Quickstart

Sign in

Go to podhood.com/sign-in and continue with Google or with an email code.

PodHood is in private beta: connecting a channel asks for an invite code. If you don't have one, the same screen has a short Request access form (your channel link and a sentence about the show).

Find your channel

Pick where your show lives — YouTube or Podcast (any standard RSS feed, the same one you submit to Apple or Spotify) — then search for it by name, or paste a channel link, @handle, or feed URL directly.

When the preview shows the right show, hit Import channel. Exactly one source per Channel; episodes, titles, and artwork mirror from it from now on.

Prove it's your channel

Before anything is created, PodHood checks that you actually own the show — so nobody can claim your podcast, and you can't accidentally claim someone else's. The proof depends on the source:

• YouTube — hit Verify with Google and authorize the Google account (or Brand Account) that owns the channel. It's a one-time, read-only check: PodHood asks YouTube once whether that account owns this channel, keeps no ongoing access, and never touches your account again. If your Google login has several channels, Google shows its channel picker — choose the identity that owns the one you're connecting.
• Podcast (RSS) — PodHood emails a six-digit code to the owner address your feed publishes (the itunes:owner email, the same one Apple and Spotify use). Enter it to confirm. Codes expire after 10 minutes, and you can resend after a short cooldown.

If your feed doesn't publish an owner email, the step gives you an Email us link — a human verifies the show with you and connects it by hand.

Watch the import

Two things happen, live on screen:

1. Your catalog mirrors in — every episode appears in your Library's index.
2. Your newest episodes are indexed automatically — transcribed and given their Brief (summary, chapters, key moments, speakers, topics). When the first one lands you'll see "Your first brief is ready" — and get an email, so it's safe to close the tab.

Pick your Library address

Your Channel gets a slug — the public address <slug>.podhood.com. A default is derived from your handle or feed title; you can edit it right here, or later under Settings → General → Library URL.

Explore both surfaces

• Your Library — the public site your audience (and Google) sees.
• The Studio at podhood.com/studio/<slug> — where you manage settings, domains, members, and the knowledge graph.