PodcastGPT: The AI Podcast Research Tool That Answers Anything
Stop scrolling through endless directories. Ask PodcastGPT any question about any podcast in plain English — find shows by audience demographics, growth rate, host, topic, guest policy, country, language, or anything else — and get instant, data-backed answers from 5M+ podcasts and 114M+ episodes.
What Is PodcastGPT?
PodcastGPT is CastFox's AI-powered podcast research assistant. It's built on the largest unified podcast dataset on the internet — Apple Podcasts charts from 100+ countries, YouTube analytics, social signals, audience demographics, host contacts and full episode transcripts for 114M+ episodes — and it understands plain-English questions.
Where Google gives you blue links, where Spotify gives you a category list, and where ChatGPT alone makes things up, PodcastGPT searches real, structured podcast data and gives you a curated, actionable answer in seconds.
Natural Language Intelligence
Ask questions the way you naturally think. No complex filters, Boolean operators or search syntax required. PodcastGPT understands intent, audience, geography, growth, demographics and topic — all in one sentence.
Full Database Access
Draws from 5M+ podcasts, 114M+ episodes, daily Apple Podcasts charts in 100+ countries, YouTube analytics and 2M+ verified host contacts. Every answer is backed by real data, not generated guesses.
Instant, Actionable Results
Get a ranked, structured table — title, description, episodes, listen link, demographics, contacts, charts. Save to lists, export CSV, set email alerts, or jump straight into outreach.
Who Is PodcastGPT For?
The same tool, asked differently — from media buyers to pharma marketers to PR agencies to investors.
| Role | What they ask PodcastGPT |
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| Podcast guests & PR pros | "Find business podcasts that accept founder guests in fintech with 10k+ downloads/episode" |
| Media buyers & advertisers | "Match my D2C skincare brand to podcasts with women 25-44 in the US, CPM under $30" |
| Podcast creators | "What topics are trending in true-crime podcasts this quarter?" |
| Pharma & B2B marketers | "Healthcare podcasts that reach physicians with high income in the US, 10k+ YouTube" |
| Market researchers | "Compare the audience overlap between Huberman Lab and The Tim Ferriss Show" |
| Content strategists | "What questions are most-asked across the top 50 marketing podcasts?" |
| Investors & analysts | "Fastest growing podcasts in fintech over the last 90 days" |
| Brand sponsorship teams | "Family-friendly parenting podcasts with 50k+ downloads accepting sponsorships" |
7 Things You Can Ask PodcastGPT Today
Every query below is a real PodcastGPT search with a real screenshot of the response. Each one targets a workflow that used to take hours of manual research.
“Find top true crime podcasts with female audiences in the US”
Advertisers and PR pros constantly need shows that match a specific audience demographic crossed with a specific genre. Google can give you "best true crime podcasts" — it cannot filter by audience gender or country. PodcastGPT can.
“Compare The Joe Rogan Experience vs Lex Fridman Podcast audience demographics and chart performance”
Anyone deciding where to advertise, pitch or benchmark needs to compare shows directly. There is no other tool on the internet that lets you ask this in plain English and get a side-by-side answer pulled from real chart data.
“Show me top business podcasts in the US that interview entrepreneur guests”
Founders, executives and PR agencies spend hours every week building "podcast pitch lists." PodcastGPT collapses that workflow into one sentence — and surfaces host names, contact info and accepted-guest status alongside every result.
“What are the fastest growing health and wellness podcasts in 2026?”
Editors, investors, ad networks and creators all want to spot rising shows before everyone else does. PodcastGPT ranks by velocity — episodes-per-month, chart momentum, follower growth — not just lifetime downloads.
“Find podcasts about sustainable fashion with predominantly female audiences”
Brand sponsorships and influencer marketing teams need ultra-specific topical alignment crossed with audience fit. Spotify search can't do this. CastFox can.
“Find healthcare podcasts where I can talk about my new patented drug that reach medical practitioners, with a YouTube channel of at least 10k followers and higher income earners in the US only”
This is a query no other tool on earth can answer in one shot. It crosses topic (healthcare) + goal (drug placement) + audience role (medical practitioners) + platform (YouTube) + threshold (10k+) + income tier (high) + geography (US). This is the kind of search that turns pharma media buyers, B2B PR agencies and biotech founders into long-term CastFox customers.
“Give me a list of podcasts popular with women over 50 — focus on creativity, women's issues, menopause, DIY, storytelling, wisdom”
Demographics like "women over 50" are massively underserved in podcast directories yet enormously valuable to advertisers (high disposable income, high engagement, underserved by ad inventory). PodcastGPT can intersect age, gender and a cluster of related themes in one query.
PodcastGPT vs Google vs ChatGPT vs Spotify Search
Why purpose-built podcast AI beats general-purpose tools for podcast research.
| Capability | Spotify / Apple | ChatGPT alone | PodcastGPT | |
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| Plain-English questions | ||||
| Real podcast data (not hallucinated) | PARTIAL | |||
| Filter by audience demographics | ||||
| Filter by chart rank, country, growth | PARTIAL | |||
| Cross-reference episode transcripts | ||||
| Compare two podcasts side-by-side | PARTIAL | |||
| Host contact info for outreach | ||||
| CSV export to CRM | ||||
| Daily-updated chart data (100+ countries) | PARTIAL |
How PodcastGPT Works — From Question to Outreach List in Seconds
No training, no setup, no learning curve. Four steps from question to action.
