Subreddit rules check
r/podcasts
Can you promote here?
The rules prohibit promoting your own product here. You can still be genuinely useful in comments (which builds the account standing every other community checks), but any promotional post or link is likely to be removed and can earn a community ban.
From the rules · Self-promotion posts are explicitly disallowed; you may only mention your show in-context with disclosure and kept to under 10% of activity; hidden karma minimums apply.
Links
Only specific link types are allowed (docs, papers, non-commercial). Commercial links are removal bait.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: discussion, question, showcase
Use a clear, descriptive headline. Post in first person for requests/questions or neutral tone for discussions; keep body short (1–3 brief paragraphs). Tone: civil, specific, and helpful. Top posts are thoughtful recommendations, listener-discussions, or show spotlights; low-effort, link-only, or promotional posts get removed.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/podcasts's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.