Pods is an onchain podcast platform that lets hosts publish episodes as collectible assets and earn support directly from listeners. Pods's Twitter Score is 49 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #21,121 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Pods was founded by Lucas Campbell, who serves as CEO, alongside CTO Dan Simmons. The platform launched in private beta in Q4 2023 and had onboarded more than 30 podcasts and more than 250 episodes by April 2024. It operates on Base, having initially launched on Optimism before migrating.
Pods enables podcast hosts to upload episodes as onchain collectibles, giving listeners a way to collect and financially support creators. The platform also provides referral links through which users can earn ETH when referred listeners collect an episode. An RSS feature allows onchain podcasts to be followed through conventional podcast players, bridging the gap between web3 publishing and familiar listening habits. Pods is available as both a desktop platform and a Farcaster mini-app, with functionality covering collection, tipping, and sponsorship.
Pods has published 1,315 posts on the platform. It has been mentioned by 87 accounts, with 286 total mentions.
Who follows Pods on X?
The accounts that follow Pods include 157 founders, 36 angel investors, 98 influencers and 5 VCs. Among them are Laura Shin, Base, DeeZe, RYAN SAN ADAMS, Bankless and DeFi Dad defidad.eth.