At some point, you may encounter that a podcasts exists twice or even more times on PODIUS.io - for example when searching for a show. This can be confusing at first but there is a very logical reason for it.

At PODIUS.io, we aim to present you with the unfiltered overview of the entire podcast market. Our crawlers scan the podcast platforms for shows. Sometimes - most prominently on Spotify - a podcast is actually listed twice. It may appear to be the same (eg. same title, cover, author) but usually only one is still active. This can happen when podcasters switch their hosting provider.

If this applies to your show, you may want to take the following steps:

• Your current hosting provider, if you have published this podcast multiple times

• In case you switched your provider recently, confirm that the old entry is deleted

So which one of them is active?

In search, we have multiple indicators that help you decide which one is still active. In case of the "The Mel Robbins Podcast", you may notice that the followers differ substantially. The same may appear to be the case with ratings or the release date of the latest published episode. Whichever one has more total ratings or the latest published episode is most likely the active show.

How to identify which platform causes the problem?

You can always try searching for the podcast on any platform your podcast is published on. PODIUS.io can make your job a bit easier. Just click on the platform icon and choose "Open in Spotify" or "Open in Apple Podcasts".

You will notice that, both podcasts have different URLs and IDs. In case of the "The Mel Robbins Podcast" show, it exists twice on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1SnUIZKHJ61N7wTsFeduJJ
https://open.spotify.com/show/7vz4RYsD5MulTCrcH478t1

Update: The inactive show has since been removed.

Both podcasts have different IDs. One is active, the other one is not. Since they are still entirely different IDs, we treat them as separate podcasts.