Private podcast hosting for healthcare teams, with a guest list you control
Our private podcast hosting gives clinics, health systems, and training teams a show that only invited people can hear. It plays in the podcast app staff already open.
You pick how private it needs to be, and you decide who gets in. Bring your own episodes, or let our team make them.
How do you send staff audio without sending it to the world?
Health teams have plenty to say. There are leadership updates, onboarding for new clinicians, and training sessions that people miss because of their shifts.
Audio fits those schedules. An episode plays on a drive, a walk, or a break.
The catch is that an ordinary show on public podcast hosting is built to be found by anyone. A staff show needs to reach the right people and stay out of public apps. That’s the job of private hosting.
Which privacy level suits which healthcare content?
More privacy usually means more steps for the listener. Pick the trade-off that fits what you’re sharing.
Unique RSS feed
Each listener gets their own feed by email and uses their usual podcast app. Remove one person, and only their feed stops working. It suits staff updates and anything you’d hate to see forwarded.
Private RSS feed
One shared feed for everyone, kept out of public directories like Apple, Spotify, and Amazon. It’s simple to roll out to a large group, so it suits low-risk content.
Private embed player
There’s no RSS feed at all. Episodes play only inside a player you place on your intranet, learning system, or member portal. It suits training that already sits behind a login.
Secure microsite
There’s no RSS feed here either. Listeners sign in to a password-protected podcast site. It suits courses or member content with no portal of its own.
Who in a health system could use a private show?
These pairings are starting points. Your own team will know which fits best.
| Audience | What they could hear | A way to set it up |
|---|---|---|
| Night and weekend staff | Leadership updates they can catch up on in their own time. | Unique feed |
| New hires | The same welcome, every time, before and after day one. | Unique feed, or a player in your learning system |
| Educators and trainers | Lectures and sessions your team already records. | Embed player or secure microsite |
| Contractors and per diem staff | Only the shows meant for them. | A separate show with its own listener list |
| Department leaders | Short briefings for their own teams. | One show per department |
How does access follow your org chart?
Who gets in
- Invite listeners by email, or let them sign in through Slack.
- Add or remove anyone, anytime.
- When someone leaves, their access ends with their account, even after episodes are published.
What sits behind it
- A subscribers API lets developers manage listeners, so access can follow your HR or member records.
- Several shows live in one account, each with its own listeners.
- A dashboard shows downloads, subscribers, listening apps, and locations.
- Support comes from real people: live chat, phone, and a private Slack channel with our team.
How do you set up a private show in four steps?
Set up your show
Create a show in your dashboard and pick how private it should be.
Invite your listeners
Add people by email or connect Slack. You can change the list anytime.
Upload episodes
Publish once. Everyone with access gets it in their podcast app, your player, or your microsite.
Check your analytics
See what’s landing, then plan the next episode around it.
Run it yourself, or have us make the episodes?
Hosting only
You make the episodes, and we keep them private. It suits teams that already have someone recording and editing.
Hosting plus production
Our producers plan, record, and edit the show, and hosting comes with it. Our internal communications podcast service covers the full setup.
What doesn’t private hosting do?
No audio is fully private. Anyone who can hear an episode can record it, so treat episodes like any internal document.
Hosting controls who can listen. It doesn’t review what’s said or decide what’s appropriate. Your privacy officer and legal team set those rules, and a common starting rule is no patient information in any episode.
If your IT team has security questions, bring them to the call. We’ll answer what we can and tell you plainly when we can’t.
Questions from healthcare teams
Can we remove someone’s access later?
Yes. You can remove listeners one at a time, or connect access to Slack so it ends when someone leaves. Developers can also manage listeners through the subscribers API.
Can staff use the podcast app they already have?
Yes, with the RSS options. Each listener adds their private feed to an app like Apple Podcasts and listens like they would to any other show. Embed players and microsites play in a browser instead.
Can we run separate shows for different departments?
Yes. Many teams split leadership updates, training, and team news into separate shows, each with its own listener list.
Is private podcast hosting HIPAA compliant?
We don’t make compliance claims about hosting. Private hosting controls who can listen, and your privacy and legal teams decide what belongs in an episode. We’d keep patient information out of the audio entirely.
Is this for public healthcare shows too?
No. This page covers shows for invited listeners only. Our healthcare podcast production page covers public shows for patients and the market.
How much does private hosting cost?
Pricing depends on how many people you need to reach, and larger systems get a custom plan. Book a call and we’ll quote it for your audience.
Tell us who needs to hear it
Tell us who you need to reach and what you need to say. We’ll recommend a privacy level and show you how setup works. Curious where you stand first? Try the podcast readiness quiz.