Podcast Growth Intelligence

Podcast Growth Scores — How Does Your Show Stack Up?

AI-powered growth audits reveal exactly what's blocking each show's reach. Scores measure title strength, publishing cadence, description hooks, and discoverability signals across Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and search.

Grade scale:A (80–100)B (65–79)C (50–64)D (<50)
1

School of Podcasting: Expert Tips for Launching and Growing Your Podcast

Top blocker: Several recent titles lead with context instead of listener outcome

Podcasting
82
A-
2

FI Minded - Financial Independence Without the Extremes

Top blocker: Episode hooks start too soft

Health & Wellness
72
B
3

Faithfully Confident Entrepreneur: Christian Sales & Business Podcast

Top blocker: Inconsistent release pattern weakens listener habit

Business
72
B
4

My First Million

Top blocker: Episode hooks start too soft

Business
69
B-
5

The Daily

Top blocker: Episode hooks start too soft

News & Politics
69
B-
6

A SHARPE MINDSET PODCAST

Top blocker: Episode hooks start too soft

Health & Wellness
68
B-
7

Indie Hackers

Top blocker: Title clarity is underpowered

Technology
68
B-
8

Due Dilly: Premium Intelligence for the Creator Economy

Top blocker: Publishing cadence feels inconsistent

Creator Economy
66
B-
9

The Tim Ferriss Show

Top blocker: Episode hooks start too soft

Self-Improvement
66
B-
10

Politics for Dummies

Top blocker: Episode hooks start too soft

News & Politics
65
B-
11

Pop Culture Preservation Society

Top blocker: Publishing cadence feels inconsistent

General
61
C+
12

The Gary Murphy Assassination, A San Francisco Cold Case

Top blocker: Publishing cadence feels inconsistent

True Crime
60
C+
13

Darknet Diaries

Top blocker: Title clarity is underpowered

Technology
59
C
14

Acquired

Top blocker: Publishing cadence feels inconsistent

General
57
C

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What Is a Podcast Growth Score?

A podcast growth score is an AI-generated rating (0–100) that measures how well a show is optimized for listener discovery, algorithmic recommendation, and audience retention. PodSignal AI analyzes your RSS feed and Apple Podcasts data to score four key signals: title clarity, publishing cadence, description hooks, and category positioning.

How to Grow a Podcast

The fastest way to grow a podcast is to fix the things that prevent new listeners from clicking — weak titles, irregular publishing, and descriptions that don't hook in the first sentence. Our free audit identifies your top two or three growth blockers and gives you the specific rewrites and fixes to address them.