Product updates

What's new in VicPods

Every major VicPods product update lives here with a clear ship date. New releases are always added at the top so creators can see what shipped without guessing.

Latest release

Studio workflow, approvals, and launch prep expanded

22 July 2026 Product update

VicPods now gives podcast teams a more complete studio workspace with collaborator roles, approval checkpoints, reusable show direction, and recording-readiness tools across the episode flow.

Collaborator roles, approval states, comments, and tasks across hosted shows.

Episode structure, launch assets, and show-level brand direction in one workspace.

Recording-readiness views with prep notes, questions, and checklists.

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Product update

Studio workflow, approvals, and launch prep expanded

VicPods now gives podcast teams a more complete studio workspace with collaborator roles, approval checkpoints, reusable show direction, and recording-readiness tools across the episode flow.

Collaborator roles, approval states, comments, and tasks across hosted shows.

Episode structure, launch assets, and show-level brand direction in one workspace.

Recording-readiness views with prep notes, questions, and checklists.

Advanced media

Integrations and advanced media controls landed

VicPods now models integration connections, webhook events, clip suggestions, caption drafts, and export packs for external recording and editing workflows.

Integrations dashboard for connection management.

Webhook payload modeling for product events.

Clip suggestion, caption draft, and Descript/Riverside handoff support.

Team workflow

Teams, approvals, and brand kit workflows were added

Shows can now model collaborators, roles, comments, tasks, approval states, and reusable brand guidance for more professional podcast operations.

Collaborator roles for owner, producer, editor, analyst, and guest.

Episode tasks, comments, and approval states.

Reusable show-level brand kit fields.

Monetization

Creator monetization tools expanded

VicPods now includes support links, sponsor profiles, outreach templates, ad slot planning, and private feed groundwork for monetized podcast workflows.

Support links on public show and episode pages.

Sponsor media kit and outreach template generation.

Private feed token support and premium episode visibility controls.

Recording prep

Recording-day workflow is now built into the episode editor

Creators can now prepare to record with teleprompter scripts, guest prep sheets, interview questions, checklists, session notes, and transcript import support.

Teleprompter and read mode from episode structure.

Guest prep sheet and interview question support.

Recording checklist, notes, and transcript import flow.

Analytics

Analytics and growth reporting were added

VicPods now tracks podcast performance events and surfaces growth dashboards with top episodes, source breakdowns, platform trends, and recommendations.

Feed, audio, player, and share event tracking.

Top episodes, timeline views, and breakdowns by source/device/platform.

Recommendation logic and CSV export coverage.

Publishing

Podcast publishing foundation shipped

VicPods moved beyond planning into real podcast publishing with hosted shows, public RSS feeds, public pages, scheduled publishing, and show-level publish controls.

Hosted show model, audio upload, and public publishing routes.

Public RSS feed, show archive, episode pages, and embeds.

Feed validation and directory checklist foundations.