Publish on your schedule, not five other people's

Independent shows do not miss weeks because the host ran out of things to say. They miss weeks because one link in the chain was busy. When the theme music, the ad read, the cover, the transcript, and the video cut all come out of one subscription and take minutes each, the release date stops depending on anyone else's calendar.

It changes what you are willing to try, too. Cut a video version of every episode instead of the occasional one. Score each segment differently. Publish a transcript with every release so the archive is searchable. Generated music and voiceovers are royalty-free and cleared for monetized content on paid plans, so nothing is waiting in a claims queue. Browse the gallery, then pick a plan.