Podcast Radar

Podcast Radar (also branded The Pod Radar) is a free web platform combining a location-based podcast discovery tool with a community-ranked launch platform for podcasters. Its location feature is a static, privacy-focused web app that uses the Podcasting 2.0 RSS location tag to find podcasts near a user's location or entered coordinates, performing all distance calculations locally in the browser without sending location data to any server.

The Pod Radar side of the platform lets podcasters submit a single episode for a themed launch week where listeners vote and comment, creating visible momentum through rankings by category such as Comedy, Horror, Education, and True Crime. It also offers a suite of free podcast tools, including an RSS feed finder, feed validator, SEO analyzer, sponsorship rate calculator, and artwork checker, aimed at helping podcasters prepare and optimize shows before launch.

The site serves podcasters seeking audience growth and discoverability, as well as listeners looking for new shows through curated weekly rankings, blog guides, and geographic search. It pulls its open dataset from podcastindex.org and uses OpenStreetMap's Nominatim service for place lookups, with no cookies or tracking scripts.