, shop, or explore. Pressing play on a different episode simply switches the player to that one.

In Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other apps, your published episodes show up in your show once you have submitted your feed — see Submitting to Apple and Spotify.

Keeping your show fresh

• Publish on a rhythm your fans can count on — weekly, monthly, whenever, as long as it's consistent.
• Write real show notes. A short summary and a few links help listeners and help your episodes get found.
• Double-check the audio before publishing using the in-form player — it's the quickest way to catch the wrong file.

Once you have at least one episode with audio, your show is close to submittable. Head to Submitting to Apple and Spotify to finish up.