Chris Messina

Breaker Upstream - The first premium podcast marketplace

Breaker Upstream is the first open marketplace for podcasters to sell premium audio content directly to listeners. Podcasters of all sizes can now earn revenue without relying on advertising, making it easier for anyone to start a successful podcast.

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AJ
Glad to see such a product on the market. Personally, I would not sign up before seeing what's available. I think it would make sense to have that without forcing visitors to register as some people (myself included) won't register just for the sake of seeing what's there
Jonathan Cutrell
@footer I'm generally "sign-up averse" as well. With that said, Upstream isn't another signup if you already have Breaker. If you're a podcast listener, Breaker is worth checking out on its own even if you never use Upstream.
World of Creatives
I love the concept and the mission. I get so much value in my life from my favorite podcast and I always wonder how much they are getting paid to empower so many listeners. This is a great way to finally empower the podcasters. Wishing nothing but success for the Breaker team.
Leah Culver
@creativitypizza Thanks! 💙
William Pomeroy
Love your podcast app, and I will definitely look into this! Any idea when the Breaker Podcast Listening app will come to Android? That coming soon button is maddening! lol
Leah Culver
@williamp29 Stay tuned! and apologies for it taking so long to get to Android.
Ricardo Ghekiere
I love how more podcasts tools are brought to the world. Your product looks amazing. That said. I am not sure the business model is just right. I haven't met a lot of people that are willing to pay for a podcast. In the B2B space, people that podcast couldn't care if they received 1 dollar for a listener. What they care about is reach and a way to sell their product eventually to the host one day. Or people listening to the podcast. Therefore, it wouldn't make sense to let people pay and add an extra barrier to entry (Porter model). Where I see the future is a marketplace where curated hosts and podcasters find each other to do business. Think about how much they are willing to pay to reach a certain audience without actually writing a single piece of content. Think about all the repurposed content they get from that single interaction. It's where I feel people will pay for.
o1xhack
Last month When I download it, the iPhone app is like 'shit'. Crazy slow and huge latency. Bad animation with the action. Action fail lots of times
Leah Culver
@o1xhack Sorry to hear you experience issues. If you're okay with it, could you email us at feedback@breaker.audio and include a bit of info about your phone and OS?
Kevando
I love podcasts and I breaker is miles way my favorite app. How do you intend to handle the "clicks at all cost" situation that seems to happen on platforms? ie: twitch dress code.
Leah Culver
@kevando_ It's a bit soon for us to tell how podcasters will use Breaker Upstream, but we'll be actively making sure our community is positive and respectful. Thanks for asking about this issue!
Arsen Hakobian
really cool))
joseph mooryes
@arsen_hakobian I agree with you
Dadbeh Shirvanloo
I love it guys keep up the good work. 👌
Carlos Aberdinas

Lets see how monetizing for things that were initially for free will work out in the end

Pros:

Great UI and interesting concept

Cons:

Limited to IOS