Ask in Plain English
Type your question the way you would ask a colleague. PodcastGPT understands intent, audience, geography, growth, demographics and topic — all in one sentence.
- No filters, Boolean operators, or search syntax
- Refine conversationally to drill down further
- Multi-criteria queries supported in a single ask
AI Searches 5M+ Podcasts and 114M+ Episodes
PodcastGPT cross-references chart positions in 100+ countries, episode transcripts, audience demographics, host social profiles, growth velocity and contact databases — not just titles.
- Content-level matching across episode transcriptions
- Daily Apple Podcasts chart data from 100+ countries
- YouTube + social signals factored into ranking
Get a Curated, Data-Backed Answer
You don't get a wall of links. You get a ranked, structured table with audience demographics, contact information, chart rankings and performance data.
- Each row includes full audience demographics
- Chart rankings, social presence, episode frequency
- Host & producer contact details one click away
Save, Export, Outreach
Save results to lists, export to CSV for your CRM, set email alerts for new episodes, or jump straight into outreach with the host's contact already populated.
- Build organized lists of target podcasts
- Export everything as CSV for your workflow
- Email alerts when targeted shows publish new episodes
114.4M+
Episodes Searchable by AI
5M+
Podcasts in Database
2M+
Verified Contacts
100+
Countries Charted Daily
20
Free Credits on Signup
PodcastGPT — Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before you ask your first query.
What is PodcastGPT?
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PodcastGPT is CastFox's AI-powered podcast research assistant. Ask any question about podcasts in plain English and get instant, data-driven answers backed by real listener data, daily Apple Podcasts chart rankings from 100+ countries, YouTube analytics, audience demographics and verified contacts for 5M+ podcasts and 114M+ episodes.
How is PodcastGPT different from a regular podcast search?
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Traditional search lets you type keywords and returns a list of titles. PodcastGPT lets you ask multi-criteria questions like "find healthcare podcasts that reach US doctors with 10k+ YouTube subscribers", and it returns a ranked, curated answer pulled from structured data — not just title matches. It combines topic, audience demographics, geography, growth velocity and contact data into a single answer.
Is PodcastGPT free to use?
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Yes. New CastFox accounts get 20 free credits and PodcastGPT queries draw from your credit balance. Additional credits start at $9.99 for 50 credits. Enterprise plans are available for agencies and high-volume teams.
What kinds of questions can I ask PodcastGPT?
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Anything about podcasts. Find shows by topic, audience age, gender, country or income; chart rank or growth velocity; format, language or guest policy; host name, episode count, social presence or monetization model — or any combination of those filters in one sentence.
Can PodcastGPT compare two podcasts side by side?
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Yes. Ask "compare [Podcast A] vs [Podcast B]" and PodcastGPT returns a structured side-by-side breakdown of audience size, demographics, chart performance by country and category, episode cadence and topical positioning. For example: "Compare The Joe Rogan Experience vs Lex Fridman Podcast audience demographics and chart performance."
Can I use PodcastGPT to find podcasts to pitch as a guest?
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Yes — guest pitching is one of the most popular use cases. Ask "find business podcasts that interview entrepreneur guests in fintech" and PodcastGPT returns a list with host names, accepted-guest status, social profiles and verified contact info ready for outreach.
Can advertisers and media buyers use PodcastGPT?
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Yes. PodcastGPT was built for media planning. Filter shows by audience demographics, geography, income tier, platform (Apple, Spotify, YouTube), follower thresholds and CPM-relevant metrics. Export results to CSV for your media-planning workflow.
How accurate is PodcastGPT data?
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PodcastGPT is grounded in CastFox's structured database — daily Apple Podcasts chart data from 100+ countries, YouTube channel analytics, social signals and contact verification. Unlike general-purpose AI, PodcastGPT does not hallucinate: every recommendation is backed by an underlying record you can click into.
Does PodcastGPT search inside episode content?
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Yes. PodcastGPT searches 114M+ episode transcripts. You can ask "find podcasts that discussed GLP-1 drugs in the last 90 days" or "podcasts that mentioned ChatGPT in 2026" and get specific episode-level matches.
Can I export PodcastGPT results to CSV or my CRM?
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Yes. Save any result set to a list, then export as CSV with full details — title, description, host, contact, demographics, chart history, episode counts and social links. Lists also support email alerts for new episodes.
Does PodcastGPT cover non-English podcasts?
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Yes. The database includes podcasts in 40+ languages with chart data from 100+ countries. Ask in English about Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, French, German, Japanese or other-language podcasts.
How is PodcastGPT different from ChatGPT?
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ChatGPT generates text from training data and can hallucinate podcast names, hosts or stats. PodcastGPT only returns shows that exist in CastFox's verified database — with real episode counts, real chart positions and real contact info. PodcastGPT is to podcast research what a Bloomberg Terminal is to finance: purpose-built, data-grounded, professional-grade.
Can PR agencies use PodcastGPT for client work?
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Yes. Many PR firms use PodcastGPT to build targeted pitch lists for clients in seconds rather than days. Combine it with Lists and Alerts to manage ongoing outreach campaigns.
How do I get started with PodcastGPT?
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Sign up free at castfox.net, click "Try PodcastGPT" and ask your first question. You get 20 free queries to test it. No credit card required.
Stop Searching. Start Asking.
PodcastGPT turns the entire podcast ecosystem into a question-and-answer interface. Whether you're pitching a guest, planning a media buy, launching a show, analyzing competitors or building a target list — every research task that used to take hours now takes one sentence.
Free forever plan · 20 queries on signup · No credit card required